Fugitive¹ former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed in the Cambodian capital to take up a job as economic adviser² to the government.

亡命天涯的前泰国总理他信·西那瓦踏上柬埔寨首都的领土，接受政府经济顾问一职。

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Mr Thaksin remains a highly divisive figure in Thailand

He was sentenced in absentia（缺席，失踪） to two years in jail in neighbouring Thailand in a conflict of interest case.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen offered Mr Thaksin the advisory⁴ post on the eve of a regional summit hosted by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

The Thai government has expressed anger and embarrassment⁵ about the deal.

Ties between Cambodia and Thailand have been tense in recent months as disputes around a cross-border temple complex（复杂的） have flared⁶.

Cross-border cross-ness

Mr Thaksin exited a small private airplane at Phnom Penh International Airport and was then escorted（护卫，护送） into the Cambodian capital by a convoy⁷（护卫） of cars under tight security, said an AFP photographer at the scene.

"Thaksin is now in Cambodia. He flew in on a special flight and just landed at the military airport," said Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian information minister and the top government spokesman.

"We are looking forward to learning from Thaksin's great economic experience and we are convinced that his experience will contribute to our country's economic development," he said.

Mr Thaksin, a former telecoms billionaire, is in self-imposed（自愿接受的） exile and spends much of his time in Dubai.

He is scheduled to give a lecture on Thursday to 300 economists⁸ at the ministry⁹ of finance.

Thailand's government is outraged¹⁰（震惊的，气愤的） at the Cambodian move, and at Cambodia's apparent rejection¹¹ of Thailand's judicial¹² imperative¹³（命令，需要） to send Mr Thaksin to jail.

The Thai government and its supporters also fear that Mr Thaksin could use his new home just across the border as a campaign base.

Mr Abhisit's government was appointed after defections in parliament followed a period of military rule since the coup¹⁴ in 2006 which deposed¹⁵（免职） Mr Thaksin.

It recalled its ambassador from Cambodia over its appointment of Mr Thaksin after Cambodia would refuse to extradite（引渡） the tycoon¹⁶（巨头，大亨） because it considered him a victim of political persecution¹⁷（政治迫害）.

A government spokesman told the BBC that Cambodia valued Mr Thaksin's leadership qualities and business experience and that he would be an asset to the country.