BANGKOK, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has nominated the Khmer-style Ta Muen Thom temple, situated on disputed Thai-Cambodian border area, to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the country's Fine Arts Department director general Kriengkrai Sampatchalit said Monday.
Kriengkrai said, The UNESCO is scheduled to consider the Thai nomination of the 13th-century Ta Muen Thom temple as well as other Khmer-style temples in Thailand's northeastern provinces Surin, Buri Ram and Nakhon Ratchasima under "the Khmer Civilization Route," in its meeting next year, according to a report by The Nation news website.
This move will be naturally viewed as a tit-for-tat response to the lingering dispute on the areas surrounding the disputed Preah Vihear temple.
"It is true that the Prasat (what Thai people call Khmer-style temples) is located just about 100 meters from the border in the Thai soil. The Fine Arts Department discovered and registered it as one of our Thai ancient items in 1935, or about 73 years ago," Kriengkrai was quoted by the report as saying.
The Thai side has since then renovated it and opened it for public long time ago, he said, adding the Cambodian government has acknowledged the renovation and all activities related to the place.
Kriengkrai responded to a recent report that the Cambodian troops tried to cross the border to visit the place, but was declined by the Thai army.
Also on Monday, Thailand's Supreme Commander Gen Boonsang Niampradit said that he has handed a letter to Cambodian authorities, stating that the land at the Ta Muen Thom temple belongs to Thailand.
The remarks came after reports said Cambodia accused Thai troops of occupying this temple on the border between Thailand's Surin province and Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey. The Cambodian authorities claimed ownership over the temple.
Kriengkrai said, The UNESCO is scheduled to consider the Thai nomination of the 13th-century Ta Muen Thom temple as well as other Khmer-style temples in Thailand's northeastern provinces Surin, Buri Ram and Nakhon Ratchasima under "the Khmer Civilization Route," in its meeting next year, according to a report by The Nation news website.
This move will be naturally viewed as a tit-for-tat response to the lingering dispute on the areas surrounding the disputed Preah Vihear temple.
"It is true that the Prasat (what Thai people call Khmer-style temples) is located just about 100 meters from the border in the Thai soil. The Fine Arts Department discovered and registered it as one of our Thai ancient items in 1935, or about 73 years ago," Kriengkrai was quoted by the report as saying.
The Thai side has since then renovated it and opened it for public long time ago, he said, adding the Cambodian government has acknowledged the renovation and all activities related to the place.
Kriengkrai responded to a recent report that the Cambodian troops tried to cross the border to visit the place, but was declined by the Thai army.
Also on Monday, Thailand's Supreme Commander Gen Boonsang Niampradit said that he has handed a letter to Cambodian authorities, stating that the land at the Ta Muen Thom temple belongs to Thailand.
The remarks came after reports said Cambodia accused Thai troops of occupying this temple on the border between Thailand's Surin province and Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey. The Cambodian authorities claimed ownership over the temple.
17 comments:
We must claim this Prasat at all costs. Don't not let the Thai have anything that belong to Cambodia.
Prasat Ta Muen Thom - a tug of war between Cambodia & Thailand
If you're not aware, one of my biggest passions is visiting ancient Khmer temples, dotted around the Cambodian countryside. However, there are a series of Khmer temples in northeast Thailand that I have yet to visit so I was particularly interested in a report from Radio Free Asia's correspondent Kim Pov Sottan yesterday - the full report is in the Comments section - which highlighted the issue surrounding the 12th century Angkorean temple of Prasat Ta Muen Thom - which is in fact three ruined structures all with the same name - in a location that seems to be on the very border between Cambodia and Thailand. If you speak to the Khmers in the locality, they'll tell you that the temple is Cambodian and that the Thai's have stolen it in the last few years, whilst the Thai's have assumed responsibility for the temple and built a paved road for easy access for visitors. The report from RFA suggested that even the Thai military commmander for the area claims that the temple is in a 'white zone' which is technically a disputed, no-man's land. Cambodia has experienced border disputes with Thailand and Vietnam over many years and the long drawn-out process to resolve them and agree on the exact position of the border markers is frustratingly slow. Cambodia has a history of disputing temple ownership with Thailand, with Preah Vihear being the most publicized but Prasat Ta Muen Thom is important in it's own right and if both countries are claiming ownership, somehow the deadlock needs to be broken. At the moment, Thailand is in possession and Cambodians are left to peer over the fence at this reminder of their glorious past
They will lost and look ashame that claiming someone's else as their.
I hope the UNESCO is not blind and stupid at all.
Khmer Pride,
Mr. Hun Sen:
What is your response? Are you going sit there and do nothing?
Don’t wait! The Cambodian citizens need a swift response from your administration to take retaliatory action against the backdrop of foreign invasion of Khmer sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The people of Cambodia presumable rehired you to lead the country during tumultuous times – without a doubt – now it is the time for you, Mr. Prime minister, and your administration to resolutely and decisively show your newly elected and veteran leadership.
The time to act is now!
We, Khmer, are looking forward to hearing your response to the recent crisis.
Khmer farmer
This iron face Siameses thieves is trying hard to imprsonating of registering Prasat Khmer belonging to UNESCO. I believe some of these Thieves Leaders will suicid by the end of the conpflict, they're now comparable to HITLER, but Khmer not worry nor a fraid of them. They're testing their Chances to play a verry low card in espectation of Wild card comming up. The Power of Khmer ancestral spirit will help Khmer Nation and then your troopes will go off the clift. You had killed many thousands of Khmer civilians during 1979-80 just off the clift near by Preah Vihear Temple, this time your turn, slowly, the longer you stay on Khmer's land the more suffer you will get. This a truly KAMAA (Bhudda said).
May god bless Khmer all!
Down!!!Down!!!Ah thieves Siameses!PL.K
Listen, what I will say will offend some of you, but let them list it as world heritage site, but we must make sure to get it back to within our territory again. It was of the Khmer during His Majesty Sihanouk; it was of the Khmer during the Lon Nol period, it was of the Khmer during the Pol Pot era, and now Hun Sen just messed it all up. Damn man! Hhaha.
I bet the Thai don't know how to play poker.
We (Cambodian) got all the good cards. You name it such as straight flush, one of a kind and etc..
We will go all in when the UNESCO ready to list this temple Prasat Ta Moan Thom.
Haha!!! We got em all!!!!
What is wrong with the siem, did they ate their own shit for dinner?
What the fuck are they completely hopeless?
Your not Christopher Columbus Boonsy, the land and the temple already have a owner. You are 700 years too late.
the funny thing is that ta mouen thom and ta mouen touch temples aren't even belong to them and they claim it. what else is new? god bless cambodia.
listing our khmer temples for world heritage site is good, however, it's the thai's demand is what bothers cambodia because it is khmer temple relics, not siam's. why thailand seem to want to get involved in cambodia's affairs is a questionable motive. this is why khmer people are wary of thailand's move. it's their motive that cambodia cannot trust them.
We Khun Thais understand very well the spirit of your leaders who need only money and Power within kampuchea, he is strong man in Campuchea but weak with khun thais and Khun viet.....
we claim Preah viharn, ta man and others untill we return all to thais belongings and help the strong man in Power for half more century.... we again return Siam Rap, Badambang Posat..to our territory too...and use your leaders to be Priministers in this country forever under Thais Colony...
We Khun Thais learned a lot about the tactics, bad tricks of kampuchean administration applied with campuchean people to take over lands/land grabing and other properties.. so we used this trick/tactics to gain from Campuchia too... and we will win surely and Campuchea Army chief and leaders do not dare to fight with thais,,,,, please be sure sure we guarantee.. remember ...
Campuchea has no opportunity to protect territory they just fight within their country in Power Contest..
You see when just start of StandOff Cam-army has no equipment weapon and food to support army just Collecting from people, this is not sustainable...
And why Army Chief and high Rank officials are very Rich...
Campuchea is a most corrupted country so that we thais can buy any thing including its territory.....
Wichai rungrat
Krung Thep Mohanokorn
We Khun Thais understand very well the spirit of your leaders who need only money and Power within kampuchea, he is strong man in Campuchea but weak with khun thais and Khun viet.....
we claim Preah viharn, ta man and others untill we return all to thais belongings and help the strong man in Power for half more century.... we again return Siam Rap, Badambang Posat..to our territory too...and use your leaders to be Priministers in this country forever under Thais Colony...
We Khun Thais learned a lot about the tactics, bad tricks of kampuchean administration applied with campuchean people to take over lands/land grabing and other properties.. so we used this trick/tactics to gain from Campuchia too... and we will win surely and Campuchea Army chief and leaders do not dare to fight with thais,,,,, please be sure sure we guarantee.. remember ...
Campuchea has no opportunity to protect territory they just fight within their country in Power Contest..
You see when just start of StandOff Cam-army has no equipment weapon and food to support army just Collecting from people, this is not sustainable...
And why Army Chief and high Rank officials are very Rich...
Campuchea is a most corrupted country so that we thais can buy any thing including its territory.....
Wichai rungrat
Krung Thep Mohanokorn
"It is true that the Prasat (what Thai people call Khmer-style temples) is located just about 100 meters from the border in the Thai soil. The Fine Arts Department discovered and registered it as one of our Thai ancient items in 1935, or about 73 years ago," Kriengkrai was quoted by the report as saying.
Hmmmm, did ah siam ever built or loose this temple or something? So, they came and try to claim everything is thailand like everything else including thai boxing, thai pepper, thai ginger, thai ice cream and thai eggplant, etc... Just so that they can be anti Khmer becuase they don't want to admit their culture and custom are stolen from Khmer, they try to claim everything as thai.
They should try to claim the poop out of my butt as thai poop also. What a bunch arrogant people and land of the thieves they called ah kapik siam.
Ah Siam has planned all too-well and determined to play in this game in the long term!!!! Why during election and in the election year?????
Ah Siam have knowns all too well that CPP want to make its popularity nationwide in Cambodia that's why Ah Siam has been willing to play in the PVs's listed bid for the World Heritage. First Ah Siam with Ah Samak planned to claim only the surrounding area 4.6km, yet it looked stupit coz Ah Thai especailly Ah Thief, thug king of Siam have planned long to claim even the temple!!!!!!!!
-And coz Ah Samak (known as Ah Thaksin's proxy) not favored by Ah Siam King and military has long favored Ah Siam King, so Ah PAD exploits this incident that Ah Samak endorsed our proposal to list PVs as world heritage. As Samak claimed before the PVs has been inscribed as world heritage that Cambodia will legitimately claim the temple, BUT NOT THE SURROUNDING LANDS!!!!!
-And to follow through with Ah Siam king and Ah Siam military, Ah Samak now reveals his secret, cunning plan and ambition with the military deployment to claim the 4.6km CAMBODIA'S LAND SO AS NOT TO BEING LOOKED TRAITOR AND BE OUSTED BY AH KING SIAM!!!!!!
-And Samak has played it right coz RCG with HUN Xen looked to win only the ELECTION, BUT NEGLECT TO SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COUNTRY!!!!
THE QUESTION IS: WHO HAS BEEN TRICKED AND TRAPPED??? HUN XEN'S AND CLIQUES, ABSOLUTELY!!!! YOU WIN THE TITLE AND YOU ARE CAPABLE TO WIN BY ANY MEANS ON YOUR PEOPLE, YET YOU LOOK STUPID, BRAINLESS WITH SHORT-SIGHTED VISIONS OF LEADERSHIP SKILL; ALONG WITH PROTECTION OF YOUR POWER AND CLAN'S WELL-BEING.
-THIS BUNCH OF CURRENT LEADERS WILL BECOME THE BIG TRAITORS IN CAMBODIA HISTORY IN THIS MODERN TIME!!!!!!
UNAM
remember these Khmer are experieces fighter//
Khab Khun Kab 12:11pm Khmer are expierienced Fighters But experience only with YOUR FELLOW KHAM/Khmers....With Thais is far differenmt..
And it is not just experiences in war But YOU NEED GOOD LEADERS/with capability nationalisdtic... TO LEAD YOU TO FIGHT .. OTHERWISE YOU WOULD ATTACK KHMERS AND KILL 3 MORE MILLIONS KHMERS AS KR TIME..
You need economic capability....your leader just loan money from foreigners... how can you fight against khun thais...?"
Wichai Rung Rat
Krung thep Mohanokorn
Want my temples??? In your dream...
Ah Krung Thep MohaPORN
Siem Ach Kry = see ach kream
To
Wichai rungrat
Sokumvit V/krunmg thep mohanokorn
You are fucking Cambo the funny fake Thai.
In Thai we write
Sukhumvit not Sokumvit
Maha Nakorn not Moho NoKorn
Khon not Khun
Kampucha not Campuchea
Siam raj not Siam rap
Phar Tabong not Badambang
Phra Viharn not Preah Viharn
Thai leaders sometimes are also fighting for power, just out side image BUT never FORGET THAI NATIONAL INTERESTS we get benefits from this figting....... you see fighting and occupy Prah Viharn/Tamuan//to... siamrap...later Nom Pen and Co-Colonised Kampuchea with Viet( Siamo-Viet Co-Colonisation)
Wicha Rungrat
Krungthep Mohanokron
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