A Cambodian soldier carries a rocket-propelled grenade at Preah Vihear earlier this year. (Photo by: Tracey Shelton)Tuesday, 02 June 2009
Written by Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post
Military commanders say they are monitoring construction of a new road on Thai side of border
THE commander of an RCAF brigade at Preah Vihear said Monday that they were closely monitoring a road construction project undertaken by Thailand that they said was approaching Phnom Trop, located two kilometres from the temple.
"The Thais are constructing a road in their territory about one kilometre from Phnom Trop, where our soldiers are standing," said Yim Phim, commander of RCAF Brigade 8.
"They see that we have a road near here, so they are building one on their land. They can build it in their territory but not in the disputed area," he added.
He said he first noticed that the road was approaching Phnom Trop last week.
Also Monday, Sao Socheat, deputy commander of RCAF Military Region 4, said 15 Thai soldiers had established a base last month at Chak Chreng, known as Hill 600, a disputed knoll located near Phnom Trop.
"Before this place had no one on it," he said.
"Soldiers from both sides were patrolling along it and then going back to their bases. But 15 Thai soldiers are now based on the hill and are not returning to their original base every day as they had done before."
He said RCAF officials were pressing Thai military officials to get the soldiers away from Chak Chreng, adding: "We will not allow them to settle there."
Kamrob Palawatwichai, first secretary for the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, could not be reached for comment Monday.
The news channel Thai ASEAN News Network reported on Monday that Wibulsak Neepal, a Thai army commander, said soldiers had been patrolling the area "as usual" and were "well within the parameters of the agreement regarding border conflicts".
Neepal said the claims of Thai soldiers based on Chak Chreng were likely the result of a misunderstanding on the part of Cambodian journalists, according to the report.
THE commander of an RCAF brigade at Preah Vihear said Monday that they were closely monitoring a road construction project undertaken by Thailand that they said was approaching Phnom Trop, located two kilometres from the temple.
"The Thais are constructing a road in their territory about one kilometre from Phnom Trop, where our soldiers are standing," said Yim Phim, commander of RCAF Brigade 8.
"They see that we have a road near here, so they are building one on their land. They can build it in their territory but not in the disputed area," he added.
He said he first noticed that the road was approaching Phnom Trop last week.
Also Monday, Sao Socheat, deputy commander of RCAF Military Region 4, said 15 Thai soldiers had established a base last month at Chak Chreng, known as Hill 600, a disputed knoll located near Phnom Trop.
"Before this place had no one on it," he said.
"Soldiers from both sides were patrolling along it and then going back to their bases. But 15 Thai soldiers are now based on the hill and are not returning to their original base every day as they had done before."
He said RCAF officials were pressing Thai military officials to get the soldiers away from Chak Chreng, adding: "We will not allow them to settle there."
Kamrob Palawatwichai, first secretary for the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, could not be reached for comment Monday.
The news channel Thai ASEAN News Network reported on Monday that Wibulsak Neepal, a Thai army commander, said soldiers had been patrolling the area "as usual" and were "well within the parameters of the agreement regarding border conflicts".
Neepal said the claims of Thai soldiers based on Chak Chreng were likely the result of a misunderstanding on the part of Cambodian journalists, according to the report.
8 comments:
That's what happen when HUN SEN stances is being soft.
Cambodia can't have this kind of leader. All he does is selling the lands.
KhmerPP,
Do the PhD know how to use laws? Or he afraid thet may find out he a Khmer Riuge!
You should shoot ah Kwack, boy! hept nature save lightning for ah Ho Chi Minh'son
Hun Sen must be tough at all the time with Siame, otherwise, they will steal every thing from Cambodia through their politeness (appearance). Speak soft words but their hands take things from your pocket, that is a good skillful stealer.
Ah Chor Siamese is encroaching all over the places, Ah Kwak Makhang still shut his pie-hole and say nothing??
សូមបងប្អូនរក្សាភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់សិនចុះថាហេតុអ្វីបានជារដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់លោកហ៊ុនសែននៅស្ងៀមជាងធ្វើប្រតិកម្ម?ប្រហែលជាបងប្អូនមិនទាន់យល់ច្បាស់ថាប្រទេសជាតិយើងសព្វថ្ងៃមានឯករាជ្យភាពនៅក្នុងកំរិតណាផងទេ។បងប្អូនសាកល្បងគិតថយក្រោយមើលក្នុងសម័យតស៊ូកុម្មុយនីស្តប្រទេសយួនមានមហិច្ឆិតាចង់ធ្វើជាអ្នកដឹកនាំបក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តឥណ្ឌូចិន។មហិច្ឆិតាបែបនេះគឺក្នុងគោលបំណងចង់ត្រួតត្រាប្រទេសខ្មែរនិងលាវតែម្តង។ប៉ុន្តែជាការបរាជ័យដោយប៉ុលពតបានប្រឆាំងជំទាស់ដែលធ្វើឲមហិច្ឆិតានេះមិនបានសំរេច។តើបងប្អូនជឿទេថាយួនឈប់មានមហិច្ឆិតានេះទៀតប្ញ?សាកគិតមើលថាតើយួនអាចប្រែក្លាយរូបភាពឥទ្ធិពលកុម្មុយនីស្តឥណ្ឌូចិនទៅជារូបភាពថ្មីដូចជារាជានិយម-ពហុបក្សកាន់អំណាចដោយអតីតបក្សកុម្មុយនីស្ត(ខ្មែ)និងសេរីនិយម-ឯកបក្សកាន់អំណាចដោយបក្សកុម្មុយនីស្ត(លាវ)។ដូច្នេះតើបងប្អូនគិតថាឥទ្ធិពលនេះនៅមានគ្របដណ្តប់ដែរប្ញទេ?ចំពោះខ្លួនខ្ញុំផ្ទាល់ក៏ពុំដឹងថាយ៉ាងណាដែរតែនេះគ្រាន់តែជាទស្សនៈប៉ុណ្នោះ។ចាំមើលរយៈពេលដ៏ខ្លីខាងមុខនឹងមានការឆ្លើយតបជាវិជ្ជមានទៅនឹងសភាពការព្រំដែនព្រះវិហ៊ារដែលជាលទ្ធផលចេញពីការអត់ធ្មត់មិនធ្វើប្រតិកម្មនោះឯង។សូមរង់ចាំៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗៗ
What are you going to do?
it's Thai-Land.
Laid some more mines along the border and sit back and watch them thieft blown apart into pieces....BOOM!BOOM!
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