Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has arrived in Phnom Penh to take up a job as economic advisor to Cambodia. The wealthy businessman’s arrival Tuesday 10 November in the Cambodian capital prompted Thailand to suspend its cooperation agreement with Cambodia in protest. The latest move in worsening relations between the two as a result of the job offer to Thaksin follows Thailand’s removal of its ambassador last week. It has also suspended a memorandum of understanding that covers a shared waterway. A Thai government spokesperson says the government will issue an extradition order to Cambodia for Thaksin, who served two terms as prime minister before he was deposed in 2006 and charged  with corruption in 2008.