Ex-Premier Thaksin just arrives in Cambodia (Washington POST)
Destin Lee
By SOPHENG CHEANG
The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 10, 2009; 2:29 AM
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Cambodia following his appointment as
economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the
neighboring countries.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he would seek Thaksin's
extradition and announced that his Cabinet had approved ending talks
with Phnom Penh on disputed maritime borders.
The toppled leader was to deliver a lecture Thursday to more than 300
economists while in Phnom Penh.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Thaksin flew into the
Cambodian capital's military airport aboard a private plane. State
televison showed that Thaksin arrived with a party of less than 10
people and was driven into Phnom Penh under very tight security
provided by bodyguards of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Thaksin's surprising appointment by Hun Sen has soured already poor
relations between the two neighbors, which have had small but
sometimes deadly skirmishes over their land border in the past year.
Thailand responded to the appointment by withdrawing its ambassador
from Phnom Penh, and Cambodia retaliated in kind.
Abhisit said that if Cambodia did not extradite Thaksin, Thailand
"will be ready with the proper response." He did not elaborate.
He said that since Thaksin was now serving as an economic adviser to
Cambodia, the Cabinet had approved terminating a memorandum of
understanding on the disputed territory, which contains large
petroleum deposits. The cancellation must still be approved by
Parliament.
Deputy Minister of the Council of Ministers Phay Siphan said Hun Sen
would host a lunch Wednesday for Thaksin "because the two leaders are
close friends." He said Thaksin would stay in Cambodia at least two to
three days.
"He is coming to give a lecture only so I believe that he will not do
anything related to political activity here," Phay Siphan told
reporters
Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 military coup. He is living in exile,
mostly in Dubai, to avoid a two-year prison sentence for corruption.
Despite his self-imposed exile he remains at the center of a political
fight between his supporters and those of the current government. He
ignited fresh controversy Monday by speaking candidly about the
nation's constitutional monarchy.
Thaksin gave a rare extensive interview that was published by the
Times of London on its Web site in which he spoke glowingly of the
prospects for Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn once he succeeds his father,
81-year old King Bhumibol Adulyadej. But he criticized the king's
close advisers for interfering with politics.
Open discussion of the succession issue is a delicate issue, in part
because of strict laws that prohibit insulting the king and his family
and make such criticism punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Thaksin went into exile last year ahead of a court judgment that found
him guilty of violating a conflict of interest law and sentenced him
to two years in jail. He served as prime minister from 2001 to 2006,
when he was ousted by a military coup after being accused of
corruption and showing disrespect to the monarchy.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, who was an anti-Thaksin activist
before joining the government, said to reporters that Thaksin's
interview remarks were offensive to the monarchy, and questioned his
motive for making them.
Other officials in the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva
also criticized Thaksin.
Thaksin's supporters and opponents have repeatedly taken to the
streets since his ouster to spar over who has the right to rule the
country, sometimes sparking violence.
On a Web page he maintains, Thaksin later said that The Times had
distorted his comments, especially in its headline reading, "Ousted
Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra calls for 'shining' new age after
King's death."
In the Times interview, which included a transcript posted online, the
former prime minister was laudatory about Vajiralongkorn, whom he
described as "the newer generation, modern."
"He has a very strong determination to do what he really wants to
achieve," said Thaksin.
He also offered repeated, almost fulsome praise of Bhumibol, but said
the circle of people around him, particularly his main adviser, former
Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda, had illegitimately interfered in
politics.
Many people believe Prem engineered the coup against Thaksin, a charge
Prem has denied. The king has been in hospital for almost two months
with a lung ailment.
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n Nov 10, 6:02 pm, Destin Lee <lee.desti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR200...
Chairman Mao , expert fucker of Chinese High School Girl 's cunts in China
the power of the Thai kIng ./
just like Pepin of the Franks , France
n Nov 10, 3:02 am, Destin Lee <lee.desti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR200...
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Destin Lee
The stupid thing he didn't order her to cover her tits with gold.
With 30 billion dollars why can't he do it?
No body hijaked the King beside his spoiled brat Sai O.
On Nov 10, 9:33 pm, "Chairman Mao , expert fucker of Chinese High
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CPC - Communist Party of China
was not authorised to touch the 30 billion dollars which
belongs to
the Thai Royal Family .
That was why the Chinese Hakka Thaksin
gave to the Thai Crown Prince many
billions of Thai Bahts in the past
to help the Thai Crown Prince VerylongKok solve
his Royal Financial problems .
that is why the Thai Queen Sirikit fears Thaksin 's
Chinese power over the Thai Crown Prince VerylongKok .
the Thai Crown Prince is very grateful to Hakka Chinese Thaksin
and
Thaksin Hakka Chinese is the same as
Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore,who
is also a Chinese Hakka Chinese.,
The Thai Royal family fears Chinese Hakka will take over
Thailand
after Thai 's OLD King's Death .
Thaksin the Hakka Chinese wants to change
the REAL Siamese political power
base of Thailand into
a Chinese power base of Thailand .
remember most of the people in North East of Thailand
were originally of Chinese extractions who were faking as
Lao people .
Chinese were faking everything for a long time
.
cwjmem
time. 90% of large business corparations in Thailand are owned by
Chinese. Now, after the King dies, Thailand is going to be sepearated
into 3 countries, Muslim, Essan, and Sayam (thai). Sayam will be
controlled by Chinese, 4 muslim southern provinces will be controlled
by Talaban, and Essan will call itself Thai-Lao EE-san because EE-san
folks share half of Thai and Lao languages. The this nation will have
peace!