Thread: THAILAND : 'We may seal border if...'

'We may seal border if...'
Nov 6, 2009

Thailand-Cambodia spat over Thaksin


Thailand boosted security around the Cambodian Embassy after the Cambodian ambassador returned to Phnom Penh early on Friday.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS

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

The warning came a day after the two countries recalled their respective ambassadors due to the dispute over the appointment of Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and lives abroad to avoid a jail term for corruption.

'If Cambodia still adopts a hard line and uncompromising attitude, then we must continue to downgrade relations and maybe seal off all border checkpoints,' Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said.

Thailand and Cambodia have fought a series of deadly skirmishes since July 2008 over disputed land that surrounds the ancient Preah Vihear temple on the border.

Thailand boosted security around the Cambodian Embassy after the Cambodian ambassador returned to Phnom Penh early on Friday.

There have been rallies in recent weeks around the building by anti-Thaksin protesters.

Mr Suthep said Thailand expected Cambodia to reciprocate, adding:

'Thaksin should ask Cambodian authorities to secure the Thai embassy and Thai interests in Cambodia,' he said. -- AFP.

straitstimes.com

Imagine if they voted him in as PM...

I love it!!!! This place is going to crumble into chaos one day!!!

I wonder if the Thai embassy will be attacked by "unknown" assailants...

Thai-Cambodian border's situation worrying: Thai senior official
Editor: Wang Guanqun

BANGKOK, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vasin Teeravechyan, advisor to the Thai Foreign Ministry and co-chairman of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) Friday expressed his worries about the Thai-Cambodian border's situation.

His view was made after the Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced recall of its ambassador to Thailand in a move to respond to the Thai government's earlier recall of its Ambassador Prasas Prasavinitchai to Cambodia.

The diplomatic retaliation occurred after ousted former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra was officially appointed as adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni.

As the tension between the two neighboring countries is going on, Vasin is concerned about the possible clash at the Thai-Cambodian borer to happen, Thai News Agency reported.

The event might also add difficulties to the mutual cooperation on the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) as actually it is already difficult to solve the border dispute, he said.

However, by this time the diplomatic retaliation has not yet directly affected the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission's working, he said.

"If Cambodia cancels the appointment of Thaksin, it will be understandable and no need to say any thing, Thailand will send the ambassador back to Cambodia," Vasin said.

The two neighbors have also been engaged in a conflict about a 4.6-square kilometers border area claimed by both sides adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear temple.

Both countries have historically laid claim to the temple, which now sits on Cambodian soil following the action of the International Court of Justice which awarded the ancient temple to Cambodia in 1962.

However, the temple can practicably only be accessed from Thailand.

news.xinhuanet.com

T might be appointed the next Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand

^
and Paul Gadd the Minister of Tourism

Mr T is a key man with good connections for investment ,what a booster for them .couldnta picked a better man .

certainly got under the skin of the present govt.
which was probably the intention

Not a well thought out plan though, raising nationalistic fervor...

Originally Posted by Mid

'We may seal border if...'
Nov 6, 2009

And if that fails we'll pick up our marbles and trounce of to throw a sulk.

I love it!!!! This place is going to crumble into chaos one day!!!

Chitown I hate to be the one to have to tell you this, but the mortar is already out and the bricks are in mid air.

Just wait until Cambodia decides that Thaksin is also minister of defence for the fireworks to start

Good for Cambodia.

Put their thumb in Thailand's eye.

Yeh, the Cambodian generals are such a nice bunch, obviously they only have the interests of the Cambodian people at heart.

great for Aranya
become a ghost town

guys, hold it, I was going to make a visa run to PP.

The only real explanation is that Mr. T has convinced Hun Sen that he is going to be back in power soon.

That, or Hun Sen wants to trade Mr. T for oil concessions.

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Not a well thought out plan though, raising nationalistic fervor...

Is it? The broader common folk? Or perhaps this angst is being perpetuated throughout a select circle......

^Can you not just write a sentance in non cryptic mode just once?

^How about :





What do you think then?

Yes, I can read hieroglyphics, hieratic and demotic and that's very rude.

Diplomatically Cambodia has certainly blown it's nose in Thailand's general direction, but economically not such a bad move.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

and Paul Gadd the Minister of Tourism

you wanna be in his gang his gang his gang ???? oh naaaaaaaaa

Thaksin has declined the job saying that he would have more fun in politics in thailand.
Since preah vihear kicked off there has been a fire engine outside the thai embassy in phnom penh 24 hours a day-fire engine gone yesterday.....

must be planning to burn it down