The Nation
A brief fight between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on the disputed site near Preah Vihar Temple was caused by misunderstanding and has been resolved, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday.
There is no report of casuality from both sides after they exchanged gunfire early Sunday about 20 kilometers from the temple.
The premier said both sides have met and agreed to settle. "There would be no escalation of the situation," he said.
Army spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Monday, "It was a misunderstanding. I cannot say who first opened fire but the misunderstanding has been settled."
Thai army has insisted that the fight happened on the disputed zone while Cambodia claimed Thai soldiers crossed about 200 metres into its soil.
It continued that when the Thai soldiers saw the Cambodian troops the Thais shot at them. and the Cambodians returned fire and the Thais withdrew.
Col Thanet Wongcha-um, chief of staff of the Suranaree Task Force met Maj Gen Srey Doek, commander of the Cambodian troops Sunday in Kantharalak district following the clash.
The meeting agreed the clash was caused by misunderstanding and that soldiers of both sides would initially withdraw from areas near the clash site and return to their bases.
Meanwhile, Si Sa Ket province ordered villages along the border to conduct an evacuation drill in preparation for a possible new clash.
There is no report of casuality from both sides after they exchanged gunfire early Sunday about 20 kilometers from the temple.
The premier said both sides have met and agreed to settle. "There would be no escalation of the situation," he said.
Army spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Monday, "It was a misunderstanding. I cannot say who first opened fire but the misunderstanding has been settled."
Thai army has insisted that the fight happened on the disputed zone while Cambodia claimed Thai soldiers crossed about 200 metres into its soil.
It continued that when the Thai soldiers saw the Cambodian troops the Thais shot at them. and the Cambodians returned fire and the Thais withdrew.
Col Thanet Wongcha-um, chief of staff of the Suranaree Task Force met Maj Gen Srey Doek, commander of the Cambodian troops Sunday in Kantharalak district following the clash.
The meeting agreed the clash was caused by misunderstanding and that soldiers of both sides would initially withdraw from areas near the clash site and return to their bases.
Meanwhile, Si Sa Ket province ordered villages along the border to conduct an evacuation drill in preparation for a possible new clash.
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"Thai army has insisted that the fight happened on the disputed zone while Cambodia claimed Thai soldiers crossed about 200 metres into its soil." AND WHY DID THEY WITHDREW IF IT IS A DISPUTE ZONE!!!
It continued that when the Thai soldiers saw the Cambodian troops the Thais shot at them. and the Cambodians returned fire and the Thais withdrew.
SHOOT THEM!!!
Thai military intelligent source told this blog that a re-deployment of Thai soldiers to the Thai Cambodian border, in preparation for a stare down, was called off by Anupong.
“The re-deployment stopped mid-way, as Anupong had to re-organize the key command units for political considerations,” said the source.
Yesterday, Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged fire near Khmer Relic that the World Court said belongs to Cambodia but Thailand claims the relics belongs to Thailand. Earlier, Cambodia said they would send in its military to secure the area. News in Thailand said 2 Cambodian soldiers were killed and a number were wounder, while no reliable independent casualty on the Thai side is available.
The exchange saw exchanges of some gun fire and grenade rocket launched.
While most analyst said Thailand would win a bloody war with Cambodia, if war erupts-but a few military analyst told this blog that the out-come may not be as certain as most believe. These contrasting analysts points to Cambodians battle hardened troops and equipment that comes “Very Close” to the Thai equipments-particularly in heavy artillery and tanks.
As Thai Intelligence News had reported earlier, the Thai army had been scooping up soldiers from other units throughout Thailand, to beef up the Thai army forces on the entire Eastern Front-that includes Cambodia and Laos.
However, as that re-deployment out of other area took place, under political pressure, Anupong also focused on screening-out any Red Shirt sympathizers in the Thai army-and put an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers careers on ice.
That moved complicated Anupong’s move to re-deploy soldiers to the Eastern Front, where Thai Intelligence News have been told on numerous occasions during the past few months that soldiers have seen their assignments canceled, “Abruptly with no warnings.”
January 25, 2010
hailand and Cambodia: Time for ASEAN to act
Posted by Michael Vatikiotis on January 25, 2010. Filed under Conflict Prevention & Management.
It doesn’t take long for a visitor to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to hear about the country’s problems with Thailand. Almost anyone you speak to has a view, mainly centered on Thailand’s alleged provocative actions over a disputed boundary that intersects a 12th century Buddhist temple.
The dispute was formally resolved more than forty years ago when the International Court of Justice awarded sovereignty of the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia. The dispute erupted again two years ago when Cambodia applied to UNESCO to have the temple declared a world heritage site. Thailand initially supported the bid. But opposition politicians in Bangkok’s highly polarized political climate protested that the temple’s world heritage status would mean encroaching on Thai territory, forcing the Thai government to withdraw support for Cambodia’s UNESCO bid. This led in 2008 to an escalation of military tensions along the border and the outbreak of some fighting, quickly quelled by local commanders.
What has happened since is an example of how bilateral disputes can easily escalate into conflict and a wake-up call for ASEAN in terms of the need for a more formal conflict management mechanism. Another armed clash between Thai and Cambodian forces along the border in the third week of January underscored the fragile security situation in the area.
As is commonly the case in the region, both countries agreed at first to keep the dispute strictly a bilateral affair. Boundary disputes between Indonesia and Malaysia and Singapore and Malaysia have followed the same route – although in the case of the Sipadan and Ligitan dispute in Borneo waters between Indonesia and Malaysia and the more recent Pedra Branca island dispute between Singapore and Malaysia, the parties sought international arbitration.
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n the case of Preah Vihear, international arbitration has already settled the question of sovereignty, and the issue was only resurrected on the Thai side as part of a bitter political quarrel between forces for and against ousted Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. In the process, whatever goodwill there was between Thailand and Cambodia, which have a long history of mutual dislike and suspicion, evaporated towards the end of 2009 after Cambodia accused Thailand of betraying a promise and raising the Preah Vihear issue in multilateral fora.
Thailand, for its part, felt stabbed in the back after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appointed the fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra as one of his economic advisors, which led to an escalated level of diplomatic tension and the recalling of each country’s ambassador. A deep sense of recrimination and bitterness now prevails; Cambodia has accused Thailand of espionage amid leaked Thai official documents that talk of preparations for war. Thailand accuses Cambodia of harbouring fugitives from Thai law and acting as a sanctuary for those who plot violent demonstrations aimed at bringing down the government.
Thaksin has in fact made frequent visits to Phnom Penh, where he has met with supporters unhindered. Now, some officials in the Cambodian capital provocatively say that only a general election in Thailand will help restore relations. Meanwhile, both sides of the border have been reinforced with heavily armed troops. Cambodia has acquired new equipment, including ground to air missiles, built new roads, sowed fresh mine fields and deployed thousands of troops in newly built villages.
None of this sits very well with the image of ASEAN as an effective bulwark against intra-regional conflict. Here are two neighbouring countries that have taken their animosity to levels of political and military brinkmanship never seen in the region.
The question is whether ASEAN can and should intervene, and then how? The first obstacle to doing so is that ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan is himself a Thai, and Cambodian officials openly express their suspicion of his role advising the Thai government on the matter of Preah Vihear and the subsequent fallout. Surin himself strongly denies any role in influencing or shaping current Thai foreign policy. But even with Surin’s natural reluctance to get involved, no one else has come forward to assume a quiet diplomatic role in defusing tensions, which is a pity.
This seems all the more astonishing since the dispute has had a somewhat disrupting impact on high-level ASEAN meetings in the past few months, with Cambodia accusing Thailand as the ASEAN Chair of not properly following diplomatic protocol at summit meetings. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did meet separately with the Thai and Cambodian Prime Ministers on the fringes of the APEC meeting in Singapore last November, but this rather public attempt at mediation appears to have had no effect on levels of acrimony in the two capitals.
A more effective approach would be for a credible neutral envoy, given a mandate by ASEAN Foreign Ministers, to embark on some quiet diplomacy. This might involve shuttling between meetings in Bangkok and Phnom Penh aimed at finding areas where confidence and trust building can begin the long process of repairing relations.
In this respect, it would be beneficial if Cambodia stopped commenting on internal Thai political affairs, and Thailand in turn stopped raising the Preah Vihear issue in international fora. Neither of these measures would result in a loss of dignity for either party, and would set the stage for a resumption of bilateral dialogue through designated official channels.
FUCK all Thai thieves!!!
Soon or late, Thailand will attack Cambodia. This move is just a test to detect Cambodian army reaction.
Of course Thailand will win the war and it is looking for the cheapest way.
To 9:27PM
There is no cheap way out my boy when come to war. It doesn't matter if the Thailand can win or not and if they win and how long can they hold to their victory without costing them billion of dollars and the life of more Thai?
Cambodia is well prepare to for any Thai invasion. Like all other war and this war will be fought with million of landmines.
I don't think Thai will sustain it military for prolonging the war. On the other hand, Cambodia is well prepared to fight any kind of war with Thai. Sometime, they don't need salary like Thai to fight the war.
Cambodia will be beating the Thai just let you all know.
Thai is too strong for you Khmers. Don't run to your Viet boss when we come to kick your ass!
Proud Siam
Well, Thais too strong, but why keep dying? you Thais bastard just died again!....atleast two death+ wounded, just keep intrude, we will welcome you everytime with plenty of rockets to taste...comeon in Punkass!
"why keep dying?"
Everyone know the soldiers at the border are not Khmers. They are Viet soldiers.
We Siam know you Khmers are hiding behind your Viet boss. What are you afraid of? Stop hiding behind your Viet boss !
Proud Siam
We will not run to Viet for help, Viet already with us, just to be clear with you Thais bastard know that, Khmer will kick your ass this time, don't dreaming about beating Khmers....you will surprise! surprise!
Hey, whatever it take to kills you Thais bastard, we will do it...! hahaha! your Azz just got shot and killed again...
You Thais bastard had modern weapons but do not know how to use them, Khmer will take away your weapons and then kills you and your whore mother too! hahaha! just keep coming and we will enjoy blasting your Azzzzzzzz....bitch!
"Khmer will take away your weapons and then kills you"
Don't kill Thais because we might be related. My uncle told me when he was guarding Khmer refugees in Thailand, he personally raped many virgin Khmer girls so we might be already related, ha ha ha.
Proud Siam
Thais are thieves and bandits. They are uncivilised and they abused human rights. We Kaun Khmers never forget what Thais have done to Khmers. When the time comes we will revenge Siamese and send them to see Devils and hell.
Kaun Khmer Angkor
We love to kill our own blood, don't you get that? specially Siamese=thief that we "Khmer" love to kills so bad, so we take over Thailand, it' was Khmer lands anyway? and we've just killed 3 of your Siamese bastard...only 10 minutes?
Yep, Khmer soldier just blast and killed 3 of 'Proud Siamese' bastard...hahaha! what are you going to do now...huh?
Thai politicians must stop saying always" misunderstanding, misinformation, misinterpretation, misconduct". It is absolutely childish..! The act of Siem soldiers and its government always in attention to invade Cambodia, and when we fought back in self-defence - it said misunderstanding.. That's crappy diplomatic language..!
This one Siem said that Thai are too strong for the Khmer and I have to wonder what part of the Thai that is too strong? Since they name their Capital Bangcock and it must be their belly button cock! ahahhahhahahhahha
No fear just cut off their cock and turn them into bitches!ahahhahah
Hey you stupid Khmers,
It is no use arguing with savage thieves like yourself. You are nothing without the Viet army behind you. I can't wait until we kick both your stupid ass and the fucking Viets.
Proud Siam
Proud Siam,
We all welcome you 24hours aday, just come in again and find out..!
"Just come in again .."
Hey Stupid Khmers,
Yes, I will come again but I only come in your Khmer girls' holes. They are yum-yum, just the right size for Thais to fuck.
Proud Siam
The same thing like i fuck your mother pussy! and her Ass! hahaha! pussy is pussy, the same shit fool! that's right, just come in again and find out..? but your pussy soldiers are so scared right now...kept apologize, i'm so sorr! hahaha! crying like a bitch!
Proud Siam,
Your pussy soldier really scared right now bitch! kept apologize, i was wrong, i'm so sorry! specially that dumbass Anupong paojinda craps shit head...hahaha!
Hey Siam Kapik!
We kick your ass and took away Prasat Preah Vihear from you and killed bunch of your pussy soldiers...hahaha! what are you going to do now bitch.? that's what you got for abusing khmer refugees people...fool!
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