Thaksin quits role as Cambodia adviser
www.go6tv.com,PHNOM PENH — Cambodia said Monday that Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had resigned as its economics adviser, clearing the way for a thaw in relations between the nations.
Phnom Penh said Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a jail term for corruption, had stepped down "because of personal difficulties in fulfilling his role completely".
"The Cambodian government accepts the request by His Excellency Thaksin Shinawatra with thanks to the contributions that he has made to the Cambodian economy," a statement said.
Thaksin remains an influential and controversial figure on Thailand's turbulent political scene, galvanising his "Red Shirt" supporters earlier this year to join mass protests against the current government.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the resignation was not related to the Cambodia-Thai border dispute, saying the former premier had resigned because he was "busy with a lot of work".
"This is not a compromise," he told AFP, after Thaksin's departure was formalised by a royal decree issued by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.
Twice-elected Thaksin fled Thailand in 2008 before he was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail.
Thai courts have issued a series of warrants for the ex-premier for charges including terrorism -- an accusation linked to the Red Shirt protests.
The mass demonstrations in Bangkok descended into several bouts of bloodshed in April and May that left 91 people dead -- mostly civilians -- and some 1,900 injured, in a series of clashes between armed troops and protesters.
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