The "gangster" shaking hand with his "insulter"Cambodian PM warns Thailand on border dispute
2009/03/31
AFP
PHNOM PENH, Tues.: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen today warned neighbouring Thailand that it would face fighting if its troops again crossed their disputed border.
The premier made the remarks a week after Cambodian officials said some 100 Thai troops briefly entered contested territory near an ancient temple where a deadly gun battle broke out last year.
“I tell you first, if you enter (Cambodian territory) again, we will fight.
The troops at the border have already received the order,” Hun Sen said at a ceremony to open a road named after him in the seaside resort of Sihanoukville.
“I am the leader of Cambodia who was elected by the will of the people, not by robbing power,” he added, in an apparent reference to Thailand’s current political instability.
Hun Sen also told his audience that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit Cambodia on April 18, but blasted the Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya for allegedly insulting him.
“He insults me — he has called me a gangster,” he said of the foreign minister.
“What if I insult your king? What would you say if insulted your prime minister and your ancestors? I’m not angry with you, but please use dignified words.”
Tensions over the long-disputed territory flared in July last year after the 11th century temple was granted United Nations world heritage status.
Soldiers clashed in the area in October, leaving four troops dead.
Subsequent talks between Cambodia and Thailand have not resolved the dispute. Thai officials denied that any of their troops had crossed the border last week.
A spokesman for the Thai foreign ministry, Tharit Charungwat, said it had not received an official report on Hun Sen’s speech, but added that there had been a “misinterpretation” of earlier comments made by Kasit regarding Hun Sen.
“Thailand wants to avoid using force and supports using border mechanisms to solve problems. The border mechanism is working well,” Tharit said.
The border between the two countries has never been fully demarcated, in part because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia.
The premier made the remarks a week after Cambodian officials said some 100 Thai troops briefly entered contested territory near an ancient temple where a deadly gun battle broke out last year.
“I tell you first, if you enter (Cambodian territory) again, we will fight.
The troops at the border have already received the order,” Hun Sen said at a ceremony to open a road named after him in the seaside resort of Sihanoukville.
“I am the leader of Cambodia who was elected by the will of the people, not by robbing power,” he added, in an apparent reference to Thailand’s current political instability.
Hun Sen also told his audience that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit Cambodia on April 18, but blasted the Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya for allegedly insulting him.
“He insults me — he has called me a gangster,” he said of the foreign minister.
“What if I insult your king? What would you say if insulted your prime minister and your ancestors? I’m not angry with you, but please use dignified words.”
Tensions over the long-disputed territory flared in July last year after the 11th century temple was granted United Nations world heritage status.
Soldiers clashed in the area in October, leaving four troops dead.
Subsequent talks between Cambodia and Thailand have not resolved the dispute. Thai officials denied that any of their troops had crossed the border last week.
A spokesman for the Thai foreign ministry, Tharit Charungwat, said it had not received an official report on Hun Sen’s speech, but added that there had been a “misinterpretation” of earlier comments made by Kasit regarding Hun Sen.
“Thailand wants to avoid using force and supports using border mechanisms to solve problems. The border mechanism is working well,” Tharit said.
The border between the two countries has never been fully demarcated, in part because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia.
5 comments:
I am telling you that I've never like you but this time I'm supporting you for your word action.
“I tell you first, if you enter (Cambodian territory) again, we will fight.
The troops at the border have already received the order,” Hun Sen said at a ceremony to open a road named after him in the seaside resort of Sihanoukville.
Let's do it!!!
I can smell the war!
And I don't think this time the Thai dare to step foot again.
Khmer Border,
i think people have to maintain respect for each other, although they may be friends. everyone has a given name, so why not called anyone by their real name, instead of name calling or whatever! what is wrong with human being, sometimes? maybe it has more to do with low-esteem or personal problem as they like to say in psychology.
KASIT IS A FAG LOOK AT HIM IN THE PICTURE.....AND MR SEN WHY YOU ALWAYS LOOKING LIKE YOU FAKING THE FUNK ...SHAKING PEOPLES HAND AND SMILING AND SHIT .......LOL funny guy
Finally, we Khmer need to teach Thai bully a lessen.
I will never forget. When I was 10 years old living at a refugee camp at Khao-I-Dang, I saw Thai soldier kicking an old man on the back and then laugh. At that time I wanted to take a gun from them and start blowing their head into kingdom come. But I was too young. I would love to see our brave Khmer soldiers kick fucking thai asses. That would make my day.
Thai has borrowed many Khmer words and still practice in palace and government until today. Nothing originally created by the Thai. They were/are all borrow from the Khmer.
Instead of admire and showing gratitude to the Khmer, Thai say nothing at all. What a shame?
Look at Australia, they apologized to the ethnic (native) people. And so did the USA, Bill Clinton also said sorry to native Hawaii too.
When will the Thai showing Thanks to Khmer???
Khmer Border,
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