17 May 1008
By Sav Yuth
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Cambodian border defense guards in Choam Sa-ngam, Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province, claimed that they had a tense verbal dispute with Thai soldiers in the morning of Friday 16 May when a group of black-clad Thai soldiers from Sisaket province insisted on destroying a (Cambodian border) post located about 100-meter from a border dispute zone.
Lieutenant-colonel Toch Ra, vice-chairman of the Cambodian-Thailand border relationship workgroup, said that a group of about 10 armed Thai black-clad soldiers belonging to Thai army unit 2307 came to dismantle houses belonging to Cambodian villagers in the region of Chhker Eut in the evening of 16 May and then they continued on to try to dismantle a border post there also in the morning of Friday, but the tense opposition displayed by Cambodian border guards forced these Thai soldiers to pull back.
Lieutenant-Colonel Toch Ra indicated: “Thailand sent in their forces to conduct their activities on the other side of the road (inside Cambodia?), they hid themselves from us, they camped in the forest. Today, we are blocking them since morning until now.”
An anonymous police official from the Choam Sa-gam international border gate indicated that the armed Thai black-clad soldiers cam in to destroy houses belonging to Cambodian villagers living near the border, in a region where these villagers had lived for a long time already: “The (Thai) black-clad soldiers came to destroy our villagers’ houses who lived along the borderline, Cambodian people had always lived there.”
Nevertheless, the Thai black-clad army cannot be reached to clarify about this issue. Similarly, the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh cannot be reached either.
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the Cambodian border dispute resolution committee, said in the afternoon of Friday that he did not receive this information yet, and if indeed this situation did occur, he would be very surprised, however, he believes that the Thai soldiers cannot encroach the border (inside Cambodia) to install a new border post yet because there is not agreement for the installation of new Cambodian post at the border gate along National Road No. 67.
Var Kim Hong said: “Nowadays, for us, we preserved the old international border gate at Choam Sa-ngam because Thailand does not agree with Cambodia’s (plan) to install it at a new location along National Road No. 67 which Samdach prime minister already inaugurated to go for use, so we agree not to open the international border gate along National Road 67 already inaugurated by the prime minister.”
Var Kim Hong added that regarding the borderline between Cambodian and Thailand in Choam Sa-ngam, even though the Cambodian-Thai border committee did not visit the location to determine it clearly yet, this committee used to agree with each other to allow a joint technical group from the two countries to delineate the border between the two countries already, and both sides of this joint committee had agreed to this borderline, but that Thailand still refuses to accept it, saying that this borderline has some missing spots and the joint committee must return to delineate it one more time.
Disputes along the Choam Sa-ngam border gate are always recurring starting from September 2007 when the Thai black-clad soldiers came in to prevent the demining work performed by the Halo Trust organization. In 2006, Thai soldiers brought in a steel building (AUSCO) and installed it inside the Cambodian borderline.
Lieutenant-colonel Toch Ra, vice-chairman of the Cambodian-Thailand border relationship workgroup, said that a group of about 10 armed Thai black-clad soldiers belonging to Thai army unit 2307 came to dismantle houses belonging to Cambodian villagers in the region of Chhker Eut in the evening of 16 May and then they continued on to try to dismantle a border post there also in the morning of Friday, but the tense opposition displayed by Cambodian border guards forced these Thai soldiers to pull back.
Lieutenant-Colonel Toch Ra indicated: “Thailand sent in their forces to conduct their activities on the other side of the road (inside Cambodia?), they hid themselves from us, they camped in the forest. Today, we are blocking them since morning until now.”
An anonymous police official from the Choam Sa-gam international border gate indicated that the armed Thai black-clad soldiers cam in to destroy houses belonging to Cambodian villagers living near the border, in a region where these villagers had lived for a long time already: “The (Thai) black-clad soldiers came to destroy our villagers’ houses who lived along the borderline, Cambodian people had always lived there.”
Nevertheless, the Thai black-clad army cannot be reached to clarify about this issue. Similarly, the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh cannot be reached either.
Var Kim Hong, chairman of the Cambodian border dispute resolution committee, said in the afternoon of Friday that he did not receive this information yet, and if indeed this situation did occur, he would be very surprised, however, he believes that the Thai soldiers cannot encroach the border (inside Cambodia) to install a new border post yet because there is not agreement for the installation of new Cambodian post at the border gate along National Road No. 67.
Var Kim Hong said: “Nowadays, for us, we preserved the old international border gate at Choam Sa-ngam because Thailand does not agree with Cambodia’s (plan) to install it at a new location along National Road No. 67 which Samdach prime minister already inaugurated to go for use, so we agree not to open the international border gate along National Road 67 already inaugurated by the prime minister.”
Var Kim Hong added that regarding the borderline between Cambodian and Thailand in Choam Sa-ngam, even though the Cambodian-Thai border committee did not visit the location to determine it clearly yet, this committee used to agree with each other to allow a joint technical group from the two countries to delineate the border between the two countries already, and both sides of this joint committee had agreed to this borderline, but that Thailand still refuses to accept it, saying that this borderline has some missing spots and the joint committee must return to delineate it one more time.
Disputes along the Choam Sa-ngam border gate are always recurring starting from September 2007 when the Thai black-clad soldiers came in to prevent the demining work performed by the Halo Trust organization. In 2006, Thai soldiers brought in a steel building (AUSCO) and installed it inside the Cambodian borderline.
21 comments:
Mr.Hun Sen If YOU'RE STRONG MAN,CAN YOU KICK OUT aLL POURK AH CHOR SIEM CHHLEAN PEANN DEY KHMER CHENH PEE PRUM DENN KHMER.
I URGE YOU STOP BEING GOOD OF KILING OUR COMPATRIOTS.GOOD LUCK UR NEXT ELECTION........
When we are weak the enemies threaten us. Why are we weak? Our reclkess rulers make us weak.
Please don't tell me that the Thaicong economic interest override Cambodian people security interest! It is insane on the part of stupid Cambodian leaders to allow 10 Thaicong soldiers to harass Cambodian people and to hold Cambodia hostage!
It is clear that these fucken Thaicong soldiers bring the fucken war to Cambodian people and the stupid Cambodian leaders have the responsibility to kill all the Thaicong warmongers to bring peace back to Cambodian people!
As long as AH HUN SEN remain in power and Cambodian people will never have peace of mind!
Just kick Ah Khmer-Yuon out of the area and problem solved.
It time to strengthen Cambodian border guards forced at all cost and stop fight among ourself.
Khmer soldiers, pleaasew stay put. you are our heroes. About time, we apply strict border defence stategy to both siam and yuan borders.
Ah 4.44 AM, go back to your fuckin yuan land. You have been a a yuan spy fortoo long, you fuckin ah kandoi mae yuan vear.
A puppet never has such a power as you wish him to have. Hun Xen is not a strongman to fight against any foreign enemies. He's strong enough just oppress his own people. If he dares to challenge the Thai, his other eye might be gouged out.
. . .you must be a complete silly man
when you say. . .Yuon borders. You don't even know that Hun Xen is a dog of Vietnam. Where are emerging from, dude?
Sihanouk and Hun Sen had given Khmer Territories to their recognized master Yuon in exchange for power grabbing and Monkey Throne.
So Thai leaders took this opprtunity to move into Khmer territories too.
And all Khmer until now enjoy to play Kai Loeung yuon just for their own personal interest. Nobody
is thinking about the destruction of Cambodia as a State of Indochina.
That's all
Nona Chea Kheatakor's writer.
Well, that is still better than to give Khmer's land to the French.
Good job Cambodian guards. You are the hero to defend for your nation. Don't let the Thai shits bullshit us.
Enough with your bullshi already, 7:05 AM
As I'm a Thai Blood I knew your leader is so weak, so I could do anything If I want..{Khmer Stupid Brain}.
It is a fucken joke for stupid Cambodian government to allow 10 Thaicong soldiers to harass Cambodia and to get a way with it!
It is time to pay some respect to the fucken Thaicong embassy in Cambodia one more time! And this time burn the fucken shit Thaicong embassy in Cambodia to the ground so that they can never rebuild their fucken embassy in Cambodia ever again! And that go to any fucken Thaicong fucken businesses in Cambodia too!
The fucken Thaicong are playing with fire and they don't even know it! If the fucken Thaicong keep pushing it and they are going to have it for sure one of these days!
The Siamese theives see this good oporturnity they are increasing their activities such as: harrassement, foolishing Khmer people by instigation an act of war. Siamese GV is feeling proud among themselve it's about the right time to used an old barbaric tactic with the weak GV Hun Sen. I must tell you this Siamese stop of using your sumptuous character soon or later Khmer yuon popets and his boss will gouge out your remaining eye ball. You have to pay the price what you have done to Khmer people on Khmer chuam Srangam (Oddormean Chey).
the khmer leaders don't care anything for the people.if they care about us all,are all we not what be we now.in order to do the work,we must change the khmer leaders,អាពួកពុករលួយទាំងឡាយ។
it sounds like the thai military have a mind of their own when it comes to any kind of diplomatic talk by their gov't in bangcock. sometime i wonder how coordinated are they? i think they aren't on the same track as what their gov't is saying and what they want to do. some with business deals in their countries,too. they all will die out soon of old ages or something, then will the genuine cambodia and thailand who want peace can foster and strengthen further the common friendship between the two people. sometimes, i wonder about thailand! it is like the private parts or something which seem to have a mind of its own that's not connected to the brain.
perhaps the thai military brains are fried with drugs or something because they do have a mind of their own sometimes without the knowledge of their own gov't in bangcock.
Millitary have strict rules and regulations. Thai millitary is no exception. This is the game plan that the Thai have been playing. They ordered their soldiers to harass Khmer people living along the borders so they move away. We need to confront the Thai government to stop this once and for all. Khmer need to be united and stand should-to-shoulder. We need to show them that we've had it with their shenanigans. We need to fight back.
Long live Khmer,
Let's boycott Thai business in Cambodia. Tell the Thai government that we cannot have business as usual. Or we can raise the ante by military incursion into Thai territory in return.
This could be a precussor to (impending)war. Prepare and mobilize our troops for the inevitability.
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