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Wednesday , November 4 , 2009
Now, Thaksin is officially Hun Sen's economic adviser
Posted by Yoon , Reader : 2430 , 23:02:52  
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Thai-Khmer ties will take a deep plunge now that Kyodo News reported that Thaksin Shinawatra has been appointed as economic adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government, the office of the government's spokesman said today.

According to the statement, the appointment was made by King Norodom Sihamoni on Oct. 27 at the request by Hun Sen.

It said Thaksin, who fled Thailand in August last year shortly before a court sentenced him to two years in jail for breaking a conflict of interest law while he was in power, is free to travel or reside in Cambodia.

Thailand has several times said it would seek extradition if Thaksin is confirmed to be in Cambodia, but Wednesday's statement said Cambodia would not do so even if there is such a request.

Thaksin was ousted from the premiership in 2006 in a bloodless coup.

He is believed to be mostly residing in Dubai.

He posted on blog last month that he "truly appreciates Prime Minister Hun Sen for his kind offer and bravery to tell the public that I am his friend."

PM Abhisit has said if Thaksin lands in Cambodia, his government will seek his extradition. Thaksin was said to be planning to visit Cambodia to join the Loy Krathon Festival on Nov 2. He later denied the report. Pheau Thai Party's Chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said Thaksin decided not to go to Cambodia "because he didn't want to create problems for people concerned."

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comment 75
Plaadip date : 08/11/2009 time : 11.21

C73, really!? is it true that you can get us dollar from ATM in Cambodia? or a joke?
comment 74
Ian date : 08/11/2009 time : 10.12
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Vetopower, this is fairly common in weak economies, when I lived in Slovenia you went shopping with a pocket full of Tolars, but if you were buying something big, like a car or a house, you paid in Deutsch Marks.
Naturally this was in pre-Euro times.
comment 73
vetopower date : 08/11/2009 time : 01.55


I've been to Cambodia. No one likes Cambodia, even Cambodians. PROOF? Well, they don't like their own money. Prefer US$ or Thai baht. Even ATM's spew out US$. Thaksin can help? I doubt it. Appointment solely for the purpose of residency to acquire a diplomatic passport. He probably paid for it too. So be it. Let the chips fall as they may.
comment 72
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 21.44

Hahaha Ian, probabaly that's your only advantage when you dabating Thai politics in English. You have the right to exploit it. Cheers.
comment 71
Ian date : 07/11/2009 time : 20.03
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

plaadip, 69. Peacefulness has never regarded his poor English as being an obstacle in the war of words
However, I would suggest you don't use some of his more expressive words in polite company
comment 70
Ian date : 07/11/2009 time : 20.03
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

plaadip, 69. Peacefulness has never regarded his poor English as being an obstacle in the war of words
However, I would suggest you don't use some of his more expressive words in polite company
comment 69
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 19.27

C66, Ian, Kant's banned already. The way he attacked you was totallly unfair, and still don't understand why he did it. I thought he was a good blogger. His article about marihuana in iran was very interesting to me, for instance. But anyway, I'm happy to see situation here getting improved. I don't mind if you are maiking a tit-for-tat in the course of discussing a theme. I wish I could join it, but unfortunately, I don't have vocabulary to join the game. :) Cheers
comment 68
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 18.59

C67, K Peacefulness, please understand that we don't do it anymore. We are also accused of the inventor of suicide attack. Give us a break
comment 67
peacefulness date : 07/11/2009 time : 18.36
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plaadip san C65------ the "harakiri ritural" 腹切り,切腹自杀 will be the most appropriate way for "the square face and big jiew" to commit suicide for their evil, vicious , spiteful conspiracy to cooperate/collaborate with the cambodia regime for some ulteior motives and hidden agendas, they also committed serious offenses toward their motherland.

pics, a disgraceful samurai performed the harakiri ritual.
comment 66
Ian date : 07/11/2009 time : 18.01
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Plaadip, 62. You wrote, "The main purpose of this blog site is to give foreign readers opportunities to present their views on Thailand"
Very true and in the years I have been associated with this blogsite this has normally been the case. This has now changed, unless one conforms wholeheartedly to the yellow ideology, one is attacked, abused, and shouted down, by a small but vociferous minority. A minority of which it is patently clear that the web editors have no wish to control them. Indeed I am surprised that the default background colour of every blog is not yellow.
comment 65
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 16.13

C65, K Peacefulness, I don't know why Gen. Chawalit did not come out for last few days. He should have been the first person who speak to protect the Thaksin-Hun Sen alliance. I am curious about what kind of statement he is preparing for.
comment 64
peacefulness date : 07/11/2009 time : 13.49
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plaadip san C63---Pls ref gen prem tinasulanonda said on 15oct09 that : "A day before he(chavalit) applied to be a Puea Thai member I sent a man to tell him to think carefully," Gen Prem said.

"I used these words 'think carefully' before joining otherwise it could end up as an act of betrayal against the country."

if you kindly wrap up all events since chavalit's one day visit to cambodia on 21oct , his interview on 22oct, abhisit's response 22oct ,hun sen's interview to the press on arrival asean summit 23oct , thaksin's vdo link to thankyoun hunsen 27oct,
november4: phnom penh announces on state television that thaksin has been appointed as an
economic adviser by royal decree.
05nov MFA thailand recall amb back ........
for more detail pls ref my C41

ima(now) we can confirm that gen prem tinasulanonda knows all these evil vicious conspiracies since the begining.
comment 63
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 12.30

C56, hahaha, K Peacefulness. I don't undesrtand why such good manipulaters of nationalsitic sentiment as Thakisn-Chawalit did make this mistake. Maybe they watched the red TVs too much.
comment 62
Plaadip date : 07/11/2009 time : 11.04

C57,Ian, The main purpose of this blog site is to give foreign readers opportunities to present their views on Thailand, I guess. And I think it's all right that we are wrong. For example, I am not so sure about my C59 on the nation's talk show. Maybe the anchorwoman asked "who can solve this impasee? or who is the biggest obstacle to rehabilitating the relathionship?" something like that. I've become not so sure about this because I wrote the post after I finished my night cap last night. :) and I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong.
comment 61
Ian date : 07/11/2009 time : 09.35
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Panya, 60. I see no sense and hence no truth in your latest remark, if this is the best you can do then I think you are losing it.
comment 60
panya date : 07/11/2009 time : 08.40
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/diversion

"So when an incident becomes internationalised, perhaps a Farang's views have some merit, even if incorrect."

This sounds like the argument used in the early days of the slave-trade.
comment 59
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 23.50

Now I finished watching the Nation TV talk show. The achorwoman of funny facial expressions (I wonder when she will learn a journalistic poker face) asked the last question to a professor from Chula university : "who should be deleted from the equation to solve the diplomatic impasse with Cambodia?" , she answered, "uuummmm, Kasit did not have a big role with Cambodian gov.....so it shuod be Thaksin, I guess." Then the woman MC quickly interrupted and said, "our dear viewer, I understand your feeling but ultranationalism is very, very, very scary, nanana, we just want to help you to think well about this. Please understand this is our intention nanana..." (hahaha sorry, there is no "nanana" actually) She is an oppotunist without her own brain but clever enough not to have Supalak utter the last word in the program. Probably she got a lot of SMS which made her not comfotable during the air time, I guess.

Come on, this is just one opinon poll, so they don't have to be panic. Thailand gave a clear signal to Cambodia ,once, then this level of support to the gov. will disappare. This is quite a healty response to a provocation from a foreign country IMO.

But I think that Thais should be careful of the blind nationalism of Cambodians which could lead to a riot against Thai's interests in Cambodia. On this score, I think Supalak is right. This is really scary.
comment 58
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 21.37

Surprise! Now Supalak is in The Nation TV talk show and, he said that Hun Sen and his wife don't like this government that's why they did this, and then he said they are human-beign so Thai shuuld understand their feeling.

Anchor moman introduceed him as a senior reporter in the Nation. Is he? Maybe he is a senior because he has a lot of gray in his hair. Hahaha sanuk jin jin.
comment 57
Ian date : 06/11/2009 time : 19.15
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Plaadip, 53. You may be quite correct in your assessment of my understanding, after all I'm just a stupid Farang who cannot read or speak Thai. This puts me in roughly the same category as 7 billion (minus 60 million) other people on this planet. So when an incident becomes internationalised, perhaps a Farang's views have some merit, even if incorrect.
comment 56
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 18.31
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plaadip san C47---

pics, how about that p'jiew ! the establishing a semi-autonomous “Nakhon Pattani” ......... with overwhelming response(welcome) , is that right?????????????
comment 55
notdisappointed date : 06/11/2009 time : 16.27

Ian c52, Well it seems that hun sen for his own reasons has forgiven thaksin for planning and financing that failed coup against hun sen a while ago, huh?

AV's reaction to hun sen's remarks prior to the ASEAN meeting was proper and low key. This recall of the ambassador is also proper and justified diplomatic escalation. No severance of diplomatic relations just a recalling of the Thai ambassador to review past communiques and agreements.

hun sen made a mistake in appointing thakins as his economic advisor. He should have made thaksin his primary advisor for criminal law seeing as thaksin has a Phd and a wealth of experience from both sides of the law.
comment 54
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 15.43
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C46--- recalling amb back just a basic practice in the diplomatic circle, it can be considered as downgrading NOT as you mentioned "breaking off diplomatic ties". many countries did the same when there are unsolved conflicts between two countries regardless big or small countries........ diplomatic relation between countries never considers big or small, rich or poor ...........

h.e. abhisit vejjajiva and MFA under kasit piromya truly performed a remarkable step to retaliate hun sen for appointing thaksin, a thai fugitive criminal as adviser, by downgrading diplomatic relation , recall amb back and review all issued concerning two countries. all these deserve all thais "standing ovation". only those servile sycophants of the square face will certainly oppose it.

if you kindly ref my C22/37/41/43 this is to confirm once again h.e.abhisit vejjajiva has done a very good job and the poll increases meteorically overnite.
comment 53
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 15.34

Ian, you may not understand the situation very well, I guess. In the last protest, the demand of PAD is to evacuate Cambodians from the disputed territory to which both countries claimed as their land. Although the terriroty claim is the official position of Thai governments (not only this government, but also the previous governments, ,remember Nopadon said "I did not give an inch to Cambodia"), Kasit accused PAD of its provocative apporach because of the very concern you pointed out. That's why he was being called an turncoat by PAD.

AndI don't think Hun Sen care much about what Kasit said in a PAD rally, because he is too "mature" to stick to such a small thing, or do you think Somdech Hun Sen is as childish as bloggers here? I don't think so
comment 52
Ian date : 06/11/2009 time : 15.06
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

If Cambodians are of similar temperament to Thais they do not forgive easily. After what Kasit had publicly said about Hun Sen, to appoint Kasit as Thailand's foreign minister must have been a kick in the teeth to Hun Sen. He has probably been planning his revenge ever since.
The PAD disturbances at Prear Vihear also played directly into his hands by creating anti Thai sentiment in the Cambodian people.
Abhasit by appointing Kasit and not preventing the PAD at Prear Vihear has handed the moral high ground to Hun Sen.
Abhasit is making things worse by continually over reacting, someone, possibly Thaksin, understands Abhisit's psychology well and knows just which buttons to push.
comment 51
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 15.04
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c39 sawadee krub----- just fyi......i posted the below once last year.....

"Curriculum Vitae
Mr.Kasit Piromya
---------------------


BORN : December 15, 1944, Thonburi - Bangkok

EDUCATION :
- Bangkok Christian College
- St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling, India
- Faculty of Political Science (Legal Section - Freshman), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Batch-seventeenth)
- B.Sc. (International Affairs), School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
(Class of 1968)
- Diploma in International Relations (1971) and Master of Social Science, Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands (1972)
- The National Defense College of Thailand (Class of 32, 1990)

PRESENT POSITION :

- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

PAST CAREER :
- Served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (1968-2005).
- Director, Policy and Planning Division
- Deputy Director- General, Economic affairs Department
- Ambassador (responsible for European Affairs)
- Director- General, International Organization Department
- Posted at the Royal Thai Embassy, Brussels and Thai Mission to the
- European Community [European Union]. (1975-1979)
- Ambassador respectively to Moscow; Jakarta; Bonn/Berlin; Tokyo and Washington D.C. (1991-2005)

POLITICAL AFFILIATION :
- Member of Democrat Party of Thailand
- Advisor to the Party Leader
- Member of the Shadow Cabinet (2008)
- Chairman, Committee on the Promotion of Democracy within the Party "
comment 50
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 14.53

C48, HA_HA hahaha, I don't thine they would do so, they have two more years to kill. But it seems that Thaksin made a big mistake and now rash to send "an open letter" to the PM for damage control. Let's see how this setback would affect the red's sep.-dec .strategy. First, will they realy make a joint video-in with Hun Sen?
comment 49
catch22 date : 06/11/2009 time : 14.52
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/catch22

Taurus 46 - well said....
"Thailand is not USA where they can influence other allies to do very damaging consequencies like trade sanctions. We have more to lose if we embark on using trade as a punishment as we have bigger investments. In summary, why break ties knowing it is punitive".

Until you can get the majority of Thai's to think this way, Thailand will always be it's own worst enemy.
comment 48
HA_HA date : 06/11/2009 time : 14.33

c45, plaadip-san

i think even AV and Democrat don't believe in this. Otherwise, they would hurry up for General Election by now.
comment 47
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 14.29

It seems that this is another indication that Gen. Chawalit's strategy is falling.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/159265/poll-chavalit-s-pattani-city-idea-opposed
comment 46
taurus8 date : 06/11/2009 time : 13.55

Sawadee Peacefulness, what you have stated are facts and there is no disagreement on that. But just indulge in my opinion on using the right strategy to deal with this diplomatic row.

Breaking off diplomatic ties is purely symbolic but really carries no weight. Thailand is not USA where they can influence other allies to do very damaging consequencies like trade sanctions. We have more to lose if we embark on using trade as a punishment as we have bigger investments. In summary, why break ties knowing it is punitive.

The PAD and their like minded Thais may think there are on higher moral grounds when dealing with Preah Vihear. However if you ask the Cambodians, they too claimed high moral grounds. To confront in such state of mind is pure provocation and do not come to any good.

Whether you viewed Hun Sen as a man lacking mental adequacies is your characterisation; he is still a head of state of Cambodia and someone that you have to deal with.

I think Ahbisit have to lower his big brother attitude and do some damage control before this spiral out of his reach. He may have to swallow his pride and asked for a incumbent and influential ASEAN leader to mediate and mend ties.
comment 45
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 13.50

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/159266/public-support-for-govt-rises

Public support for govt rises

Cheers
comment 44
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 11.38

C42, thank you for the clarification. I think the attemts mady be Thaksin-Chawalit could be backfired. (Chawalit's first trip as the party leader was a disastor as you see) As for the south, the new political gimmic mgiht increse the chanace of PT's cutting into Dem's bastion in the deep south, but how about the overall reaction from the rest of the country? I think this is one of the reason that his initiative still cannot get full support even from his own(?) party. And I am not sure if Gen Chawalit will keep the party leader status unitl the election day. He might quit.
comment 43
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 11.34
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C39---------

h.e. abhisit vejjajiva's government has done a good job by recalling amb back and reviewing issues concerning two countries acrdg to the normal diplomatic decorum internationally.

kasit piromya, with 37yrs untainted record of excellent performance as ambassador to many countries,such as usa/germany/japan/indonesia and other high ranking positions in the ministry of foreign affairs, is the most appropriate choice to be minister of forign affairs. he is also a well known figure in the diplomatic circle both domestically and internationlly.

mr veera somkuamkid and his supporters rally at the border should be held as an "heroic act" to protect the sovereignty and dignity of the country.

hun sen is a man of unstable mentality and also an absolute dictator.......

only the last paragraph is quite acceptable, but it should be re-written as
"Lastly, I sincerely think that fugitive criminal Taksin should have rejected the appointment for th sake of Thailand."

tks a million.
comment 42
taurus8 date : 06/11/2009 time : 10.53

C40/C41, both comments very valid. Hun Sen was the provocator sparked by Chavalit's visit; instructed by Taksin as part plan to serve Thailand domestic political scene as election draws near. I think that it is a given.

What I am saying is that Ahbisit has not handle this pre and post incident well. I just feel that there is some 'bad brother' arrogance in Ahbisit in dealing with Cambodia. Taksin has found an Achilles heel and milking this incident and also the South plan to its fullest. Somehow Ahbisit and his cabinet (except Suthep) have been out strategized by Taksin group. And if Ahbisit & the Democrat do not re-group and think through their strategy to combat PT propaganda, their next election will be very shaky.
comment 41
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 10.26
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just fyi........

how diplomatic relations between thailand and cambodia turned frosty...

"october 21: opposition puea thai pty chairman chavalit yongchaiyudh pays a one day visit to phn and meet cambodian pm hunsen.

oct22: gen chavalit announces after rtn bkk that hun sen has prepared a house for convicted pm thaksin if he wishes to stay in cambodia.

oct22:pm abhisit vejjajiva responds that thailand will seek the extradition of thaisin fromcambodia should he go there.

oct23: hun sen says on the sidelines of the asean summit that phnom penh will not extradite thaksin as he is a old friend.

oct27: thaksin insists via a video link that he will travel to cambodiato thank hunsen.

november4: phnom penh announces on state television that thaksin has been appointed as an
economic adviser by royal decree.

NOVEMBER 5: THAILAND RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR TO PHNOM PENH AND ANNOUNCES IT IS REVISING THE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT IS UNDER REVISION:
1, RECALLING THE THAI AMB TO PHNOM PENH.

2, REVIEWING ALL BILATERAL AGREEMENTS AND COOPERATION PROJECTS.

3, REVIEWING ALL COOPERATION EXTENDED TO CAMBODIA.

above mentioned summarized by bkkpost. front page tdy's issue 06nov09.
comment 40
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 10.24

C39, Hun Sen did the move first, and Thai government respond to the provocation. This is a real picture.

I think that this is all about the public reaction to the government decision. If Thai public overwhelmingly support the government response, Hun Sen would give a second thoguth of his support to Thaksin, and Thaksin also back off from this gimmic, because he is clever enough his attmept is being backfired in domestic politics. (That's why Thaksin is now twitering like hell to spin this as "overreacion", while asking Hun Sen to make more provocation to attract more "overreaction" from Thai side, I guess. :)

If the domestic support to the government action is lukewarm, they will escalate their offensive.
comment 39
taurus8 date : 06/11/2009 time : 10.02

Some blame must falls on PM Ahbisit for this diplomatic spat. He should have taken more efforts to strengthen neighbourly ties whe he become PM. Instead he was more keen to pander to the West to make a name for himself. I can't recalled him making state visits to Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam.

He also foolishly accepted Khun Kasit as Foreign Minister after Kasit had bad mouthed Hun Sen. Not very smart.

Then he should have stopped the PAD creating disturbances at Prear Vihear to demonstrate his sincerity to improve relationship.

He did none or perhaps he was badly advised. Now he has go on air, bang his chest and pronounced tough diplomatic retaliation. Ambassadors have been withdrawn from both sides and a vaccum exist as the only channel of communication has been removed. Is that smart? Why allow bilateral relationship be jeopardize by a single individual. Is not talking going to solve any problem?

We know Hun Sen character well and he will not back down from a fight and he will only wait for Ahbisit to make a move first and he is making all the wrong moves or poorly advised.

Rather he should not play into Hun Sen's hand. Let him be appoint Taksin and go through the international legal process to extradict him. The international community will be on Thailand side if we use international legal process. Cambodia will then be the pariah.

Lastly, I sincerely think that Khun Taksin should have rejected the appointment for sake of Thailand.
comment 38
HA_HA date : 06/11/2009 time : 09.56

That's the guts, lung peace. and i see, you have it too.

kasit who announced he would take PM Hunsen's blood to wash (his) feet have not...5555
comment 37
peacefulness date : 06/11/2009 time : 09.47
nationmultimedia.com


easy reading........................

editorial bkkpost 06nov09
"A slap in the face of govt"

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/26927/a-slap-in-the-face-of-govt

pics, self-explanatory....
comment 36
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 09.32

C35,HA_HA hahaha thank you.
comment 35
HA_HA date : 06/11/2009 time : 08.54

c14

and talk about GUTS, yes PM Hunsen has the GUTS you hardly find in any people. The way he stands up for his friend when his friend is in trouble that is the GUTs. It's hard to understand for people who doesn't have this GUTs, for people who have never know the value of friendship. And for people who are full of prejudice.
comment 34
HA_HA date : 06/11/2009 time : 08.15

c25..plaadip-san

yes,yes "I like your sense of humour indeed". now Thaksin is buying Hunsen 5555

One day the Yellows will wake up to find they're bought by Thaksin.
comment 33
catch22 date : 06/11/2009 time : 00.39
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/catch22

Stal - as said in the other blog....Yoon told us ad nauseum that Thaksin is a sick and dying man......what is there to fret about, he'll be gone soon..............according to the great master Yoon.
comment 32
Plaadip date : 06/11/2009 time : 00.28

Hahaha, Supalak's article is naive and fuzzy as always.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/11/06/politics/politics_30115998.php

Quote,
"The only way to maintain bilateral interests would be to mend relations as soon as possible. However, with Thaksin and Hun Sen now the best of friends, observers say things can go either way - better or worse."

In order to get Hun Sen back to her side, in other words, in order to make their relathionshp get worse, Thai government and Abhist decided to call back her ambassodor.
comment 31
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 23.54

Now, I start thinking that K. Krajog may have been right. If Thailand had done this earlier, Hun Sen may not have appointed Thkasin officially, so it would have been much easier to mend the relationship, yet Abhisit must have been accused of having escalated the situation by his opposition more severaly.(actually, he was being accused by the opposition in the way but in lesser extent) I think this is a difficulty in diplomacy, that's why I can't be as brave as somebody calling the PM of a country immature
comment 30
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 22.18

C28, Satl, of course you are right, otherwise Hun Sen will not help Thaksin.

What he want is not money but the power which is solid enough to make him feel more safe. That is the psychology of a guy like Hun Sen.(That's why he can survive) But Hun Sen can betray Thaksin anytime, if he think that Thaksin is useless, because actually his girp of power is quite solid, if objectively speaking. He has the free hand which Thakisn doesn't have. That's why I wrote Hun Sen hired Thaksin.

In short, Thaksin is in the position that he has to pay to be hired.
comment 29
stalingrad date : 05/11/2009 time : 21.24
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/stalingrad

wch c.21: haven't heard from you for some time. True, advisors are a dime a dozen here. Some I wouldn't ask for advice on how to get from A to B.

What's your reaction to the recent recall, apart from the fact that Thaksin is now advisor to a confirmed Thai hater, as most Kampucheans who study history are.
comment 28
stalingrad date : 05/11/2009 time : 21.20
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/stalingrad

Plaadip c.25: I like your sense of humour on this one. In general, hard to find a humorous side to poltics, but you can. Good.

But I would say they mutually pay each other, making the(ir) world go round and round.
comment 27
peacefulness date : 05/11/2009 time : 19.55

those stupid idiot farangs --- if you hv no knowledge about thai politics pls backoff tks.
comment 26
peacefulness date : 05/11/2009 time : 18.19
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plaadip san C20--- pls ref my c2. arigatou gazaimasu.
comment 25
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 18.18

C21, in case of Thaksin, he is not a paid adviser but most probably is a "paying" adviser. That's why Hun Sen "hired" him.

If one does not know this, he is just yester-born infant.
comment 24
peacefulness date : 05/11/2009 time : 18.12
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just fyi ....... press release in thai from the ministry of foreign affairs.....


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comment 23
Al date : 05/11/2009 time : 18.12
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/albert

wch,
exactly this was my question, too
comment 22
peacefulness date : 05/11/2009 time : 17.57
nationmultimedia.com

just fyi,,,,,,,,,

press release from ministry of foreign affairs.......

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Royal Thai Government’s Position Regarding the Recent Appointment of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra as Adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia

November 5, 2009, 5:30 pm

Following the recent appointment of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia and personal adviser to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and the decision to deny any request for extradition of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin in accordance with the Extradition Treaty between Thailand and Cambodia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to state the following:

1. The Royal Thai Government has conveyed to the Royal Government of Cambodia on several occasions that bilateral relations between both countries should take precedence over any personal relationship.

2. Actions taken by the Royal Government of Cambodia involving Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin cannot be separated from relations between the two countries. As Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin is a fugitive in a criminal case and is still active politically in Thailand, such actions inevitably affect the sentiment of the people of Thailand.

3. The appointment of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin as economic adviser to the Royal Government of Cambodia and personal adviser to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen is therefore seen as interference in Thailand’s domestic affairs and failure to respect Thailand’s judicial system. It puts personal interest and relations before the national interests of the two countries.

4. Therefore, the Royal Thai Government cannot stand idly by and has to take into consideration the sentiment of its people. Any action taken by the Royal Thai Government is to make known to the Royal Government of Cambodia the resentment of the Thai people.

5. The aforementioned action of the Royal Government of Cambodia has thus compelled the Royal Thai Government to review its relations with Cambodia and to take the following measures:

5.1 Recall the Thai Ambassador to Phnom Penh.

5.2 Review all existing bilateral agreements and cooperation projects made with Cambodia.

5.3 Review ongoing cooperation that the Royal Thai Government has extended to Cambodia. It is with regret that the Royal Thai Government must undertake such a review as it has always been the Royal Thai Government’s commitment to cooperate with Cambodia for the development of the Cambodian people’s livelihood and to narrow the gap between Cambodia and other ASEAN member countries.

Unqte
comment 21
wch date : 05/11/2009 time : 17.54
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/wch

In Thailand, all ministers luang and even fish-fry ministlets have each minimum 5 advisers. If Hun Sen has one more, is it a problem ?.

I know those advisers are the messanger boys who swindles tax money and bank money. Although Saxena revealed 'name list' to whom he transferred the money, he has no immovable evidences because he met only those 'advisers'.

If one does not know this, he is just yester-born infant.
comment 20
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 16.05

Wow, Thailand recalled back her ambassodor in Cambodia. How will Hun Sen respond to this? It's getting more interesting.
comment 19
Al date : 05/11/2009 time : 15.49
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/albert

HA_HA, c15
Take care - the truth must not always be said. If I would say that I would be declared to be a ''fraud'', ''social engineer'' and ''manipulator''.
comment 18
HA_HA date : 05/11/2009 time : 15.05

what do you mean just .. , mr. catch22

so secretvie, you must be thaksin and hunsen's gang ..the Khmer's spy. don't let me catch you.



comment 17
catch22 date : 05/11/2009 time : 15.04
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/catch22

Wow!!
The King of Cambodia signed the Royal Decree of the appointment of Thaksin Shinawatra......so near yet so far.

Whatever happened to all the extradition orders that were going to be enforced (according to Yoon)in every country Thaksin visited?

Wow - right nextdoor
comment 16
catch22 date : 05/11/2009 time : 14.54
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/catch22

comment 15
HA_HA date : 05/11/2009 time : 13.59

c14 ... whatever sashimi-san. my point is he has the right to do. and if he would be dumped by PM Hunsen that's his problem.

i see him as an active man. not a man who would be satisfy with just sitting around and enjoy tweeting or chatting... some people do ... some don't.

i don't see whatever he does he wouldn't be criticized by the people who hate him anyway. it seems like these people are just satisfy with sitting around and criticize every moves he makes without doing anything themselves.

i think that's not Thaksin's style na.
comment 14
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 13.54

C13 A correction. "I mean Hun Sen has THE GUTS to risk his life....." English is difficult!
comment 13
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 13.47

HA_HA hahaha, a good plan. But I think Hun Sen is better at that than Thaksin.:) And he has a gut to risk his life when it's really necessary fro his political survival. That's a big difference in comparison with Thaksin, which make Hun Sen stay in power for much longer. So I think that the red should have their fingers crossed for Thaksin not to be dumpted by him, I guess. :)
comment 12
HA_HA date : 05/11/2009 time : 13.37

I don't see anything wrong. Thaksin has the right to. PM. Hunsen is his friend. Why not?

Your people have been taunting him and now are furious he takes the offer from someone who value him? Shouldn't you guys be glad? Since you guys think he's evil. Now he can do evil things and swindle money from the Khmers, weaken the Cambodia so Thailand can take Phreah Vihear back and better if we can take control of Cambodia. Is it not great???

I would say this is killing 2 birds with one stone na.
comment 11
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 13.28

From ICOMOS news letter July 2009 (Actually this is a reprint from a BP article.0

http://www.ecovast.ru/images/Enews07_2009_web.pdf

"Cambodia missed its February deadline for completion of the listing, which required it to forward a provisional map with details of the inscribed property and a map delineating the buffer zone identified in the revised graphic plan because the areas fall in an unsettled border zone."

So Camboida has not yet completed its WH registration. I didn't know it. But if the logic in the article is correct, it means that Cambodia cannot complete the registration(neither can it get the financial assistance from the donnors in WHC) as long as the territory dispute is unsettled, or they should exclude the surrouding area from their development plan. If that is the case, no wonder why Hun Sen is so pressed for time.
comment 10
massein date : 05/11/2009 time : 12.08
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/massein

I have observed that Mr. Ts minnions will say , what action he will take, then Mr. T wid denied
what they said , then preceded too do what was said. Beyound all rational logic
comment 9
Ian date : 05/11/2009 time : 11.00
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Hun Sen taunted Abhisit, if Abhisit had been a mature statesman he would have ignored this taunt. Instead he took the bait and made things worse for himself.
comment 8
peacefulness date : 05/11/2009 time : 10.11
nationmultimedia.com


hermanolobo---- mthrfkr sonofthebitch dregsandsum fuckoff your dirty filthy mouth. "ai hia"...........
comment 7
yabua date : 05/11/2009 time : 04.09
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/yabua

Yes, Netnapit, it is a soap opera but not entertaining.
Cambodia is our direct neighbour. We should have more or less good relation with each other but it doesn´t seem to be possible since Nopadol Patama was foreign minister and now the situation has been even worse because of Thaksin´s move.
I feel so heavy in my heart.
Why are some people so ruthless, even with their own coutry?
comment 6
Plaadip date : 05/11/2009 time : 01.27

C5 hahaha, lobo san what an intelligent comment!

Why Hun Sen is in so haste? Is it related to the next Feb's deadline for submitting the development plan of PV area? I don't understand the reason of this provocation.
comment 5
Hermano_Lobo date : 05/11/2009 time : 01.13
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/yurivelasquez

Cambodia to be economically successful.

Thailand to go broke !

What was that about Thaksin having cancer?

What a bunch of so-called journalistic propaganda wankers you all are !
comment 4
netnapit date : 05/11/2009 time : 00.17
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/netnapit

What an entertaining soap opera!
comment 3
peacefulness date : 04/11/2009 time : 23.45


when money talks, bullshit walks (talks)

hunsen/chavalit/three bottle-headed stooge/the evil redshirts.................
comment 2
peacefulness date : 04/11/2009 time : 23.40
nationmultimedia.com


when devil meets evil V V nothing is positive from now on, more conflict between thailand and cambodia. reconciliation for thais is in a dead end cul-de-sac.


gen prem tinasulanonda's statement to chavalit yongchaiyudh is absolutely right, betrayer to his own motherland.

whatever wl be wl be............
comment 1
yabua date : 04/11/2009 time : 23.18
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/yabua

Poor...poor Thaksin,
He must be so desperated that he made such a severe move.
Even some REDs can´t accept such betrayal to their own motherland.
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