By SOPHENG CHEANG
Associated Press
Cambodia on Friday denied a report that Thailand's disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted citizenship, an allegation that had drawn threats in Bangkok that the billionaire ex-politician could lose his native Thai nationality.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the allegation, which surfaced earlier this week on "Khmer Intelligence News," a Cambodian anti-government Web site, was untrue.
"Cambodia never granted Cambodian citizenship to Thaksin," Khieu Kanharith told The Associated Press. "Even if Cambodia would give him citizenship, I think that Thaksin would not accept it."
Cambodia late last year named Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in Thailand, as its special economic adviser. The appointment and Thaksin's subsequent visit to Cambodia angered the government in Bangkok and resulted in a recall of ambassadors from both countries.
Thaksin has lived in self-imposed exile since 2006 military coup ousted him. He was convicted in absentia in 2008 of violating a conflict of interest law and sentenced to two years in prison, and his Thai passport has been revoked, forcing him to travel on other countries' passports.
His representatives could not be reached for comment Friday.
Thai officials frequently claim he is trying to undermine the government.
"I don't know about this report yet, but according to Thai laws, we are allowed to have only one nationality," Thai Prime Minister Abhisit told reporters Friday. "If he wants to use Cambodian nationality, he must give up Thai nationality first."
Cambodian-Thai relations are also strained over competing claims to some territory along their border near the hilltop temple known as Preah Vihear. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to visit the area Saturday. Troops from the two nations had at least two brief clashes there last month.
Cambodia on Friday sent a letter of protest to Google, complaining that maps on its Google Earth service inaccurately place the border line near the disputed territory to favor Thailand's claims.
It called on the company to withdraw the "already disseminated, very wrong and not internationally recognized" map.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the allegation, which surfaced earlier this week on "Khmer Intelligence News," a Cambodian anti-government Web site, was untrue.
"Cambodia never granted Cambodian citizenship to Thaksin," Khieu Kanharith told The Associated Press. "Even if Cambodia would give him citizenship, I think that Thaksin would not accept it."
Cambodia late last year named Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in Thailand, as its special economic adviser. The appointment and Thaksin's subsequent visit to Cambodia angered the government in Bangkok and resulted in a recall of ambassadors from both countries.
Thaksin has lived in self-imposed exile since 2006 military coup ousted him. He was convicted in absentia in 2008 of violating a conflict of interest law and sentenced to two years in prison, and his Thai passport has been revoked, forcing him to travel on other countries' passports.
His representatives could not be reached for comment Friday.
Thai officials frequently claim he is trying to undermine the government.
"I don't know about this report yet, but according to Thai laws, we are allowed to have only one nationality," Thai Prime Minister Abhisit told reporters Friday. "If he wants to use Cambodian nationality, he must give up Thai nationality first."
Cambodian-Thai relations are also strained over competing claims to some territory along their border near the hilltop temple known as Preah Vihear. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to visit the area Saturday. Troops from the two nations had at least two brief clashes there last month.
Cambodia on Friday sent a letter of protest to Google, complaining that maps on its Google Earth service inaccurately place the border line near the disputed territory to favor Thailand's claims.
It called on the company to withdraw the "already disseminated, very wrong and not internationally recognized" map.
If the turmoil continues- which seems likely –the country could become ungovernable, which it was close to becoming when PAD launched its campaigns against Abhisit’s two, pro- Thaksin predecessors, Somchai and Samak Sundaravej. It remains to be seen if the “Red Shirts” can muster similar mob support against his new government, which it has pledged to do. If it does, 2009 could be a watershed in modern Thai history. The relative peace, stability and prosperity that it’s enjoyed for decades are in jeopardy and gravely dangerous. And that does not augur well for Southeast Asia as a whole.
ReplyDeleteThe world's policy and laws
ReplyDeleteYou can't assassinate another country leader regardless.
Thai think barbaric. They are so crucial and very barbarian.
anybody can become khmer citizen, what is abishit talking about?
ReplyDelete2:59AM ! he taking about Thai not alow to have duel citizenship!
ReplyDeleteI heard people want to organize an organization represent the Khmerrouge Victimes!
ReplyDeleteOne small purpose that sound so loud is about getting compansation as a group or and small token to organize a religion ceremony!
That sound so sad and scary to me!
Today Cambodia people kind of thinking that money can solve anything from get away from raping to muder, to accid attack!
Do we want to send a maasage that what Khmerrouge Victimes want is not justice and thruth but money? Money is more iportant than justice and life?
Mr. Chom Mey the Self called KhmerRouge Victime Who Only Dared to Loook At Duch in Eyes to Eyes, preferes some money and 50% justice!
What is 50% justice ?
Justice for the Camodian now (Since we all victimes) is the thruth of what happening! Since real thruth could never be found or not only just one thruth! we want to hear the lawyers crose exame of who saw or involve with the crime!Specially the higher
rank!
We want this process of justice to teach the next generation of how not to let the crime to be happening against from the point of view of the King down to a poor hadicape citizen!
We want notthing more thant gathering as many thruth as posible. NO money nor imprison any body! But what was wrong who did wrong, and how was wrong!
So the whole country or may be the whole world can create a system that prevent the crime of genocide to happen again any time any where else!
No MONEY for the wrong reason please! our country is corrupted to the core! They are selling justice for money and thing that for peace and forgiveness!
My relative lives can not be replaced by any money! But the thruths that help prevent the evil to strike again any where on earth!!
2:15 AM
2:27 AM
Dear KI,
ReplyDeleteHere is my response I'd like to send to PPP editors. Can you post it on you blog, and send a copy to PPP? Thanks,
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The recent characterization of the word “YOUN” by PP Post (foreign) editors is arguably absurd and provocative. It is outrageous that some Westerners think they have the rights to go around and impose their views on different parts of the world without any respects for the local histories, cultures and traditions. That kind of attitude is one of the main reasons why we still have so many conflicts and violence in the world.
That being said, the word “YUON” was originally introduced, without passion or prejudice, as a reference to the ethnic group living in the Northern part of what is presently known as Vietnam. In the present days though, particularly after the 1979 invasion, Vietnam has fallaciously publicized or campaigned that word, which has been in use for hundreds of years, as racist, derogatory or pejorative. For Khmer people, such campaign shows once again Vietnamese’s blatant attempt at deception to rewrite its dark history, and to cast aggressors as victims and vice versa.
Historically, “yuon” ethnic had repeatedly exploited Khmer’s compassion, kindness, generosity, and later weakness, to absorb Khmer’s land and assimilate Khmer’s culture and tradition. Some of the methods they used to assimilate Khmers were among the most cruel and barbaric in human history. Till the present days, these Yuons continue to inflict extreme suffering on Khmer people, and I would challenge all editors of PP Post to visit or live with Khmer Krom people to discover the trust themselves.
Yuons know fully well that Khmers would never forgive and trust them again because of the historical losses and sufferings. So they are doing everything they can to erase that dark history from Khmers’ memory. One way to achieve that goal is to eliminate the word “Yuon” from Khmer language because they (Yuons) see that word as a bitter reminder to all Khmers of the deceptions, coercions, crimes and atrocity committed by Yuon ethnic to Khmer people. By forcing Khmers to call them Vietnamese, they hope Khmers younger and future generations will not remember the dark history. They are wrong! As our ancestors had done in the past, we will resist them and tell the history to our children and grand children as it happened.
So why is it so important to Vietnam that current and future Khmer generations are not reminded or told of the dark history between Khmers and Yuons? To some foreigners, it has the appearance of a normal way to leave the past behind and embrace a new world. But to Khmer people who have been exposed to Vietnam’s ambitions and aggressions for hundreds of years, it is just another yuons’ attempt to fulfill Ho Chi Minh’s dream of annexing the remaining Khmer territory.
Undeterred Nationalist
PS: I am writing a song and hope to share with all of you once completed. Here is an excerpt:
“ KHMER EUY SAUM NEAK KOM PLIX THA
POUK YUON REOSIA TAING PI SAVADA PROHA CHIET YEONG”
The victims who take civilian action, they take against whom ?
ReplyDeleteI just Googled and 95% of Khmer men has small brains. That's why they ran away like rabbits hiding in the USA and France while their country is plundered and raped by the Viets and Siems. All they do is curse and grunt "fuck this, fuck that".
ReplyDeleteThat is how small-brain Khmer men speak. They are truly the most pathetic group of men on the planet.
4:14AM you are right and soon the 95% will up root the evil corrupted goverment of your father ah kwack!!!!
ReplyDeleteKhieu Kanharith is making KI media famous. And he is still making a big fool of himself again ?
ReplyDeleteThese CPP members loves vietcong youn and hates khmer .
When it come to issues with youn. They are dead silent " not a word ".
When it come to khmer. They kill khmer , silent khmer, oppresses khmer, arrest, jailed khmer. Acid attach khmer. And even forces khmer out of the country.
NOw, anyone or site speaks of the truth they saids " anti-government "
These people are THICK-SKIN! Mok-krASSes "
4:41PM ! you are right and wee majority try to put oubrain and our streng together to beatup the Stong man Hun Xen who betray his own nation!
ReplyDelete4:41PM ! you are right and we,the majority is trying to put our brain and our strenght together to beatup the strong man Hun Xen who strong only to the weak and betray his own nation!
ReplyDelete4:24 AM
If the Thai government tells its people to stop using Khmer numerals and words in their language, they will be in trouble and become mute...may resort to sign language! 55555 ;-)
ReplyDelete4:14AM !
ReplyDeleteYou just Googled and 95% of Khmer men...
You said..Fuck this,Fuck that...
Now again Fuck You and MotherFucker.
Khmer U.S.A.
Oh come on, Thaksin is a not a disgraced, he is a legit Prime minister elected by the people, unlike Abhisit who steal the prime minister seat without popular vote. He is the one who should be call the disgraced!
ReplyDeleteIt's ridiculous that Bangkok Post and Thai government believes Khmer Intelligent News.
ReplyDeleteKI media is a symbol and the real colour of SRP and its stupid supporters. It's also a propaganda machine of a Criminal Party (former SRP). It just copies (copy cat) other people news, twist the news and invented the stories...etc, aim to make Cambodian government look really bad. However, only stupid low life and low education people that believe KI Media.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
There is a rumor around Bang-cock that Abhishit sneak in the Royal Palace's back door every night to get bang up his ass by bhumibol...sirikij is so jealous and soak in tears! :-)
ReplyDeleteDemocratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
ReplyDeleteMembers:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.