8th January, 2009
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
The 7-storey Jupiter Cruise liner (pictured) with 450 passengers had docked at a Bangkok Seaport on 25th December, 2008 at 10:30am with the hopes that the passengers will be able to celebrate Christmas in the land of Thailand. On the cruise ship there were 269 Cambodian passengers but it was the worst nightmare for them that the Thai authority did not allow them to leave the ship and sent them packing back to Cambodia.
On the 4th of December, Jupiter Cruise, as part of its first launch, has left Phu Quoc (Koh Tral) island in Nha Trang province for Kompong Som in Cambodia to go to Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket in Thailand. This is a free cruise and according to Mr. Benson Samay, defence attorney for the cruise, on the cruise ship there were 269 Cambodian passengers, among them there were 27 Cambodian passengers who hold diplomatic and government official passports, 22 Cambodians who hold foreign passports and 215 Cambodians who hold ordinary passports with Thai visas stamped on them.
In a letter to Mr. Chheang Vun, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, sent on 6th January, 2009, Mr. Benson Samay said that, according to an English captain of the Jupiter Cruise, the Thai authority did not allow the Cambodian passengers to enter into Thailand by using an excuse that “there might be some Khmer Rouge disguising among the passengers who can create insecurity in their country (Thailand).” The letter added that the Thai authority will only allow the Cambodian passengers to enter Thailand “on the condition that those Cambodian passengers agreed to pay $1500 each person in security bond and the bond money can only be withdrawn after 3 months time.”
Mr. Chheang Vun has told Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper that he has sent the letter to Mr. Long Visalo, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to summon the Thai officials to explain the incident.
Mr. Chheang Vun added: “if this information is true, it is a regrettable incident”, by adding that he was not aware whether the cruise ship has sufficient documents to enter Thailand or not, Mr. Chheang Vun said that Cambodia and Thailand have a visa agreement, and among the 269 passengers, only 5 passengers who did not have the Thai visas. Mr. Chheang Vun said that according to Mr. Benson Samay, those 5 passengers did not wish to leave the cruise ship to enter the Thai territories. By saying this, Mr. Chheang Vun wanted to stress that there is no reason for the Thai authority to bar the 269 Cambodian passengers from entering Thai territories.
Mr. Benson Samay added that the Thai authority allowed the Vietnamese passengers to disembark the cruise ship to enter Thai territories by transporting the 24 Vietnamese passengers by boat to Bangkok. The Cambodian were not allowed to enter Thailand unless they agreed to pay the $1500 security bond as requested.
Under international regulations, regulated by the International Maritime Organisation (OMI), the regulations for any ships to dock at any international seaports are not linked to the passengers on board of the ships. This means that as long as the passengers on the ship have appropriate visas agreed between the two countries, they must be allowed to enter the country they intended to visit. On the contrary, if the passengers have no proper documentations, when the ship has already docked at any international ports, those passengers can remain on the ship legally because that ship is considered as “a country” as well.
Two days ago an official from the Thai Foreign Ministry told the Thai media that he did not know of the incident and that same official has assured that Thailand will launch an investigation if there is a detailed diplomatic protest from Cambodia.
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
The 7-storey Jupiter Cruise liner (pictured) with 450 passengers had docked at a Bangkok Seaport on 25th December, 2008 at 10:30am with the hopes that the passengers will be able to celebrate Christmas in the land of Thailand. On the cruise ship there were 269 Cambodian passengers but it was the worst nightmare for them that the Thai authority did not allow them to leave the ship and sent them packing back to Cambodia.
On the 4th of December, Jupiter Cruise, as part of its first launch, has left Phu Quoc (Koh Tral) island in Nha Trang province for Kompong Som in Cambodia to go to Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket in Thailand. This is a free cruise and according to Mr. Benson Samay, defence attorney for the cruise, on the cruise ship there were 269 Cambodian passengers, among them there were 27 Cambodian passengers who hold diplomatic and government official passports, 22 Cambodians who hold foreign passports and 215 Cambodians who hold ordinary passports with Thai visas stamped on them.
In a letter to Mr. Chheang Vun, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, sent on 6th January, 2009, Mr. Benson Samay said that, according to an English captain of the Jupiter Cruise, the Thai authority did not allow the Cambodian passengers to enter into Thailand by using an excuse that “there might be some Khmer Rouge disguising among the passengers who can create insecurity in their country (Thailand).” The letter added that the Thai authority will only allow the Cambodian passengers to enter Thailand “on the condition that those Cambodian passengers agreed to pay $1500 each person in security bond and the bond money can only be withdrawn after 3 months time.”
Mr. Chheang Vun has told Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper that he has sent the letter to Mr. Long Visalo, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to summon the Thai officials to explain the incident.
Mr. Chheang Vun added: “if this information is true, it is a regrettable incident”, by adding that he was not aware whether the cruise ship has sufficient documents to enter Thailand or not, Mr. Chheang Vun said that Cambodia and Thailand have a visa agreement, and among the 269 passengers, only 5 passengers who did not have the Thai visas. Mr. Chheang Vun said that according to Mr. Benson Samay, those 5 passengers did not wish to leave the cruise ship to enter the Thai territories. By saying this, Mr. Chheang Vun wanted to stress that there is no reason for the Thai authority to bar the 269 Cambodian passengers from entering Thai territories.
Mr. Benson Samay added that the Thai authority allowed the Vietnamese passengers to disembark the cruise ship to enter Thai territories by transporting the 24 Vietnamese passengers by boat to Bangkok. The Cambodian were not allowed to enter Thailand unless they agreed to pay the $1500 security bond as requested.
Under international regulations, regulated by the International Maritime Organisation (OMI), the regulations for any ships to dock at any international seaports are not linked to the passengers on board of the ships. This means that as long as the passengers on the ship have appropriate visas agreed between the two countries, they must be allowed to enter the country they intended to visit. On the contrary, if the passengers have no proper documentations, when the ship has already docked at any international ports, those passengers can remain on the ship legally because that ship is considered as “a country” as well.
Two days ago an official from the Thai Foreign Ministry told the Thai media that he did not know of the incident and that same official has assured that Thailand will launch an investigation if there is a detailed diplomatic protest from Cambodia.
39 comments:
thai and khmer are always having
the problems like this.they could do this to the high ranking officials,and how about the simple
ones?
I hate to say this but these two nations such as SIAM and YOUN are the most trouble makers in the world.
They like to export or spread their chaos to Cambodia. Shame on HUN SEN for kneeling down to these two enemies of our.
HUN SEN must deal with these THAI real fast or otherwise the SIAM really continue look down on us.
Khmer PP,
that good !
Frankly, I don't see any problem with that. The Thais are hurting themselves. Instead of spending the money in Bangkok, those 269 tourists can now spend their money in Phnom Penh and help our local economy.
Personally, I would not spend a dime in Thailand.
Thai seem to think that all khmers are khmer rouge. they think that all khmers are bad people. to look down on khmers in this way is cheap in deed because a lot of the passengers are govt officials because they hold diplomatic passports. all khmers who have money should avoid holidaying in thailand, just spend their money at home in cambodia.
That's when they see your cocky ruler and you inferior to them. It's very clear that Hun Sen has No respectable value. He Hun Sen and some monkey around him have been proud with fake honor for so long. They should wake up and accept their true value. What can Hun Sen do when they piss off Khmer visitors. The damn Thais just want to make Khmers look like trash in the public eyes.
Hello All,
Thailand is robbing those 269 Khmer tourists. Some are govt officials. The fact is that Thailand look down Khmer govt. Why? Because January 7 is the fake peace of Cambodia. October 23, 1991 is the real peace step of Cambodia. If Khmer govt acknowledge it, Thailand will respect Khmer govt, because Thailand signed, too.
We can wait, and see what Hun Sen solve this problem.
Red-Ant.
These Khmer visitor deserve it; these Khmer never learn the lesson taught by Thais, and that's the real nature of some Khmers.
. . . and I used to live in one of the refugee camps in Thailand, I know how Thais treat Khmer; they treated Khmer just as Pol Pot did, and I never forget it.
This is my short response to 9:48PM: Thais honor KR becuae they knew that KR leaders were the well-educated and they were very strong, but Thais never honor K Hun Sen because they know very clear that the K Hun Sen are puppets (with little education) of VN and are very weak.
Khmer govt and Khmer Supreme Court, all any level are nepotism.
None of Khmer Hun Sen care about Khmer identity. Foreign enemies look down. Now Can any Khmer Hun Sen can act as the same as Thailand did? There are many Thai people in Cambodia, Can Khmer Hun Sen ask to pay to enter Khmer land? why? Because these Thai people come in and drop their shits, urines, desease, HIV on Khmer land. No Khmer Hun Sen really about these. It seems funny, Right?
Red-Ant.
There are those Khmer who would love the Siam to the end of the world and this kind of bad treatment from the Siam is normal for them!
This is called for retaliation and fucking Siam tourist or commercial boat will allow docking in Cambodia on the same ground that they can create insecurity in Cambodia.
This is just another Siam diplomatic blunder and if HUN SEN government doesn't catch it and no one will!
HUN SEN needs to grow spine!
Those people who have other country passport should complain to their embassy to take action againts Thailand.
What part of political concept that SIAM didn't understand or knowing??
Didn't Thailand know that KR is long gone and dissolved.
Or Thailand still call HUN SEN's government Khmer Vietminh (Khmer Rouge of Vietnam).
They need to learn and study the news.
LOL, blame those tourists for starting insecurity inside their country??
They must not respect those high ranking officials of HUN SEN that boarded on the ship.
Wake up HUN SEN!!
That is good .
The reason that I claim to be good is these action from Thai to tell Hun Sen and it clique that all of your guys the Thai think you are incomparable to them ,you the khmer are thugs low lives uneducated no manner nor moralities that why they are gossiper a bout your khmer,what do you think?
To bow the head to the forefather ancestors enemies,or learn how to be have your own gut on the tiny land former super power or now a day to be a Viet slave ?
Think your own!
To 11:38 PM !
Could be true, but siem bevas too unnormal, always you make problem with us and this without reason.
your people are high educated and and but they behave like a animal to Khmer people.
What did we do wrong against you???
Why you have to blame siam instead of yourselfe? Siam always can come to your country but not you go to siam's country. May be no more Cambodian country only viet and siam? Huh!!!
Those high rank offcials could be YOUN agents.
Who knows!
Khmer PP,
I would like to send these messages to all Cambodians in land and oversea, please boycott anything relates to Thai, like products, air transportations and vacation in Thailand.
I had known that for longtime Thai people always discriminations again Cambodians.
We Cambodians must do something for our people and our Country.
May your embassy get burned again.
oh my god, a clear case of discrimination against khmer tourists! this goes to show that thailand unashamefully violated the bilateral agreement between cambodia, asean nations, and even the international diplomacy and protocal! this group of khmer tourists should sue thailand for discrimination against cambodian tourists! these are visa holding khmer tourists, not some sort of economic refugees or something! didn't thailand and cambodia have an agreement to exchange tourists between the two countries? in this case, thailand clearly violated the international agreement! sue them! please, don't let thailand get away with this cheap, low-life act! someone should educate thailand gov't on the skill of international diplomacy, here!
Hun Sen looks at Khmer people as 'Animal.' why shouldn't Thai see the same thing?
thailand have a lot of explaining to do here! perhaps, cambodia should retaliate them by banning all thai tourists from entering cambodia as well! remember, what goes around comes around!
i know, is thailand stupid or what? i thought they are supposed to be smarter than that! stop spending money in thailand, so their economy can go down the drain!
Fuck the stupidity behaving thais.
Acting like crying babies. Adult and people should be better than this especially in the 22nd century.
Insecured Thailand feeling insecured.
Just don't do go to Thailand. Just like we have been doing - don't fly Thai airlines. Some routes already been closed down b/c of our joined efforts.
we should look at our side; ah Hun Sen deserves to be called ah chhke Yuon!
I am Hun Sen. You all shut-up. This is none of anyone business. My business is $-for-my-pocket. This is Thailand problem, not Cambodia's problem.
CPP Headquater
PP, Cambodia.
Yes, Thailand is half right. Some of this elite are Khmer Rouse.
“there might be some Khmer Rouge disguising among the passengers who can create insecurity in their country (Thailand).”
hahaha I cant believe; pouk ah siam os nis so fool psychotic. They look down on these yuon slaves is a problem but using this kind of stupid excuse is sure beyond stupid
I don't believe ah Hun Sen chhke Yuon can wrire English this goog, 4:25AM?
If you try to represent him you are ah chkke Yuon, too.
these yuon slaves should know, they look down on khmer, they make Cambodia and khmer people look little and misery. it is their own image they send to the world. No matter how much money, big cars or villas they have but they will look little in the eyes of others. Even a Siamese beggers can allow to look down on these yuon slaves no matter how much money they have or how much big stars they have on their shoulders
don’t cry, it is the glory of kantop culture and race
1,500 USD per person to enter Thailand? Hahahaha, Ah Monkey got to be on drug to make such allegation.
call pouk vear ah kapik..or pouk ah chor..pouk ah oss nis kach kokov nass..paoun srey vear kor pouk vear rolop daer..roeung ei vear mok khlach khmer..mayang vinh teat vear tver eicheung sam muk hun sen heuy..ter hun sen tver avei tov pouk ah kapik vinh....
cham meul...xen tver yang mech....
proud to be khmer!
To 5:59AM
What is your point?
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Now if these Siam suspected that all these Khmer tourists are Khmer Rouge and what evident do they have? If the Siam knows that these Khmer tourists will attack their country why would they require buying $1500 security bond per person?
So does this mean that a real terrorist can pay just $1500 to attack Thailand?
What about those Muslim uprising in Southern Thailand and did they buy $1500 security bond to attack Thailand too? ahahhahhahhahha
Why would any dumb fuck terrorists go with their diplomat and their government officials to attack any country and wouldn’t that make it obvious?
Oh well! I would never understand the Siam logic and for this reason the Khmer leaders should never a damn about the fucken Siam!
This is called for retaliation!
hey! what is your point?
didnt you read the Newsssss huh!
about ah kapik dont let khmer tours in his country..comeon..
guys, this man or woman @5:59am is a khmer traitor with multiple ID who pretended to be thai and used to call everybody "ah monkey", "khmer up the mountain" etc.
come on traitor, the $1500 security bond was reported by Benson Samay, Long Visalo and Chheang Vun and the 27 Cambodian diplomats on board the ship. these are cpp officials, they are your idols. so you think they are the "ah monkeys" who made baseless allegations? if so, all the 269 khmers on board, including the 27 cpp diplomats, are monkeys. you are a real khmer traitor. shame on you!
never trust the pirate nation...Ar siam are the most shameful nation...stupid Abishit...he is going shit in his pants when red-shirt siams attack him soon.
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