Sunday, October 12, 2008

Military confrontations between Khmer and Thai troops are increasingly tense

A Khmer soldier (R) carrying a B-40 rocket launcher while a Thai soldier sitting at left looked on on 7th October, 2008 near Preah Vihear temple.


Radio Free Asia By Sav Yuth
11th October, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization

The military confrontations between Khmer and Thai troops in the disputed areas of Preah Vihear are increasingly tense as both sides are in fighting mode in anticipation of the ministerial meeting between the two countries.

Villagers who live at the foot of the mountain near Preah Vihear temple have said on the 11th October that they have seen Khmer and Thai troops had dug trenches since Friday until Saturday in anticipation of the break out of fighting.

Villagers said that pregnant women and children were starting to leave their houses and at night time they climb up to sleep at the top of the mountain near the Preah Vihear temple due to anticipation of the break out of fighting.

One villager said: “The Khmer and Thai sides are digging their trenches since morning until night time. Some villagers have left because they are scared.”

But commander of the intervention forces of Division 12 based in Preah Vihear, Gen. Srey Doeuk, said on the morning of Saturday that the military situation there is still calm.

The commander said that on the morning of Friday there was one Thai jet fighter which flew three times in reconnaissance but he added that Khmer troops are not scared of this intimidation.

Gen. Srey Doeuk said: “There is no change. The situations are still the same as when you were here. The jet fighter has flown from east to west, west to east three times. We have monitored the flight but there was nothing happened. They can fly as many times as they like but we are not afraid one bit.”

The situation in the areas became tense on the 8th of October when Khmer troops spotted the Thai side transported three artillery guns to the frontline and at night they heard Thai military trucks transported more troops to the areas.

At Prolean Indri (Eagle Field), where the fighting broke out recently at Phnom Trop, the Cambodian troops are on high alert. Deputy commander of Division 43 based in the areas, Col. Bun Thean, said: “We are still on high alert. But we have not seen anything happen yet. We are constantly monitoring the movements of the Thai troops. They dare not to violate us like before, like in the frontline of Phnom Trop they have constantly made contacts with us. Now they are the one who is asking to meet us. We only meet them when they asked to meet us.”

Between the 3rd and 8 October one Khmer and four Thai soldiers were injured during the armed clash and mine explosions at Prolean Indri at Phnom Trop.//

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

My dear Khmer soldiers. Though I am far away from you, but my soul and courages are with you and if I could I would go to fight at the front line with you to kick A chor siams out of our land. I would prefer die to defend our land. Be courage and be cautious! A chor siams will strike us any time from now. My hands and fingers are so itchy to see how unshamed these thais are, why they are so greedy. They stole so many provinces from us already, not enough or what? We fight to defend our land, not to loose it any more. Please all khmers be united! It is time to get together to chase these A chor siams away if they start shouting at us, we should not be patient any more.
This is how our nice attitude teaches us, we have been too nice, when we finish the civil/internal war, KR dissolved, we had no road to our temple, still some khmer poor compatriots live there to guard our land / temple, and the Siam was allowed to make a road to the temple to let international visitors to visit that site, so for such a long period as they see this site and the Thais also visited as it was easy access to come, they tried to chase the khmers living there away and declared by a star "Neang Pkay Preuk" that insulted khmers the whole country, remember the time the Thai Embassy was burned down in PNH. Please don't let them take our land any more! Fight back if they shoot at our side. And this time push them back out of our land. I know it is hard, but they left us no other option. I don't think the negotiation today will give any fruit at all. Either we fight, or we loose our land to this greedy neighbor!
Gods bless you all my dear compratriot soldiers and Gods bless Cambodia. Bless us to be united forever. Bless Cambodia to be prosperious, peaceful and strong to stand up to face these agressors.
Apsara Angkor

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN , KHMEr now need you help .. how about your 5000 strong personal body guard that alway go around kill or intimidate defenceless Khmer people ? send them to Khmer siam border to face the gay thai army , I believe all those 5000 youn body guard of your will have a lot of fun with siams gay army ... all their ass will be bleeding from thai gay army ... and all your youn body guard like to banover..

Anonymous said...

Siam in Khmer homeland because of Ah Kwang Hun xen!!!!!

Anonymous said...

8:47 PM

Don't bring the stupid bodyguard here. They just good at being drunk, shooting around and rape little girls.

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Sen had allowed Ah Siems into Cambodia the same as Ah Youns, there is no questions about it.

Anonymous said...

Just keep talking shit about Hun Sen. Is that gonna help anything? You stupid Khmer. This is a time for Khmer to unite and stand strong as one against Thai but you hardheads still act irrationally. If you have any problem with Khmer right now, put that away. If you still keep talking and inciting hatred toward any Khmer, you are not Khmer anymore. You are a fucking selfish traitor who only thinks about your own personal agenda and you don't care about the country. In time of war, real Khmer stay together. Consider yourself out if you keep dividing khmer with your stupid rhetoric.

Anonymous said...

My dear samdach pseth ta cho yourn xen. What kind of advice from all of your adviser about border issue?
As I can see siam can't step on Laos's land but Khmer? Why samdach?

Anonymous said...

I knew that you are soldiers love to do your job to protected your land. Make sure you don't protect your corrupt leader by using your life fot their benefit. Do not them step on your head.

Anonymous said...

How could anyone so blind to see that Ah Kwak Hun Sen is the root cause to all Khmer problems? How could the problem be solved when the root of the problem still standing in the way? Let me remind you that Ah Kwak was installed into power not by Khmer people but by Viet and until this day he is still surounded by viet to work for the viet interest. Ah Kwak's only interest is to stay in power at all cost. He will not hesitate to kiss up to the Viet or the Thai as long as they insured him of power. This is the reason why anyone with clear conscience could not be united with Ah Kvak.

Anonymous said...

12:46 AM

Go fuck yourself, you fake Khmer. You might have Khmer blood but your head is NOT. Don't call yourself Khmer ever again.

Anonymous said...

1:29

As far as I'm concern, the statement above could also be implied to you. Nonetheless, I have respect for your patriotism. But sometime patriotism could destroy khmer more than help especialy for those who have no knowledge of history. How could anyone argue that Ah Kvak Hun Sen was not installed by Viet? How could anyone not see that he is a dictatorship? How could anyone not see that he is the most corrupted leader in asea?

Anonymous said...

To 1:29AM and all Khmers,

I support 12:46AM view as a true
problem of our Cambodia.

Why we paid to much attention on Thai encroachment on Khmer territories as over 100,000 Viet troops are still occupying Cambodia, declared recently by Ah Kh'vang, Yuon Chh'ker Puppet, and this is broadcasted in the youtube
web site too. Plus over 5 to 6 millions Viet illegal immigrants got khmer citizenship from CPP.

Why 1:29 AM didn't see the truth, so you are not a Khmer, but ah Yuon Invader, worked for the benefits of Yuon in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

To 1:29AM and all Khmers,

I support 12:46AM view as a true
problem of our Cambodia.

Why we paid to much attention on Thai encroachment on Khmer territories as over 100,000 Viet troops are still occupying Cambodia, declared recently by Ah Kh'vang, Yuon Chh'ker Puppet, and this is broadcasted in the youtube
web site too. Plus over 5 to 6 millions Viet illegal immigrants got khmer citizenship from CPP.

Why 1:29 AM didn't see the truth, so you are not a Khmer, but ah Yuon Invader, worked for the benefits of Yuon in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

១:២៩ ព្រឹក ជាកូនមេសំផឹងយួនកន្តប មកពីហាណូយ!

អក

Anonymous said...

1:29 AM

Is the yuon one man show passing himself as anti-Khmer abroad. Just ignore that vermin. He's just a stray dog.

Just step on his head from time to time to make him angry.

Anonymous said...

1.29 PM, it is you fucking idiot that that statement applies to. When are you going to pretend to be a fake Thai attacking Khmer on Preah Vihear issues ?

Anonymous said...

ប្រទេសខ្មែរមាន តែឆ្កែ បំរើក្បាលឲ្យយួន
ឆ្កែខ្មែរ សព្វថ្ងៃ ឆ្ងាញ់ កណ្តួយ យួនណាស់
មិនគិតពីប្រទេសជាតិទេ បាត់បង់ទឹកដីក៏ព្រោះ
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