They have been careful to appear cordial , but in the polite language of Asian diplomacy , a stubborn standoff has emerged between Thailand and Singapore over how to handle Singapore 's purchase of the communications assets of the deposed prime minister , Thaksin Shinawatra .
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Thaksin Shinawatra
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