Rasmei Kampuchea
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Thai black-clad soldiers from Battalion No. 2606, based on Dongrak, Surin province, have cleared lands for a road and completed the building of a wooden bridge that reaches the dividing road at the Chub Angkunh border. They are also clearing forests to advance the road construction of Ta Krabey temple. Cambodian border troops claimed that their commanders ordered them to stop the Thai troops from continuing the road construction because this is considered a sensitive border region, and it is also a zone where no clear border demarcation has been done yet.
Cambodian cops and troops stationed along the Thmor Don border told Rasmei Kampuchea that Thai black-clad troops from Battalion 2606, who are stationed at the Chhork Kang pass, in Phnom Dongrak pass, Surin province, completed the construction of a wooden bridge by hand on 24 August 2009. They use machinery equipments to clear the road from Bos Sa’ang, Bakdai commune, Dongrak district, Surin province (near the Thai black-clad soldier base) to the dividing road at the Chub Angkunh pass, Thmor Don village, Kauk Mon commune, Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province, during 21-22 August 2009.
The Chub Angkunh border is a sensitive border area and Cambodian and Thai troops used to confront each other in that area when Thai troops camped there. The Thai troops prevented Cambodian border troops to cross over to the area as they used to do for their usual foot patrol. The Chub Angkunh point is located 3.4 km east of Thmor Don village and about 0.4 km west of Ta Krabey temple, along the Dangrek mountain chain.
The source above indicated that the road clearing and the building of the wooden bridge, as well as the forest clearing by Thai troops were conducted in secret and the Cambodian force was not informed of these construction. It could be also that these constructions took place in between Cambodian border troop patrols.
The newly built road by Thai troops is located nearby their base and it extends 423 meters to the Chub Angkunh border zone, an area that is not clearly delimited yet. The forest clearing from Chub Angkunh to Ta Krabey temple measures about 1.3 km. The width of the new road is about 4-meters but it is not paved with dirt or gravel yet.
At the location of the newly-built bridge, Cambodian troops have built a bridge there in the past, but Thai soldiers sneaked and burnt it down, but now, it is the Thai troops turn to rebuild this bridge. However, Cambodian soldiers have not destroyed it yet. However a low-ranking army commander from Oddar Meanchey province told Rasmei Kampuchea that: “The higher ups issued their order already: Thai troops are not allowed to continue because this border area is not clearly delimited yet, and in the past, it was a disputed area also.”
According to the claim made by border troops, the Chub Angkunh dividing road is located in the geographical area UA22882-87405. The wooden bridge is located at UA23306-87405, and the newly cleared forest to continue the road construction to Ta Krabey temple is located at UA23441-87550.
Cambodian cops and troops stationed along the Thmor Don border told Rasmei Kampuchea that Thai black-clad troops from Battalion 2606, who are stationed at the Chhork Kang pass, in Phnom Dongrak pass, Surin province, completed the construction of a wooden bridge by hand on 24 August 2009. They use machinery equipments to clear the road from Bos Sa’ang, Bakdai commune, Dongrak district, Surin province (near the Thai black-clad soldier base) to the dividing road at the Chub Angkunh pass, Thmor Don village, Kauk Mon commune, Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province, during 21-22 August 2009.
The Chub Angkunh border is a sensitive border area and Cambodian and Thai troops used to confront each other in that area when Thai troops camped there. The Thai troops prevented Cambodian border troops to cross over to the area as they used to do for their usual foot patrol. The Chub Angkunh point is located 3.4 km east of Thmor Don village and about 0.4 km west of Ta Krabey temple, along the Dangrek mountain chain.
The source above indicated that the road clearing and the building of the wooden bridge, as well as the forest clearing by Thai troops were conducted in secret and the Cambodian force was not informed of these construction. It could be also that these constructions took place in between Cambodian border troop patrols.
The newly built road by Thai troops is located nearby their base and it extends 423 meters to the Chub Angkunh border zone, an area that is not clearly delimited yet. The forest clearing from Chub Angkunh to Ta Krabey temple measures about 1.3 km. The width of the new road is about 4-meters but it is not paved with dirt or gravel yet.
At the location of the newly-built bridge, Cambodian troops have built a bridge there in the past, but Thai soldiers sneaked and burnt it down, but now, it is the Thai troops turn to rebuild this bridge. However, Cambodian soldiers have not destroyed it yet. However a low-ranking army commander from Oddar Meanchey province told Rasmei Kampuchea that: “The higher ups issued their order already: Thai troops are not allowed to continue because this border area is not clearly delimited yet, and in the past, it was a disputed area also.”
According to the claim made by border troops, the Chub Angkunh dividing road is located in the geographical area UA22882-87405. The wooden bridge is located at UA23306-87405, and the newly cleared forest to continue the road construction to Ta Krabey temple is located at UA23441-87550.
11 comments:
Why Khmer pulled out 50% troops at this time? Does Hun Sen know that? Those two Khmer temples ( Ta Krabey and Ta maun) will belong to Siam soon, see how this bastard Siam nation try to or already controlled these two temples. Are we Khmer or Hun Sen can protect our ancient temple if Siam still stay there and claimed those two?
We must solve this issues ASAP by ask international to get involve.
Whoever translated this article from Khmer should have called or spelled the mountain name Dangrek, not Dongrak. Dongrak is a Thai name for that mountain. We always call it Dangrek.
Nothing wrong with cpp's mind. siam take some yourn took more Khmer=0.
So cpp don't have to worry no more.
Enjoy.
Siam's old trick: Make peace-make war-make-peace-make war....until Khmer get worned out. It won't be long HS will have to bring tanks back again. And this will last until Siam gains something from Khmer. They are the ones who make rain and win. Khmer lot tam skor chhai yam Siam.
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Hun Sen's speech did not match with action in regard to the Khmer-Thai border incidents. All he did was just warn the Thai using all kind of threats but took no action when Thai encroached into our territory. Or could this be that threats in speech is for internal consumption to make it appear to his people that he is strong and dare to face the Thai militarily while in reality he is just paper tiger. Thai appears to know Hun Sen weakness and that why they do not care to pay attention to Hun Sen's warnings. His attitude toward Thai is totally different from the way he treat his people. To his Khmer people, threats always followed by action.
Thai can claim that if Viet can have your Khmer land why can I, thai, have some pieces of yours?I'm afraid the Thai will sue us in internation court on discrimination charges.
the problem is the siem thieves think they own the dangrek mountains ranges or something. actually the dangrek mountain ranges belong to cambodia. it is in khmer name "dangrek" or chuor phnom dangrek in khmer. get lost siem thieves, it's not your mountains, it belongs to cambodia since ancient time! go back to nanchoa province of china already!
i know, khmer soldiers should do the same to them as they do to us! don't try to be civilized with the ignorant siem thieves! respect should be mutual, not unilaterally or whatever!
I agree with 7:52pm! i don't undestand Hun Sen too! why ta hell he withraw troops? those two temples still under Siems control? Ta kra bei, Ta Maun Thom, Ta Maun Touch are inside khmer territory...!!
Stupid Siamese bastrad scared of khmer army too! because they seen alot t-55 and alot of 130mm canons artillery all over the dispute area, i'm glad we shown some of our muscle...i hope our military leader continue to improve, more training, schooling on our soldiers, and modernize weaponary!
CAMBODIA MUST HAS STRONG MILITRAY! HER NEIGHBOR STILL TAKEN ADVANTAGE EVERYDAY...
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