By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Convicted ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to start his first assignment as an economic adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government.
He arrived at a military airport at in Phnom Penh at about 9am by his private jet. He was then escorted into the Cambodian capital by a convoy of cars under tight security.
He is a Hun Sen's guest lecturer to talk about economy issue in front of about 300 officials and economists at Finance Ministry on Thursday.
Hun Sen has appointed Thaksin as his economic adviser recently. The appointment endorsed by Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has drawn dissastisfaction from Thailand as Thaksin is a convicted and ran away from a two-year jail term for abuse of power and corruption.
To protest Cambodia over the appointment, Thailand recalled its ambassador to Phnom Penh and cancelled memorandum of understanding on Thai-Cambodia overlapping zones signed during Thaksin government.
Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has insisted that Cambodia would not proceed with this [Thaksin's extradition] and criticised both Thai politics, and most importantly the Thai justice system questioning issues related to the court, fairness.
"I think Thailand and Thai people cannot accept this. All of this is not about political conflicts within our country but this is what all of us must assert on the legitimacy and dignity of our core institution, which is the justice system," Abhisit said.
Abhisit said his government had treated Thai-Cambodian conflicts carefully. Although it decided to lower bilateral relationship by recalling the ambassador, it was keeping in mind not to hurt people-to-people relations and border trade, and avoid tension or violence along the border. He said the conflict would not hurt regional cooperation such as Asean and Mekong countries.
He arrived at a military airport at in Phnom Penh at about 9am by his private jet. He was then escorted into the Cambodian capital by a convoy of cars under tight security.
He is a Hun Sen's guest lecturer to talk about economy issue in front of about 300 officials and economists at Finance Ministry on Thursday.
Hun Sen has appointed Thaksin as his economic adviser recently. The appointment endorsed by Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has drawn dissastisfaction from Thailand as Thaksin is a convicted and ran away from a two-year jail term for abuse of power and corruption.
To protest Cambodia over the appointment, Thailand recalled its ambassador to Phnom Penh and cancelled memorandum of understanding on Thai-Cambodia overlapping zones signed during Thaksin government.
Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has insisted that Cambodia would not proceed with this [Thaksin's extradition] and criticised both Thai politics, and most importantly the Thai justice system questioning issues related to the court, fairness.
"I think Thailand and Thai people cannot accept this. All of this is not about political conflicts within our country but this is what all of us must assert on the legitimacy and dignity of our core institution, which is the justice system," Abhisit said.
Abhisit said his government had treated Thai-Cambodian conflicts carefully. Although it decided to lower bilateral relationship by recalling the ambassador, it was keeping in mind not to hurt people-to-people relations and border trade, and avoid tension or violence along the border. He said the conflict would not hurt regional cooperation such as Asean and Mekong countries.
13 comments:
I can't imagine what 300 officials would feel, having to listen to the Thai fugitive lecture. Must be very funny and sympathetic in the same time, why can't Cambodia find a better person as their advisor?
Bravo Thaksin!..........cannot wait for the next episode...
Is he lecture in khmer or thai or english.
Do not lose in translation KHMER!!!!
Translation is biggest problem in khmer language today.
Can you imagine what the ignorant Abhisit is thinking right now for his next move. He is abSHIT in his pant right now.
Sam Rainsy should organize all his supporters in Cambodia to strike against Thaksin's present in Cambodia. Thai PM Abhisit used to help Sam Rainsy to insult Cambodian Government from Thailand. Now, it's time for Sam Rainsy to attack Thai PM's enemy and SRP can use Thaksin as an excuse to block Phnom Penh airport and bring down the government likes PAD did in Thailand. Please raise up mates, SRP's chance is coming now.
Longlive the alliance PAD and SRP!!
PAD supporter
Since Thaksin is working with Khmer for the time being. What would be appropriate title for him, Samdech Akka Moha Mokvenh Heir Thaksin.....
One question for all Khmer
Do we like him(Thaksin) to be our advisor on economic?
the question is not WE. majority of khmer don't give a fk about that siems, but HUN SEN cares about how much he and his friend can pocket the money.
the title of the article should be: Cambodia's New Economic Pick Pocket Has Begun!
Chkout Moy NoKor!!!
I know there are a lot of PAD THAIs in this forum. They are to influence our opinions on what Cambodia ought to do. I tell them, get lost!!! Cambodia is not confused like our power-grabbed government of A-Bullshit who do anything to steal power.
i think you are confusing yourself @ 1:48 PM.
Is thaksin getting paid for economic speech? Just curious
Thaksin is playing a role for thai interests as Hochiminh did for Yuon nearly 40 ys ago. Hun Sen has to take full responsibility in history for the lose of 4.6 Km2, for the failure in exploring oil in gulf of Thailand (he's buying time for Yuon and Thai to continue drilling oil while Cambodia gains nothings) and Hun Sun has to take full responsibility for the suffering of Cambodian poeple, the lose of revenue from tourism and trade, etc. The Yellow shirts are day dreaming like a former Thai PM Sirit Thanarath who said more than 50 ys ago that 'some day in the future, we will take Preah Vihea Temple back to Thailand'. However, the Yellow Shirt (=the queen, Prem and Prince Sirinthan)are trying to protect their monarchy while Thaksin wants to get rid of the King to set up a republic but pretend that he is supporting the Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn.
As a PM of a sovereign country, Hun Sen should outvertly support neither Thaksin (red shirts) nor the yellow shirts. He should keep Cambodian interests above all thing else including his friends'.
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