BANGKOK, Oct. 14 (xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Tuesday morning that Thailand could not pull out troops from the disputed border area near Preah Vihear temple as demanded by Cambodian Prime Minister Hunsen now, local news network The Nation reported.
However, news from PHNOM PENH said that all 84 Thai troops withdrew around 1100 a.m. (0400 GMT) from the Veal Intry area where they entered Monday, after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a deadline to Thailand Tuesday, said a Cambodian senior military officer.
The officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, didn't elaborate on the withdrawal.
Hun Sen here Tuesday set 12:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) as the ultimate time for the 84 Thai troops to pull out from the Veal Intry area, about 2,000 meters west of the Preah Vihear Temple.
Somchai said the joint committee of the two countries needed to reach an agreement on how to carry out the pullout first before it could be done.
Somchai said he will summon all agencies concerned to consult on the matter Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said Thai soldiers will not withdraw from the disputed border area near the Preah Vihear temple despite an ultimatum from Cambodia to withdraw by midday Tuesday.
"We are in our homeland. How can they expect us to leave our home?" he told reporters.
On Monday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said a "large-scale" armed conflict may happen, if the Thai troops fail to be withdrawn from the border area near the ancient temple of Preah Vihear immediately.
In July, tensions ran high after the ancient Preah Vihear Temple was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO, angering nationalists in Thailand who still claim ownership of the site.
The tension later turned into a military confrontation, in which up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops faced off for six weeks. In mid-August, most troops evacuated and just a few dozen soldiers stationed near the temple.
However, bilateral talks to discuss withdrawing troops from around the temple were postponed late August amid political turmoil in Thailand.
In October at the border area, at least one Cambodian soldier and two Thai troops were wounded during an exchange of gunfire, and two other Thai soldiers were seriously injured after stepping on a landmine.
However, news from PHNOM PENH said that all 84 Thai troops withdrew around 1100 a.m. (0400 GMT) from the Veal Intry area where they entered Monday, after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a deadline to Thailand Tuesday, said a Cambodian senior military officer.
The officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, didn't elaborate on the withdrawal.
Hun Sen here Tuesday set 12:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) as the ultimate time for the 84 Thai troops to pull out from the Veal Intry area, about 2,000 meters west of the Preah Vihear Temple.
Somchai said the joint committee of the two countries needed to reach an agreement on how to carry out the pullout first before it could be done.
Somchai said he will summon all agencies concerned to consult on the matter Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said Thai soldiers will not withdraw from the disputed border area near the Preah Vihear temple despite an ultimatum from Cambodia to withdraw by midday Tuesday.
"We are in our homeland. How can they expect us to leave our home?" he told reporters.
On Monday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said a "large-scale" armed conflict may happen, if the Thai troops fail to be withdrawn from the border area near the ancient temple of Preah Vihear immediately.
In July, tensions ran high after the ancient Preah Vihear Temple was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO, angering nationalists in Thailand who still claim ownership of the site.
The tension later turned into a military confrontation, in which up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops faced off for six weeks. In mid-August, most troops evacuated and just a few dozen soldiers stationed near the temple.
However, bilateral talks to discuss withdrawing troops from around the temple were postponed late August amid political turmoil in Thailand.
In October at the border area, at least one Cambodian soldier and two Thai troops were wounded during an exchange of gunfire, and two other Thai soldiers were seriously injured after stepping on a landmine.
30 comments:
The general lied to save Hun Sen's face. In reality, the Thai troops still remain in the SAME position. The general is bluffing for Hun Sen -- again, this is an effort to save the PM's face.
Ah Chea, you're such a liar. Perhaps you would have liked addition stars on your shoulders (as a Major Gen.)by lying to the public to save Hun Sen's face.
It is about time that Hun Sen shows Thailand that he has gut and spine to stand up to Thai bully. The Thai definitely breaks international law (1907 treaty) by occupying our border. We have to fight to get it back or we loose it for ever. No one but us have to take care of our land.
Ah Hun Sen lied to his people again. The Thai troops did not retreat.
The generals lied to save Ah Sen's face.
Thai retreat Cambodia so, it must be withdrawn by the Cambodian gun. Thai never respect its agreement with. It is a robber.
A Chhke Siem, 12:50 PM
It is time for your prime minister to stop bluffing. We NEVER retreat from our land; how can it be your land, if the land is already on our side. Also, if you and I are claiming the same land, how can that be an "invasion?" Your PM must be sick in his head. Tell you PM to cease lying to his people. We NEVER withdraw our troops.
Again, your PM is bluffing to save his face. What a coward!
KI-Media, is this Khmer site or what? What are you gonna do regarding the tricky Thai coming in here and inciting and trying to divide up Khmer by attacking Hun Sen because they know some of us do not like Hun Sen? Come on, KI-Media, let's see you be strong and block them motherfucker Thai IP so they can't access this site and try to divide up Khmer again.
We think Hun Sen is bluffing. we never trust Hun Sen's government. If we look at Hun Sen's army, they are so poor and weak to fight with THAILAND, we could smash and disarray them in a minute without breath in and out.
Be prepared the coffuns for the khmene death. We are not going to withdraw our troops from our occupied territories. And on the otherhand, Hun Sen's government is living by beggar other countries. They don't have money to support the war. War or else?
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"Thailand." Also, while you're in Thailand, we suggest that you get our professional tour guides, and don't forget to ask him/her to point out our military might, so you know why we're superior and you're inferior.
Enjoy your visit!
Tell your loser CTN station to show us a clip of the withdraw or retreat, than we'll belief you, otherwise, your PM is bluffing. Oh! Your cheap generals are infamous liars for their boss.
These stupid and naive generals would think they would attack Thai when the deadline (timeline)expired? Your cheap generals must be out of their minds, and your crazy and retarded PM, of course, has a mind of his own. We have always thought that you people are crazy to have forced and voted for this idiot to ruin your country yet another five years.
Please tell your PM to stop bluffing. Yes, your cheap generals have done an excellent job of lying for their boss in an effort to save his face
haha! if you think that you are superior? superior with what? with KARMA? ohh, I forgot, Thailand is named for that....
Not only our generals who did something for our prime minister. but your former prime minister too tried to please HUN SEN.
Stand up together for our land!!!
Fight together for our land!!!
We stop talk about diffrential politic, we stand up together to protect our land by using everything including Complain to ICJ, UNSC, diplomatic, and solidier and so on...
Khmer help khmer.
Khmer protect khmer country.
Down ah siam, ah ladyboy country!!
Tell your PM to give up his power and stop listening to his master (Vietnamese), and give a REAL Khmern this position (premiership)-- not a Vietnamese-installed government. Oh, tell your PM to stop threatening and intimidating your people and neighboring nation.
BTW, your PM listens too much to the Vietnamese.
2:05 PM
Haha! Ah Siem finally shows up his true color. He is here to divide us Khmer. Anyone good with comptuer? Let's track down his IP and find out where he lives. We can find a few of the Cambodian gangs the Little Rascals or the AZian boys to pay him a visit.
Your fucking thai King is stupid and your queen is a whore.
We never withdraw! We stand our position and protect OUR LAND at any costs!
Your fucking thai King is stupid and your queen is a whore.
Just be careful, don't trust the tricky strategy, siams might just retreated to strike us any time, if we neglect the situation. In their brain is only want our yummy yummy land. They are hungry and thirsty of it. It is not that they care about the temples, but they care for tourist incomes from these temples that's it. Teach them lesson, don't let them step back to our territory again. Be firm there our soldiers, don't go drinking and keep watching movement of those thai soldiers. Don't trust / overjudge on their action till they stop touching our territory. God bless all of you, my dear compatriot khmer soldiers. I am so glad to see all khmer unity. This is a second time in my life I have seen this thing happened. Once when the trigger message from Mi Pkay Preuk (Neang chkout thai star) and this time. Khmers should be together this way forever, don't let anyone to divide us. Time to defend our land we have and to develop our country in the good way. Remember that we had our civilization - the used to be khmer empire in Souteast Asia. Khmers roum dei knea khmers rous and srok tes chomrong chamroeun. Cheiyoo Khmers.
Khmer ancestor
Ultimatum my ass!
Your PM has no balls to pull the trigger. It's too bad that he cheated and already won the election, otherwise he'll pull the trigger (or publicity stunt), but this time "he won't."
Should I call your PM Mr. "Bluffer?"
wow,lot of thai thieves are hanging around here.
Your fucking thai King is stupid and your queen is a whore.
Also your mother is a whore.
Almost the deadline...I didn't hear any shot yet! Y??? Hun Sen is a big liar, big bluffer, big intimidater and big cheater! no shot is fire........hahaha
Your fucking thai King is stupid and your queen is a whore.
Also your mother is a whore.
To all A-siam, u guys need to stop reading the Bang-cock Post. Check out CNN for a change. It's a more reliable source.
If I were your PM or Foreign Minister, I wld be crying of shame. To have a poorer nation give u an ultimatum. Not only that, u chicken shits withdrew your troops within that time frame.ahahhahhaha To save your face, u guys twisted the words(liek a million times before) and came up with a lie that your troops never withdrew. And that our PM was just bluffing. The whole world knows that you guys retreated. Not the local Khmer news...but the international news. So in your fucken face! What you're afraid to die, mother fuckers?
It is found that bloody siam is replying from africa country. Track more to get the real spot they are.
western
They just sneaked in few days ago. It is much funs to read the forums. Gods bless Cambodia!
This THAI mother fucker is a fool, a real fool to display himself in public. It is a shame to come over to the KHMER site and make a fool of himself. This is what you called the THAI aggression.
One thing I wanted this fool to know: CAMBODIA is the country not to pushed around by Thailand. YES, we want peace; but what else can do when you are being pushed around? Thailand is a spoil brat. They do not respect the decisions made by the world court and the UNESCO that the temple belong to Cambodia. What other judicial bodies can we get to make them happy? Clearly they are the trouble maker... T
Why should the Thai withdraw. Everything on the mountain belongs to Khmer in Thailand (their family).
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