Sivarak Chutipongand his mother Simarak na NakhonPhanom present flowers to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to thank him for the assistance the government gave the engineer to fight spying charges brought against him by Cambodia in November. PATTANAPONGHIRANARD13/01/2010
Bangkok Post
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is insisting normal diplomatic relations with Cambodia cannot resume until Phnom Penh ends its relationship with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
In a tit-for-tat response to Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong's rejection on Monday of Thailand's demand that Thaksin be dismissed as economic adviser to Phnom Penh, Mr Kasit yesterday refused to budge on the question of ties.
Mr Kasit accused Cambodia of creating the diplomatic row by interfering in Thailand's judicial process in not extraditing Thaksin and by appointing him as its economic adviser.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders sentenced Thaksin in October 2008 to two years in jail on charges of abuse of power while he was prime minister between 2001 and 2006 by helping his wife secure the purchase of a prime real estate development site on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Cambodia refused to honour an extradition treaty with Thailand when Bangkok sought Thaksin's return after he travelled to Phnom Penh in mid-November last year to take up his post as economic adviser.
Both nations subsequently recalled their ambassadors and other senior embassy staff.
The ambassadors have yet to return to their posts.
Meanwhile, Sivarak Chutipong, the Thai engineer convicted in Cambodia on Dec 8 on charges of spying, yesterday thanked the government and the opposition Puea Thai Party for their help while he was held in detention in Phnom Penh.
Mr Sivarak, accompanied by his mother Simarak na Nakhon Phanom and his younger brother Pongsuree, visited Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House to express his thanks for the government's assistance while he faced charges in Cambodia, government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said.
The Thai engineer, who works for Cambodia Air Traffic Services, was pardoned by the Cambodian king on Dec 12 after being convicted of supplying the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh with Thaksin's flight schedule. Mr Sivarak also visited Mr Kasit yesterday to thank him as well.
He and his family earlier visited the Puea Thai Party headquarters to express their gratitude to Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, the party's chairman, Thaksin's legal adviser Noppadol Pattama and Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit for their assistance that led to his release.
Mrs Simarak also thanked Gen Chavalit and the party for helping her son return to work in Cambodia.
In a tit-for-tat response to Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong's rejection on Monday of Thailand's demand that Thaksin be dismissed as economic adviser to Phnom Penh, Mr Kasit yesterday refused to budge on the question of ties.
Mr Kasit accused Cambodia of creating the diplomatic row by interfering in Thailand's judicial process in not extraditing Thaksin and by appointing him as its economic adviser.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders sentenced Thaksin in October 2008 to two years in jail on charges of abuse of power while he was prime minister between 2001 and 2006 by helping his wife secure the purchase of a prime real estate development site on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Cambodia refused to honour an extradition treaty with Thailand when Bangkok sought Thaksin's return after he travelled to Phnom Penh in mid-November last year to take up his post as economic adviser.
Both nations subsequently recalled their ambassadors and other senior embassy staff.
The ambassadors have yet to return to their posts.
Meanwhile, Sivarak Chutipong, the Thai engineer convicted in Cambodia on Dec 8 on charges of spying, yesterday thanked the government and the opposition Puea Thai Party for their help while he was held in detention in Phnom Penh.
Mr Sivarak, accompanied by his mother Simarak na Nakhon Phanom and his younger brother Pongsuree, visited Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House to express his thanks for the government's assistance while he faced charges in Cambodia, government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said.
The Thai engineer, who works for Cambodia Air Traffic Services, was pardoned by the Cambodian king on Dec 12 after being convicted of supplying the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh with Thaksin's flight schedule. Mr Sivarak also visited Mr Kasit yesterday to thank him as well.
He and his family earlier visited the Puea Thai Party headquarters to express their gratitude to Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, the party's chairman, Thaksin's legal adviser Noppadol Pattama and Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit for their assistance that led to his release.
Mrs Simarak also thanked Gen Chavalit and the party for helping her son return to work in Cambodia.
15 comments:
What does ah lop Hun Sen has to say about this? It's a shame. He did everything in his power not to mention abusing Khmer Constitutional to secure the release of a Thai spy. Now the spy offer flowers to their prime minister.
9:09am, I am with you dude! what ta hell is going on? i'm lost big time here...?
Yes, right what he is going to say??? It is ridiculious, to silly..
Hun Sen hates Kasit...Kasit hates Takshin....Takshin help Sivarak...Sivarak go to say thank Kasit CHHKOY....
Not Surprise! Thai loves Thai! Do you think they give a SHIT to Cambodia? even when Thaksin re-become PM Prah Viharn is still Prah Viharn! Only Khmer leaders always look up to foreigners than their own kind!
the bunch of flowers from sivarak and his mom that are handling to akashit, for sure, akashit will forward it to hunsen, becuz there's a delay bomb hiding inside; who's know?, othervise it's a set of secret cameras inside the flowers that sivarak wants to get revenge back to hunsen and akashit for having using him as a victim.
Hey, may be there's a nest of killer bees hidden inside the flowers.
Thailand is mocking at Hun Sen by looking at this picture...i agree! Thais always help their own kind, they don't give a shit about cambodian games,...Hun Sen is jackass!
This picture shown very clear that Thailand is mocking at ah Kwak jkourt..!
Now, wonder if ah CTN, ah TVK and Ah soy sopheap would read this news to Khmer public ? .....
So if the appointment of Thaksin as advisor to Cambodia is an act of interfering with Thai domestic political affiars and what Thai would call when sending troops to Preah Vihear Temples and Cambodia soil?
What's a double standard!
Yes, what'happened to Ah Soy Sopheap lately..? haven't heard much from that stinky mouth moron...!
Who respects Who ?
We Khmer supports our minority (about 10 S'oach Families) to preserve their language.
Thai-government did not give the Khmer and Khmer Moon (more than 30 Millions) a chance to learn the Khmer or Khmer Moon language.
Thai never respect others means until today Thai did respect the Khmer and Khmer Moon.
Please tell you own children the true, where the Thai are coming and who you are, Thai or what ever ?
May I step in to clarify with some facts guys. This Thai former spy Sivarak first went to thank the Peue Thai party (Thaksin's party) for helping him out of HunXen's jail and for getting his old job at the CAT in Phnom Pehn back (He is now back at his old job now by HunXen's order). Then he went to thank Abhishit the prime-minister, and finally to thank Kashit the foreign minister. This is just a routine courtesy if he wants to be in good term and still get a valid passport from the Thai government.
Yes.. that the formal protocal to show that they helping their own people no matter what. But think about our kwak leader...what policy he's playing right now? He jails our poor farmers for protesting their land. Is this fair to khmers?
Folks, it's not about Thai mocking Hun Sen. It's about Thai true mentality - which is twisted and convoluted in all directions.
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