News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| 17 days ago
In a tit-for-tat exchange Thursday, Cambodia expelled a top Thai diplomat and Thailand reciprocated, further worsening relations which plunged after Phnom Penh named Thaksin as an economics adviser. Thaksin, ousted in a 2006 coup and living abroad to
News Source: Asian Tribune
| 20 days ago
Former Thai Prime Minister Thakshin Shinawatara, who was the victim to a Thai army bloodless coup in 2006 and ousted from power, arrived in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh on Tuesday to lecture hundreds of Cambodian economists on his first
News Source: Daily News & Analysis
| 20 days ago
He flew in on a special flight and just landed at the military airport," Khieu Kanharith, Cambodia''s information minister, told Reuters. The former telecoms tycoon lives in self-imposed exile after being toppled in a 2006 coup and later found guilty
News Source: Al Jazeera
| 20 days ago
On Tuesday Thaksin flew in to Phnom Penh, taking up his appointment as economic adviser to the Cambodian government in a move likely to aggravate already strained relations between Thailand and Cambodia. His arrival came a day after he stirred up
News Source: BBC
| 20 days ago
He was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail in neighbouring Thailand in a conflict of interest case. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen offered Mr Thaksin the advisory post on the eve of a regional summit hosted by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit
News Source: The Star
| 20 days ago
A government spokesman says that Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Cambodia, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries. The fugitive leader was earlier named economic advisor to the Cambodian government and
News Source: The Nation
| about 1 month ago
My wife even cried on knowing about it and has an idea to build a home for Thaksin to come and stay honourably." Meanwhile Phnom Penh-based Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper quoted Hun Sen as telling Khmer reporters, "I consider Thakshin as my eternal
News Source: pakistantimes
| about 1 month ago
South Korean president Lee Myung-bak arrived in Cambodia Thursday for a two-day official visit to boost ties and develop economic relations between the two countries. Lee descended from his airplane to a red carpet at Phnom Penh International Airport,