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Cambodia has turned down a request from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. A statement from Cambodia's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said the request to detain Thaksin for extradition would not be honored because the legal case against him was politically motivated, and therefore not covered by the countries' extradition treaty. Thaksin lives in self-imposed exile. He is visiting Cambodia to give a lecture after his appointment last week as an adviser on economic affairs to the Phnom Penh ... Read Full Story
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Cambodia has turned down a request from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law.A statement from Cambodia's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said the request to detain Thaksin for extradition would not be honored because the legal case against him was politically motivated, and therefore not covered by the countries' extradition treaty.Thaksin lives in self-imposed exile. He is visiting Cambodia to give a lecture after his appointment last week as an adviser on economic affairs to the Phnom Penh government. His ... Read Full Story
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Cambodia has turned down a request from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law. A statement from Cambodia's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said the request to detain Thaksin for extradition would not be honored because the legal case against him was politically motivated, and therefore not covered by the countries' extradition treaty... click here for the rest of this article from, The AP. Read Full Story
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Thai-Cambodian border BANGKOK, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Cambodians at the Thai-Cambodian border Tuesday have been stockpiling goods from the Thai side due to continued rumors of the border closure because of the diplomatic standoff of the two countries. Though the border trade has still continued, it is discovered Cambodians bought a number of Thai goods to stockpile in Cambodia, Thai television Channel 9 reported. Sales of instant noodles have already risen sharply for a few days, said Sombat Jeung-tra-kul, a Thai nationality, who is the president of the Thai-Cambodian traders club in Chan-ta-bu-ri province bordering Cambodia. However, the trade situation at the Thai-Cambodian border ... Read Full Story
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AFP - Cambodia on Wednesday rejected Thailand's request to extradite Thaksin Shinawatra, deepening a rift over Phnom Penh's appointment of the fugitive former Thai premier as an economic adviser. Read Full Story
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(RTTNews) - Cambodia on Wednesday rejected a formal request made by Thailand for the extradition of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been convicted of corruption charges in his ...  
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, hugs fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra upon Thaksin’s arrival for an interview at Hun Sen’s residence in Kamdal province, near the outskirts of Phnom Penh, yesterday. Cambodia ...  
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[JURIST] The Cambodian government on Tuesday refused Thailand's request to extradite former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], escalating a political row that threatens to destabilize the efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [official website]. Shinawatra arrived in Cambodia earlier this week and was appointed an economic advisor [  
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Thai opponents of the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra threatened a mass rally against him as he arrived in Cambodia today, on a visit that has brought tension between the two neighbours to fever pitch.  
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (center), gets into car upon arrival at military air base in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 10, 2009. The former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has landed in Cambodia to take up a post as an ...  
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