Ousted PM's popularity knows no boundaries
Achara Ashayagachat, Bangkok Post, 26 Dec 2009
Cambodians living across the border from Thailand's northeastern
provinces idolise ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a study
shows.
The initial findings of the research conducted by National University
of Singapore senior lecturer Peter Vail for the Thailand Research Fund
were unveiled on Tuesday.
They show border people in Cambodia, due to their geographical
proximity to Thailand, are impressed with the former prime minister
and the populist policies implemented when he was in power.
"They [survey respondents] also enjoyed discussing polarised Thai
domestic politics and we could see several effigies in these areas
slandering Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva," said Mr Vail, who is
also attached to the Mekong Sub-region Social Research Centre at Ubon
Ratchathani University.
The northern Cambodians related to the red shirt group and found the
yellow shirts were backward-looking people who wanted to steal
Cambodian land and artefacts, he said, adding that they might also
want to talk about Cambodian politics but they could not.
"They simply said they did not like [Cambodian Prime Minister] Hun Sen
but wanted Hun Sen to introduce populist projects like Thaksin did to
Thailand," the researcher said.
Northern Cambodians also disapproved of the Thai-Cambodian spat over
Phnom Penh's campaign to list Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site.
"They just want to do business and make money," Mr Vail said. "They
simply want better livelihoods, helped by border trade."
His research project, due to be completed in April, targets different
groups of Cambodians such as those with employment experience in
Thailand, those working for Thai enterprises in Cambodia, those with
Thai kinship connections, former refugees who returned home, and monks
and teachers.
The research, titled "Cambodia Discourse on Thailand in their Social
and Cultural Daily Life", is based on field trips to Preah Vihear,
Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces. The first two Cambodian
provinces are opposite Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket and Buri Ram. The
temple is on Cambodian soil opposite Kantharalak district in Si Sa
Ket.
"The first group of interviewees based their conflicts with Thailand
on Khmer culture authenticity, history and ownership," he said.
He said Thais living along the border provinces with Cambodia could
play a role in correcting mistrust and building a culture of
understanding between the two peoples.
n Dec 27 2009, 5:27 pm, Destin Lee <lee.desti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://en.thaiindy.org/news/news_title_details.php?cont_id=thpolitic&...
this Thai spy belongs the RED fraction .
Atleast someone realize that.
Do you know that Sam Rainsy is trying to copy Thaksin?
He is trying to tell the world that he is similar to Thaksin.
it's very sad to say that Sam Rainsy is no Thaksin.
Thailand has Thai Laws,
Cambodia has Mafia laws favoring the CPP/.
Chinese ambassadrice prevented any mentioning of the name
CPC
during the Khmer Rouge Trial in Phnom Penh./
China gives the new Building of Council of Ministers to
Hun Sen in exchange for this silence .
.
n Jan 5, 11:37 am, CPC - Communist Party of China
we two try to share all Cambodia 's off-shore Oil wealth
together .
Jan 6, 9:27 am, "Chairman Mao , expert fucker of Chinese High School
You are obsolutely right.
If Cambodians are stupid enough, they would give their country away
just to get the chance to suppress their own people.
Have they not been doing it like this in the last century?
Komin the smelly turd of a dark-skinned Cambodian is not in Phnom Penh
for the oil. Komin is a pedophile faggot who is in Cambodia to prey
on young and innocent Cambodian children.
we Chinese want any nation in ASEAN which
is stupid enough to trust the Chinese .
what is wrong with Chinese taking over Cambodia ,?
Thaksin is Chinese Hakka .
Thaksin will help Hun Sen take out Oil money
from Cambodia 's off shore Oil fields
for deposits in Dubai under Thaksin 's name ,
for final beneficiary of Hun Sen family.
.
Thaksin wants to help Dictator Mafia Hun Sen to
take money out of Cambodia just like Thaksin
did for himself in Thailand.
Thaksin is advising Hun Sen on how to syphon off
the future
Cambodia 's Oil wealth from Cambodia 's territory ,
for deposit in Hun Sen's family name in Singapore.