Mentors Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Thursday it would recall its ambassador to Cambodia after its government made Thaksin Shinawatra, a former Thai prime minister on the run from a graft conviction, an economic adviser. "We will recall our ambassador in Cambodia to express our dissatisfaction," Chavanont Intarakomalsut, a secretary to the Thai foreign minister, told reporters. "We will also review all of the agreements between the two countries along with any other cooperation with them," Chavanont said, without going into details. The Cambodian government said in a statement issued late on Wednesday that Thaksin had been made a personal adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen and an economic adviser to the government, effective Oct. 27. Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in September 2006 and lives mainly in exile in Dubai. But he is still popular with Thailand's rural poor and his red-shirted supporters stage frequent big rallies, calling for his pardon and return. Hun Sen's offer to give Thaksin a job and a home in Cambodia was made public in the run-up to an Asian summit in Thailand from Oct. 23 to 25, adding to the tension between the two countries, whose soldiers have clashed frequently over a disputed border in recent months. Cambodian officials had no immediate comment on the withdrawal of the Thai ambassador. http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43706820091105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorwolf Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 ...whimps...i'd suggest sending in the cavalry...these them khmers a lesson! re-take angkor twat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 ...whimps...i'd suggest sending in the cavalry...these them khmers a lesson! re-take angkor twat! yes, something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 PHNOM PENH, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced to temporarily call back its Ambassador to Thailand, a move came shortly after Thai government's recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. The decision was announced at 8:30 pm local time by Sok An, minister of council of ministers, at a hastily arranged press conference. "The move we took is a response to Thai's recall of its Ambassador to Cambodia," Sok An said, adding that "That we appointed Thaksin as our government's adviser is Cambodia's internal affairs and conforms to international practice." Earlier Thursday, the Thai government decided to recall its Ambassador to Cambodia to protest against the appointment of the ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatre as adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government. The Cambodian government announced on Wednesday that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was officially appointed as adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihamoni. Moreover, the Cambodian government will not allow to extradite the ex-Thai premier. Also, the Thai government said that it is ready to demand of revising bilateral agreements, which have been agreed by the two countries, Thai News Agency reported. The Thai government's movement is based on diplomatic principle, which does not intend to any violence to occur between the two neighboring countries, the report said. Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have been difficult since July 2008 amid an ongoing border conflict over land surrounding an11th century temple which has claimed several lives. The withdrawal of ambassadors was the most severe diplomatic actions thus far in ongoing tensions between the two countries which will only result in a further worsening of the relations between them. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/05/content_12395491.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I thought Issan was half Cambodian or more parts thereoff. is this not why he is popular in the rural poor. Or is this a gross over simplification of the matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Both gross and wrong ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Why not solve this as King Solomon would ... split Thaksin down the middle and both countries get half of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Khmer in Thailand: << The Northern Khmer are mostly found in the lower northeast of Thailand, in the provinces of Buriram, Surin and Sisaket, which border Cambodia. They are also known as Thai-Khmer or Khmer-Surin. Northern Khmer speakers are also found in villages along the Thai-Cambodian border in the Prachinburi province. [color:red]They number approximately 1.25 million people in Thailand[/color] with possibly 3,000 - 5,000 Christians among them. The dialect of Khmer spoken in Cambodia across the north is very similar to the dialect in Thailand, though in Thailand many Thai words are also used. The Khmer have been in the lower northeast of present-day Thailand even longer than the Thai. There are many Khmer ruins dating from the pre-Angkor and the Angkor period in the three provinces and beyond, notably at Phanomrung (Buriram), still with concentrations of Khmer-speaking communities nearby. A linguistic survey carried out in the 1960s discovered that Buriram province was approximately 75% Khmer-speaking, Surin 90% and Sisaket 70%. These figures may have changed since then, but the broad coverage of the language can still be found in each of the provinces. In Thailand, many Khmer are migrant laborers, especially in the dry season, and can be found on construction sites in Bangkok and in fruit and sugarcane plantations in other parts of the country. Many of the young people from the region are now working in factories in and around Greater Bangkok. >> Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 huuh huuh he comes nearer and nearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Ok i'm a admitted pro thaksin vs the current mess from coup onwards. However really, what are they worried about. The more they complain and react to thaksin the stronger thaksin is to his supporters. Only way out he they don't want thaksin back in power is win over the isaan peasants. Reacting like this makes thaksin stronger. Right action is to ignore him at same time woo isaan and other poor and problem areas. Instead of ruling abhisit is reacting. The man isn't stupid. Makes of think he's not the pm. On a side note isn't newin's power base among the isaan khmer areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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