BANGKOK, JUNE 23 (TNA) - Cambodian authorities ordered the closure of an historic temple on the Thai-Cambodia border Monday, and deployed an armed military unit for added security at the site to guard the temple under consideration as a World Heritage site in the wake of continuing protest in Thailand over the issue, according to a senior Thai military source.
The source downplayed concerns that the move might affect bilateral relations, saying it was a precautionary measure for security reason to prevent ill-intentioned people cause any disturbances.
The Cambodian authorities made the move in light of continuing protests in Thailand's northeastern province of Si Sa Ket bordering Cambodia demanding the eviction of Cambodian souvenir vendors from the stairway leading to the ancient ruins of the temple and opposing Cambodia's move to apply for registration the temple as a World Heritage site.
The Phnom Penh government will apply for registration of the ancient temple as a World Heritage site during the upcoming UNESCO meeting in Canada between July 2-10 as both Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint communique last Wednesday endorsing the Cambodian application.
Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama was taken to task in the Senate debate Monday for allegedly rushing through the temple deal with Cambodia.
Mr. Noppadon is among seven cabinet ministers in the Samak Sundaravej administration targetted by the opposition Democrat Party in a no-confidence debate scheduled on Tuesday.
He was accused of mishandling the Preah Vihear issue.
The foreign minister himself, however, dismissed the accusation and expressed confidence that he would be able to clarify all questions related to the issue.
Mr. Noppadon also shrugged off criticism that his plan to seek cabinet approval on applying for the reservoir and staircases leading to Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site was merely an attempt to reduce pressure from many quarters in Thai society, saying the foreign ministry would issue a White Paper to explain its handling of the issue.
Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositrakul said a group of senators would petition the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday opposing Cambodia's registration of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site.
The source downplayed concerns that the move might affect bilateral relations, saying it was a precautionary measure for security reason to prevent ill-intentioned people cause any disturbances.
The Cambodian authorities made the move in light of continuing protests in Thailand's northeastern province of Si Sa Ket bordering Cambodia demanding the eviction of Cambodian souvenir vendors from the stairway leading to the ancient ruins of the temple and opposing Cambodia's move to apply for registration the temple as a World Heritage site.
The Phnom Penh government will apply for registration of the ancient temple as a World Heritage site during the upcoming UNESCO meeting in Canada between July 2-10 as both Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint communique last Wednesday endorsing the Cambodian application.
Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama was taken to task in the Senate debate Monday for allegedly rushing through the temple deal with Cambodia.
Mr. Noppadon is among seven cabinet ministers in the Samak Sundaravej administration targetted by the opposition Democrat Party in a no-confidence debate scheduled on Tuesday.
He was accused of mishandling the Preah Vihear issue.
The foreign minister himself, however, dismissed the accusation and expressed confidence that he would be able to clarify all questions related to the issue.
Mr. Noppadon also shrugged off criticism that his plan to seek cabinet approval on applying for the reservoir and staircases leading to Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site was merely an attempt to reduce pressure from many quarters in Thai society, saying the foreign ministry would issue a White Paper to explain its handling of the issue.
Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositrakul said a group of senators would petition the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday opposing Cambodia's registration of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site.
13 comments:
What the Thai citizens are doing is provoking a senseless contest as if the Thai kings were the builders of these ancient monuments. These guys are confused but arrogant in a sense. Perhaps they have never tasted the bitterness of a real nasty war in a long time and they imagine the shadowy victory before entering the escalating and chaotic moments. Their young might will be challenged by an old heated might of the Khmer. We hate war but will fight to the last breath with all we have. Hope we don't come to that point of no return.
Thai government should pay us something in return of closing temple with the problem caused by their citizens.
Why don't we sign the petition against Thaicong and Vietcong aggression toward Cambodia. Thaicong sees the weak Cambodia leader, Hun Sen, who signed away a lot of land concesssion to the Vietcong. Now the Thaicong wants to do the same thing to the Khmer. Let's see what the Puppet Hun Sen will do to the Thaicong. Is he going to ask the Vietcong to wage war against the Thaicong and get more land from Hun Sen?.
Let's do big protest in DC to show our force to Thaicong. Let's get together for all Khmer people living around DC and the US to do protest in front of Thaicong embassy.
If i were in US with ya, i will be on your side!!!
Thank khmer in US or anywhere. Together we can change the way Thai people look on us even we have a super stupid PM.
Nope, the Thai will never see Ah Khmer-Yuon anything more than criminal, no matter what you do.
yes, action speaks louder than words. god bless cambodia.
This is a good move or good gesture that HUN SEN finally done something to protect this temple as one of our national interest. I am supporting HUN SEN for this act. God bless Cambodia!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:08 am, even though cambodia may have a "stupid leader" (everyone has rights to express opinion), that doesn't mean that all cambodian people are that way, though; and for thailand to think that way is stupid of them as well.
Hun Sen this time did the right thing by closing the north gate to prevent Thai access to the Preah Vihear temple. Tell the Thai if you don't behave nicely toward Cambodia we will shut down this gate down permanently.
I love you all khmer patriot who posted the comments here and everywhere around the globe.We khmer,the children of the great khmer empire,must unite and stand as one to protect and carry on our people,language,culture and the heritage the our ancestor left for us.Please try to post your comment a little more appropriate so we show our enemy that we are educated and not stupid like they think.And for those khmer who live in the province of si sa ket,burriram,surin and other province of thailand,We don't understand why you call yourself khmer-thai???and why you call us khmer-youn??? because when you are khmer you will always be khmer.It doesn't matter where you live and what langauge you speak,you can't change your khmerblood.You can lie to all people but you can not lie to yourself.Don't you ashame of yourself or don't you feel betraying to your own ethnic,to your own parent,grand parent and to your ancestor.And don't your ashame to those thai people who stole your own land and make you as a minority of your own land.Don't you know those thai people are laughing at you right now as you brainlessly side with them to claim more khmer land and???You all should atleast look at the khmer-krom,they never accepted the youn culture,thery always keep their khmer langauge ,culture and their khmer identity.If you are too scare to side with khmer then just don't side with the theft siamese.And please stop call yourself thai-khmer,because there is no such thing,it annoy us khmer and may make us forgget you all.We the khmer in cambodian never ever forgget our blood who are now the minority in their own land such us khmer in thailand and khmer in vietnam.You all should remember that the thai are your enemy,not your friend,not your superior,and they are the old theft who still have their 200 years old of thought.And for all the thai people and their yaba brain leader,if you think you can invade cambodia once again,you just need to go ahead and try,you will see what is going to happen to you.
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god bless all khmer around the globe.
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