By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Border tensions died down yesterday but the war of words flared up with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reciting a curse on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for his comments on disputed territory.
Thai security forces had been put on alert over the weekend as Hun Sen toured the border near overlapping areas including the Preah Vihear Temple.
The PM arrived in the vicinity of Ta Muen Thom Temple but did not visit the ruins.
Colonel Thanet Wongcha-um, chief of staff of the Suranaree Task Force, which oversees the area, said Thai authorities on the ground informed Hun Sen's advance team the situation was not safe due to the presence of yellow-shirt protesters.
Before leaving the area, Hun Sen presided over the inauguration of Ta Moan village in Oddar Meanchey province, some five to six kilometres away from the temple, Thanet said. Thai troops retreated after his departure, he said.
During the opening ceremony, Hun Sen launched a verbal attack on Abhisit.
Abhisit said on Sunday that Hun Sen's visit to Preah Vihear would help Thailand claim possession of the area surrounding the temple.
Hun Sen visited the temple on Saturday and accused Thai troops of invading Cambodia. Abhisit said later that day that Hun Sen's accusation meant the Cambodian leader accepted Thai ownership.
Hun Sen put a curse on Abhisit.
"If you don't tell the truth about Thai troops invading Cambodia, let magic objects break your neck, may you be shot, be hit by a car, may you be shocked by electricity or [may you be shot] by misfired guns."
"Will Abhisit swear on having all his family members killed and having them [perish] in a plane crash, if [he still claims] that Thai troops did not invade Cambodia?" Hun Sen was quoted as saying by Cambodian website Deum Ampil News.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear is located in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia. Abhisit argued that the court was referring only to the stone remains but the area adjacent to the temple belongs to Thailand.
He said again yesterday that Thailand would never surrender any of its territory.
Relations with Cambodia turned sour after Abhisit took power due to his stance against Cambodia over the Preah Vihear issue.
Hun Sen criticised Abhisit for supporting the yellow-shirt movement, which helped set the stage for the military coup in 2006 and seized Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008, paving the way for Abhisit to assume power.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to the foreign minister, said Thailand regretted learning about Hun Sen's harsh statement.
Such an outburst would undermine attempts to restore diplomatic relations, he said.
Thai security forces had been put on alert over the weekend as Hun Sen toured the border near overlapping areas including the Preah Vihear Temple.
The PM arrived in the vicinity of Ta Muen Thom Temple but did not visit the ruins.
Colonel Thanet Wongcha-um, chief of staff of the Suranaree Task Force, which oversees the area, said Thai authorities on the ground informed Hun Sen's advance team the situation was not safe due to the presence of yellow-shirt protesters.
Before leaving the area, Hun Sen presided over the inauguration of Ta Moan village in Oddar Meanchey province, some five to six kilometres away from the temple, Thanet said. Thai troops retreated after his departure, he said.
During the opening ceremony, Hun Sen launched a verbal attack on Abhisit.
Abhisit said on Sunday that Hun Sen's visit to Preah Vihear would help Thailand claim possession of the area surrounding the temple.
Hun Sen visited the temple on Saturday and accused Thai troops of invading Cambodia. Abhisit said later that day that Hun Sen's accusation meant the Cambodian leader accepted Thai ownership.
Hun Sen put a curse on Abhisit.
"If you don't tell the truth about Thai troops invading Cambodia, let magic objects break your neck, may you be shot, be hit by a car, may you be shocked by electricity or [may you be shot] by misfired guns."
"Will Abhisit swear on having all his family members killed and having them [perish] in a plane crash, if [he still claims] that Thai troops did not invade Cambodia?" Hun Sen was quoted as saying by Cambodian website Deum Ampil News.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear is located in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia. Abhisit argued that the court was referring only to the stone remains but the area adjacent to the temple belongs to Thailand.
He said again yesterday that Thailand would never surrender any of its territory.
Relations with Cambodia turned sour after Abhisit took power due to his stance against Cambodia over the Preah Vihear issue.
Hun Sen criticised Abhisit for supporting the yellow-shirt movement, which helped set the stage for the military coup in 2006 and seized Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008, paving the way for Abhisit to assume power.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to the foreign minister, said Thailand regretted learning about Hun Sen's harsh statement.
Such an outburst would undermine attempts to restore diplomatic relations, he said.
16 comments:
Cambodians wish Thai " shoot kbal ah kwak kbot cheat hun xen" He's the menace to Cambodia and all S.E.A. except to YOUN.
What's the point for Cambodian to protect Prea Vihear from Thai. Soon Hun Xen will give all to YOUN anyway.
If Thai somlap Hun Xen; you can Have Prea Vihear. Cambodians should not mind in order to save the whole nation. If Hun Xen alive everything will be YOUN very soon. I don't think it is not that unethical to give Preah Vihea to save the whole nation. Think about Cambodians!
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
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.
This is how Hun Sen balking when he cannot do anything to other countries.
Dear 3:44 blogger
Could you please write something new and creative to say besides the one that most of us have seen many times already. I totally agree with your message.
I agree with 3:54 that Mr. 3:44 wasting his time to copy and paste the same phrase on this blog. That is not creative. If you are willing to drop a line in this blog, please think, think, and think again before writing otherwise no one would be interested in reading a copy-pasted phrase.
Oh Kun
Why need to use war of words?
Both Hun Sen and Hor 5 Hong said Cambodian can take any measures against Thai occupation - any way they prefer we can serve them. It sounds like we are the winner already - Why don't they take action to end this dispute? When? Are you coward liar?
3:43 AM. I am not a CPP supporter, but I don’t support your comment. What is the point of loosing Hun Sen in exchange Prea Vihea territory to Thai thief? Isn’t that the idea of loosing land to your neighbor, too?
What a pointless thought!
In case of Prasat Ta Moan Thom, this is the opportunity for Samdech Hun Sen to take this case to the ICJ again as Samdech Norodom Sihanouk once did with Prasat Preah Vihear in 1962.
H.E. Hor Nam Hong, Sok An and Cambodian legal experts must start and prepare on the legal process immediately. We can still use the Annex I map (Franco-Siamese map) for this case.
What is KI-Media trying to do with their retitling? Why are they sided with the PAD THAI, the very group of people who is working hard to undermine our progresses among the world community? I wish SRP and KI-MEDIA would stop aligning with the people... It is very disappointing to see siding with Thailand. They score big when they fight with Vietnam but they lose when they side with Thailand. KI-Media has confused its supporters for sure. I share SRP values but I don't share their style of politicking.
I don’t agree with the blogger 5:49 assertion suggesting the KI-Media is on the Thai side because Hun Sen and this CPP were being ridicule. Making fun of Hun Sen and his incompetent CPP does not automatically translate to supporting Thai. I have seen KI blasts Thai and Viet. KI is real Khmer Interest website.
To Thai soldiers:
Please arrest Ah Hun Sen as soon as he steps on Thai territory, even one inch.
Arrest this stupid, uneducated ganster and bring him to the ICJ Lahay at once.
Dear Sirs,
If you are a true khmer you must not side with Siem-Thailand. The Siems are the real invaders. They took a lot of our land but they still want this tiny 4.6sqkm in the viscinity of our Preah Vihear Temple.
We, Cambodians must unite in the Cambodia-Thailand border row in order to gain our sovereignty over this piece of Land which is a slope and our road towards the Temple. Vat Keo Sekha Reshvara Kiri is a Khmer Buddhist Temple which bears the name in Khmer script and why those stupid Siems claimed that is belonged to them.
We must not curse our leaders, army, police and Khmer people who are trying hard to protect our Land which is very precious to us.
The Siems-Thais never stop to gain Land from us. They do very bad action against our people since the 14th century up to now. In the invasion of Cambodia in 1350, in 1385, in Longvek era by the Siameses they killed people, destroyed or took away our gold statues, pure gold and silver and other precious objects to build their nation. They took also the sacred books-sastras and killed our gurus and intellectuals. That is why we are down from a Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia to a poor country.
Please be alerted for this critical situation. We must not blame each other for some minor mistake. We must face the common enemy-the Siems-Thais.
Thank you for your kind understanding.
Ly
Dear Sirs,
If you are a true khmer you must not side with Siem-Thailand. The Siems are the real invaders. They took a lot of our land but they still want this tiny 4.6sqkm in the viscinity of our Preah Vihear Temple.
We, Cambodians must unite in the Cambodia-Thailand border row in order to gain our sovereignty over this piece of Land which is a slope and our road towards the Temple. Vat Keo Sekha Reshvara Kiri is a Khmer Buddhist Temple which bears the name in Khmer script and why those stupid Siems claimed that is belonged to them.
We must not curse our leaders, army, police and Khmer people who are trying hard to protect our Land which is very precious to us.
The Siems-Thais never stop to gain Land from us. They do very bad action against our people since the 14th century up to now. In the invasion of Cambodia in 1350, in 1385, in Longvek era by the Siameses they killed people, destroyed or took away our gold statues, pure gold and silver and other precious objects to build their nation. They took also the sacred books-sastras and killed our gurus and intellectuals. That is why we are down from a Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia to a poor country.
Please be alerted for this critical situation. We must not blame each other for some minor mistake. We must face the common enemy-the Siems-Thais.
Thank you for your kind understanding.
Ly
Mr. Ly, If you are true Khmer you should not just comdemned Thai alone and is silent about the Viets as the latter are not just contemplating taking part of Cambodia like Siam but they took over the whole country now.
Choy Euy Ong Ly hah....!
The Siem cannot take that part of Khmer land because the world court already ruled that it belongs to Khmer. We have the court record.
But you ass hole YUON is the one that Khmer is worried about. Ah HUN SEN has made things so easy for the YUON to Vietnamize and take over Cambodia and we do not have any court rulings or anything but the secret papers that ah HUN (YUON) SEN signed over to ah YUON. Got that ass hole Ly?
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