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Thailand Recalls Its Ambassador to Cambodia | New York Times

vr@virtualreview.org — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:26:09 +0100

The Thai government said the appointment of Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to Cambodia’s prime minister showed a lack of respect.

Asean Urges Restraint in Thai-Cambodia Spat | WSJ

vr@virtualreview.org — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:27:44 +0100

ASEAN urged Cambodia and Thailand to exercise restraint after tense relations between the two erupted this week when Cambodia named Thai ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra its economic adviser.

ASEAN urges "maximum restraint" in Thai-Cambodia row | Channel NewsAsia

vr@virtualreview.org — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:53 +0100

BANGKOK: The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.

Lifting the lid on climate change talks | Guardian Unlimited

vr@virtualreview.org — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27:10 +0100

Rich countries bullying poorer ones, mud-slinging and back-stabbing - environmental summits can be viciousAt 8am on Wednesday 7 October, a smartly dressed fiftysomething Filipino woman took the escalator to the first floor of the UN building in Bangkok...

Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government | AP

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:19 +0100

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts - and humiliating the government from a distance....

Thai Border on Guard for Drugs From Myanmar | New York Times

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:15 +0100

Traffickers from Myanmar’s ethnic minorities use Thailand as their hub for the Pacific region.

Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official | Voice of America

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:33 +0100

Regional political analysts say Bangkok, Phnom Penh relations are the worst they have been in several years

Thaksin post sparks diplomatic tit-for-tat | Sydney Morning Hearld

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:22 +0100

BANGKOK: Thailand and Cambodia have recalled their respective ambassadors in a diplomatic row sparked by Phnom Penh's decision to install the fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser.

Thais to scrap Cambodia oil deal in Thaksin row | Channel NewsAsia

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:28:36 +0100

BANGKOK: Thailand said Friday it would tear up an oil and gas exploration deal with Cambodia, stoking a row over Phnom Penh's naming of fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser.

Singapore says Thai-Cambodia row not good for ASEAN | Channel NewsAsia

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:13 +0100

SINGAPORE - Singapore expressed concern Friday over the worsening diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia, saying "it is not good" for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Thailand threatens to seal Cambodian border in Thaksin row | Channel NewsAsia

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:57 +0100

BANGKOK - Thailand threatened Friday to seal the border with Cambodia in a spiralling diplomatic row over Phnom Penh's naming of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser.

Cambodia tit-for-tat over Thaksin | BBC News

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:32 +0100

Cambodia recalls its ambassador from Thailand in tit-for-tat dispute over sanctuary offer to former Thai PM Thaksin.

Thailand and Cambodia pull envoys in Thaksin row | Sydney Morning Hearld

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:27:20 +0100

Thailand and Cambodia recalled their respective ambassadors on Thursday after Phnom Penh sparked a furious diplomatic row by naming fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as its economic adviser.

US pushes junta for release of Suu Kyi | Sydney Morning Hearld

vr@virtualreview.org — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:15 +0100

BANGKOK: The US has stepped up pressure on the Burmese junta to reform, with a senior diplomat saying the jailed democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, must be allowed to take part in next year's elections for the world to accept the result.

Shinawatra takes Cambodian job | Guardian Unlimited

vr@virtualreview.org — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:51 +0100

Former Thai prime minister accepts role as economic adviser amid diplomatic row between countriesDuring his tenure as Thai prime minister, he was accused of corruption and later convicted of allowing his wife to buy state land at a discount price. In his...