Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Cambodian tree-fellers arrested [in Si Sa Ket]

18/08/2009
BangkokPost.com

Eleven Cambodian men were arrested on Tuesday after a clash between a security patrol and a group of people suspected of illegally felling trees in Si Sa Ket province near the border with Cambodia, the Public Relations Department announced.

The combined police and military unit was patrolling the border between Phra Phalai and Kraban Krabai passes in Khun Han district, opposite Cambodia's Preah Vihear province.

After the firefight, the Thais arrested 11 Cambodians and seized four chainsaws, two carts and two Cambodian military uniforms, the statement said.

Between 200 and 300 blocks of processed wood were also seized. The suspects were being held at Khun Han district police station for interrogation.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's probably in khmer territory that the siem thugs claimed to be theirs. what else is new here, they stole from cambodia! anyway, the cutting of the trees or destruction of nature by local people foraging for food is another story here!

Anonymous said...

FUCK THAILAND......................

Anonymous said...

Thais are the trouble maker. Cambodians are the peace maker a long the border.