Thailand finds a way out, what about us?

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