Sign In

Delhi News Daily

  • Home
  • Fashion
  • Business
  • World News
  • Technology
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
Reading: Behind deadly clashes, a bitter spat between 2 dynastic leaders – Times of India – Delhi News Daily
Share

Delhi News Daily

Font ResizerAa
Search
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2022 Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Delhi News Daily > Blog > World News > Behind deadly clashes, a bitter spat between 2 dynastic leaders – Times of India – Delhi News Daily
World News

Behind deadly clashes, a bitter spat between 2 dynastic leaders – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

delhinewsdaily
Last updated: July 26, 2025 7:28 pm
delhinewsdaily
Share
SHARE


Behind deadly clashes, a bitter spat between 2 dynastic leaders

SURIN PROVINCE, THAILAND: After his daughter was sidelined from political office by a damaging phone call with Cambodia’s leader this month, Thai power broker Thaksin Shinawatra broke his silence to a roomful of politicians and journalists. He had a stunning message to deliver: His decades-long relationship with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen was over. “I used to be close to him – like brothers,” Thaksin said. “But after what he did to my daughter, I was shocked. How could this even happen?”For years, many had believed that the personal relationship between Thaksin, 75, and Hun Sen, 72, would be the glue holding the two neighbors together despite an border dispute. Both were among Southeast Asia’s most seasoned politicians, bound by a friendship spanning 33 years and by their shared dynastic ambitions, with children who were elevated to power within a year of each other.Now, a rift has opened up between the two men, bewildering even Thaksin himself and shocking insiders. And the fallout has been severe, with Thai and Cambodian troops exchanging fire in the deadliest clashes in over a decade. Analysts say they worry that the animosities could spiral out of control.Hours after fighting began Thursday, Thaksin and Hun Sen lobbed insults at each other on social media. Thaksin said many had offered to mediate but that he wanted to “let the Thai military do their duty to teach Hun Sen a lesson about his cunning ways first.”Hun Sen fired back at Thaksin on FB while referring to himself in the third person: “Now, under the pretext of taking revenge on Hun Sen, he is resorting to war, the ultimate consequence of which will be the suffering of the people.”Analysts say Hun Sen has sought to exploit the turmoil within the Thai govt to shore up his own legitimacy. Even opposition figures in Cambodia have taken the govt’s side, arguing that the disputed temples that lie along the border belong to the country. A crisis may solidify the nationalist credentials of Hun Manet, the current prime minister and Hun Sen’s son, who has implied that Cambodia’s one-party rule is better than the domestic chaos in Thailand because there is “no confusion or conflicting orders.”The political standing of Thaksin, a billionaire tycoon, and his ruling Pheu Thai party have both weakened since he struck a deal with the royalist-military establishment in 2022 to end 15 years of exile, alienating his core supporters. For decades, Thaksin and Hun Sen worked to anchor their personal and political fortunes together. In 2001, they signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue the extraction of oil and gas in the Gulf of Thailand. But that plan fizzled because of resistance from Thaksin’s rivals.Hun Sen and Thaksin remained close even after Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 coup. Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as an economic adviser to the Cambodian govt, and allowed him and his sister, Yingluck, who was also overthrown in a coup, to seek refuge in his home in Cambodia. Hun Sen later said he named the bedrooms the “Thaksin room” and the “Yingluck room.”





Source link

Share This Article
Twitter Email Copy Link Print
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Previous Article No proof Hamas routinely stole UN aid: Israeli military officials – Times of India – Delhi News Daily
Next Article ‘My hand was hanging by a thread’: Indian-origin man Saurabh Anand attacked by teen gang with a machete in Melbourne – Times of India – Delhi News Daily
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas steps down after investigations and protests – Times of India – Delhi News Daily
  • Which sectors will need a relook in terms of earnings projection now? Gautam Duggad explains – Delhi News Daily
  • ‘Terrorism Was Never Saffron & Will Never Be’: Fadnavis On Malegaon Blast Verdict – Delhi News Daily
  • Google Proposes Plan to Let More Real-Money Games on Play Store – Delhi News Daily
  • Twinless – Official Trailer – Delhi News Daily

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

You Might Also Like

World News

US ‘doomsday plane’ flies to Washington: Boeing E-4B Nightwatch speculated to be operational amid tensions with Iran; what it means – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

The Boeing E-4B Nightwatch is also dubbed as the 'flying Pentagon' One of America's so-called "doomsday planes," the Boeing E-4B…

6 Min Read

Bank accounts of Indians getting frozen in US before deportation? Viral post sparks speculation amid Trump’s crackdown – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

An X post claimed some Indians in US got their bank accounts frozen before they were deported. A social media…

5 Min Read
World News

Honoured to meet Pak army chief Asim Munir, says Trump after their discussion – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

US President Donald Trump Two "very smart" leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month's conflict that could…

7 Min Read
World News

Kyiv ready to take ‘big steps towards peace’: Ukraine delegation source – Times of India – Delhi News Daily

ISTANBUL: Ukraine is ready to take "big steps" to make progress towards peace at a second round of talks with…

4 Min Read

Delhi News Daily

© Delhi News Daily Network.

Incognito Web Technologies

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?