By Vong Dara, VOA Khmer
Original report from Banthey Meanchey province
18 July 2008
Thai commanders told a visiting Cambodian delegation on the border Friday they had not entered Cambodian territory near Preah Vihear temple as an incursion, but they had occupied neutral land in order to "protect" Cambodia from Thai protesters.
The Cambodian delegation, led by Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan, escorted a group of monks to Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, known in Cambodia as the Prasat pagoda, near Preah Vihear temple, to negotiate a Thai military withdrawal.
About 600 Thai troops remained in the pagoda complex, surrounded by nearly 1,000 Cambodian soldiers, as the military build-up entered its fourth day.
Wary villagers in the surrounding areas continued to flee Friday, and less than 100 people remained near the temples.
Thai commanders said they would leave the temple, though they did not say when.
Around 40 soldiers had come to the pagoda to protect Cambodia from protesters who were angered by the inclusion of Preah Vihear temple on Unesco's World Heritage list, the commanders told the delegation.
More Thai troops were seen massing on the Thai side of the border late Friday.
At least 1,600 troops from each side have massed on the border, in a situation Prime Minister Hun Sen characterized as "worsening" in a letter to his Thai counterpart Thursday.
Thai and Cambodia soldiers pointed their weapons at each other for the first time late Thursday, when Cambodian soldiers were barred from entering the pagoda by Thai troops.
Cambodian soldiers said they had gone to the pagoda to protect the monks and nuns staying there.
The Cambodian delegation, led by Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan, escorted a group of monks to Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, known in Cambodia as the Prasat pagoda, near Preah Vihear temple, to negotiate a Thai military withdrawal.
About 600 Thai troops remained in the pagoda complex, surrounded by nearly 1,000 Cambodian soldiers, as the military build-up entered its fourth day.
Wary villagers in the surrounding areas continued to flee Friday, and less than 100 people remained near the temples.
Thai commanders said they would leave the temple, though they did not say when.
Around 40 soldiers had come to the pagoda to protect Cambodia from protesters who were angered by the inclusion of Preah Vihear temple on Unesco's World Heritage list, the commanders told the delegation.
More Thai troops were seen massing on the Thai side of the border late Friday.
At least 1,600 troops from each side have massed on the border, in a situation Prime Minister Hun Sen characterized as "worsening" in a letter to his Thai counterpart Thursday.
Thai and Cambodia soldiers pointed their weapons at each other for the first time late Thursday, when Cambodian soldiers were barred from entering the pagoda by Thai troops.
Cambodian soldiers said they had gone to the pagoda to protect the monks and nuns staying there.
8 comments:
what are the siem thugs thinking? they think cambodia and the world for that matter are so stupid or what that we didn't know it's their pretext to again justify their incursion into cambodia territory in accordance to icj verdict. thailand and its ignorant or illiterate people need the world to warn them of a dark repurcussion if they continue to disrespect cambodia and the international law, not to mention the icj verdict in favor of cambodia and now unesco as well. they are playing using fuel to ignite fire. the world must educated them about not to mess with world heritage site and cambodia's sovereignty.
Where all the dam Khmer roug??, i think they can handle this situation better than the Government trops. I bet they, PAD and the Thai army, are even scare to get close to the border.
Thai playing propaganda, using Khmer as political card to show their power and infiltrating the Thai citizen false history, similar to what the US did to Iraq. Very ego!
Look at this way, millions of dollars spend on investment in Cambodia by Camko, China, real estates, Sokimex... if Thai ever wage war against Cambodia, they'll be in serious trouble. Thai will have to pay for all the damages.
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Ah Jkout (Heng Soy) thinks that Cambodia can control the PAD, hahaha, LOL, hahaha ....
Thia u mother-fuckers should have played enough on my motherland. You just FUCK OFF and knee down bow to your king and remove THE SAMK government and do not use my land as your political CARD! JUST FUCK OFF AND GO HOME PLAY YOUR KING'S ASS, SHALL YOU?
YOUR BELOVED QUEEN'S (LOVER)
Siamland can send as many soldier as they want.
There is no way they can justify their behavior to the UN (ICJ and now UNESCO).
Thai doesn't have to justify anything to anyone. Their duty is to protect property that belongs to their Khmer People in Issan Province.
MAY I SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL THAI. THAI TEACHERS PLEASE STOP TEACHING THE FALSE HISTORY TO YOUR KIDS THAT PPRASART PREAS VIHEAR IS YOURS..IT WAS ONLY ONCE YOUR ANCESTORS GRABBED OUR LAND AND THEN OUR KHMER ANCESTORS KICKED YOUR ANCESTORS' BACK.
This is the result of teaching the young generation of the false history. Before going to the round table with Thailand this Monday. Just asking all Thai Historian Experts..when did Thailand form? Before the 13rd Century, Thailand did not exist..when Prasart Preas Vihear built since the 10th Century..Where the hell of Thai ancestor built this temple...All Thai ancestors born to steal all Land from Cambodia..Stupid Thai please stop your actions..Now it is time for Cambdodia to claim their land back from Surin, Sisaket, Boriram all other provinces. 200 years ago is not far away..Khmer Surin, Boriram, Sisaket, Nokorrat still speak Khmers well..prove those are Khmer blood. YOU'RE THAI STOP YOUR ACTION NOW. ALL CAMBODIAN BLOOD PLEASE STAND UP AND CLAIM BACK FROM THAILAND..THEY TOOK OUR LAND JUST 200 YEARS AGO. THE HISTORY IS STILL FRESH.
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