The bitter feud fuelling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia | Cambodia

The dispute about the controversial border that extends more than a century based on disputes on the colonial maps of Thailand and Cambodia, has previously been divided into conflict. However, the latest conflicts exploding on Thursday were fueled by another factor: a painful blood feud between two powerful political patriarchate.

72 -year -old Hun Sen and 76 -year -old Thaksin Shinawatra, former leaders of Cambodia and Thailand, were close friends who once reportedly called each other as brothers. Hun Sen supported Thaksin’s family during the long -standing power struggles with Thailand’s army. After the removal of his sister Yingluck, Thaksin and his sister remained in Hun Sen’s house, Hun Sen Thaksin appointed an economic advisor to the Cambodian government. Thaksin often visited Cambodia, and Hun Sen was the first foreigner to see the former Thai leader after returning home after more than 15 years of exile.

However, relationships have broken up in a great way in recent months. The exact causes of their cables are uncertain, but analysts say that they are an additional layer of volatility that worsened deadly conflicts on the border of neighboring countries.

Hun Sen and Thaksin are no longer in their own countries, but both remain strong. Hun Sen decided for almost 40 years until 2003, when his eldest son Hun Manet did not object in a false election. Thaksin’s daughter Paetongarn Shinawatra became prime minister last year.

The scope of their falls last month, Hun Sen himself and Paetongarn between a telephone conversation was understood.

In the call related to the border dispute, Paetongarn called Hun Sen as “Uncle ve and told him if he would öyleme if he wanted something. He also made humiliating comments about a senior Thai military commander.

The leaked record caused turmoil in Thailand. Critics accused him of Cambodia with Kowtowing and put family connections before the country’s national interests. He was dismissed by the Constitutional Court in July, waiting for an investigation into ethical violations.

It is not clear why Hun Sen chose to open his old friends. He accused Thaksin of betrayal and threatened to produce more sensitive information about Shinawatras. Im I never thought that someone who was so close to this way, ”Thaksin said, then declaring his friendship.

Some analysts say that Hun Sen’s son Hun Manet can try to whip nationalism in the country to increase the support given to Hun Manet.

Others argue that Hun Sen is angry with the efforts of Thailand to destroy “scammacial compounds ğı, where Thailand’s smuggling workers are kept and forced to target people around the world with online frauds. This form of profitable criminal activity has increased in the region in recent years, especially in Cambodia.

“The popular narrative in Thailand may have some personal relationship behind the scenes that do not go according to the plan and may spread to the national interest area, Tit

Regardless of their motivation, Hun Sen managed to damage Thaksin’s position, exploit the parts between his family and the army, and to create a power gap in Thailand.

In the meantime, Hun Sen, “Cambodia is close to absolute control,” he adds Tita adds. He stigmatized almost all opposition sounds and independent media. “When he chooses to take a strong or politically strong stance, he has immediately and directly consequences.”

On Thursday night, Thaksin said that he thanked the countries that offered to mediate the border dispute, but he wanted to wait: iz We must let the Thai army do their jobs and first we have to give a lesson to this cunning Hun Sen. ”

Considering Thaksin’s weakening, it may have no choice but to allow the army to lead.

Last week, Thailand remembered his ambassador and reduced diplomatic relations with Cambodia and said he would fire the country’s ambassador in Bangkok.

Thaksin rejected that families’ conflicts are the cause of conflicts. However, strange questions about his friend’s enemy are likely to continue.

As a woman visited the communities that protect the Ubon Ratchathani from the conflict in Northeast Thailand, a woman faced her: “You are your friend of Hun Sen, isn’t it? Is that your friend? Why do you let Cambodia pull Thailand?”

Professor Pavin Chavalpongpun at Kyoto University Southeast Asian Research Center, said it is difficult to solve regional disputes in every context. “No country wants to sacrifice any inch sovereignty,” he said. However, Hun added that the personal conflict between you and Thaksin made the disputes of their countries even more unpredictable.