Thaksin at the UN

Thaksin at the UN

Thaksin must have wished to portray himself as a senior international statesman who has earned the right to lecture his peers in ASEAN and among the UN leadership.

What Thaksin says on the international stage will have far- reaching implications for Thai-UN cooperation in the future -- not to mention for Thailand's bid for the post of UN secretary -general.

Thaksin's condescending views of the UN will further hurt Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai's chances of being named for the job. -- The Nation, Bangkok