Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A Thai man arrested for allegedly spying on Thailand's fugitive former prime minister went on trial Tuesday in Cambodia in a politically charged case that could worsen an already bitter diplomatic feud between the two nations.
The trial at Municipal Court in the capital, Phnom Penh, comes after Cambodia's decision last month to name former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra its special economic adviser. The appointment and a subsequent visit by Thaksin to Cambodia set off a feud that has strained relations.
Thai national Siwarak Chothipong, a 31-year-old employee of the Cambodia Air Traffic Service, which manages flights in the country, was accused of stealing Mr. Thaksin's flight schedule before his Nov. 10 arrival and sending it to diplomats at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh. Mr. Thaksin stayed five days, getting red-carpet treatment as he talked to Cambodian economists and stoked cross-border tensions.
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