Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Nov. 10 in Cambodia following his appointment as economic advisor to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries.

Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Thaksin flew into the Cambodian capital's military airport aboard a private plane.

Thaksin's surprising appointment by Prime Minister Hun Sen has soured poor relations between the two neighbors, which have had small but sometimes deadly skirmishes over their border in the past year.

Thailand responded to the appointment by withdrawing its ambassador from Phnom Penh and Cambodia retaliated in kind.