Cambodia soldiers patrol on the top of Phnom Trop, near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Thai troops stand guard on the top of Phnom Trop mountain near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodian soldiers stand guard while Cambodian and Thai commanders have a negotiation about a reset of soldier zones of the Cambodian-Thai border at the frontline on top of the mountain Phnom Trop about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) east of the famed Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. Thai and Cambodian field commanders worked Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to strengthen a fragile truce following a deadly gun battle between their soldiers stationed on the border. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A Cambodian soldier carries Thailand's B-40 rocket that he found on the ground last week back to Thai soldiers during a negotiation about a reset of soldier zones of the Cambodian-Thai border at the frontline on top of the mountain Phnom Trop about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) east of the famed Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. Thai and Cambodian field commanders worked Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, to strengthen a fragile truce following a deadly gun battle between their soldiers stationed on the border. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A Cambodian soldier carries a cow's leg on the way up to Phnom Trop mountain near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodian troops patrol on the top of Phnom Trop mountain near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodian troops patrol on the top of Phnom Trop mountain near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, 543 km (337 miles) north of Phnom Penh, October 19, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
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Just feeling uneasy with this, it does not look like this will be peacefully resolved any time soon. It is a dirty job that young people have to do because of the greedy, crooked leaders.
Siams have all responsibility for starting this mess. For the young Siam soldiers, this is not a cause of defending your country or of advancing any good cause; for the young Khmers, you do have a cause to stand up to the bully.
If there another fight the siem will die again.
Did Siams die in the last fight? How come there is no picture?
The Siam really afraid to die that is why they started to wear those anti-bullet proof vests! I just hope this conflict won't turn out to be another Iraq in Southeast Asia! Let just hope that anti-bullet proof vest can stand up to the B40 rocket! But Rhino-Ammo can penetrate body armor.
Cambodian military personnel should consider wearing body armor for protection too to even out the play field!
http://www.tactical.com/armor.html?gclid=CMvvuov0tJYCFRg6awodPllMLA
http://www.securityprousa.com/minave.html
10:52 AM
Thai media are not allowed in the fighting zone.
It has been a mismatched gun battle between Cambodian and Siamese soldiers. The Siamese troops are better equipped with hi-tech military hardware, and each soldier wears a bullet-proof vest. That's why the official news report only claimed 7 injured Siamese soldiers (if it's true).
On the other hand, our brave Cambodian soldiers are using weapons designed for wars in the 60s and 70s. No one can afford a bullet proof vest for this battle (except for Hun To, but his battle is somewhere else). My deepest sympathy to the families of the two KIA Cambodian soldiers.
Let's hope our front-line soldiers keep their fighting spirit high, and they are steadily supplied with foods, water, and ammunition. Also, let's hope no crooked generals try to steal their meagre salaries.
I did try to post comment on Bangkok Post.
Why Thai Military did not report any fatality and 10 Thai soldiers captures.
Bangkok Post admit to receive my comment and will edit.
Guess what, Bangkok Post did not post my comment.
Thai media did not report 10 Thai soldier Capture by the Cambodian Army.
I know that each Thai soldier wears a bullet-proof vest.
How are you going to expect Thai media to report 5 fatalities of their soldiers.
Bangkok Post is a bias news agency.
Don't waste your time reading it.
Don't waste your time try to post any comment on Bangkok Post.
I even ask Bhumibol to get my comment trough, even him couldn't make it.
Bangkok Post comments section is a really fortress, that's why there is no comment on their website.
A while back it was mentioned in an article that Hun Sen's government is contemplating increasing government spending on the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in an attempt to help deal with future military activities. Hopefully, this is not a pretext to divert money into the MANY generals' pocket books, but rather towards upgrading the military in terms of up to date equipments, infrastructure and soldier salaries.
By the way, if one does not know, the RCAF has one of the most generals to soldier ratio in any military in the world...which is quite ridiculous.
TO ALL THAIS WORLD WIDE: The recent clash between Thai and Khmer troops around Preah Vihear temple inside Cambodia left three Khmer soldiers died and three injured THAT'S THE FACT. On the Thai side there were an unknown numbers of dead and an unknown numbers of injued. Some Khmer news sources said that there were up to 16 Thais soldiers dead and 47 soldiers injured but that's not official. All we know was that alot of Thais were either dead or injured because we saw them in our own eyes. The question is why does Thai want to hide the number of dead and injured during the one hour clash with Khmers??? I think the well trained Thai soldiers with the most advance weapons is SO EMBARRASSED to tell the world that the Khmers with cheap and rusty guns actually beat them bad. Come on Thai tell the whole world WE WANT YO KNOW. Another embarrass thing was that on the day of a clash some Thai soldiers fled from the front-line to the nearby villages and 13 Thai soldiers dropped their weapon and surrenderd. Some of the injured Thais that we caught were actually cried and said they didn't want to die. So basically Thais who stole land the Khmers are afraid to go to war with the Khmers. IF THAT SO JUST STAY HOME.
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