A few Thai officials have all of a sudden just become upset because Singapore allowed ousted Priminister Thaksin Shinawatra to visit the island state. For what reason I truley dont know, when he has had a whirl wind tour of the world over the past four months since he was booted out my a military coup. And why should Singapore have not allowed Thaksin when he hasnt even found him guilty of anything yet, what they thinking up there in Bangkok, a bit too much YAA BAA, and a load of jealousy, if ya ask me, also "The Thai government did not notify us (singapore) that Dr Thaksin has been charged with any offence," it said, adding that there is no restriction on where he can travel. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)Thailand even informed Singaporean Ambassador Peter Chan that it was cancelling a visit to Bangkok by their Foreign Minister Yeo which was planned for later this month and was also cancelling civil aviation cooperation talks.The Thai government called the city-state's stance toward Thaksin "inappropriate" and expressed concern over a meeting between Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar and Thaksin last week.An earlier statement issued by the Singapore foreign ministry described Jayakumar as an old friend of Thaksin and said their meeting was "purely social and private."Thaksin "had chosen to make a visit to Singapore on his own," the latest ministry statement said. "Thai nationals do not require visas to visit Singapore. There is no reason for Singapore to turn Dr Thanksin away."Singapore also noted that Thaksin had visited several other countries "without any protest by the Thai government," referring to trips to China, Hong Kong and Indonesia."We are therefore saddened that the Thai government has chosen to take this course of action," the foreign ministry said. "We hope Thailand will respect Singapore's position as that of a sovereign country. We value the longstanding friendly relations with Thailand."Thaksin was ousted by the military in a bloodless coup on September 19, while he was attending an annual UN summit of leaders in New York, and has been living in exile since. The military appointed a new government to take his place.Thailand's new prime minister, Surayud Chulanont, said Singapore's ambassador was told the city-state should be more cautious about allowing such movements "since we have already revoked Thaksin's diplomatic passport."The meeting between Thaksin and Jayakumar, "even though it was a low-key affair, sends the wrong signal to the Thai public," said a Foreign Ministry spokesman.Relations between Thailand and Singapore have been strained since January last year when Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, bought Shinawatra's 49 per cent holding in Shin Corp, Thaksin's business empire, for 1.9 billion dollars in a tax free deal. Many Thais saw the purchase as selling off national assets to a foreign company.Thailand's military-appointed government last week revoked Thaksin's diplomatic passport, making it difficult for him to travel without visas.While in Singapore Thaksin gave an interview to CNN - censored in Thailand - in which he vowed to stay away from Thai politics in the future. He also denied any involvement in the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok that killed three people and injured 40.
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