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Nitya warned S'pore over meeting Thaksin
"Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram said yesterday that he had personally warned his Singaporean counterpart that there would be "reactions" from Thailand if former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was received by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar during his visit to the island state earlier this week.
Nitya said that after having been informed of Thaksin's pending visit to Singapore, the Thai Foreign Ministry notified Singapore "at least three times" that the treatment to be accorded Thaksin was "unacceptable" to the Thai Government. . .
"I told him: 'We cannot accept the fact that Thaksin is going to be received by Singapore's deputy prime minister'," Nitya said. "I emphasised that it was something unacceptable." The foreign minister said he also warned Yeo "there would be reactions" from Thailand if Jayakumar received Thaksin. . .
Despite Thailand's protest, the Singaporean government went ahead and arranged a meeting between Thaksin and Jayakumar which subsequently prompted the Thai Foreign Ministry to retaliate . . .
Nitya said that while other countries were sensitive to the Thai Government's stand on Thaksin, Singapore had made itself an exception. "
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Singapore: Up yours !
Started by Sexpat, Jan 20 2007 10:45 AM
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Posted 20 January 2007 - 01:11 PM
From what I have been reading, both the Chinese and Japanese governments have been very careful not to allow any government officials to meet publicly with Thaksin. I notice, for example that Thakisn does not seem to give any interviews in China. He may have been warned against it.
The problem with places like Japan and Singapore is that they do not have the kind of control over the press and interviews that China does. That's probably why Thaksin travels outside China to make these news interviews.
I wonder if he'll turn up in the USA soon, where he will get all sorts of news coverage. Maybe they won't give him a visa now that his official passport is withdrawn.
Imagine him on Larry King show !!!
The problem with places like Japan and Singapore is that they do not have the kind of control over the press and interviews that China does. That's probably why Thaksin travels outside China to make these news interviews.
I wonder if he'll turn up in the USA soon, where he will get all sorts of news coverage. Maybe they won't give him a visa now that his official passport is withdrawn.
Imagine him on Larry King show !!!
