Thaksin wins plaudits for his model to cut poverty
* Published: 14/11/2009 at 12:00 AM
* Newspaper section: _News_
(http://www.bangkokpost.com/advance-search/?papers_sec_id=1)
PHNOM PENH : Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra won
plaudits from local businesspeople and high-ranking state officials
responsible
for the economy for his model to reduce poverty in Cambodia.
Thaksin on Thursday gave a presentation about how the country could go
about tackling its economic woes to some 300 businessmen, government officials
and civil servants.
''After hearing his presentation, I hope he can help Cambodia a lot,'' said
Nang Sothy, president of Thy Holding Group.
Thaksin's presentation was impressive. It drew on his skills and
experiences as both a corporate chief and a former prime minister who helped
Thailand
recover from the 1997 financial crisis, Nang Sothy said.
The recent appointment of Thaksin as an adviser to the Cambodian government
has caused relations with Thailand to deteriorate sharply.
''As a businessman, I don't care so much about political or diplomatic
problems,'' said Nang Sothy.
''Our economy is recovering. We don't care about the problems that are
happening. I hope he (Thaksin) will come back again to help us.''
In Channy, president of Acleda Bank, said Thaksin's advice was
knowledgeable and practical.
Thaksin talked about how the capitalist economy would survive and
encouraged the Cambodian government to focus on priority sectors, such as the
promotion of tourism, In Channy said.
Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia should work together more closely to
promote tourism, but each country must have its own plan to develop the
industry's infrastructure, Thaksin was quoted as saying.
Thaksin was a very practical man, said Chea Garoda, editor of the Koh
Santepheap Daily.
''If we can do just half as much as what he was saying in there, Cambodia
and Thailand would benefit quite a lot,'' said Chea Garoda.
Chea Garoda said Thaksin pledged he would return to Cambodia again at some
point in the future to talk to a small group of executives from each
business sector, especially about the tourism and agriculture industries.
''What he (Thaksin) said is quite genuine and we hope that we can achieve
whatever he was saying,'' he said. ''And both countries (Thailand and
Cambodia) can benefit from each other.''
Hang Lina, deputy director-general of the Planning Ministry's National In
stitute of Statistics, said Thaksin would be able to solve Cambodia's
economic problems.
''I like the way he used to do in Thailand,'' she said.
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