Original report from Phnom Penh
24 September 2008
The Cambodia government sent a request to Thailand’s foreign ministry Monday officially requesting it halt incursions into the Ta Krabey temple in Oddar Meanchey province.
In a letter sent from the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok, officials said the Cambodian government “strongly urges the Thai side to stop sending Thai soldiers into [Ta Krabey], pending demarcation work of the Joint Boundary Commission on Demarcation of Land Boundary.”
Maj. Seng Sophal, deputy chief of the Thmar Doun district police post, near Ta Krabey, said Wednesday around 10 armed Thai soldiers were guarding the temple, and a Thai helicopter had circled the temple five times on Monday.
The Ta Krabey temple is part of the Ta Moan temple complex, which has become a second point of contention in an ongoing military standoff that started with Preah Vihear temple in July.
“Although we heard that the Thai side is sending its soldiers into the temple, the Cambodian government’s stance is that this needs to be negotiated by bilateral talks,” Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said.
A Thai Embassy official in Phnom Penh declined to comment on the letter, saying he had not seen the request. The Thai government has gone through two foreign ministers since the standoff began.
Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Sin Bunthoeun said Wednesday Cambodia and Thailand will plan bilateral talks on the disputed areas after the formation of Cambodia’s government.
Cambodian lawmakers swore in to the new government in a ceremony Wednesday.
In a letter sent from the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok, officials said the Cambodian government “strongly urges the Thai side to stop sending Thai soldiers into [Ta Krabey], pending demarcation work of the Joint Boundary Commission on Demarcation of Land Boundary.”
Maj. Seng Sophal, deputy chief of the Thmar Doun district police post, near Ta Krabey, said Wednesday around 10 armed Thai soldiers were guarding the temple, and a Thai helicopter had circled the temple five times on Monday.
The Ta Krabey temple is part of the Ta Moan temple complex, which has become a second point of contention in an ongoing military standoff that started with Preah Vihear temple in July.
“Although we heard that the Thai side is sending its soldiers into the temple, the Cambodian government’s stance is that this needs to be negotiated by bilateral talks,” Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said.
A Thai Embassy official in Phnom Penh declined to comment on the letter, saying he had not seen the request. The Thai government has gone through two foreign ministers since the standoff began.
Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Sin Bunthoeun said Wednesday Cambodia and Thailand will plan bilateral talks on the disputed areas after the formation of Cambodia’s government.
Cambodian lawmakers swore in to the new government in a ceremony Wednesday.
2 comments:
Tell me what does it takes to shoot down the fucken Thaicong helicopter? The Thaicong can always play dumb, deaf, and blind and all the above until one of their fucken helicopters fall from the sky!
While AH HUN XEN called for bilateral talk and the Thaicong keep on invading Cambodian territory! The Thaicong leaders are saying: Please talk to the hand!
If you want to shoot down the thai helicopter, Hun Sen soliders along the boarder are able too. They have the equipment but it take the courage to do that and that what Khmer soliders and leaders don't have.
I remember, when Vietnamese solider fought a battle in Nong Chan in 1980, The Thai helicopter circling over the camp very high in the sky and the VN took it down.
They told khmer to bring them those two dead bodies pilot and they pay them about 10K baht each. When the soliders took the bodies to them, thai took the bodies and left without paying to guys. They CHEAP M-F---KER.
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