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| Ex-Thai PM arrives in Cambodia | |
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| Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has flown to the Cambodian capital to take up a job as economic adviser to the government. | Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has flown to the Cambodian capital to take up a job as economic adviser to the government. |
| He was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail in neighbouring Thailand in a conflict of interest case. | 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 Vejjajiva. | Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen offered Mr Thaksin the advisory post on the eve of a regional summit hosted by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. |
| The Thai government has expressed anger and embarrassment about the deal. | The Thai government has expressed anger and embarrassment about the deal. |
| Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have been tense in recent months as disputes around a cross-border temple complex have flared. | Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have been tense in recent months as disputes around a cross-border temple complex have flared. |
| Campaign base fear | |
| Mr Thaksin landed in a small private aeroplane and was then escorted into the Cambodian capital by a convoy of cars under tight security. | |
| Thaksin Shinawatra arrives in Cambodia | Thaksin Shinawatra arrives in Cambodia |
| "Thaksin is now in Cambodia. He flew in on a special flight and just landed at the military airport," said Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian information minister and the top government spokesman. | "Thaksin is now in Cambodia. He flew in on a special flight and just landed at the military airport," said Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian information minister and the top government spokesman. |
| "We are looking forward to learning from Thaksin's great economic experience and we are convinced that his experience will contribute to our country's economic development," he said. | "We are looking forward to learning from Thaksin's great economic experience and we are convinced that his experience will contribute to our country's economic development," he said. |
| Mr Thaksin, a former telecoms billionaire, is in self-imposed exile and spends much of his time in Dubai. | Mr Thaksin, a former telecoms billionaire, is in self-imposed exile and spends much of his time in Dubai. |
| He is scheduled to give a lecture on Thursday to 300 economists at the ministry of finance. | He is scheduled to give a lecture on Thursday to 300 economists at the ministry of finance. |
| Thailand's government is outraged at the Cambodian move, and at Cambodia's apparent rejection of Thailand's judicial imperative to send Mr Thaksin to jail. | Thailand's government is outraged at the Cambodian move, and at Cambodia's apparent rejection of Thailand's judicial imperative to send Mr Thaksin to jail. |
| The Thai government and its supporters also fear that Mr Thaksin could use his new home just across the border as a campaign base. | The Thai government and its supporters also fear that Mr Thaksin could use his new home just across the border as a campaign base. |
| Mr Abhisit's government was appointed after defections in parliament followed a period of military rule since the coup in 2006 which deposed Mr Thaksin. | Mr Abhisit's government was appointed after defections in parliament followed a period of military rule since the coup in 2006 which deposed Mr Thaksin. |
| It recalled its ambassador from Cambodia over its appointment of Mr Thaksin after Cambodia would refuse to extradite the tycoon because it considered him a victim of political persecution. | It recalled its ambassador from Cambodia over its appointment of Mr Thaksin after Cambodia would refuse to extradite the tycoon because it considered him a victim of political persecution. |
| A government spokesman told the BBC that Cambodia valued Mr Thaksin's leadership qualities and business experience and that he would be an asset to the country. | A government spokesman told the BBC that Cambodia valued Mr Thaksin's leadership qualities and business experience and that he would be an asset to the country. |