Destroyed market (Photo: Reuters)By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
13 August 2009
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Thursday dismissed Thailand’s stance against rebuilding of a market near the contested border at Preah Vihear temple.
Thai officials have opposed the rebuilding of Psar Prasat, claiming it violates a border agreement between the two countries made in 2000.
The market of 262 stalls belonging to 319 families was destroyed in fighting between the two sides April 3, and Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered Preah Vihear provincial authorities to rebuild it.
Thailand sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs July 30, claiming reconstruction violated a border demarcation agreement.
However, Hor Namhong told reporters outside the Foreign Ministry on Thursday that Cambodia had the right to rebuild the market.
“What Cambodia does does not depend on the satisfaction or non-satisfaction of Thailand,” he said. “What is in the interest of Cambodia and what is in the rights of Cambodia, Cambodiamust do.”
Cambodia demanded $2.1 million in compensation from the Thai government, claiming Thai soldiers had destroyed the market with rocket fire, but has so far received no money.
Preah Vihear Governor Sar Thavy said Thursday the provincial government had so far rebuilt 183 stalls and built a water reservoir and public toilet.
“I reconstructed a new market on our soil,” he said. “It is not affecting anyone, because in the place of the destroyed market, our people have lived and made their businesses since before the 15 July 2008 military event.
Thai officials have opposed the rebuilding of Psar Prasat, claiming it violates a border agreement between the two countries made in 2000.
The market of 262 stalls belonging to 319 families was destroyed in fighting between the two sides April 3, and Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered Preah Vihear provincial authorities to rebuild it.
Thailand sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs July 30, claiming reconstruction violated a border demarcation agreement.
However, Hor Namhong told reporters outside the Foreign Ministry on Thursday that Cambodia had the right to rebuild the market.
“What Cambodia does does not depend on the satisfaction or non-satisfaction of Thailand,” he said. “What is in the interest of Cambodia and what is in the rights of Cambodia, Cambodiamust do.”
Cambodia demanded $2.1 million in compensation from the Thai government, claiming Thai soldiers had destroyed the market with rocket fire, but has so far received no money.
Preah Vihear Governor Sar Thavy said Thursday the provincial government had so far rebuilt 183 stalls and built a water reservoir and public toilet.
“I reconstructed a new market on our soil,” he said. “It is not affecting anyone, because in the place of the destroyed market, our people have lived and made their businesses since before the 15 July 2008 military event.
7 comments:
FUCK YOU THAILAND................SUCK MY MOTHERUFCKING DICK .............
THAILAND BELONGS TO THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
DEATH TO ALL FUCKING SIEMS
KILL ALL THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS
FUCK THAILAND
Hun Sen worry about his own people or not, or he worry about loser his power.
Shame of Hun Sen goverment, He let Youn and Seim government destroy our country, soon all the Khmer Land will be Youn's and Seim take over.
Hun Xen gave some khmer land to youn why not siem.
For his power, he has to do that to get support from them.
of course, cambodia don't need permission from siem thugs to rebuild our market on on territory,etc... go back to nancho, siem creeps!
in fact, the siem thieves still need to compensate khmer who lost their business and were being displaced by siem illegal invasion of cambodia! keep demanding them to compensate the khmer people! that ought to teach siem creeps to respect interational law, etc...
Hun Sen should given all khmer army leader an order to shoot down the fucken plane! why allowing Thai plane flying freely over our territory and say nothing? and did nothing? if we don't teach them a lessons! believe me, they will keep coming at your face....
stupid fuck only tough fighting with woman only! moron...
Khmer army needed to give Siamese another bitter lessons! the last fight wast not enough, we should shoot down one of their expensive jet, to let them know that cambodia is not some kind of dummy...as they think!
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