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Thaksin post sparks diplomatic tit-for-tat

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. ...full story at Sydney Morning Hearld

from Sydney Morning Hearld on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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02 Nov 08		Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has given an e » YouTube videoBANGKOK (Reuters) - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, sentenced last month to two years in jail for breaking a conflict of interest law, urged his supporters on Saturday to help bring him home from exile in Britain. Thaksin, who jumped bail...
10 Nov 09		Thaksin in Cambodia for tense visit » Bangkok Post Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday to start a job as government economic adviser, escalating an already huge diplomatic row between the two countries.
20 Nov 09		Suthep: Row will end if Thaksin quits » Bangkok Post If former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra resigns or is replaced as economic adviser to the Cambodian government, the diplomatic row between Thailand and Phnom Penh will cool down, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Friday.
04 Nov 09		Thaksin made Cambodian adviser » Bangkok Post Cambodia said Wednesday it had appointed fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra economic adviser to premier Hun Sen in a move that adds to tensions between the countries.
06 Nov 09		Security tight at Cambodian embassy » Bangkok Post Security was tightened in front of the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok on Friday morning after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia in protest against Phnom Penh's decision to appoint ousted premier Thaksin Shinawarta as an economic adviser.
05 Nov 09		Thailand recalls ambassador to protest Cambodia » The Nation Thailand on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Phnom Penh in protest at Cambodia's appointment of convicted ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government.

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