Cambodians soldiers patrolling the borders.Koh Santepheap newspaper
19th February, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
The Cambodian Foreign Ministry said that it will lodge a diplomatic complaint to the shelling of Cambodian territories by Thai troops on 17th February, even if Thailand has apologised.
Mr. Koy Kuong, Foreign Ministry’s Secretary of State, said on the 18th February that the Foreign Ministry has sent military personnel to investigate the shelling to find out of where and how many shells were fired into Cambodian territories.
Mr. Koy Kuong said that he does not know the reasons why the Thai troops fired those artillery shells into Cambodia. The Thai commanders based in the areas has apologised to the Khmer commanders, but Mr. Koy Kuong said that diplomatic protest will still be lodged.
Speaking in an interview with Radio Free Asia, Mr. Koy Kuong said: “We will lodge a diplomatic protest with Thailand in the not too distant future. We only need to wait for enough information first.”
On 17th February, 10 artillery shells fired from Kap Cherng district of Sisaket province landed a few kilometres inside Cambodian territories. The shells landed a near Boss Thmor Daun village and Chup Angkanh village of Kork Kposs commune, Banteay Ampil district in Ouddor Meanchey province. Seven shells exploded and 3 shells did not explode.
Cambodian military sources said that the Thai said that they were doing a military exercise in Andet Mut commune of Kap Cherng district in Sisaket province. The Cambodian military sources said that the artillery shells were probably fired from artillery guns mounted on military tanks.
Mr. Var Kim Hong, chairman of Cambodian Border Committee, said that the Thai shelling are in violation of international laws and Cambodian sovereignty. He added that Thailand has every right to stage a military exercise, but to fire artillery shells into Cambodian territories is a violation of Cambodian sovereignty.
Villagers living in the border areas said that up until now they still hear the sounds of artillery fires on the Thai side of the borders which caused the Cambodian villagers to live in fears.
Sources close to the Cambodian government said that the Cambodian side has been very patient in regard to past border violations from Thailand because Cambodia wants a good neighbourly relationship with Thailand. Cambodia has agreed to engage in many bilateral talks with Thailand in good faith, but it seems that the Thai side has not reciprocated in the same manners as it has repeatedly caused problems by violating Cambodian sovereignty again and again.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, the government spokesman, cannot be contacted to make any comments, but he has said yesterday that a team of military personnel has been sent to the areas to investigate the Thai shelling. He said that Cambodia will send a diplomatic aide-memoire through the Thai embassy.
A Cambodian military source based near Ta Krabey and Ta Moan Thom temples said that on the afternoon of 18th February, Gen. Kun Kim, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), has led a team of military personnel to investigate the matter on the spots.
A Cambodian military officer said that the shells landed approximately 1-2 kilometres northeast of Ta Krabey temple inside Cambodian territories.
13 comments:
Koy Kuong said that Cambodia will still lodge a diplomatic protest even if Thailand had apologized. Now, after the Thai apologized he said the matter is close. The Cambodian government is full of incompetent and ignorant bureaucrats. Cambodia must lodge a diplomatic protest so that we have a document/written proof of Thai violations so when it comes to court case or the case goes to UN we got enough evidence to prove the Thai violations. If we don't protest, we don't have any evidence.
We must protest or report this matter to the UN. If not the stupid Thai will do whatever they want again and again.
Hun Sen, Why did you stay quite with this??
Wake up man!!!
The Hun Sen government is incompetent in all areas and he is afraid of the neighbors (thais and viets), neighbors benefit for snacking on Khmer territory. But Hun Sen and other Cambodian political leaders are very strong with the Khmer people. they steal their land, their natural wealth, etc.
Gang of thieves of khmer nation !
Why you said like that to my government? Cambodian people got enough war or figthing so we have to find out what going on.You said like that you make trouble to khmer people ok.
The CPP (Communist People's Party) are a bunch of criminals, it is not in their best interest to protect Cambodian territory and people. In fact the CPP giveaway Cambodian territory and assassinate and murder innocent Khmer peoples.
Dark skin origin of people fighting each other due to the intervention of china origin.
What ever ur called khmer, thai, laos. As long as you are dark. You are the native people on the land. Now these native people called thai, khmer, and laos are separated by land , language, and names.
Its sad to see people forgotten their origins and fighting each other cause of different name and divsions.
8:54 PM
Oh, fuck off, asshole.
The way Hun Sen deal with the Thai, scared of Thailand, I think all the territories occupied by Thailand like Ta Krabey, Ta Moan Thom and Preah Vihear, Veal Entry, Phnom Trop will belong to Thailand. With the way Hun Sen deals with Thailand, never protest and keep quiet on everything, Thailand will never withdraw from Cambodian territories. Shame on Hun Sen.
BEWARE KHMER SOLDIERS/GOVERNMENT!
THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE THAT siam's TESTING HOW
QUICK WE REACT TO THEIR THREATS. THUS, OUR NONRESPONSIVE TO THEIR SO-CALLED "accident" SHOWED THAT WE ARE AFRAID OF THEM.
THEY CLAIMED IT'S AN ACCIDENT...... IT'S NOT!
THIS COULD BE A DRY RUN. A PROBABLE CAUSE OF INVITAIONS TO A PRE-EMPTIVE WAR? A PROVOCATION FOR US TO RETALIATE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF WE RETALIATE? THIS COULD'VE BEEN AN ALL-OUT WAR. THEN, THE siam WILL BLAME ON US. siam IS USING THE SAME OLD TRICKS WITH A NEWER GENERATIONS. Pethetic human being!
Lodge complaint? We should fire back for selfDF mother fucker! Thai violate international laws! Khmer leaders are soft and kissing ass that's why thai kept taking advantage fucken dummy/mute govt!
8:54pm! why don't you go fuck your whore mother in the ass...stupid rat in the whole!
8:54,
YOUR RAT-LIKE GOVERNMENT DESCENDANT IS SYPHONING THE BLOOD OF MY PEOPLE. TIME TO WAKE UP! THE VIRUS IS WORKING TOWARDS YOU.
I - D - I - O - T¡
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children in Cambodia on March 30, 1997.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing.
You're support attemted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
These are the Trade Mark of Hun Sen Regime.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge commanders.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Trail?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
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