The Nation
Veteran opposition politician Chalerm Yoobamrung came under fire yesterday for his threat to send to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen a video of Kasit Piromya - now the foreign minister - criticising him.
Kasit, formerly a senior diplomat, made critical remarks about Hun Sen when he participated in a protest by the People's Alliance for Democracy last year, shortly before he became foreign minister.
MR Priyanandhana Rangsit, an appointed senator who is deputy chair of the Senate committee on foreign affairs, said yesterday it would be improper for Chalerm to act in such a way.
"It is really improper to attack someone with a matter of the past. It's not a good idea for ties between the two countries and between Kasit and Samdech Hun Sen," she said, referring to the Cambodian leader by his Cambodian title.
She said Kasit's status had changed and he was now the Thai foreign affairs minister and no longer an activist affiliated with the PAD.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said it appeared Chalerm was trying every way possible to get his political camp back into power and acting for their benefit. "That could cause damage to the country," he said.
But Suthep said he had no concern that Chalerm's move might threaten ties with Phnom Penh, as he believed the Cambodian leader had a good grasp of Thai politics.
"Prime Minister Hun Sen is a senior politician with a good understanding of politics. I don't think I need to call him [to explain about the matter]. But if I have time, I will call on him again to talk about bilateral ties. We must keep good ties with our neighbours," he said.
Suthep visited Hun Sen a few months ago following a border dispute between the two countries.
Kasit, formerly a senior diplomat, made critical remarks about Hun Sen when he participated in a protest by the People's Alliance for Democracy last year, shortly before he became foreign minister.
MR Priyanandhana Rangsit, an appointed senator who is deputy chair of the Senate committee on foreign affairs, said yesterday it would be improper for Chalerm to act in such a way.
"It is really improper to attack someone with a matter of the past. It's not a good idea for ties between the two countries and between Kasit and Samdech Hun Sen," she said, referring to the Cambodian leader by his Cambodian title.
She said Kasit's status had changed and he was now the Thai foreign affairs minister and no longer an activist affiliated with the PAD.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said it appeared Chalerm was trying every way possible to get his political camp back into power and acting for their benefit. "That could cause damage to the country," he said.
But Suthep said he had no concern that Chalerm's move might threaten ties with Phnom Penh, as he believed the Cambodian leader had a good grasp of Thai politics.
"Prime Minister Hun Sen is a senior politician with a good understanding of politics. I don't think I need to call him [to explain about the matter]. But if I have time, I will call on him again to talk about bilateral ties. We must keep good ties with our neighbours," he said.
Suthep visited Hun Sen a few months ago following a border dispute between the two countries.
4 comments:
Good! let Thai/Siamese killing each other, and khmer "Surins, Sisaket" rise up and joints khmer kandal....
Usually Thai sending more troops and more heavy weapons, when there's warning form Cambodian PM Hun Sen, but this time they are quiet and playing cool, i guess they are afraid of khmer rouge army force now, after they got their ass kick real bad for the last fight, i'm really proud of our khmer solders, they had done a good jobs!! keep up strengthen our army....
There's more works needed for cambodian army, like, Military training, schooling-technique warfare and of course modernize weaponary, we must keep up and strengthen our military powers...
Those fucken Nieghbors still waiting for an oppt..to strike!
What Chalerm Yoobamrung want to do is fair political game! This is about winning!
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