Written by Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post
Thai media say a copy of the famed temple is on the horizon, while Cambodian officials threaten to complain to UNESCO.
CAMBODIAN officials have reacted strongly to Thai media reports that the country plans to build a replica of Preah Vihear temple along the border, saying it could violate international law.
Chuch Phoeun, secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said that Preah Vihear's status as a UNESCO World Heritage site prohibited the construction of any building surrounding the temple site.
"It is impossible to replicate the temple without permission from the country that owns it," said Chuch Phoeun. "This is an intentional attempt by the Thais to stir up Cambodia because they are jealous of [us]." Chuch Phoeun added that if Bangkok violates the law, Cambodia will report it to UNESCO.
Thai media on Monday reported that Thailand planned to build a copy of the disputed 11th-century temple as a tourist attraction, and that local authorities had been ordered to undertake a feasibility study before the project begins.
ASEAN urged to act
Ahead of the 17th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, which kicks off Wednesday in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia Watchdog Council (CWC), a local civil society group, called on ASEAN and EU officials to address the ongoing border standoff.
In a statement Monday, the CWC claims that since July 15 last year, Thai soldiers have continually violated Cambodian territory, but that numerous bilateral negotiations have failed.
"The ASEAN and EU members present for this two-day meeting have to raise the issue of Thai incursions into Cambodia," the statement said.
But Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the Thai-Cambodia border standoff was not on the agenda for the meeting.
"We're not going to stop civil society from expressing their concern on this issue, but the government's principle is to resolve the conflict peacefully and bilaterally," he said.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to visit Cambodia on June 12-13, when he is expected to hold border talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
CAMBODIAN officials have reacted strongly to Thai media reports that the country plans to build a replica of Preah Vihear temple along the border, saying it could violate international law.
Chuch Phoeun, secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said that Preah Vihear's status as a UNESCO World Heritage site prohibited the construction of any building surrounding the temple site.
"It is impossible to replicate the temple without permission from the country that owns it," said Chuch Phoeun. "This is an intentional attempt by the Thais to stir up Cambodia because they are jealous of [us]." Chuch Phoeun added that if Bangkok violates the law, Cambodia will report it to UNESCO.
Thai media on Monday reported that Thailand planned to build a copy of the disputed 11th-century temple as a tourist attraction, and that local authorities had been ordered to undertake a feasibility study before the project begins.
"It is impossible to replicate the temple without permission from [the govt]"The rumoured Thai plans are the latest shot fired in a border dispute that has been simmering since UNESCO listed Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site in July last year.
ASEAN urged to act
Ahead of the 17th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, which kicks off Wednesday in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia Watchdog Council (CWC), a local civil society group, called on ASEAN and EU officials to address the ongoing border standoff.
In a statement Monday, the CWC claims that since July 15 last year, Thai soldiers have continually violated Cambodian territory, but that numerous bilateral negotiations have failed.
"The ASEAN and EU members present for this two-day meeting have to raise the issue of Thai incursions into Cambodia," the statement said.
But Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the Thai-Cambodia border standoff was not on the agenda for the meeting.
"We're not going to stop civil society from expressing their concern on this issue, but the government's principle is to resolve the conflict peacefully and bilaterally," he said.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to visit Cambodia on June 12-13, when he is expected to hold border talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
9 comments:
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1-One thing, why do the Thai wants to copy any of the Khmer's culture?
Or they just want to tell their people or younger generation that Khmer is also part of them?
If they think like that, they must rewrite their history over again.
Khmer civilization was the ruler of this region.
And I think Cambodia is role model of THAI that whatever Khmer has, thai seem to want a copy. You name them, there are so many things that Thai copy.
Khmer always be the THai ruler in near future.
And with this modern time, THai can't do that anymore. We have standard and the world also have standard. If thai continue violating Khmer's rights UN must condemn the Thai.
what's standard dude 9:56pm!
If it is a world standard all the countries in the world should built one Preah Vihear each!
Sha tup bastard 12:18 AM!!!!!
The thai like to looks down on khmer, but like to copy khmer. LOL what hipocrite people of thai.
LOL, it is so true!!
I've been told the stupid thai king or in its palace, they are using Khmer royal words or royal vocabularies.
I'm proud of Khmer that Thai has been looking down on us but on the hand, they worship us.
Thanks!
KhmerCPP,
who wants to be like the thai, that is, using too much emotion rather than being pragmatic!
And ah Hun Xen people are so stupid about protection law!
What the faked PhD For? Is to show that ah Hun Xen is Hanoi's dog?
For the RGC, it's absolutely not time to get mad.
In stead, it's time to get fully prepared to welcoming the second invading scenario, after the first one claiming that the land area surrounding the market and villages burned down by the Thai's shooting belong to Thailand.
Now the second scenario, whose lines by lines are spelled out again as "plan to build Preah Vihear replica" by the Thai's AbiSHIT and KaSHIT Phiroma was revealed. It is nothing new besides trying to prolong the border conflict so that Thailand could take advantage of Cambodia being a hostage to their internal political conflict.
Plus, by doing so AbiSHIT's government could heal their long-standing political dispute and divert the Red Shit and the Thais'attentions to focus on their so-called common enemy, which is Cambodia.
Want to get an upper hand over the Thai's SHIT political game?
YOu've got to be wiser and one step ahead of those SHIT's THAI.
I guarantee, you'll soon get the Thai's third invading scenario saying " their secret agent's investigations reveal that Cambodian government is still housing or having secret contact with the third SHIT Thaksin" or something similar to this.
So, what the RGC should do as a wise player is to get the matter resolved internationally.
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