SA KAEO, Oct 16 (TNA) – Trade at Rong Klua market in Sa Kaeo on the Thai-Cambodian border went quiet on Thursday owing to Cambodian traders' fear of the border dispute, while tours to Cambodia's Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom have been cancelled.
The atmosphere of the border crossing at Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet was quiet after the border gates opened at 7am. There were few tourists and only around 100 Cambodian traders, compared to the usual thousands, went for business at Rong Klua Market.
According to a Cambodian merchant, Cambodia's Poipet market is quieter than Rong Klua, for many Cambodians were worried about the ongoing problems and moved back to their hometowns.
An officer at Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet Thai immigration office said the number of gamblers has fallen to less than 10 per cent. He also warned Thai nationals not to cross to Cambodia if it is not necessary.
Meanwhile, Pong Nam Ron district chief Pol. Gen. Boonsit Wongwai disclosed that due to the uncertainty of the border situation, Thai workers at casinos and businessmen in Cambodia's Siem Reap, especially restaurant owners and building contractors, have already returned home and many casinos have temporarily closed.
The atmosphere of the border crossing at Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet was quiet after the border gates opened at 7am. There were few tourists and only around 100 Cambodian traders, compared to the usual thousands, went for business at Rong Klua Market.
According to a Cambodian merchant, Cambodia's Poipet market is quieter than Rong Klua, for many Cambodians were worried about the ongoing problems and moved back to their hometowns.
An officer at Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet Thai immigration office said the number of gamblers has fallen to less than 10 per cent. He also warned Thai nationals not to cross to Cambodia if it is not necessary.
Meanwhile, Pong Nam Ron district chief Pol. Gen. Boonsit Wongwai disclosed that due to the uncertainty of the border situation, Thai workers at casinos and businessmen in Cambodia's Siem Reap, especially restaurant owners and building contractors, have already returned home and many casinos have temporarily closed.
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Online shopping is still open.
Those captured Thai POWs must be put on Ebay, and use the proceeds to assist our troops.
Please take NO MORE POWs (prisoner of war).
Blindness of the government to see the impact from the war which bring the economic down either Thai or Khmer, Thais stock fall by 3% while Cambodia with less tourist to visit Angkor Wat, no figures to show on stock, however, it's good the money from ticket will not go much to elite.
2:41PM, who would want to buy Thais guys? Most of them are lazy and alcoholic.
3:18 PM
I believe that European mem need them because they all those 13 Siem soldiers are lady boy! haha
3:16 PM
Where's all the money and other proceeds the government made from Angkor Wat tourism.
What have had happened to the underprivileged people during the robustness of Cambodia's economic growth, and where all the money?
Fuck Ah Sen and his entourages and clans. Yes, fuck them all!
Give them all to Kith Meng and Hun Sen; they'll screw up all.
No captured Pow!
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Kill them all!
They took the lives of our two soldiers, now -- we'll make them pay.
Please, next time, take no prisoners of war.
If the Thia denied the captured of their men, then Khmer should put those 13 bastards out of their misery. Their country doesn't give a damn about them anyway.
5:45 PM
I'm with you my brother!
Yes, kill them all, since we cannot put their heads on Ebay (and use the proceeds for our brave soldiers).
You all should understand Thais; their culture is about saving face. As for now, they are just seat back…relax…maybe sipping a few shot of rice wine, pretend like nothing happen. Because they know soon or later the Cambodian wills let their army go, anyway.
Cambodian is too nice of people, and that is why they lost most of their land. If it’s Burma or Laos, they probably never find those POW’s body.
Bless you all Khmer people
Foreign Ministry to forward landmine case to UN
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is gathering more information about the PMN2 landmine that two Thai troops stepped on at the disputed Thai-Cambodian border on October 3 before forwarding it to the United Nations (UN) for inspection under the Ottawa Convention.
Thailand believed that the Russian-made landmine belonged to Cambodia and was recently planted in the Thai territory.
The PMN2 landmine case would not exacerbate the border tension between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat reiterated.
The Thai should know that Preah Vihear was Mr. Hun Sen's pride & joy. So it does for millions of other Cambodian. To connect the dot with Mr.Thacksin is just not right. PM. Hun Sen is Cambodian and he isn't afraid to stand up to foreigner who wrongfully claimed his own territory. He is defending his belonging and the man was 120%, means it. It may not have anything to do with Thai's politic. Mr. Hun Sen wants Preah Vihear to have its full right and protection from the world. So he can pursue his people's business and whomever wants to be prosper along the side of him.
As we all know, there are plently of merchants of there that are dying to do businesses or make some money, but nobody hear him! or believe him!
Where is the world now? If preah vihear really belongs to the world, why don't the world also step in to help clearing it? What is wrong with the picture here? There will be no tourist or business going on as long as this war continue to happen. It 's so much for the world heritage site and tourist. Isn't it?
It might be easier , if Mr. Sam Rainsey had won the election instead, because his party has nothing to do with Mr. Thacksin, but that is just a wishful thinking. Mr. Hun Sen is too powerful to leave Cambodia to someone else.
Everyone also knows that Mr. Thacksin is a business man. He goes after the most sucessful people and that sucessful people is our PM at the moment.
Now we are part of the Thacksin's rescue team or at least, it seems to the world that we are. If it's all true then the current Thai's government ought to do everything they can to bring peace, stability and business back at all cost. They were the one who started it and they should be the one who can also finish it.
Cambodian people would like to wish for a peaceful and understanding Thailand. So that peace and prosperity can come to all.
Ordinary Khmers
Yes, get your fucking troops out of there!
Establish a clear border line or turn the desput zone into a tourist attraction area. All profits and taxes will be collected and share equally. Want to fight? please wait until the third milleniums. Anyway, why trying to have the ownership of the land, only to leave it to the birds? and who wants to die for a fool? Hello!
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