Kasit during a meeting with Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on 26th Jan, 2009.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya dismissed yesterday Cambodia's compensation demand for damage to a market in front of Preah Vihear temple in a border skirmish in April.
"We have to understand it was a military clash and there are rules of engagement for the fighting. We have already made clear the buildings are in Thai territory," Kasit said.
Phnom Penh demanded compensation of more than $2 million (Bt65million) for damage to a total of 246 stands within the market which were completely destroyed, "causing hardship and misery to 319 Cambodian families."
"We have to understand it was a military clash and there are rules of engagement for the fighting. We have already made clear the buildings are in Thai territory," Kasit said.
Phnom Penh demanded compensation of more than $2 million (Bt65million) for damage to a total of 246 stands within the market which were completely destroyed, "causing hardship and misery to 319 Cambodian families."
In a diplomatic note to Bangkok on Monday, Cambodia demanded the Thai government take full responsibility for this damage by Thai soldiers and to appropriately compensate for the losses.
Kasit said security agencies were collecting information over the incident in the vicinity of the Hindu temple on April 3 in which three Thai soldiers were killed and many other people injured.
However, Thailand would not make a counter demand to Phnom Penh and would not reply to the Cambodian diplomatic note, he said.
Map of the 1962 ICJ's verdict: Areas above yellow line is Thailand. Areas below yellow line is Cambodia. Red stars with arrows are spots where clashes took place on 3rd April, 2009.The Preah Vihear, as ruled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 1962, belongs to Cambodia but its surroundings are claimed by both sides and have not yet been demarcated.
The border dispute with Cambodia began last year as Thailand opposed Phnom Penh's proposal to list the Hindu temple as a world heritage site due to fear of sovereignty loss.
The dispute sparked military clashes last October and again in April this year
Unesco approved Cambodia's bid for the Khmer sanctuary in July last year and has begun to survey the areas for a buffer zone.
Kasit warned the UN about doing the job with transparency and with respect for Thai sovereignty over the territory.
"We are collecting information about Unesco and the World Heritage Committee's work to see if they are conducted properly," he said.
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ใครก็รู้ว่าไอ้พวกชาวไทยตั้งแต่สถาบันกษัตริย์จนถึงละอองธุลีทั้ง๖๕ล้านคนนั้นเป็นฝูงโจรทั้งหมด...เขมรชนทุกแห่งต้องร่วมมือกันรักษาประเทศชาติที่มีมานับพันปี!
จากศาสตราจารย์เพ็ญที่วัดพนม
Everyone knows that the Thais are a bunch of thieves from their king to their 65 million subjects...we Khmers in every corner must unite and protect the country which had existed for thousands of years!
Professor Penh, Wat Phnom
Everybody may just wonder where this freaking big and loud mouth thug known as "Ah" Hun Sen is, after all these times? What's the fuck has he been doing, if anything, to protect and defend Khmer border and integrity besides handing it out over to the freaking Viet???
FUCK THAILAND
The foul-mouth Hun Sen will only scream at Khmers, but he is very scared of foreigners.
Cambodia must not give up the fight for compensation claims. Cambodia can take Thailand to International Criminal Court in the Hague.
The Fucker HUN SEN can only fight with the woman (Mu Sochua).
That motherfucker needs to learn how to fight foreigners.
KhmerPP,
Chhkourt m'less ah me na niss?
Stop messing up KI board 11:08AM.
Fuck U stop messing up the Blog. Why da hell will read your fucking shit? We need to discuss about ah Kvack and let him know he is # 1 dictator.
HUN SEN must demand the thief THAI to pay for the compensation. And tell them that the compensation is not related to the border post construction. We demand $50 million like we paid them during the embassy riots.
Khmer/Border,
the icj's verdict map obviously and undeniably shows the demarcation between cambodia and thailand. why is thailand still think they can just violate the international treaty? whether they agree to this map or not is irrelevant in the court of law that already made a final decision in 1962. so to say that the icj ruled only the temple and not the surround around is not right and show thailand's real violation of the international law and icj dicision unilaterally as they please. i'm sure when cambodia finally wake up and take thailand to the UN security council so they can be witnesses and put a pressure on thailand to back off this claim as it was not theirs territory as this map lawfully indicated in the icj court and verdict. so stop trying to steal khmer land again, thailand; and respect this map whether you like it or not, it's the international law already! god bless cambodia.
Where is Hun Xen lawyer Ky Ky? He needs to take on Thai, instead of his own people, especially a woman. Weak up Khmer!!!!!!!
thai,they forgot that Khmer territory
reach as far as up to Bankok,how much more land they want from Khmer?
If the Khmer traitors inside not open our country for them, thieves Viets and Thai never dared to involve in Khmer internal affair.
Viet invaders are now plentifull inside Cambodia. Over three millions inside Tonle Sap alone.
And 20,000 more, ex-Viet Cong soldiers were used to take care one hectare per head of Viet Rubber Plantation throughout Scambodia, the expansion of Viet Indochinese Federation under Viet Pretext of Development in Rubber Plantations.
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