Mayur Pahilajani
AHN News Writer
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AHN) - Cambodia has reported Thailand's incursions into its territory near an ancient border temple to the United Nations Security Council.
Cambodia's permanent mission in New York submitted a letter informing the U.N. that Thai forces violated its territory near World Heritage Site the Preah Vihear Temple.
"On July 15, 2008, about 50 Thai soldiers crossed into the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara Pagoda located in Cambodia's territory at about 300 meters from the Temple of Preah Vihear," the letter said, according to Xinhua news.
"By July 16 to 17, 2008,the number of Thai soldiers in the pagoda ground increased to 480," it added.
The temple, which is on a disputed land of 1.8 square mile, was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
The temple was listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations earlier this month after Cambodia sent an application.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said the country is not looking for U.N. intervention; instead Cambodia wants to draw attention to its continuing standoff from the last six days.
Tensions between the countries increased after Cambodia reportedly detained three Thais on Tuesday who entered into the territory, which forced Thailand to increase its number of troops in the region to bring back the hostages.
The neighboring countries have decided to meet on Monday to resolve the tensions related to the disputed region peacefully but the local reports indicated that Thailand and Cambodia are increase the number of soldiers on the border.
Cambodia's permanent mission in New York submitted a letter informing the U.N. that Thai forces violated its territory near World Heritage Site the Preah Vihear Temple.
"On July 15, 2008, about 50 Thai soldiers crossed into the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara Pagoda located in Cambodia's territory at about 300 meters from the Temple of Preah Vihear," the letter said, according to Xinhua news.
"By July 16 to 17, 2008,the number of Thai soldiers in the pagoda ground increased to 480," it added.
The temple, which is on a disputed land of 1.8 square mile, was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
The temple was listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations earlier this month after Cambodia sent an application.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said the country is not looking for U.N. intervention; instead Cambodia wants to draw attention to its continuing standoff from the last six days.
Tensions between the countries increased after Cambodia reportedly detained three Thais on Tuesday who entered into the territory, which forced Thailand to increase its number of troops in the region to bring back the hostages.
The neighboring countries have decided to meet on Monday to resolve the tensions related to the disputed region peacefully but the local reports indicated that Thailand and Cambodia are increase the number of soldiers on the border.
5 comments:
Good Job Hun Sen,
If you do like this with VN too, Hun Sen, you will be the longest PM in the world forever!!
I go with you Hun Sen.
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Thailand must leave Preah Vihear alone and return Surin province to Khmer now.
It is about time that Thailand and Vietnam recognize our Khmer lands and territories: Surin province in Thailand and Kampuchea-Krom(southern VN) in Vietnam.
Khmer Angkor
A Test for Cambodia Strongman for
Diplomatic Solutions and a show-of-force that the Cambodian Army is capable of doing both OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE to protect our sovereignty
another cruel, trick of thailand, again, what is new? nothing, if you ask me or anyone who knows about the relations between cambodia and thailand.
anyway, there's a method to their cruelness or trickery on cambodia. this troop build-up just ahead of the "peace-talk" is their way stinky, but clever way of pressuring cambodia, like they always have done, to give way to their illegal demand on stealing cambodia's belongings like land around preah vihear, of course, after their tactic proves fruitless with the preah vihear listing, now they turned to the surround area like the stairways, the ancient ponds, etc, that are actually attached to the preah vihear temple. and they think cambodia and the entire world are stupid enough not to see or understand what they are doing, illegally, of course! and that is smart and clever? i don't think so!! it's only smart and clever if cambodia and the world are blind and ignorant and unable to see what is going on, but in the plain, sight and full daylight, metorphorically, thailand got caught doing what they think they are good at once upon a time during the dark ages when they can steal a lot of the old khmer provinces in those days, now they try to do that again! not this time, your criminal race. so the title of "dishonesty country suits them well in this regards. god bless cambodia.
No trick, just normal protocol to deal with monkey invasion of Khmer's Land in Issan Province.
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