Thailand finds a way out, what about us?

The topics of the talks by Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his two-day visit to Indonesia were focused on trade cooperation and the terrorism issue.

Indonesia and Thailand are still struggling to escape from the crisis. But Thailand has begun to show bright prospects.

Thailand has chosen the development of the popular economy. But Indonesia is still unsure about the way to escape from the crisis.

Thailand began to strive for recovery by thoroughly settling corruption cases. Even Premier Thaksin himself has found himself involved in the investigation and the corruption trial process simply because he did not report the whole of his wealth in his capacity as a government official in the 1980s, long before he took over his present position as prime minister.

The anticorruption court did not hesitate to try Thaksin for that case. Independent trial processes have strengthened the authority of the anticorruption court in Thailand.

Radical measures in corruption eradication have not only reduced the number of corruption cases, but have also promoted the authority of the Thai government.

--Kompas, Jakarta