ASEANEWS HEADLINE-BORDER CONFLICT | BANGKOK, Thailand: Thai PM will travel to the Cambodian-Thailand border area today to meet ‘opponent’ army commander mentioned in leaked audio
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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is preparing to travel to the Cambodian-Thai border area to meet with the Commander of Region 2, Boonsin Padklang, to clear up doubts about her leaked conversation with Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to Thai newspaper Khaosod.
Ms Shinawatra will go to Ubon Ratchathani province and also distribute food and other supplies, as well as provide encouragement to Thai soldiers on the front lines.
She is scheduled to depart Bangkok for the Cambodian-Thai border area on Friday.
Before leaving, she will lead a meeting at a government office to monitor and provide assistance to Thai people living along the border.
Ms. Paetongtarn will visit the Chong Bok border area in Nam Yuen district of Ubon Ratchathani province and then travel by helicopter to Dom Pradit area in Nam Yuen district.
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Map Collage: Khmer TimesAt 1 p.m. on Friday, she will travel by car to the Thai operations base to meet with Thai soldiers.
Her trip is prompted by a leaked audio recording of a conversation between the Thai PM and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, which has brought the Thai Government to the brink of collapse.
a nine-minute audio clip, which circulated online on Wednesday, featuring Ms Paetongtarn speaking to Mr Hun Sen through a Khmer interpreter in a conversation held on Sunday. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries before addressing the ongoing border tensions that have strained Thai-Cambodian relations in recent weeks.
In the recording, Ms Paetongtarn is heard urging Mr Hun Sen not to take seriously the remarks made by Lt Gen Boonsin Paadklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region. The general had publicly stated that Thailand was “ready to fight”, a comment that reportedly infuriated Mr Hun Sen.
“I don’t want you to listen to our opponents… like the commander of the Second Army Region because he is a man of the opponents,” Ms Paetongtarn says in the clip. “After hearing what he said, I don’t want you to be upset or frustrated because actually it is not our intention.”
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“He wanted to look smart,” she adds. “So, what he said was not beneficial to the nation. Actually, we want the peace that happened before the clash at the border.”
The border incident she referred to was the fatal May 28 clash that resulted in the death of a Cambodian soldier, sparking a chain of retaliatory moves from Phnom Penh—including a halt on imports of Thai fruits and vegetables and the suspension of Thai television broadcasts.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday alongside Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and her secretary-general, Prommin Lertsuridet, Ms Paetongtarn confirmed the authenticity of the recording and defended her remarks as part of an informal peace effort.
“I tried to calm Mr Hun Sen using an off-the-record approach in a private conversation,” she said. “The talking technique should not have been revealed.”
“I feel that I have the goal to maintain national peace. I used soft words,” Ms Paetongtarn added. She also confirmed that she customarily referred to Mr Hun Sen as “uncle” during their informal discussions.
However, she expressed disappointment over the leak, accusing Mr Hun Sen of violating the trust and confidentiality of their diplomatic communication.
“The relationship must now change,” Ms Paetongtarn said. “There will be no more private conversations between me and Mr Hun Sen.’
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