Coup reorients relations with Cambodia

11 July 2014
Bangkok Post
Crime and law enforcement / Government / Informal migration for labor / International relations / Judiciary and courts / Labor / Law and judiciary / Local workers abroad / Offshore recruitment and employment
Bangkok / Cambodian National Rescue Party / CNRP / Democrat Party / Democratic Reform Committee / Hun Sen / National Council for Peace and Order of Thailand / NCPO / Preah Vihear Temple / Thai Patriots Network / Thailand / Thaksin Shinawatra / Veera Somkhwamkid

Thailand’s military coup has reoriented Thai-Cambodian relations with surprising effects. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s overt enmity and confrontation towards Thailand over the past several years have become conciliatory and accommodating for the time being. Whether this new pattern of bilateral ties is solidified depends on how post-coup Thailand plays out. Veera Somkhwamkid, former coordinator of the Thai Patriots Network, arrives in Thailand after spending over three years in a Cambodian prison. The unexpected release showed Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s more conciliatory stance towards Thailand. …

 Thitinan Pongsudhirak
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