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Thailand's Thaksin Arrives In Cambodia



PHNOM PENH (AFP)--Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in the Cambodian capital Tuesday to carry out his new role as economic adviser to the government.

Thaksin exited a small private airplane at Phnom Penh International Airport and was then escorted into the Cambodian capital by a convoy of cars under tight security.

The visit is set to further escalate tensions with neighboring Thailand, which have increased since last week when Cambodia appointed Thaksin--ousted as Thai prime minister in a 2006 coup--as economic adviser.


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