Friday, January 28, 2011

Yellow Shirts to the rescue [of border trespassers]

Thursday, 27 January 2011
Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post


A group of Thai Yellow Shirt activists will travel to Phnom Penh on Monday for talks with government spokesman and Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, a day ahead of the trial of a key Yellow Shirt figure.

Activist Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary, Ratree Taiputana Taiboon, are set to stand trial at Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday in a high-profile case that has strained diplomatic ties.

“I’m not sure about the purpose of Mr Veera’s representatives requesting a meeting with me,” Khieu Kanharith said today.

“Maybe they want to understand the Cambodian government’s stance on the issue.”
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