By Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to joint patrols and left the more serious issue of troop reductions to the next round of talks aimed at easing tensions at their disputed border.
The decision was reached in five hours of negotiations under the Regional Border Committee between Second Army commander Lt-Gen Wiboonsak Neeparn and Cambodian Fourth Army chif Gen Chea Mon at the tourist service centre on Pha Mor E Daeng in Si Sa Ket.
Both sides will resume talks in Siem Reap next Tuesday, said Supreme Commander Gen Songkitti Chakkabatr.
At this stage, both sides will keep their troops in the area and have joint patrols, Gen Songkitti added. But he cautioned that Thai soldiers were ready to protect the country if it was invaded.
Lt-Gen Wiboonsak said joint patrols would be introduced to "prevent this kind of incident from happening again".
"We did not make much progress. Troops on both sides will stay where they are," he said.
The fighting between the two countries on Wednesday at Phu Ma Khua and Pha Mor E Daeng came after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday gave Thailand an ultimatum to withdraw its soldiers from the disputed area. Thailand insists it is part of Thai territory.
Seven Thai troops were injured and two Cambodian soldiers died in the clashes.
Army deputy spokesman Col Werachon Sukondhapatipak said no Thai soldiers were captured as claimed by Cambodia. The soldiers in the pictures were stationed at Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple.
Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh called the outcome "a good result". "We understood each other," he said. "We cannot patrol individually because it could lead to a misunderstanding."
The clashes caused concern at the United Nations and among the international community
In a statement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the two countries to "exercise utmost restraint and expedite bilateral talks so that their differences can be resolved peacefully."
There are 1,000 Thais in Phnom Penh and about 500 in Siem Reap.
Thai ambassador to Cambodia Viraphand Vacharathit said about 600 Thais had returned to Thailand after the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Thais who did not need to stay in Cambodia should return to the kingdom.
Cambodian riot police were deployed in front of the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, which was set on fire by anti-Thai rioters in 2003.
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said undercover police were monitoring Thai businesses to ensure their safety.
"We're protecting all Thai businessmen and citizens in Cambodia in case our people get furious and do something wrong that would not benefit either side," Khieu Sopheak said.
The current stand-off first flared in July after Preah Vihear was awarded World Heritage status, angering some nationalist Thais who claim Thailand ownership of the site.
The situation quickly escalated into a military confrontation with up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops facing off for six weeks, although both sides in August agreed to reduce troop numbers in the main disputed area. (with Agency reports)
The decision was reached in five hours of negotiations under the Regional Border Committee between Second Army commander Lt-Gen Wiboonsak Neeparn and Cambodian Fourth Army chif Gen Chea Mon at the tourist service centre on Pha Mor E Daeng in Si Sa Ket.
Both sides will resume talks in Siem Reap next Tuesday, said Supreme Commander Gen Songkitti Chakkabatr.
At this stage, both sides will keep their troops in the area and have joint patrols, Gen Songkitti added. But he cautioned that Thai soldiers were ready to protect the country if it was invaded.
Lt-Gen Wiboonsak said joint patrols would be introduced to "prevent this kind of incident from happening again".
"We did not make much progress. Troops on both sides will stay where they are," he said.
The fighting between the two countries on Wednesday at Phu Ma Khua and Pha Mor E Daeng came after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday gave Thailand an ultimatum to withdraw its soldiers from the disputed area. Thailand insists it is part of Thai territory.
Seven Thai troops were injured and two Cambodian soldiers died in the clashes.
Army deputy spokesman Col Werachon Sukondhapatipak said no Thai soldiers were captured as claimed by Cambodia. The soldiers in the pictures were stationed at Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple.
Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh called the outcome "a good result". "We understood each other," he said. "We cannot patrol individually because it could lead to a misunderstanding."
The clashes caused concern at the United Nations and among the international community
In a statement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the two countries to "exercise utmost restraint and expedite bilateral talks so that their differences can be resolved peacefully."
There are 1,000 Thais in Phnom Penh and about 500 in Siem Reap.
Thai ambassador to Cambodia Viraphand Vacharathit said about 600 Thais had returned to Thailand after the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Thais who did not need to stay in Cambodia should return to the kingdom.
Cambodian riot police were deployed in front of the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, which was set on fire by anti-Thai rioters in 2003.
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak said undercover police were monitoring Thai businesses to ensure their safety.
"We're protecting all Thai businessmen and citizens in Cambodia in case our people get furious and do something wrong that would not benefit either side," Khieu Sopheak said.
The current stand-off first flared in July after Preah Vihear was awarded World Heritage status, angering some nationalist Thais who claim Thailand ownership of the site.
The situation quickly escalated into a military confrontation with up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops facing off for six weeks, although both sides in August agreed to reduce troop numbers in the main disputed area. (with Agency reports)
34 comments:
Yes , joint patrol and joint development are the good ideas to the resolution.
Can anyone verify the news reported by RFA this morning that the Los Angeles Times reported the capture of a Siem trying to plant mine on the border in order to accuse Cambodia of violating Ottawa convention on the ban on landmine?
"But he cautioned that Thai soldiers were ready to protect the country if it was invaded." So Thai is afraid Khmer would invade them? How dumb thought is that?
If the claimed areas were Thai's territory, Thailand would not agree to the join patrolled. The disputed areas are Khmer land and Khmer sovereignty.
Nope, the whole mountain belongs to Thailand. No monkey from Cambodia got anything on that mountain.
Thai has never respected his agreement such Frence-Siem agreement(1904 & 1907), Internal court (1962), Paris Agreement (1991), and khmer-thai agreement(2000).
Thai wants to take khmer sovereignty as 16-18 century.
This time, thai will use its worst trickle again.
So be carefull all khmer.
Send my regard to HERO khmer who died for protecting khmer sovereignty.
Gen, Tea banh after fighting still said both side are remain good result. and understand each other. I fact I think this is not good result we are ivnade by thai cannot said like that and now 0ur silier get killed 3 and 2 injured. thai said they are injure 7 people this news not correct. By CTN TV network cambodia broacast that thia 7 people got killed and many get injure and 2 body still in cambodia territory.
From Khmer love Khmer
For me, I don't agree to joint petrol with Siem. why? because it is our land why we need siem soldiers to jiont us. they have no right to do that. they might look for chance to create another gunfire and drop the fail to us again.
Siem should only be allowed in their country if they don't want to lose another soldiers.
Hun Sen should remove Tea Banh from his post and Promot Neang Phat to be minister of National Defence. Tea Banh is not suit to this post any more.
One day, If Cambodian army capture one eye Siem King Phumibol, Siem military will say he is not Siem King. So cheap king
You know? These shyt Thais are afraid that they're losing face.
In fact, more of those gay Thai soldiers are dead. The corpses are lying in Cambodian territory. And 10 of others did tied their hands with white clothes begging to come in to take the dead bodies. Some even cried and begged Cambodian for lives when injured and couldn't move any shit.
Local Cambodian news: more than 8 of the Thais died and more than 20 severely injured, shown on local Cable TV. 13 of Thais captured, but Thailand denied. What they say on TV is "they only had 5 soldiers injured." I know now that Thais were born with the culture of lying the International and steering away the truth. Back to the old, old history, Thais were Siams, and Siams were thieves. Still now, they're for the whole nation even its DAMN KING.
Dream on!
Why does Thailand always want to claim Khmer temples when Cambodia never try to claim anything that the Thais took from us ? Cambodia never try to claim anything from Thailand not even their temples. I dont understand why Thailand would try to claim something is was never theirs in the first place. Thailand has a couple of Khmer temples in their country a.k.a (Khmer land to begin with) and Cambodia never try to claim that back from Thailand, right? Thailand stop being ignorant and tell your people that your people are lower than any race on this damn earth. My question is WHY????????????????????????????? Stay on your side and we would not ever have this problem. Stop leeching off of Khmer people because you want your culture to be like Khmer.
Where the hell is Scam Rainsy and Kim Sucka in this period of crisis? They seem as quiet as a cat.
Some say Hun Sen will not listen to them? But I believe Hun Sen will listen but whether or not he follows depend on the goodness of the suggestion. But as opposition Scam Rainsy and Kim Sucka shoulda offer a suggestion on what they would do to resolve the crisis IF THEY WERE PM. Isn't that what they always wanted, to be PM? Now we need to see what they would do if they were elected in the previous election. Whether Hun Sne listen or not is not relevant. We voters want to know.
But where are they now? in the bunker shitting all over themselves. Scam and Sucka only know how to criticize Khmer and work to ban foreign aids to Khmer, but when it comes to protect Khmer, they would be as quiet as a cat. I have lost all my faith in the opposition now, after this crisis and after Scam flip flop his pledge to boycott NA as a result of bribes by Kith Meng.
I repeat this: Now it shows why Cambodia needs Hun Sen. If you are opposition supporters, time to switch. Scam and Sucka are hopeless idiots.
KHMER and AH SIAMES SHOULD BE AGREE TO PATROL AT BANKOK .. THAT IS A GOOD I DEA
@ 8:52 AM
thai's can't live without stealing someone else shit
that's what thai's is lol
PROUD2BEKHMER
Hun Sen seems to stop barking.
Poor-educated Hun Sen, This time is not "Big Brother Gangster barking".
To the soul of the Khmer Fallen Cambatants.
We engrave in every Khmer's heart and memory your heroic struggle to defend the Khmer land.
Your spirit of loving your country is much more precious than the leaders of your country.
Hun Sen should have sent more medical staff to the battlefield zone.
It is regretful that one of the khmer soldiers died of exhaustion from firing too many B-40 rockets at the Thais.
If the medical staff had taken good care of that man, he would not have passed away.
Military equipment, medicines and medical equipment, food, water must be enough for the battlefield.
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Reports not on media have said that the Thai army suffered heavy casaulty.
To all readers, please help to find ou.
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from a Chinese-Khmer
what the fuck are people in the media reporting that the 1962 icj verdict rankled the thai? shit, khmer people rankled too for losing koh tral, the mekong delta to vietnam, and the old khmer provinces to thailand. what about that? so, be fair to cambodia when reporting, especially western people and the bangcock post. to be fair to cambodia, they have to say that khmer people losing koh tral, the old khmer provinces etc, had always rankled cambodian people for the injustice the way the french drew up the map to make cambodia lose more land since after independent and when they colonized cambodia. how about that for rankling khmer people!!!!
9:00am
At this time of war, I don't want you to devide us among khmer. Instead I want to see us, khmer, united. I don't want to hear you call other political parties name. I believe your message is not helped khmer at all or hun sen.
What belong to the Thai will belong to the Thai and what belong to Cambodia will belong to Cambodia!
There is no such thing as joint patrol or joint development or joint the mother fucker Thai invaders!
Leave Cambodia alone and Cambodia can do just fine without the fucken joint this or fucken joint that promoted by the Thai mother fucker!
Now all you Thai leader mother fucker go joint yourself with a gun to your head!
In fact, The war has destroyed every thing, infrastructure, comics, .....any way when we shots a gun, we spent a money, ...and the end of the war both side will be all lost....
Tell every body Please Stop the War..!!!!!!!!!
dON'T YOU WORRY SIAM, WE WON'T INVADE YOU UNLESS YOU FIRST TO US. WE ONLY STAY ON OUR ENTRY FIELD LANDS, WE EVEN MINED IT BACK 20 YEARS AGO TO STOP YOU FROM RAIDING OUR TEMPLE.
YOU ONLY TRIED TO RAID OUR TEMPLE LAST THIS WEEK, AND CLAIMED ITHAT IT WAS YOURS. WHAT A SHAME.
ANYWAY, 6 TOME RAIDERS DEAD, 5 INJURED(MAYBE DEAD BY NOW), 10 TOME RAIDER MONKEYS CAPTURED BUT WE FEDTHEM WELL BECAUSE WE TREATED LIFE WITH RESPECT ( ONLY TO THOSE WHO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS , PUT THEIR HANDS UP).
STOP MISTAKING KHMER KINDNESS, GENTLENESS AS WEASKNESS, AH CHIP HAI.
Joint border patrol?
Ask enemy to jointly patrol our houses?
Khmer troops to to retreat from Eagle Field?
What role Ly Yong Phat does? Why he join the negotiation? Is it because he speaks Siamese?
Kong Moeung
joking war 5555555
thay's not for all Khmer people. Just for Thaksin and friend Hun sen. All clevers from oversea, please look inside deeply. You are the joke. 55
I believe that us Cambodian can get along with the Thai's Women and not with the Male, also with anyone as well , but if they push us too far, it's time that we push back. Kick their ass til Kingdom come.
enemy can also be a friend. don't you forget that the US and Japan are used to be enemies, and now they are allies.
I support that is Thailand and Cambodia can be jointed together and form another new nation that will be much strongest in South East Asia. and peace will come too.
Joint patrol?
Did I hear the Thai say "joint patrol"?
Hello Khmers, be very cautious. Don't do it. While walking and patroling, the Thai can just pull the trigger and kill you all without you brinking your eyes. And you will "ALL" be dead instantly.
I must warn you!! Do not patrol with them. You cannot see what is in their plan. Be very cautious and tell them to stay on their side of border.
Hello Khmers!! Be safe and sound. And don't be neglectful like you're sitting next to a dead deer.
BE ALWAYS ON GUARD AND FULLY ALERT. OR YOU'LL BE SHOT AND KILLED. DON'T TRUST THIS ENEMY
MAY THE GOD PROTECT YOU, KHMERS.
Correction:
Blinking, not brinking.
"Cambodia also rejected a suggestion by Thailand that soldiers from both sides conduct joint patrols along the border, Srey Doeuk said".
THAIS ARE SICK AND VICIOUS LIARS.
I think what the thai means is joint dick in their women's ass. All Khmer soldiers will have the chance to choose any Thai women and jointly stick their hardened dick into the whore's ass. That's how I see it.
Can't believe they even dream about it.
Hi, Crazy Siam ! How many your crazy dogs(black+paramilitery) blood on the cambodia land? can some of crazy siam Answer? Don't be touch my land,Do the crazy siam wanna to see your dogs was down on Khmer land or not? 7 of dogs was down and 13 black dogs was catched by Hero Khmer. See or not?
Don't be Crazy anymore Dog Son.
hey dude, don't ever dream of joint-dick into their women's ass. Its ugly. I think thais love their royalty. What we can hurt them the most is that we conduct joint patrols in Bangkok with them then fuck their royal women and then upload the movies to porntube or tube8. Let the crazy foreign community (UN, ASEAN) judge joint patrol means something with fucking thai royal women.
Fuck of anupong (a pong kdor), somchai (a som si ka chay), bhumibol Adulyadej (a si dek si dek).
Oh, let's I Tell you again Crazy Siam, not only 07 death. You can ask General Wiboonsak Neeparn that, Now How many die and injure for the 2nd fire? You must to know 13 death and more than 20 injure(only 2nd fire) and 13 were Capture by The Hero Cambodian Militery. So don't be Crazy anymore. AH CHKUOT !!!!!
PLEASE, GEN. SREY DOEUK, NO JOINT PATROL WITH THAI. YOU MUST NOT RISK OUR SOLDIERS WITH THIS TRICK.
THANKS.
KHMER
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