Cambodian minister Phay Siphan shows a map while standing next to a pagoda close to the Thai border. Thailand sent more military reinforcements to a disputed part of the Cambodian border Friday, after the tense four-day standoff nearly erupted into gunfire during the night. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)PREAH VIHEAR, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Under the arrangement of the Cambodian government, representatives from foreign and domestic news media came here Friday to watch the real situation of the four-day-long Cambodian-Thai military standoff over a land dispute.
"We want the foreign media agencies and local media organizations to see what is on earth happening here," Phan Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, told the reporters in front of the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara Pagoda (namely the Preah Vihear Pagoda), 200 meters away from near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Each side deployed some 50 soldiers inside the pagoda. The overall Thai and Cambodian troops within the area were estimated at around 500 for each side.
The Cambodian authority refused to give the exact number, fearing that it may lead to new buildup.
News agencies reported Friday that both troops came close to shoot-out and the situation was very tense.
However, at the scene, Thai and Cambodian troops were seen sitting in small groups next to each other in the forestry and along the street near the Preah Vihear Temple. They were equipped with long rifles and bombs.
Some were chatting with and smiling to each other and it looked like there was no military tension at all.
When asked why they did not attack each other, they said they were waiting for order from their bosses.
"Our bosses are on the way to discuss next Monday and now we can't do anything," they added.
Siphan said that "I hope that the top-level meeting next Monday between the senior officials from Cambodian and Thai governments will help avoid war between the two countries."
The meeting will be held Monday in Thai province of Sa Keaw near the border. Thai Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces Boonsrang Niumpraditt will lead the Thai delegation, while Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh will lead the Cambodian team.
On Friday's mission, 20 reporters were transported from Phnom Penh by a military helicopter to the Preah Vihear Temple.
During the press tour, some soldiers from both sides were also seen putting their fingers on gun triggers, looking serious, and not passing through the other side's blocks.
Siphan said that the two countries are neighbors and used to have good, traditional and friendly relations.
"Both sides don't want to see blood at war battle, because we are brothers and sisters," he said.
"We want to see the situation like before July 15 and the Thai troops have to move back to their stations," he added.
Thai military colonel Chayan Huay Soong Nern told reporter through interpreter inside the pagoda that "we are concerned that more Thai protesters will appear around the Perah Vihear Temple. Therefore, we deploy troops here."
Earlier Tuesday, three Thai protesters were arrested for jumping an immigration checkpoint to reach the Preah Vihear Temple. Thai troops then came to fetch them, thus triggering face off with Cambodian military there.
The protesters trespassed the border with intention to reclaim the 11-century classic Khmer-style temple, which the International Court of Justice awarded, together with the land it occupies, to Cambodia in 1962. The decision has rankled the Thais ever since.
The temple straddles the Thai-Cambodian border atop the Dangrek Mountain and was listed as a World Heritage Site on July 7 by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee.
"We want the foreign media agencies and local media organizations to see what is on earth happening here," Phan Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, told the reporters in front of the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara Pagoda (namely the Preah Vihear Pagoda), 200 meters away from near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Each side deployed some 50 soldiers inside the pagoda. The overall Thai and Cambodian troops within the area were estimated at around 500 for each side.
The Cambodian authority refused to give the exact number, fearing that it may lead to new buildup.
News agencies reported Friday that both troops came close to shoot-out and the situation was very tense.
However, at the scene, Thai and Cambodian troops were seen sitting in small groups next to each other in the forestry and along the street near the Preah Vihear Temple. They were equipped with long rifles and bombs.
Some were chatting with and smiling to each other and it looked like there was no military tension at all.
When asked why they did not attack each other, they said they were waiting for order from their bosses.
"Our bosses are on the way to discuss next Monday and now we can't do anything," they added.
Siphan said that "I hope that the top-level meeting next Monday between the senior officials from Cambodian and Thai governments will help avoid war between the two countries."
The meeting will be held Monday in Thai province of Sa Keaw near the border. Thai Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces Boonsrang Niumpraditt will lead the Thai delegation, while Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh will lead the Cambodian team.
On Friday's mission, 20 reporters were transported from Phnom Penh by a military helicopter to the Preah Vihear Temple.
During the press tour, some soldiers from both sides were also seen putting their fingers on gun triggers, looking serious, and not passing through the other side's blocks.
Siphan said that the two countries are neighbors and used to have good, traditional and friendly relations.
"Both sides don't want to see blood at war battle, because we are brothers and sisters," he said.
"We want to see the situation like before July 15 and the Thai troops have to move back to their stations," he added.
Thai military colonel Chayan Huay Soong Nern told reporter through interpreter inside the pagoda that "we are concerned that more Thai protesters will appear around the Perah Vihear Temple. Therefore, we deploy troops here."
Earlier Tuesday, three Thai protesters were arrested for jumping an immigration checkpoint to reach the Preah Vihear Temple. Thai troops then came to fetch them, thus triggering face off with Cambodian military there.
The protesters trespassed the border with intention to reclaim the 11-century classic Khmer-style temple, which the International Court of Justice awarded, together with the land it occupies, to Cambodia in 1962. The decision has rankled the Thais ever since.
The temple straddles the Thai-Cambodian border atop the Dangrek Mountain and was listed as a World Heritage Site on July 7 by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee.
16 comments:
The only proper entrance to the Preah Viharn is in Thai soil.
Will you fly the media to the Preah Viharn?
If not, by bringing the media to the Preah Viharn will only confirm
them that the Preah Viharn and its surroundings are belong to Thailand.
You Idiot!
The Preah Vihear temple must be free of damaged.
Otherwise, Thai must responsible.
It is belonging to the United Nations.
Come take pictures of dead thai thieves.
Show the world how we deal with thieves.
Dont mind the stench, all thais stink dead or alive.
Khmer soldiers are so cool..........because of their bare feet! LOL
Please report this to the World!
It is all started when the Thaicong government allowed their three undercover Thaicong civilian protesters to cross Cambodian border illegally and the three Thaicong civilians were detained by Cambodian authorities for breaking Cambodian law! The Thaicong government used the detention of the three Thaicong civilian protesters for breaking Cambodian law as an excuse to come into Cambodian territory to rescue them! The issue of Thaicong civilian protesters illegal crossing into Cambodia can be solved through diplomatic channel especially through the Thaicong embassy in Cambodia and why the fuck Thaicong military need to rescue Thaicong civilians who are break Cambodian law? Is this a fucken Thaicong hostage crisis on Cambodian soil? Of course not! So now as the Thaicong military personnel pour into Cambodian territory, the Thaicong government twisted the whole story 360 degree and now the whole story is about protecting Thaicong territory and sovereignty and it is no longer about rescuing the three Thaicong protesters who are breaking Cambodian law! The Thaicong government is blaming everything on Cambodia for violating Thaicong territory and Thaicong sovereignty! The Thaicong even blame Cambodian authorities for the troop build up! When did this happen about Cambodian military going to into Thailame to violate their territory and sovereignty? I want to know!
To make the matter worst, the stupid Cambodian authorities condoned the Thaicong aggression since day one by arguing for the Thaicong aggressor that the Thaicong aggrssor were using a different map which led to the confusion and that the local authorities can solve the matter themselves! So tell me what map does the stupid Cambodian authorities are using? Are they using the Thaicong map or International Map or the World Map? By saying the Thaicong were using a different map, the stupid Cambodian authorities had accepted military defeat because they allowed the Thaicong aggressor to use their map (not international map) to violate Cambodian territory and sovereignty at free will! And now the stupid Cambodian authorities are asking the Thaicong government to withdraw their troop from Cambodia? ahhahha It won’t be long the Thaicong military will use their Thaicong map to claim Angkor Wat and what can the stupid and incompetent Cambodian authorities do now? Oh well! The stupid Cambodian authorities can always say that is the confusion and the wrong map again! Ahhahahhahahhahahhah!
I never thought Cambodian authorities can be so stupid and incompetent! If anything needs to be done in solving the Thaicong civilian illegal border crossing and it would have been done on the very first day! It doesn't matter whether it is Thaicong civilians or Thaicong military personnel and they all must be stopped at the border crossing from entering Cambodia! And to allow the Thaicong military personnel to enter Cambodia in the hundred and heavily arm as if they are walking for a picnic and to have Cambodian soldiers sleep among as if they are brother and sister is unspeakable! It is a fucken joke to have stupid Cambodian authorities repeatedly warned Cambodian soldiers not to fire or start anything first unless the Thaicong fire on them first! As far as I am concerned the Thaicong military doesn't need to fire a single because they have successfully occupied Cambodian land and break Cambodian sovereignty already! Now it is too late for stupid Cambodian authorities to do anything and the Thaicong military is occupying Cambodian land and they are here to stay!
It is painful to be stupid and yes the Cambodian authorities are one motherfucker and they are feeling the pain right now because they can’t make the Thaicong government to withdraw their troop from Cambodia and all of them deserve to be executed at noon!
By the way, the Thaicong are creating the fucken problem in the first place and they are blaming the stupid Cambodian authorities for the problem! It is time to let the bullets fly and make the blood flow and I want to see death bodies because there is a price to be paid for violating Cambodian sovereignty!
To 12:23 AM
You see we are free, we want the world see the truth of what is going on there. I wonder that why only Thais cannot see the truth?? even you, are you a stupid, crazy or blind Thai?. If no, why don't you understand of very simple truth??? Please learn to speak the truth about your history!! Otherwise, one day, you, Thailand will become the slave of Angkor-Empire again. Remember!!!
as a Khmer I feel ashamed to see the Khmer soldiers wear flip-flops while the Thais wear boots. Cambodian government is one of the rich in the world, why they demean our soldiers?
do not wory, they use flip-flop but they can blow off the thais heads.
These are the signs of former Khmer rouge. They do not like boot, to heavy they are not familiar with
The best thing to do here is to call on China to help mediate the dispute. Otherwise, nothing will get solve and tension in the area will continue.
yes, the copy of the map the minister is holding is the lawful map that icj verdict and the 1907 treaty went by and thailand must respect this treaty and the icj verdict. thailand can't violate by unilaterally redraw the icj verdict map and the 1907 map to make like their borderline is at the gate of preah vihear. they have ignored the law of the UN. cambodia must not relent on the use of this map only as this is what the official treaty was lawfully signed and the icj verdict, of course confirm and enforced thailand to respect it. no least for cambodia, otherwise, it's like cambodia is letting thailand steal our land again like during the dark ages when they stole our old khmer provinces. how can cambodian people forget that? never can forget that forever and forever. i hope one day, soon, cambodia will return all of our khmer provinces back to cambodia, the rightful owner of our land which our ancestors khmer people of angkor civilization kept for us. go back to nan chao, siem thieves!!!! what part of khmer and english and french, etc... don't you people understand?
There is no such thing as lawful French made map or Japanese made map or anyone else made map in Indochina, get over it, 5:17.
How many times do I have to tell you moron thai? It's call PREAH VIHEAR!!! NOT Preah Viharn
Whatever pleases you, but get your ass out of our mountain.
Alrite now, Thais Please, Cambodians Please, Stop. I would like to suggest that before you raise your voices and pointing fingers at each other, you should consider the range of knowledge and your judging capability. Be logical and base on evidence. You will only make the situation worse. If you really want to show your patriotism, fight a cyber-war or cyber-terrorism. About the Name of the Ancient Temple both words have the same meaning In THAI: Khao Prah Viharn and In KHMER: Phnom Preah Vihear. Both mean The Mountain of The Temple Pagoda. The difference is in the spelling. PLEASE, FOR ANSWERS, STUDY OR READ EACH OF THE COUNTRY's HISTORIES.
Khmer, Preah Vihear
Thai, Pra Viharn
Both derived Indian Sanskrit, Para Vihara
Para = Higher
Vihara = Temple
How to settle Preah Vihear Dispute ?
No Problem with Preah Vihear issue-- we will win-win
Because-
1. We have much more Army Generals than Thailand has( we have a lot of Generals from 1 stars to 4 Top Gold stars
2. We have more Excellencies than Thailand has
3. We have more Samdachs, Oknha, Bandits (Phd.), Prime ministers (in 1995), Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Deputy Prime Ministers, provincial Governors.... that Thailand has/ or than other counties world wide...
4. We have a lot of Military equipment such as Military trucks which are used to Transport illegal Loggings and Military Vehicles used countrywide to anywhere such as to restaurants and Bars...... We have a lot of Guns/pistols which are used every day in the cities and county sides to fire on people in ladies affairs disputes.
5. We have much more Luxury Cars-Lexus Landcruisers with Army & Police Plate Numbers that represent Our Top Generals and Excellency countrywide.....
6. The best way to settle such a problem is to send some hundreds of Cambodian Generals to the Disputed Borders.....Thais will be afraid of our numerous Multi-Generals which increase from day to day.
7. Send the so-called Development Army (the main Army troop playing Roles in Land dispute in Kampong Speu to Preah Vihear... they have experiences in illegally Occupying people's Land ... now let them to occupy our Preah Vihear.
8. But is the National Embarrassment that our Army (Royal Cambodian Armed Forces) have used a lot of forces to fight with Local unarmed-Cambodians in Land grabbling... so our Armed forces (Army, Police Economy Police, and military Police-PM) may be too weakened now...
9. It is a National Embarrassment that most of our Generals just attack in the Cities and with Local Cambodians in Land disputes, small Disputes in Night Clubs, Traffic Accidents, Karaoke and any unnecessary Fire shots.
Note: when I saw the Cambodians army in Dispute with Thai Army ..It reminds me about the Royal Cambodian Army disputing with Unarmed People in Land Disputes in Cambodia; They can protect their land But for Preah Vihear how will it be going on....?
"Thai uses the same Trick as Cambodia uses in Land dispute with Local Khmer People-- as of when the empowered men deploy army to illegally occupy people's land... ".
====One more thing Looking at Pictures, our soldiers mostly wear simnple Slipper.. But their Boss, Excellencies, Generals , Stars are very rich.."
From Excellency Phd. Bandit, General 7 Diamond Stars, Oknha Achar Knoy
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