Murder probe to put ties on track<\/p>\n
THAILAND: Officials are hoping that a revived investigation into
\nthe murder of four Saudi Arabians in Bangkok more than a decade
\nago will end a long period of hostility between the two kingdoms.<\/p>\n
Thai Justice Minister Phongthep Thepkarnchana said on Friday
\nthat the initiative to reopen the politically sensitive murder
\ncases had come straight from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.<\/p>\n
Thaksin, under pressure to improve Thailand's floundering
\neconomy, is hoping to re-open Saudi Arabia as a major source of
\nincome for Thai workers. The number of Thai workers in the
\ncountry was cut drastically because of Riyadh's frustration over
\nthe failure of Thai police to solve the crimes.<\/p>\n
The Saudi government also discouraged its citizens from
\nvisiting Thailand, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars
\nin potential tourist income.<\/p>\n
The Thai-Saudi rift dates back to 1989, when the Saudi Arabian
\nembassy's third secretary was shot dead in front of his home in
\nBangkok. In 1990 two more Saudi diplomats and a staff member at
\nthe embassy also were gunned down. --DPA<\/p>",
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