AFP and Bangkok Post
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed in Cambodia, setting the stage for another diplomatic fracas.
Bangkok sought Thaksin's extradition from Cambodia last month when he visited Phnom Penh to take up a position as government economic adviser. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the extradition request.
Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said last night Bangkok would submit a new request for Thaksin's extradition, but Cambodian foreign ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said it would be "just a waste of time".
"Cambodia's position on the issue will not change," he said. "We will not extradite or arrest Thaksin."
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