Thaksin will advise Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia
Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra becomes personal adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. This will further increase the tension between Thailand and neighboring Cambodia. Hun Sen's provocation towards Thailand Hun announced some time ago that he had offered Thaksin a job as a consultant. This happened just before the start of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on October 23 in Cha-am. He then informed…
The uncertain (political) future of Thailand
Thailand faces an uncertain future. The Thai people are divided into two political camps and are diametrically opposed. With this, Thailand seems to be heading for a serious crisis and far-reaching escalation of the conflict. Still a lot of unrest after three years On September 19, 2006, the incumbent Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed after a non-violent coup. Thaksin had to leave because, according to his opponents, he was engaged in self-enrichment, abuse of power, conflicts of interest and corruption. …
Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia are rising
Source: MO Due to provocations by Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, tensions between Thailand and Cambodia are running high. Just before the start of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cha-am on October 23, Hun Sen said that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would be very welcome in Cambodia. Thaksin, immensely popular with the poor Thai, was ousted from power in Bangkok in 2006 by a military coup and lives in …
Thai protesters demand pardon for Thaksin
Nearly 20.000 demonstrators took to the streets in Bangkok today to demand a royal pardon for exiled Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Exceptional law to prevent disturbances 2.000 police officers were deployed to prevent any incidents in the Thai capital. The Thai government has just introduced an exceptional law for ten days to control the demonstrations. In April this year, two people were killed during demonstrations and more than a hundred were injured. …
