The announcement by Cambodian government spokesman regarding the extradition of former PM and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra back to Thailand has resulted in a lot of controversy in Thailand. The gist of the announcement is that the decision to extradite Thaksin or not is up to the Cambodian government should Thaksin seek an asylum there.
The statement clearly indicated that Cambodia is convinced the charges against Thaksin has been politically motivated and therefore do not comply with the regulations stipulated in the extradition treaty between Thailand and Cambodia.
The announcement also said that Hun Sen’s offer to provide Thaksin shelter in his country is an act of kindness to an old friend and it doesn’t mean Cambodia interferes with the internal affairs of Thailand.
The move showed strong stance Cambodia has against the possible extradition of Thaksin. The ensuing war of words between Thailand and Cambodia governments over this matter is frivolous as there is no confirmed report that Thaksin is current living or plan to live in Cambodia. The whole exchange of words is senseless and it goes to show how both Thailand and Cambodia's political scenes lack substance. It also reflected how inadequate politicians are as they seem to have no real clue on how to fix the real problems but opt to create headlines instead.
The 'unhealthy' political state in Cambodia is reflected by how the government spokesman has to defend Prime Minister Hun Sen for his blunder in international affairs. It was not the first time the Cambodia government has to defend actions of its leader
While on the Thai side, the new captain of Pheu Thai Party General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh tried to stir things up by proclaiming his lifelong friendship with the Cambodia leader and a former leader of Thailand.
If you've been following developments in Thai politics closely you will find that many of problems in Thai politics are pseudo. They are created by politicians who want to start one frivolous war of words after another. Most of the 'issues' were created as they vie for political power and to distract the public from issues that really matter.
To make way for real developments in Thai politics, real politicians should pay no mind to political games initiated by irresponsible statements and behaviors which could be classified as old style of Thai politics. The best retaliation to senseless political provocation aimed solely to create headlines is to ignore them. However, from the look of the current situation, exchange of remarks on a daily basis shows that the politicians are just buying their time and waiting for the moment that they can get a slice of the national budget (into their own pockets).
We believe many Thai people are so fed up with this kind of politicians. However, if we continue to allow these people to enter politics we’ll have to bear the cost of having to hear of more nonsense from them. The biggest disappointment is that this sort of nonsense favored by Thai politicians seems to have spread across the border into Cambodia already.
Rewritten, edited for length and clarity by Pornchai Sereemongkonpol
The statement clearly indicated that Cambodia is convinced the charges against Thaksin has been politically motivated and therefore do not comply with the regulations stipulated in the extradition treaty between Thailand and Cambodia.
The announcement also said that Hun Sen’s offer to provide Thaksin shelter in his country is an act of kindness to an old friend and it doesn’t mean Cambodia interferes with the internal affairs of Thailand.
The move showed strong stance Cambodia has against the possible extradition of Thaksin. The ensuing war of words between Thailand and Cambodia governments over this matter is frivolous as there is no confirmed report that Thaksin is current living or plan to live in Cambodia. The whole exchange of words is senseless and it goes to show how both Thailand and Cambodia's political scenes lack substance. It also reflected how inadequate politicians are as they seem to have no real clue on how to fix the real problems but opt to create headlines instead.
The 'unhealthy' political state in Cambodia is reflected by how the government spokesman has to defend Prime Minister Hun Sen for his blunder in international affairs. It was not the first time the Cambodia government has to defend actions of its leader
While on the Thai side, the new captain of Pheu Thai Party General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh tried to stir things up by proclaiming his lifelong friendship with the Cambodia leader and a former leader of Thailand.
If you've been following developments in Thai politics closely you will find that many of problems in Thai politics are pseudo. They are created by politicians who want to start one frivolous war of words after another. Most of the 'issues' were created as they vie for political power and to distract the public from issues that really matter.
To make way for real developments in Thai politics, real politicians should pay no mind to political games initiated by irresponsible statements and behaviors which could be classified as old style of Thai politics. The best retaliation to senseless political provocation aimed solely to create headlines is to ignore them. However, from the look of the current situation, exchange of remarks on a daily basis shows that the politicians are just buying their time and waiting for the moment that they can get a slice of the national budget (into their own pockets).
We believe many Thai people are so fed up with this kind of politicians. However, if we continue to allow these people to enter politics we’ll have to bear the cost of having to hear of more nonsense from them. The biggest disappointment is that this sort of nonsense favored by Thai politicians seems to have spread across the border into Cambodia already.
Rewritten, edited for length and clarity by Pornchai Sereemongkonpol
3 comments:
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The whole exchange of words is senseless and it goes to show how both Thailand and Cambodia's political scenes lack substance....
Exactly.....they are arguing and fighting on “what if” not on “what’s there”. They fight on the event that not even happened yet. The Thais are faster than the speed of light they see the event before the event.
Tell them Khmer!
This is none sense since day one when we trying to work with them peacefully and wanted to have a normal ties but that country (thai) failed one after another.
NONSENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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