PHNOM PENH, April 4 (AP)-(Kyodo) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday two short- lived border battles between Cambodian and Thai troops Friday near the ancient Preah Vihear Temple was not a precursor to war "but small clash."
The premier made the statement while meeting with Cambodian military veterans southern Kampot Province.
He added Cambodia deserved to use "self-defense" after Thai troops entered Cambodian territory.
Hun Sen said no Cambodian combatants were killed or wounded during the border clashes.
In Thailand, Thawatchai Samutsakorn, deputy commander of the Second Army of Thailand, told reporters three Thai soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded during the two gun battles Friday.
Hun Sen urged neither side to escalate the confrontation and to, instead, exchange "dried fish rather than gunfire."
Also Saturday, Gen. Pol Saroeun, Cambodia's military commander-in- chief, said the situation along the Cambodian-Thai border has "returned to normal."
In a press statement released late Friday, Cambodia said a brief skirmish between Cambodian and Thai troops occurred at 7:12 a.m. and lasted for 7 to 8 minutes, after which another larger battle began at 2 p.m. and lasted for 35 minutes.
It said Thai soldiers opened fire first in both incidents, but Thailand blamed Cambodia for making the first moves.
Phay Siphan, a spokesman for Cambodia's Council of Ministers, said fighting took place at three places on the border, an area known as Eagle Field, an area 2 kilometers to its west known as Phnom Troap and in an area 2 km to the east of Eagle Field near the disputed Preah Vihear Temple.
Despite the incidents, Phay Siphan said the planned meeting of the Joint Border Commission between the two countries will go ahead, and will be held in Phnom Penh next Monday and Tuesday.
Also, he said Hun Sen will attend the summits of the association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners next Friday through Sunday in Pattaya, Thailand.
The premier made the statement while meeting with Cambodian military veterans southern Kampot Province.
He added Cambodia deserved to use "self-defense" after Thai troops entered Cambodian territory.
Hun Sen said no Cambodian combatants were killed or wounded during the border clashes.
In Thailand, Thawatchai Samutsakorn, deputy commander of the Second Army of Thailand, told reporters three Thai soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded during the two gun battles Friday.
Hun Sen urged neither side to escalate the confrontation and to, instead, exchange "dried fish rather than gunfire."
Also Saturday, Gen. Pol Saroeun, Cambodia's military commander-in- chief, said the situation along the Cambodian-Thai border has "returned to normal."
In a press statement released late Friday, Cambodia said a brief skirmish between Cambodian and Thai troops occurred at 7:12 a.m. and lasted for 7 to 8 minutes, after which another larger battle began at 2 p.m. and lasted for 35 minutes.
It said Thai soldiers opened fire first in both incidents, but Thailand blamed Cambodia for making the first moves.
Phay Siphan, a spokesman for Cambodia's Council of Ministers, said fighting took place at three places on the border, an area known as Eagle Field, an area 2 kilometers to its west known as Phnom Troap and in an area 2 km to the east of Eagle Field near the disputed Preah Vihear Temple.
Despite the incidents, Phay Siphan said the planned meeting of the Joint Border Commission between the two countries will go ahead, and will be held in Phnom Penh next Monday and Tuesday.
Also, he said Hun Sen will attend the summits of the association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners next Friday through Sunday in Pattaya, Thailand.
31 comments:
That's good tactic, Hun Sen. We'll tell the international community that it is nothing but we'll keep shooting the bastards that are asking for it.
I think Khmer government is using Thai two-face methods against them now. Say one thing but we'll do another. Thai have been doing this for centuries. Now they get a taste of their own medicines.
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Today is Sdach Chor Hun Sen first birthday 4-4-51 and 8-5-52 his Sen Baddei future birthday.
Happy Mot Birthday Comrade Hung Shen!
To welcome Hun sen birthday,
cheer up...!
Longlive Khmer troops!
Good Success to all Khmer troops!
Fail Thai troops!
Happy birthday ONE EYED BANDIT!
4:50 PM
Condescension is reserved uncivilized animals. Act like a human if you want to be called like one.
5:17 ,are you one? or are you his dog?
Where is Sam Rainsy? Mr. Khmer patriot is nowhere to be found during real issue like this. Sam Rainsy is only tough when it comes to the Viet but with Thai, he is quieter than a ghost town. So much for someone whose political career has been based on presenting himself as a Khmer nationalist.
Can Sam Rainsy do anything more than strong rhetoric? Sam Rainsy is like a kid that talks tough but when it's time to fight, pussy out like a girl.
5:28 PM
Read KI note about insulting someone based on their disability. Be a civilized person and use educated words if you are an educated person. But be my guess and use profanity and offensive words if that's how you were raised upon.
5:32
You are blind. I pity you.
5:42 PM
If I'm blind, I rather be physically blind than intellectually like some people.
5:54
learn some english! and learn to understand nuances!
Go home and pray to your one eyed bandit!
What a waste of time!
5:54 is right. He is a one eyed bandit? It's the plain truth.
4:30 PM
If you want to be treated in the same way and to show how you were raised, keep that behavior or else learn to accept the fact.
5:59 PM
Learn English? Fuck English. HOw are you gonna tell me to go learn English when I haven't even written down a single mispell, run-on, or broken sentence?
Knowing English doesn't make you better than anyone. Only a stupid ignorant hegemonic white ideology believer like you that thinks only your way is better. Well, I got a quick advice for your sorry ass. The new world order is near and all the values you have will be out the door, you second-class citizen. America, is that where you are? You are a second-class citizen whether you, white man dick sucker, admit it or not. How many white men's dicks did you have to suck to be allowed to live there?
Pay the white men taxes or your ass will be theirs. Is your PERFECT English gonna save your ass from the absolute rule by the white men? I think not. Bitch, I can't wait until the KKK spread through your area and you'll see how your good English will help you then.
I'll join the clans just to lynch a sorry ass like you.
7:06 PM
Agreed with you, but I would not generalize the problem to include white men. It's a problem of our Khmer Americans who shamelessly pretend to be superior to all Khmers. They are just ignorant people.
Surya
Here's The Nation's breaking news:
Si Sa Ket - Cambodian troops opened fire twice at Thai troops at the border here Saturday afternoon.
No one was injured in the shootings, seen as attempts to provoke the Thai troops.
At 11:30 am, a Cambodian soldier fired over ten shots of AK-47 assault rifle from in front of Preah Vihear temple into a ground in from of Mor Edaeng Cliff, prompting paramilitary troopers there to run for cover.
A Cambodian troop was then heard shouting, the gun accidentally fired.
Then at 12:45 pm, Thai paramilitary troopers stationed on a base on the cliff heard an artillery fire from the Cambodian soil, prompting them to run for cover.
Thai troops were instructed not to return fire.
This paper does not report fully,always.
You would not expect them to report the truth (Siamese is Siamese). We found anti-personnel mines in their camps suggesting that their soldiers may have stepped on their own mines. Those mines could be good evident of the real faces of the shameless aggressors.
God has eyes!
8:07 PM
Dude, it's Thai side. They always report in their favor just like how we Khmer always report in our favor. Kinda hard to get the real picture with all these biases lol. I wish there is a truly independent source stationed at the area.
This fighting renews the conflict again. We Khmer kinda get tired of seeing it drag on with nothing happening but this recent fighting ought to prompt us to renew our interest and support for the troops again, people.
It's been reported that no one goes to Preah Vihear to visit the soldiers anymore. Come on. Let's put our best support again, ok? Let's go Khmer.
We (Khmers) ought to put the USA on trial for Bombing Cambodia back to the Stone Age during 1973. We should DEMAND that America to pay back for the lives that's been lost during the ILLEGAL bombing of Cambodia.
Monetary is not what we're looking for, but AMERICA NEED TO HELP KHMERS BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURES OF THE CAMBODIA COUNTRY IN ORDER TO PAY THE WAR CRIMES COMMINTED ON KHMERS.
The infrastructures needed badly are roads, educations, mining industries--so Khmers don't have to buy goods from Thailand/Vietnam, Military supports (weaponry, equipments, tactics...), Sanitation, health, etc.
The United States of America owe much to Cambodians people. The Bombing that decimated/obliterated thousands of lives.
I saw some biased news on this Thai-Cambodian clashes from several money-making, sensationalized-reporting American news agencies like CNN and Fox, etc.
They reported like they got their "things" embedded in Thai's asses - shamelessly favoring their poster child (the greedy thieving mo----fu---ers)!!!
Happy Birthday to you Ah Kwak Hun Sen. May your spirit go with the spirit of Hok Lundy very soon. We strongly wish that Ah Hok Lundy is coming to take you with him.
Sa Thouk....Sa Thouk....
Well said both 8:38pm and 9:15pm.
สื่อไทยมันรายงานมาว่า ทหารเขมรเป็นคนเริ่มยิงไทยก่อน
และสื่อไทยแต่ละช่องรายงานไม่ตรงกัน บางช่องบอกว่า
ทหารไทยตาย 2 นาย บาดเจ็บ 11 ราย แต่บางช่องบอกว่า
ตาย 3 นาย บาดเจ็บ 7 นาย
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นี่ขนาดสื่อของไทยแท้ ๆ ยังทำหน้าทีไม่ตรงกัน แต่ถึงอย่างไร
ก็ตาม ถ้าคนมีสมองคิด ทหารเขมรที่ไหนเขายิงร้านตลาดของ
ตนเองซึ่งเป็นของคนกัมพูชาเดียวกัน
ทั้งสื่อ และ นักวิชาการไทย มันสมองเพี้ยนไปหมด ร่างกฏหมาย
ย้อนหลังเพื่อทำลายพรรคไทยรักไทย ปิดบังความจริงแก่ประชาชน
ของตน
ความจริงมันเป็นเพียงแค่แย้งชิ่งอำนาจระหว่างคนรวยกับคนรวย
ซึ่งชาวบ้านทั่วไปไม่สามารถเข้าถึง และ เข้าใจได้
If the clash reoccurred, take it to inside their encampments and hold the places until their government agreed not to provoke and attack the area of the preserved temple any more - take the agreement in writing and in the public/international arena. Although it is deadly for the soldiers, this back-and-forth litlle game has become so childish.
7:06 and 7:57
All that hatred?????
You guys must have got really badly fucked by the white dicks.
Its guys like you that get deported back to cambodia.
7:06
Go rob ,beat up or murder someone and get deported. Don't belch your filthy mouth on this blog.
7:06
The KKK will certainly lynch you first.
Chaiyo Khmer troop
Chaiyo Cambodia/ Kampuchea
7:57 PM,
Don't head for the hills. I am not one of those dysfunctional sitcom members of KI.
hello! everyone i would like to share my idea to the rest of poeple who are supporting political parties in Cambodia. It doesn't matter which party you are support. i just want to question you that:
1/ What is the nature of wolf?
2/ What is the nature of fox?
You know what they are?
The answer is simple" They are all eat the chiken".
So please do not complaint each other.
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