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Cambodia says it's concerned for the safety of its citizens near the controversial Preah Vihear. So unless Thailand guarantees their safety, it will keep the temple...
Cambodia yesterday shut down the controversial Hindu temple of Preah Vihear to visitors as residents of northeastern Si Sa Ket province staged a protest.
Some 500 people have held a protest since June 22 accusing the Cabinet of endorsing Cambodian sovereignty over the temple after the government supported Cambodia's proposal to apply for it to become a world heritage site.
They also demanded that the Cambodian community be removed from the area.
The gate of the temple on Cambodia's side was supposed to be opened by 9am as usual but it remained closed the whole day, according to Colonel Thanya Kiartisarn, commander of the 23rd Task Force, which oversees the area.
"Cambodian officials informally informed us that they are worried over the safety of the Cambodian community near the temple," he said. "The temple will remain closed until the Thai authorities are able to guarantee safety."
A group of artists, senators and writers will petition Unesco at its Bangkok office at 11am today to stop it from accepting Cambodia's application for the listing of Preah Vihear as a world heritage site.
The petition, signed by more than 300 supporters, implies that Thailand and Cambodia should both apply for the temple's listing. Senator Rossana Tositrakul will join the group. She said she was considering lodging a complaint with the Constitution Court, after the government made the decision without a parliamentary okay.
Censure debate today
The Hindu temple has been the subject of conflict between Thailand and Cambodia since last year when Bangkok opposed Phnom Penh's application to annex 4.6 square kilometres of overlapping area claimed by both sides. The dispute was settled after Cambodia agreed last month to accept that only the temple belonged to Cambodia.
However, the Democrat Party, the Senate and the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) launched a series of attacks against the government in Parliament and on the streets. They accused the government of surrendering sovereignty to Cambodia.
PAD leader Maj-General Chamlong Srimuang said the group would today ask the Administrative Court to revoke the Cabinet resolution on Preah Vihear.
The Democrats will today open a censure debate on the issue.
Premier Samak Sundaravej dismissed a claim from Senator Khamnoon Sitthisamarn, saying that nobody could say the temple still belongs to Thailand after the International Court of Justice's ruling nearly half a century ago.
Cambodia yesterday shut down the controversial Hindu temple of Preah Vihear to visitors as residents of northeastern Si Sa Ket province staged a protest.
Some 500 people have held a protest since June 22 accusing the Cabinet of endorsing Cambodian sovereignty over the temple after the government supported Cambodia's proposal to apply for it to become a world heritage site.
They also demanded that the Cambodian community be removed from the area.
The gate of the temple on Cambodia's side was supposed to be opened by 9am as usual but it remained closed the whole day, according to Colonel Thanya Kiartisarn, commander of the 23rd Task Force, which oversees the area.
"Cambodian officials informally informed us that they are worried over the safety of the Cambodian community near the temple," he said. "The temple will remain closed until the Thai authorities are able to guarantee safety."
A group of artists, senators and writers will petition Unesco at its Bangkok office at 11am today to stop it from accepting Cambodia's application for the listing of Preah Vihear as a world heritage site.
The petition, signed by more than 300 supporters, implies that Thailand and Cambodia should both apply for the temple's listing. Senator Rossana Tositrakul will join the group. She said she was considering lodging a complaint with the Constitution Court, after the government made the decision without a parliamentary okay.
Censure debate today
The Hindu temple has been the subject of conflict between Thailand and Cambodia since last year when Bangkok opposed Phnom Penh's application to annex 4.6 square kilometres of overlapping area claimed by both sides. The dispute was settled after Cambodia agreed last month to accept that only the temple belonged to Cambodia.
However, the Democrat Party, the Senate and the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) launched a series of attacks against the government in Parliament and on the streets. They accused the government of surrendering sovereignty to Cambodia.
PAD leader Maj-General Chamlong Srimuang said the group would today ask the Administrative Court to revoke the Cabinet resolution on Preah Vihear.
The Democrats will today open a censure debate on the issue.
Premier Samak Sundaravej dismissed a claim from Senator Khamnoon Sitthisamarn, saying that nobody could say the temple still belongs to Thailand after the International Court of Justice's ruling nearly half a century ago.
15 comments:
Thai people are illiterate? Why their citizen keep thinking of taking Preah Vihear as their belonging for no reason?
Well damn siem, you're idiots, even my betrayed pm knows how to deal with you.
Chan,
Thai government should pay us something in return of closing temple with the problem caused by their citizens.
Not Hindu Temple,idiots! It's called Khmer Temple built and paid by Khmers.It's Khmers belonging.
Time to show Siam how serious this will bring fire to Siam illegal annexation of Khmer territory from late 1800 up.
Samak is a scapegoat for kwak Bhumipol plot to overthrow the elected and legitimate government once again.
Now both kwak Bhumipol and kwak Sdach Kan need to butt heads.
To clarify once: Preah Vihear should have not been an issue in the first place.
We're in losing situation here by allowing foreigners to contest what's rightfully ours.
This is typical for uneducated man to lead the country.
In the future, whether Youns or Siems interfere with our border, we will just ignore them and go on with our very own businesses. NO Contest....let's not set any precedence over anything...
Chan,
12:38AM and 12:45AM I am behind you My dear we should not let any contestant in, since the first place they are all belong to us. Such a dummy Hun Sen GV'T!
God bless Khmer all!
good, i hop the khmer authority closes it forever until unesco take over to preserve it or something, especially close it from ah siem and mee siem lop lop min doeng ey! god bless cambodia.
No the Hindu's temple was built by Khmer-Thai for Khmer-Thai, not Khmer-Cambodia.
1:17am, then change thailand to cambodia if that is true what you are saying! there's no such thing as thailand when our god-kings were building the temples of the khmer heritage! so there!
Cambodian people don't know why stupid Thai people pray and bow for their Thai Royal family. They need to abolish the Royal family as Napal did. The same thing should happen to Cambodia Royal family. Why they're so stupid to support the people who don't do anything, but to preserve their power and family legacy.
Time to kick Hanoi and Siem butts. I agreed with the comment that our great temple are not Hindu temple, but Cambodia temple because they locate in Cambodia territory. May be they should say Hindu style, not Hindu temple.
Thank You! PM HUN SEN, I am supporting you for closing it. Since this 100% belong to Khmer and don't let the Thai do whatever they want. It is about time that we sent out our soldiers to guard our temple. I bet you, we all Cambodian soldiers never scare of the Thai not even a bit. I am ready to die for my country.
agree, yes, should be ok to call khmer-india heritage temples as hindu style, not hindu temple as the temple are khmer's in identity, pureness and uniqueness despite khmer god-kings had borrowed or adopted the hindu mythology from india. again, that, we know already. thank you for pointing it out. god bless cambodia.
i'm ready to put my life in front line for my country.we're khmer should stand up for our country.i'm half viet and khmer.no thai or viet shall cliamed anything inside cambodia period
The Chinese people don't want Preah Vihear, only the Khmer-Chinese does.
CHAN,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCEPT!
IGNORE THEM? HOW ABOUT I SHOWED UP AT YOUR HOUSE ONE DAY WITHOUT KNOCKING AND THEN PROCEED TO THE LIVING ROOM, REST MY LEGS ON THE TABLE AND CALLED IT MY HOUSE. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? IF YOU IGNORE ME, THEN I NOW UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCEPT.
IF YOU DON'T SET A PRECEDENCE OVER ANYTHING, WHAT'S THE USE OF LIVING?
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT WE ARE KHMER. THEREFORE, WE WILL PROTECT AND FIGHT WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS.
"I WILL LET YOU TAKE MY LIFE BEFORE MY LAND!"
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