By Thanida Tansubhapol
Bangkok Post
The offer by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to shelter former premier Thaksin Shinawatra ahead of and during the Asean summit is inappropriate and a political error.
He should not use the summit as a venue to talk about his close friend who is wanted by the Thai government. His comments to the press upon arrival in Thailand on Friday is a slap in the government's face on its own soil.
Relations between the countries have been strained over recent years due largely to disputed claims over the ownership of the ancient Hindu temple, Preah Vihear, and the ongoing border demarcation issue.
But the situation worsened last week after Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who is chairman of the opposition Puea Thai Party, returned from a visit to Phnom Penh and broke the news about Hun Sen's offer to Thaksin.
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