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Cambodia has appointed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to premier Hun Sen and his administration, a Cambodian government statement said on Wednesday.
Cambodia has appointed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, seen here in 2008, as economic adviser to premier Hun Sen and his administration.

The statement, read out on state television, said Thaksin would serve "as personal adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the adviser to the Cambodian government in charge of economy".

The appointment, by royal decree, came almost two weeks after Hun Sen riled Thailand by offering safe haven to Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup in 2006 and is living abroad to avoid corruption charges.

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Sdigit

Fucking great news, that'll piss off a good few Thais

DaffyDuck

Some, I'm sure - others will have a god laugh at how stupid Hun Sen must be for that move. Wonder how long until Hun Sen regrets that move ;-)

Well, good news for Thaksin -- he's got a new pad, and an easy way for his fans to travel to him, easy to reach, right across the border. I wonder when he'll travel there?

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Scottish Gary

I can imagine the Cambodian government double checking their constitution to make sure only a Cambodian national can lead the country

Mr Brown

WAHEY! Great news

ItsRobsLife

Not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but the poke in the eye factor is great!

Got to see what the clowns on the other channel make of this...

ItsRobsLife

Actually it seems they're not running it... soon will be though.

dirtydog

^Bangkok post story, got to admit it did tickle me

Scottish Gary

If he helps the goverment introduce policy to allievate rural poverty and introduce free health care well as crack down on drugs and social disorder he will be as popular in Cambodia as he is in Northern Thailand.
Good move by the Cambodians and one in the eye for the Bangkok elite.

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ItsRobsLife

I agree, his policies may have been populist but they were effective.

#Also there is a lot of investment in Cambodia from China and Vietnam, some of that on hold due to the economic situation, and Thaksin has the experience and contacts required to facilitate further investment.

I wonder if he'll buy Koh Kong now.. lol

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StrontiumDog

Yes, killing 2,500++ people without judge or jury was just great.

And his social disorder didn't seem to be too effective, as he was removed via a coup.

The poor are still poor.

The cheap healthcare system was mildly effective, unless you're really sick...

nikster

I have a feeling Hun Sen might be interested in the whole Thaksin package. Goodies for the poor, for perpetual re-election. Mega projects to stuff Billions into one's own pockets.

Simple, yet very effective way to run a 3rd world country. And get insanely rich doing it.

ItsRobsLife

Yeah got some life to it this one.
It's an AFP story so I copied it from Yahoo and stuck it in General Topics, my first post there in at least a year.
Got to be good for a laugh.

superman

It looks like you didn't get the credit. It's been run in 'Thailand news clippings' and is being credited to 'Admin' for the story.

helge

Robski's thread in General was closed.

Fuzzy Bob

ItsRobsLife

Haha yes good point..

Thaksin gets top job and declares war on Thailand.

Every journey starts with a single footstep they say, well let's see how long it takes for him to trip up.

buriramboy

Getting Cambodian nationality and a passport is quite easy by all accounts for westerners, so i'm sure it will be no trouble for someone who will invest millions in the country as i'm sure Thaksin will.

StrontiumDog

Strange move by Thaksin. I wonder what is really behind this...

watterinja

Welcome Emperor Thaksin...