Ta Krabey temple, photo taken on 24th Sept., 2008.
Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper
25th December, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
The Khmer-Thai borders in Oddor Meanchey province remained calm despite the Thai military staging military drills across the borders in Buriram and Surin provinces. Cambodian military officials said that the Thai never abandon their tricks, but said that Cambodia will have to be vigilant.
Col. Hour Bunthy, commander of Border Protection Unit 402 has told Reaksmey Kampuchea on 24th December that there are 300 Thai troops who are staging military drills about 1 kilometre from the Cambodian borders and 8 kilometres east of Ta Krabey temple. Many rounds of small gunfires can be heard repeatedly and on 26th December the Thai military told the Cambodian border troops that they will explode many explosives and fire many artillery cannons. The situations along the borders from Thmor Daun village to Ta Krabey temple in Kauk Morn commune remained normal.
At the same time, the Thai military has not increased their troop numbers along the disputed borders, but at times they have replaced old troops with new troops.
Col. Hour Bunthy said that because the Thai military informed us in advance, our Cambodian people and troops didn’t panic. But, he said, the Cambodian military are watching the situations very closely.
Col. Neak Vong, deputy commander of battalion 42 based at Ta Moan Thom temple said that since Thailand has a new government the military drills along the borders did not cause panic and the situations at Ta Moan Thom temple remained as good as before. The military and people from both sides of the borders still make cordial contacts with each other and the trips to Ta Moan Thom is now easier than before.
Col. Ouch Sarik, deputy border commander based in Oddor Meanchey province near Chup Koki said that the Thai military has informed Cambodian troops of their intentions to stage military drills in the border areas, but up to the 24th of December, the Cambodian side has not heard any sounds of gunfires yet. But he said that the Cambodian military will monitor the situations very closely and will strictly follow the orders to protect Cambodian borders like in the past.
Despite all the calm, the Cambodian military said that “the Thai will never abandon their tricks. Whether they have old or new government they will still cause border problems with Cambodia which we have never neglected, even one minute.”
The security situations in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey and Thailand’s Sakeo and Buriram provinces have reportedly been calm, but both the Cambodian and Thai military are still on high alert.
25th December, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
The Khmer-Thai borders in Oddor Meanchey province remained calm despite the Thai military staging military drills across the borders in Buriram and Surin provinces. Cambodian military officials said that the Thai never abandon their tricks, but said that Cambodia will have to be vigilant.
Col. Hour Bunthy, commander of Border Protection Unit 402 has told Reaksmey Kampuchea on 24th December that there are 300 Thai troops who are staging military drills about 1 kilometre from the Cambodian borders and 8 kilometres east of Ta Krabey temple. Many rounds of small gunfires can be heard repeatedly and on 26th December the Thai military told the Cambodian border troops that they will explode many explosives and fire many artillery cannons. The situations along the borders from Thmor Daun village to Ta Krabey temple in Kauk Morn commune remained normal.
At the same time, the Thai military has not increased their troop numbers along the disputed borders, but at times they have replaced old troops with new troops.
Col. Hour Bunthy said that because the Thai military informed us in advance, our Cambodian people and troops didn’t panic. But, he said, the Cambodian military are watching the situations very closely.
Col. Neak Vong, deputy commander of battalion 42 based at Ta Moan Thom temple said that since Thailand has a new government the military drills along the borders did not cause panic and the situations at Ta Moan Thom temple remained as good as before. The military and people from both sides of the borders still make cordial contacts with each other and the trips to Ta Moan Thom is now easier than before.
Col. Ouch Sarik, deputy border commander based in Oddor Meanchey province near Chup Koki said that the Thai military has informed Cambodian troops of their intentions to stage military drills in the border areas, but up to the 24th of December, the Cambodian side has not heard any sounds of gunfires yet. But he said that the Cambodian military will monitor the situations very closely and will strictly follow the orders to protect Cambodian borders like in the past.
Despite all the calm, the Cambodian military said that “the Thai will never abandon their tricks. Whether they have old or new government they will still cause border problems with Cambodia which we have never neglected, even one minute.”
The security situations in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey and Thailand’s Sakeo and Buriram provinces have reportedly been calm, but both the Cambodian and Thai military are still on high alert.
68 comments:
When there is military drill, it means they prepare to invade Cambodia once again. Be prepare to do the drill for our military too. Ah Thai doesn't do the drill for practice, but for invading.
Better watch out their intention.
I agree. The Thai don't just stage the drills for nothing. They did the drills because they want to prepare for wars or to intimidate Cambodia. Cambodia must be prepared.
Mr. HUN SEN must open two eyes not one, must all his and his general use their corruption money to buy more modern weapons and must prepare for war with Thai at any time from now.
Do not delay your preparation, skill, and get our Khmer arm ready to show Thai another leson.
Thai are never change their mind, Thai try to get anythings they can from this trouble with us Khmer.
Get ready now!!! or else it's too late. Do not give any things to Thai, Khmer must fight until the last drop of blood.
Show Thai our skill.
Yes, I agree with all Khmer idea to prepare the war with Thai that might break at any time. This Thai nation's mind alway think Khmer are too small, too weak compare with them. But when the real battle comes then Thai will know.
But Khmer must get ready!!!
The temple belongs to Khmer on the mountain. Any aggressor will not be tolerated.
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces should be on alert and ready for any type of action taken by the Thai forces. Hopefully, the increased military spending proposed by AH SEN is allocated towards newer weapons & munitions, uniforms for the soldiers out in the provinces, adequate food supply lines if/when conflict occurs, and monetary stipends for the soldiers. I ALWAYS fear that the increased spending will go into the pockets of corrupted generals.
We must be prepared and don't think that Thailand will return all the territories they have occupied so far back to Cambodia. They did the drills because they decided that they will never give back the lands they occupied back to Cambodia. Cambodia must take the matter to court and UN sooner, rather than later.
11:14am you mean monkey or abe living on the mountain ? Sound like smart ass with two identifications here one monkey and other is Thai thief wait for the opportunities to rob Cambodian temple.
11:14am you mean monkey or abe living on the mountain ? Sound like smart ass with two identifications here one monkey and other is Thai thief wait for the opportunities to rob Cambodian temple.
Thailand are preparing to conquer cambodia. Many resons in thailand views, 1- If Cambodia falls into Hanoi, Thailand will be surrounding by vietnam. 2- Thailand will gain many parts of the cambodia. 3- Cambodia is no man land, every country can invade or conquer since the century began.
Hey stop play dumb, Ah Jkout (1:31). There are Khmer living on that mountain for century after century, and the temple were built for them, not for the monkey on the flat land. Get the picture?
2:55 PM,
Do me a favor. Go bitch slap your mom for giving birth to such a retard like you.
Anyway, Preah Vihear is Khmer and will always be Khmer whether you're a Khmer from Cambodia, Kampuchea Krom, Surin, over-seas, whatever. The ultimate fact of the matter is, it will always be Khmer. Therefore, the Kingdom of Cambodia has full rights to its ownership and this matter is backed by the international community.
You want it to be in posession by the folks living in Surin, Sisaket, etc.? Honestly, many Khmer Surin don't even consider themselves Khmer, but rather see themselves as Thai. A little identity crisis I figured. For one thing, the Thai will never see the Khmer Surin as Thai and will always treat you like shit and look down on you for the rest of eternity. Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia and that is FINAL. Deal with it and live with it. People like you love making Khmers dis-united.
"Dey Khmer, cheat Khmer!"
You idiot (3:43), Khmer may be Khmer, but doesn't own everything that belong to other Khmer. For instant, Khmer in the US doesn't own shit of Khmer in France. They all got their own temple, and for cry out loud, the Khmer in the Minnesota doesn't even own any Khmer temple in Wisconsin. How can you claimed that Khmer on the flat land own a temple that is built way up in the sky for Khmer on the mountain. You're greedy and sick, Motherfucker. You ought to seek professional help immediately if you know what's good for you.
The friendly response to the article written in the Nation by Mr. Supalak Ganjanakhundee for the balance of public opinion and helping build the good relations between Cambodia and Thai.
By Mr. Ros Nouvdarab
Kasit rules out Thai ownership
By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation, Published on December 26, 2008
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/12/26/politics/politics_30091895.php
A return to Thai ownership of the Preah Vihear Temple is not an option, new Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday. But Thailand would maintain cooperation with Cambodia over the historic and controversial Hindu temple, he said.
The Preah Vihear case would be handled in line with the 1904 and 1907 Siam-Franco treaties, the 1962 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling and the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding on boundary demarcation, he said.
The ICJ ruled in 1962 that the Preah Vihear belonged to Cambodia but the surrounding land - and access to it - have remained in dispute.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajava said in June - while he was opposition leader and in debate with former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama - that the ICJ had decided only the ruined temple building belonged to Cambodia. The piece of land on which the temple sat was Thailand's.
Cambodia government absolutely rejected Thailand claimed that land surrounding the temple is belonged to Thailand. According to the Map of Dangrek and in the Annex I, used by The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1962, The court by nine votes to three FINDS THAT THE TEMPLE OF PREAH VIHEAR IS SITUATED IN TERRITORY UNDER SOVEREIGNTY OF CAMBODIA.
During that scrutinized session
The Court raised the question: “THE REAL QUESTION, THEREFORE, WHICH IS THE ESSENTIAL ONE IN THIS CASE, IS WHETHER THE PARTIES DID ADOPT THE ANNEX I MAP, AND THE LINE INDICATED ON IT, AS REPRESENTING THE OUTCOME OF THE WORK OF DELIMITATION OF THE FRONTIER IN THE REGION OF PREAH VIHEAR, THEREBY CONFERRING ON IT A BIND-ING CHARACTER” (p.22, par.3 Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders, International Court of Justice - Case Concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear - Judgment of 15 June 1962);
The Court answered:
1.“THE COURT HOWEVER CONSIDERS THAT THAILAND IN 1908 -1909 DID ACCEPT THE ANNEX I MAP AS REPRESENTING THE OUTCOME OF THE WORK OF DELIMITATION, AND HENCE RECOGNIZED THE LINE ON THAT MAP AS BEING THE FRONTIER LINE, THE EFFECT OF WHICH IS TO SITUATE PREAH VIHEAR IN CAMBODIAN TERRITORY” (p.32, par.5 of the same Report of Judgment, Advisory Opinions and Orders mentioned above).
2.BOTH PARTIES, BY THEIR CONDUCT, RECOGNIZED THE LINE AND THEREBY IN EFFECT AGREED TO REGARD IT AS BEING THE FRONTIER LINE” (p.33, par.1 of the same Report of Judgment, Advisory Opinions and Orders mentioned above).
3.“THE COURT CONSIDERS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANNEX I MAP BY THE PARTIES CAUSED THE MAP TO ENTER THE TREATY SETTLEMENT AND TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF IT” (p.33, par.4 of the same Report of Judgment, Advisory Opinions and Orders mentioned above).
4.“THE COURT, THEREFORE, FEELS BOUND, AS A MATTER OF TREATY INTERPRETATION, TO PRONOUNCE IN FAVOR OF THE LINE AS MAPPED IN THE DISPUTED AREA” (p.35, par.3 of the same Report of Judgment, Advisory Opinions and Orders mentioned above).
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demanded recently the foreign ministry recall ownership of the 11th century Khmer sanctuary.
Its call was unlikely to succeed as the foreign ministry has been examining boundary demarcation and provisional arrangements for the area.
The new minister Kasit, an active member of the PAD before taking the office, said he would not change previous foreign ministry resolutions with Phnom Penh.
Vasin Teeravechyan would retain his position as co-chair of the Thai-Cambodia Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary, Kasit said.
As the sovereign and civilized nation through out the different array of abiding the international obligations, THAI hopefully carries out what the other UN member nations that always observed, implemented to maintain and preserving regional or world peace and security. Thai-Cambodia Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary or JBC which Cambodia and Thai agreed since year 2000 and Term of Reference 2003, Thai agreed to honor of those principles, but not Thai troops occupied and threatened Cambodia territory and national security.
"In general, it is our intention to cooperate with Cambodia and the Unesco (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation), he told reporters.
As experiences Thailand’s “cooperate” with Cambodia should be one of cultural orientations not politics in the case of Preah Vihear.
The minister said Thailand should have a representative in the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) to protect and develop Cambodia's Preah Vihear.
Through the record of the meeting on August 16, 2008, the 3rd point of the agreement, by invitation from Cambodia, Thailand agreed to be member of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) with the framework of international cooperation. This record of the meeting was signed by H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and H.E. Dr. Manaspas Xuto, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Cambodia questions whether Thailand representative participation in the ICC is “liability or asset?” for this prestigious organization that play a good role international model for preserving and developing in sustainability for the world heritage site. If we looked back what Thai down played at the world heritage session in Christchurch, New Zealand and Quebec, Canada in the term of Thai cooperation with Cambodia to protect and preserve the Preah Vihear for the benefit of all Humanity, is a nightmare for those who love the jewel of human achievement as culture in the universal and exceptional value.
However, Thailand would have a problem in taking up this position since the PAD opposed the idea, saying it meant recognition of Cambodia's sovereignty over the temple.
Cambodia government do not mine, however international obligation should be abided and respected for the dignity and good neighbor as civilized state.
"We have to weigh between presence and absence in the ICC," said the ministry's Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul.
With a representative in the body, Thailand would have access to the temple's administration, he said. But, by the same token, Thailand could also be outvoted.
Even though Preah Vihear Temple is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, but Cambodia as a “Sovereign Nation” retains the ownership and rights and also UNESCO note that the inscription “engages the collective responsibility of the international community to ensure its protection”. Not the politic neither beneficiary of Thai interest for the other issues.
However, Thailand's national world heritage committee would make the final decision on the ICC, Virasakdi said, noting the foreign ministry would send a representative to the committee.
Thai should instead focuses on redeployment troop where Thai troop illegally occupied after 15 July 2008 and all the border work as JBC has been committed through out the different meeting.
Kasit said his previously provocative stance in the PAD over the Preah Vihear conflict would not jeopardise relations with Cambodia as its leaders, notably Prime Minister Hun Sen, were familiar with him since they worked together on the Paris
Accord on Peace in Cambodia in 1989. Hun Sen was the first to send congratulations to Prime Minister Abhisit, he said.
What the different between Samdech HUN Sen and KASIT is Peace, Friendship and cooperation preserving.
4:08 PM,
Anyway, bitch slap your mom yet? I guess you can't. You gotta fly back to Cambodia where she's still selling herself for $1 in Svay Pak. Too late, a CPP general already bitch slapped her.
you're a big idiot (2:55 Pm)- Why the hell you always say the same bullshit over and over again..."khmer up in the mountain, khmer up in the mountain"? Who the hell is Khmer up in the mountain? It was built by the Khmer people whose empire at the time of the construction of Preah Vihear stretched all over most of Indochina. Built by a homogenized group of Khmers. Whether they be from the central, the south, the north, the west, the east...they were the SAME Khmers. They scaled the heights to build it just like how the Chinese scaled the heights the build their Great Wall.
You moron (6:00), it doesn't matter if the Khmer Empire covered the entire planet. No temple belongs to all Khmer. It is built for a community and strictly belongs to the community, not Khmer from other community or Khmer the other side of the planet. Get the picture, fool?
There will be no peace with Thailand because the Siams are supported by the imperialist Americans and Westerners. The Americans are the ones who supply billions of dollars in military aid that the Siams use to intimidate Cambodia.
The white people will do what it takes to keep Thailand as a giant brothel for their perverts. They will help the Siams kill the Khmer people and take our lands.
The overseas Khmers who support Westerners are also supporting Siams' aggression against the Khmer people.
They don't care about our land being swallowed our neighbors. They just want to turn Cambodia into another brothel like Thailand. That's why they're supporting Reahu's degradation of the our Apsara figures. That's why they don't like to see Cambodians cooperating with China to save our country from being swallowed by the Siams and the Yuons.
Since they have their new lives in the new countries, they don't care whether or not our country continues to exist. They just want to dilute Khmer blood until there is no more trace of once-powerful and glorious nation.
We Khmer patriots demand that all the enemies of the Khmer people keep your Western filth (including the Siam filth) out of our country.
- Khmer Patriot, Ph.D. (Khmer intellectual who represents the interests of the Khmer people)
6:37 PM,
You don't get the point. There's a difference between an ancient temple built centuries ago, which present-day belongs to a sovereign nation under the authority of that nation's government as well as local jurisdiction. In addition, it is also backed by international governments & organizations as oppose to present-day locals in a community building a temple through funds coming from donations and fundraising which strictly belongs to the village or whatever.
And if you say as you said in your comment previously, the temple belongs to the community. The community that utilizes Preah Vihear as a worshiping site are Khmers. And if you ask those Khmers who they are, they would say, "I'm Khmer from Cambodia". Therefore, those Khmers are Cambodian and live in Cambodia and once again the temple is in Cambodia...Cambodian territory. Belongs inside Cambodia. "Khmer up in mountain" as you say ARE INSIDE CAMBODIA. Go figure.
Khmer patriot is right. Khmer people are support white westerners to fuck young khmer girls and boys. I think there are too many westerners in Cambodia. They destroy minds of Khmer people. The people who supporting Westerner also faulty for destroying Khmer culture. Westerner want Khmer to give Preah Vihea to Thailand. They write that on their message forums. I can't khmer overseas so brainwashed and stupid. They are the slaves of the white people because they only know how to clean the floor and make dougnuts for the white people.
9:24 PM,
You're a deluded and narrow-minded individual my friend.
"Westerner want Khmer to give Preah Vihea to Thailand. They write that on their message forums."---where the hell do you come up with these conclusions? I'm over-seas, and no, I don't make doughnuts nor do I clean floor. In fact, many white people work under me at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center here in Seattle...but that I don't care. And no, I do not want Preah Vihear in the hands of the Thai.
Get a life dude. And by the way, the hated Westerners were the ones that awarded Preah Vihear to Cambodia. Without the westerners' International Court, Preah Vihear would still be considered part of Thailand and under Thai control.
2:55pm is a mental person. he is the same as the person who pretended to be Thai. He is a Khmer traitor, working for foreign (thai)interests. don't talk to him or you'll become mental like him. he talks the same shit all the time like "khmer on the mountain/khmer up the mountain etc."
9:34 PM!
"And by the way, the hated Westerners were the ones that awarded Preah Vihear to Cambodia."
That's where you're wrong, dude. Westerners didn't give Khmer people shit. Preah Vihear was built by the Khmer people and is the property of the Khmer people. It does not belong to the white folks.
About the doughnut thing there is nothing wrong about making doughnuts. But if you make doughnuts, then stick to making doughnuts, just don't pretend to cure cancer or talk about Preah Vihear because you're qualified to.
I suggest ignore one of the annoyance person here keep mention the word "monkey" over and over again. The person is not merit to respond.
Ah Siamese KINGKOBA and his Yellow shirt new GVT will meet with surprise attack if Abhi-Shit continued to invad Khmer land further. We're watching your disgraceful tricks carefully, we know you're playing very dirty trick with us, do you think this is a smart move ??. We're well prepare countattack any attemp from your millitary. As I have mentionned recently you will see Kbach Khmer Combined with JUJUTSU, you MUOY Thai will be in Graves but don't forget Yellow Shirt and Collonial Hats to cover your bodies in the graves.
Down to Ah Siamese
Go to the international court again is the answer.
Abhisit won't care much about us. He is loaded with an internal problem right now.
King Bhumibol won't either. He is ill. All he cares about is his survival and his son will crown King when he's gone. Read " Finnish Conspiracy" lurks behind political crisis in Thailand thru 2bangkok.com
Please take care of our own problem, becuase they won't or having too little time for us.
They try to intimidate us of their military superpower. Cambodian must not deter by this scary tactic and always be prepared and alert.
6:37 To be honest with you have the mad dog disease,your mother drop you so hard on the concrete floor why you have mental illness. You are so dumb and retarded you do not have the TV? All your claim are every things belong to the monkeys on the mountain,monkey need a zoo okay!
The Preah Vihear now belong to world heritage site(Cambodia already registered it) so it doesn't matter your idiot natural born thieves kill each others or burn your fucking Thai kingdom down for Preah Vihear no one loose their sleep because you die with your greed.
Or other if Thai using force to against Cambodia ,your fucking Thai not in the safe heaven anymore ,your fucking smiling land turn to be crying land.
Oh by the way Cambodian people can help you cure your crazy mad dog disease.you have your pen handy? The dry virgin girl s'poop seven pieces individually blend it with seven bottles of urinate (the old pee the better for you) after you mix it well you can drink and shower it as much you can then you'll feel better,if you re not you can do what ever you wanted to me as put the human poop in your mouth and blow on my butt.
Thank you for your prompt response. AI kee Kmoy ai Thai bar leout.
To response to Th Patriot PHD.
Did you clean your ass with your PHD home printed paper ready? You are still stink the smell of khmer rouge and youn trained to divide khmer, you are very intelligence with your own mind=stupid how many Cambodian people that they have families abroad stupid? There too many.How many Cambodian they smell dollar and Euro ? Too many ,so the stupid dividing Cambodian ppl that you plan for century it doesn't work any more .Cambodian here they know how to read and write some times better than you with the internet users you not be able to manipulate them so it doesn't work for persuading them to hate their families and dollars hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm too bad instead it reflect your self of true color of khmer rouge in CPP and the smell of Viet dog( I like hot dogs not Viet dog) Cambodian your land shrinker and shrinker because of this type of youn PHD so eliminate it or believe Youn dog we are dying.
12:58 AM -
The real issue is not my Ph.D. I won't stoop to your level, so don't even try.
The real issue is your Western government using your tax money to supply the Siams with F15 jets and machine guns to intimidate and kill the Khmer people to take our lands.
When your tax money goes to purchase the means of terror for the Khmer people, then you support terrorism against your own kind.
There is no point in pretending to care for Preah Vihear when you support the imperialist policies of your white masters. You have no defense whatsoever.
I rest my case.
- Khmer Patriot, Ph.D.
Summary of the Summary of the Judgment of 15 June 1962
CASE CONCERNING THE TEMPLE OF PREAH VIHEAR
(MERITS)
Judgment of 15 June 1962
Proceedings in the case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear, between Cambodia and Thailand, were instituted on 6 October 1959 by an Application of the Government of Cambodia; the Government of Thailand having raised two preliminary objections, the Court, by its Judgment of 26 May 1961, found that it had jurisdiction.
In its Judgment on the merits the Court, by nine votes to three, found that the Temple of Preah Vihear was situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia and, in consequence, that Thailand was under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory.
By seven votes to five, the Court found that Thailand was under an obligation to restore to Cambodia any sculptures, stelae, fragments of monuments, sandstone model and ancient pottery which might, since the date of the occupation of the Temple by Thailand in 1954, have been removed from the Temple or the Temple area by the Thai authorities.
Judge Tanaka and Judge Morelli appended to the Judgment a Joint Declaration. Vice-President Alfaro and Judge Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice appended Separate Opinions; Judges Moreno Quintana, Wellington Koo and Sir Percy Spender appended Dissenting Opinions.
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In its Judgment, the Court found that the subject of the dispute was sovereignty over the region of the Temple of Preah Vihear. This ancient sanctuary, partially in ruins, stood on a promontory of the Dangrek range of mountains which constituted the boundary between Cambodia and Thailand. The dispute had its fons et origo in the boundary settlements made in the period 1904-1908 between France, then conducting the foreign relations of Indo-China, and Siam. The application of the Treaty of 13 February 1904 was, in particular, involved. That Treaty established the general character of the frontier the exact boundary of which was to be delimited by a Franco-Siamese Mixed Commission
In the eastern sector of the Dangrek range, in which Preah Vihear was situated, the frontier was to follow the watershed line. For the purpose of delimiting that frontier, it was agreed, at a meeting held on 2 December 1906, that the Mixed Commission should travel along the Dangrek range carrying out all the necessary reconnaissance, and that a survey officer of the French section of the Commission should survey the whole of the eastern part of the range. It had not been contested that the Presidents of the French and Siamese sections duly made this journey, in the course of which they visited the Temple of Preah Vihear. In January-February 1907, the President of the French section had reported to his Government that the frontier-line had been definitely established. It therefore seemed clear that a frontier had been surveyed and fixed, although there was no record of any decision and no reference to the Dangrek region in any minutes of the meetings of the Commission after 2 December 1906. Moreover, at the time when the Commission might have met for the purpose of winding up its work, attention was directed towards the conclusion of a further Franco-Siamese boundary treaty, the Treaty of 23 March 1907.
The final stage of the delimitation was the preparation of maps. The Siamese Government, which did not dispose of adequate technical means, had requested that French officers should map the frontier region. These maps were completed in the autumn of 1907 by a team of French officers, some of whom had been members of the Mixed Commission, and they were communicated to the Siamese Government in 1908. Amongst them was a map of the Dangrek range showing Preah Vihear on the Cambodian side. It was on that map (filed as Annex I to its Memorial) that Cambodia had principally relied in support of her claim to sovereignty over the Temple. Thailand, on the other hand, had contended that the map, not being the work of the Mixed Commission, had no binding character; that the frontier indicated on it was not the true watershed line and that the true watershed line would place the Temple in Thailand, that the map had never been accepted by Thailand or, alternatively, that if Thailand had accepted it she had done so only because of a mistaken belief that the frontier indicated corresponded with the watershed line.
The Annex I map was never formally approved by the Mixed Commission, which had ceased to function some months before its production. While there could be no reasonable doubt that it was based on the work of the surveying officers in the Dangrek sector, the Court nevertheless concluded that, in its inception, it had no binding character. It was clear from the record, however, that the maps were communicated to the Siamese Government as purporting to represent the outcome of the work of delimitation; since there was no reaction on the part of the Siamese authorities, either then or for many years, they must be held to have acquiesced. The maps were moreover communicated to the Siamese members of the Mixed Commission, who said nothing. to the Siamese Minister of the Interior, Prince Damrong, who thanked the French Minister in Bangkok for them, and to the Siamese provincial governors, some of whom knew of Preah Vihear. If the Siamese authorities accepted the Annex I map without investigation, they could not now plead any error vitiating the reality of their consent.
The Siamese Government and later the Thai Government had raised no query about the Annex I map prior to its negotiations with Cambodia in Bangkok in 1958. But in 1934-1935 a survey had established a divergence between the map line and the true line of the watershed, and other maps had been produced showing the Temple as being in Thailand: Thailand had nevertheless continued also to use and indeed to publish maps showing Preah Vihear as lying in Cambodia. Moreover, in the course of the negotiations for the 1925 and 1937 Franco-Siamese Treaties, which confirmed the existing frontiers, and in 1947 in Washington before the Franco-Siamese Conciliation Commission, it would have been natural for Thailand to raise the matter: she did not do so. The natural inference was that she had accepted the frontier at Preah Vihear as it was drawn on the map, irrespective of its correspondence with the watershed line. Thailand had stated that having been, at all material times, in possession of Preah Vihear, she had had no need to raise the matter; she had indeed instanced the acts of her administrative authorities on the ground as evidence that she had never accepted the Annex I line at Preah Vihear. But the Court found it difficult to regard such local acts as negativing the consistent attitude of the central authorities. Moreover, when in 1930 Prince Damrong, on a visit to the Temple, was officially received there by the French Resident for the adjoining Cambodian province, Siam failed to react.
From these facts, the court concluded that Thailand had accepted the Annex I map. Even if there were any doubt in this connection, Thailand was not precluded from asserting that she had not accepted it since France and Cambodia had relied upon her acceptance and she had for fifty years enjoyed such benefits as the Treaty of 1904 has conferred on her. Furthermore, the acceptance of the Annex I map caused it to enter the treaty settlement; the Parties had at that time adopted an interpretation of that settlement which caused the map line to prevail over the provisions of the Treaty and, as there was no reason to think that the Parties had attached any special importance to the line of the watershed as such, as compared with the overriding importance of a final regulation of their own frontiers, the Court considered that the interpretation to be given now would be the same.
The Court therefore felt bound to pronounce in favour of the frontier indicated on the Annex I map in the disputed area and it became unnecessary to consider whether the line as mapped did in fact correspond to the true watershed line.
For these reasons, the Court upheld the submissions of Cambodia concerning sovereignty over Preah Vihear.
Khmer Patriot,Ph.D
Cambodian PPL watch for youn dog 1:27AM. Do not forget THE' ONG ( the tea for the master )and 1979 every thing everything even Cambodian toilets they took to VietNam and it has it face to claim to be khmer nationalism give me a break before Cambodian people spray their pee on your face in the public.
Got it Viet dog.And go home leave Cambodian alone
FUCK THAT GUY THATS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE KHMER ON THE MOUNTAINS YOUR JUST JUST SOME KHMER WANNABE YOU FAKE ASS BITCH............WHAT DID I TELL YOU BEfore GO EAT YO MOMS DICK BITCH ...............YOU BITCH ASSS THAI FUCK.................. KADUEY MAY AH SIEM
The Siamese implicated that the ICJ was incompetent when it claimed that the Preah Vihear ground -- the ground it sits on DOES NOT belong Cambodia. The ICJ only granted the Temple to US Khmer. Thus, this left room the for cunning Siamese treacherous regime to counter the verdict of 1962. The Siamese are looking for loop holes where Siamese can concoct their treacherous traits.
Siamese has a trait to deviate from the Truth, especially Southeast Asian History taught in their schools. Because Khmers are extremely CORRUPTED AND INTROVERTED IN NATURE, THE SIAMESE ARE USING THESE AMMUNITION TO MAKE THE WORLD PORTRAIT KHMERS AS THE AGGRESSORS.
Thai just want Khmer to go broke by investing in the combat gears and weapon. They never fight any real wars. It's all politic that motivate by the their leader and most of them get educated from Western. They have modern aircraft, but put it this way. US loose the war to Vietnam. And if Thai is stupid enough to go to war because they back by Brits and US. There's no way they going to win the wars. KHMER, LAO, VIETNAM been through the was nightmare and we're all still survive. Thai just a faggot try to show off the modern weapon because they have the money. But no experience in wars at all. Hun Sen and Lao probably have a underground tunnel right under Bang Kok already.
The only way to win this wars against Thai is to take it to the UN. And if US support Thai that is so stupid, Khmer people and the other immigration came to US work so hard to support democracy, not Thai. They came here with blood money that they robbed from their neighbor countries to do business here. I'm a tax payer too. Uncle Sam, please think twice before you back up the Siamese. For Ah monkey on top of Dorng Raek please just zipped. Your mothers and sisters been seen here to US to prostituted by the Thai. Go to all the massage parlor that own around by the Asian. You'll find out what I mean.
Barack Obama is our president!!!
KH NJ
Guy, i agree with you all, this time we must be more caustious and ready! don't be like last time..some of our soldier complaint that their guns were jams or won't fire properly! another things that concern me is..did we buy more weapons? or upgraded with modern weapons!!
Dear Khmer patrotism I support all what you have mentioned in Khmer interest, but I want to share with you this, Ah Siam is feeling strongly that they are invincible according to war weapons they owned. We're not afraid all of these war tools we will make them to destroy theirown populations we will mak Abhi-Shit confused, JuJuTsU is welcom Muoy Thai to reallity it's Useless their Jet fighters. Down to Ah Siamese
On 10/15/08, thais soldier very lucky that day..if we got better weapons like them, man! alot of them will be death, we lost three, and they lost more than tenth soldiers, but their commander hide from the media...i hope HUN is well prepared this time, we must get rid of those old weapons!!
Nonsense, 8:28, Khmer from Cambodia are all over the planet, but that doesn't mean every temple they build or temple that was built from them belongs to Cambodia.
Ah 7:03 It was called the Khmer Empire. These Khmiga build it not you fucking dorng raek. Until we turn to Buddhism and learn to forgive you and that's why you MTF take advantage to claim as Siam and then Tha. But you know it clearly that you're a Chinese fugitive that came here to settle and we granted your @ss asylum. At the end you robbed us. But it's ok judgement day will come for you soon.
Sounds like this Thai troller @7:03AM smokes a bit to much opium before coming online to KI-Media here eh?
too much*
This phony Ph.D from Hanoi seems to have enjoyed loitering KI-Media quite a bit thus far...
Sorry, but no can do, Ah lowlife donut maker (9:57,9:48,9:47,&7:45).
Phra Viharn will always belongs to Khmer on the mountain as it was since day1.
Fee to visit Phra Viharn:
Khmer on the mountain: Free.
Friend of Khmer on the mountain (Thai, Viet, and Lao): 25 cents.
Ah Monkey from Cambodia: 25 dollars.
Did you say monkeys on the mountain? You definitely right ,but monkeys can't built the temple at the day one so they won't own any shit. Who mention the donut? I love to eat that with the black coffee Aloy dee
Fuck off 10:15AM
10:20am Monkey with the HIV fuck off ,that is untouchable or censor site Preah Vihear ah lob
Monkey on the mountain this time Thai kingdome are fucked is they still greedy and want to taste the volcano lava from the Prah Vihaan mountain,you are fuck to be honest with you .the three brothers are ready to play your game,why I told you ,you will be fucked.
HANDS OFF FOR YOUR SAFETY
Sadly enough, this Viet troller posing as Ph.D from Hanoi seems to enjoy his multiple personalities and identities bouncing back and forth between a one-liner anonymous and Patriot Ph.D bragging and boasting his writing skills...ROFL!
So just as we all may have guessed, this so-called Ph.D from Hanoi has been here on KI-Media for as long time now...
Come again Mr. Viet troller, Ph.D from Hanoi...when did you have time to go to school huh??? Damn phony Viet troller!!!
ហេ អាចុយម្រ៉ាយ ដុកទ័រ ពីហាណូយ អាឯង កើត AIDS ជិតងាប់ហើយ នៅតែធ្វើ ខ្ញុំកញ្ជះបាតជើង ពពួកអាយួនកន្តបទៀត?
ហេតុអី ប្រាប់អញបានទេ អាចុយម្រ៉ាយ?
I know you have khmer unicode on your machine and capable of reading it although not that proficient...
The Thai needs to pratice because they got their ass kicked by the former Khmer Rouge soilders - who are more experience and battled harden.
In ground combat hand to hand fighting, Khmer soilders will win. The only way the Thai can win through airpower.
Nonsense, if Khmer Rouge is that good Cambodia won't be the smallest country in the region.
Ph.D earned by this Viet troller means 'phony dog". This guy earned his Ph.D from backyard and street universities that have mushroomed recently in Phnom Penh. How can a Ph.D holder talk so shit and so nonsense like him.
Khmer on the mountain really pissed now 'cause some one mistaken him to ape....
well I would too when I see the way he walks.
FUCK THAILAND AND ALLL THOSE FAKE WANNABE KHMER BITCHES...............................................THAILAND THE LAND OF FAGS ................GO EAT YOUR DADDYS DICK BITCHES
Blah, blah, blah can't changed any fact. That is the temple was built on the mountain for Khmer on the mountain, not Ah Monkey on the flat land, and they have no business climbing the hill to invade and rob Khmer people on the mountain.
3:21 PM,
WHO THE FUCK ARE "KHMERS ON THE MOUNTAIN"? YOU FUCKING RETARD? Khmers living on, near, around that mountain consider themselves just any ordinary Khmer or Cambodian. They are also the ones seeking help from the Cambodian government and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces because black-clad Thai rangers harass them and intimidate them. There is no such thing as "Khmer on the mountain".
3:21 PM, you should do what is best for you and that is go fuck yourself. After that, go fuck some Thai lady boys in Bangkok and some Viet prostitutes in Svay Pak. Hope you get AIDS. Once you do, go fuck your mom.
Preah Vihear is Cambodia's. Thailand ain't gonna invade or take it back. There's too much at stake for them to do that. They're just playing games with their own Thai people to rally up the political cause of the new prime minister and the foreign minister.
The real invaders are the VIETS. The VIETS are the ones we must keep a closer watch at because they are the parasites that enter Cambodia.
Ah Thai thieves learn tricks from Yuons, better be careful with either one of them. They know Cambodia poor and weak as far as unifying among ourselves.
Ah Pleu (5:57) it is not the Thai who invaded Khmer on the mountain, but Ah monkey from the flat land.
5:06 AM there no shit to share the thai farmers surrounding the Dong Rek mountain ,if the war is breaking the mokey claimed to ape on the mountain will be eliminated or would be the prisoners of the war.
So creaming or yelling while you are still alive ai bar leut khee khaamoy
Just stay out of the mountain, Ah monkey. We'll call you when we need you, alright?
6:24 AM. You're such a fake. You don't even live on the mountain and you speak for something and a cause that doesn't even exist. Why are you so deluded and always playing make-belief? Honestly, take one moment to put aside your comments here on KI-Media, look in the mirror and think to yourself. Then realize how deluded you've become ever since you've started posting on KI-Media. You're a sad example of a human being, my friend. Learn how to think productively and live in reality. Get off the computer and find a job or something or get out of your bedroom and find some friends. Be honest with yourself and come to the realization of how pathetic you've become in turning into this person that gets a thrill in writing nonsense on KI-Media in order to receive the attention that you lack outside of KI-Media.
Oh shut the fuck up, Ah blind monkey (7:45). Just stay out of the mountain.
7:48AM your parent are buried on the Cambodian mountains? Why you so freakin scare like a child getting spank on the butt?
There is no such thing as Cambodian mountain. They have no asset whatsoever. Everything belong to Khmer on the mountain.
You are a one sad monkey on the mountain.
Khmer on the mountain =
"A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY"
Sad,sad,sad,sad ape
The temple was not built for the different people in different areas. Are you out of your fucking mind? The temple was built for the Hindus God (Shiva) by the Khmer King. It is not a private investment like Empire State building. It is like the Pyramides built by the Egytian dynasty for the Pharaon.
And one thing for sure 'Only the Thai fucking monkey want the temple.' The temple was not built for you Thai fucking monkey. Ok ? Get it? Go and ask the asshole Phumvibol(n) Adulyadeth.
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