16 Feb 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Prince Norodom Ranariddh wrote a letter to PM Hun Xen to praise and support the latter for his visit to the troops along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Prince Ranariddh sent a letter dated 11 February, saying: “The presence of Samdach PM in the battle field reflects your attention to the protection of the territories with your intelligent and alert mind and your determined action.” The prince added: “Samdach Dek Cho also took with you money, all kind of armaments, and food to provide to our RCAF troops so that they become more courageous and nationalist in their fight against the invasion from foreign countries on our beloved Kampuchea.”
16 comments:
No "Overlapping" or "Disputed" 4.6 km2 Area...It's all within Cambodia!
ไม่มีพื้นที่ 'ทับซ้อน' หรือ 'โต้แย้ง' ๔.๖ ก.ม.๒...เป็นดินแดนในกัมพูชาตลอดมา!
The delineation of boundary between Cambodia and Thailand by the mixed French-Siamese commission was not a mere coincidence. It was done on the agreement that the French position in Indochina gave up Chanthaburi and Trat provinces; and Siam returned Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, and Battambang provinces, which it had conquered and occupied for over two centuries back to Cambodia. It's a misconception for Thais to think that the Franco-Siamese treaty of 1904-07 was an unfair treaty while France was a super power at the time. King Sisowath considered the treaty a major accomplishment during his reign by regaining Cambodia's most important historial land back. On the other hand, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam believed it was to the best interests of Siam for gaining Chanthaburi and Trat provinces from the French possession and safeguarding their major core country from being a colony of the west. Chanthaburi and Trat provinces proved to be a great bargain for Thailand today with a vast area of the Gulf of Thailand, islands, and large oil and gas deposits beneath the sea floor. This land trade off also gave Bangkok a more proportional distance away from Cambodia, roughly 120 miles from the border. The Franco-Siamese treaty of 1904-07 showed Annex I map with a clear and finite boundary line between Thailand and Cambodia. There were no so-called "overlapping" or "disputed" 4.6 km2 between the two kingdoms. The Annex I map was subsequently being used by the Royal Government of Cambodia under the leadership of then King-Father Norodom Sihanouk in the World Court case regarding Preah Vihear in 1962, in which the court ruled by a vote of 9 to 3 that Preah Vihear Temple and the adjacent areas were in the territory of Cambodia.
---Khmer Surin
---ชาวแขมร์จังหวัดสุรินทร์
2.13.10
This guy is licking Hun Sen's ass!
PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE, A KHMER CULTURAL LEGACY
What is a Thai Unilateral Map? Is Preah Vihear Temple a Hindu Temple or a Khmer Temple? Who Built Preah Vihear Temple? Let's observe some facts...
The Thai unilateral map was a map produced by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat government of Thailand to counter the verdict of the International Court of Justice on June 15, 1962, which granted Cambodia full ownership of the Khmer temple and the 4.6 km2 adjacent land. The map showed a new Thai boundary line abutting against the Preah Vihear temple, which did not coincide with UN recognized map of the two countries. The ICJ verdict sent a rippling shock for the rest of Thailand as if it were struck by 9.0 earthquake with the Khmer Preah Vihear Temple as being the epicenter. Many Thais were asked to contribute at least one Baht per person to help contribute to the World Court case at The Hague in the Netherlands under the Thai legal team of Seni Pramoj. The Thai defense team at the time argued that the mixed French-Siamese border commission did not follow the watershed line which was to be used for the delineation of the boundary between Cambodia and Thailand. The French understood the importance of the Preah Vihear temple to the people of Cambodia; and in recognizing the historical significance, France felt that the temple belonged to Cambodia and therefore indicated as so on the Annex I map that it was located inside the territory of Cambodia. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam acknowledged the map at the signing of the Franco-Siamese Treaties of 1904-07.
To understand why Preah Vihear is so important to the people of Cambodia, we must look into its history. Preah Vihear was one the earliest Khmer temples built on an unusual breathtaking site on top of 525 m high cliff. Construction began in the 9th century and into the 10th century A.D. and it was dedicated to Hindu god Shiva and his manifestations as the mountain gods Sikharesvara and Bhadresvara. An interesting note to this is that a small Khmer Buddhist temple of 'Wat Kaew Sikha Kiri Svarak' on adjacent land was named after the mountain god. Construction of the temple began under the reigns of the Khmer kings Suryavarman I (1002-1050) and Suryvarman II (1113 -1150). An inscription found at the temple provides a detailed account of King Suryavarman II studying sacred rituals, celebrating religious festivals and making gifts, including white parasols, golden bowls and elephants, to his spiritual advisor, the aged Brahman Divakarapandita. In the wake of the decline of Hinduism in the region the site was converted to use by Buddhists.
--Khmer Surin
(Continues)
Many Cambodians today feel that the Preah Vihear Temple is a Khmer heritage left behind by their great god-kings and ancestors. It bears no legacy or cultural heritage whatsoever to Thailand except the fact that the Siamese had conquered the area in the 15th century and placed under direct Siamese rule in the 18th century. The Khmer Empire was a great empire that ruled most of Southeast Asia between the 9th and 15th century as witnessed by the grandeur of the ruins at Angkor. Power struggle within the Khmer ruling class and foreign invasions led to its decline. The first recorded Thai kingdom of Sukhothai (1238 till 1438) was established under the rebellious yoke of two Siamese chieftains Khun Po Bangklanghao and Khun Po Phameung on Khmer territory. The Siamese were newcomers migrated from Nanchao, Southern China, during the wake of the Mongol invasion. They migrated South toward the Chao Phraya and Mekong regions of the Khmer kingdom. Through years of slave labor and breeding with Khmers. The once Tai 'sino-phenotype' had transformed into a better and stronger Siamese society, adopting almost everything from their Khmer masters. This explained as to why the Thai culture and language bear alot of Khmer influences over the years. And Subsequently, as the Khmer power declined in the region, the Siamese felt embarrassed and want nothing to associate with the Khmers. In doing so, they rewrote history as they see fit to glorify themselves. Many Thai historians rejected the idea that 'Khom' (a Thai term for ancient Khmers) bear no relationship to present-day Cambodians. However, this view was not shared by Professor Charnvit Kasetsiri, a highly distinguished Thai historian at Bangkok Thammasat University. The Thais admired 'Khom' culture but hated Khmers.
As Thailand progress since the 1950's, many Thai nationalists began to eradicate and distance themselves from the heavy Khmer influences in all aspects of Thai society. It was started with Plaek Pibulsonggram by his enforcement of a new Thai social culture based on the west, and then later with Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat at the height of Khmer-Thai conflict of Preah Vihear in the 1950's and 1960's. Many Thais were preeched to hate Khmers as inferior, not intelligent, lazy and ugly with dark skin. To the contrary, these racist ideas are not true at all. Thai school children were taught with a one-sided history based on incorrect informations. Western scholars believed the 'Tai' people migrated down from Yunnan province in southern China. However, some Thai history books suggested that they were native to Southeast Asia long before Khmer people at Ban Chiang. Even though 40% of the Thai language contained Khmer words, Khmer (or 'Khom' in Thai) writings were eradicated from Buddhist scriptures all over the country. Former King Norodom Sihanouk was often mocked in ridicules. Students were asked what color (si in Thai) that the Thai people hate---and their reply was 'Si-hanouk'. Thais admired the Khmers and their culture when they were a power in the region. When the Khmer empire diminished, everything changed over night and they hated Khmers and wanted to own everything that belonged to the Khmer people, including temples. There are currently about 45 Khmer temples in Thailand, and now they so desire to own other Khmer temples of Preah Vihear, Ta Moan Touch, Ta Moan Thom, adjacent land, etc.
--Khmer Surin
(continues)
Mon-Khmer people were one of the earliest inhabitants of Southeast Asia. Today, Khmer people call their homeland 'Suvarnabhumi' (a Sanskrit term for Golden Land). Many scholars believed that 'Kambuja' was a name given by the Kambojas a group of people who originally lived in the Pamir mountains of Afghanistan. They migrated to Gujarat (northwestern India), made their way to Sri Lanka and finally came to the Indochina peninsula and established the Khmer kingdom of 'Funan' between (4th century B.C.E-1th century A.D.). A Kambuja Kshatriya named Kambhu Svayambhuva married the local Naga tribe's daughter named Mera, together they established the 'Nokor Phnom' kingdom or 'Funan' (in Chinese: 扶南) as recorded by Chou Ta-kuan, a Chinese envoy to Cambodia. Many Indian customs, culture, religion and language were introduced and mingled with the native Naga tribe via this union period. Following the decline of 'Nokor Phnom', another Khmer kingdom of 'Chandra' emerged. 'Chandra' kingdom or 'Chenla' (in Chinese: 真腊) (550-802 A.D.), was a successor kingdom to 'Funan' or 'Nokor Phnom' kingdom. The Khmer Empire (802– 1431AD) was the second greatest recorded empire in Southeast Asia in terms of land mass after Srivijaya, present-day Indonesia. It covered all of present-day Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, parts of South-Vietnam and Burma). The term 'Khmer' (adjective for the people of Cambodia) was created a result of the conjugation of the two names in recorded Khmer history 'Kambhu + Mera'. A Khmer proverb stated that "If Khmers unite, Khmers survive, if Khmers divide, Khmers will perish." The Khmers have always been a proud and enduring race with great ancient history, echoing in the Khmer national anthem 'Nokor Reach' by the supreme Buddhist patriarch, Samdech Chuon Nath. They so desire to exist peacefully with all its surrounding neighbors. 'Suvarnabhumi' will always be golden as Khmer people come together in the defense of what it is rightfully hers.
---Khmer Surin
---ชาวแขมร์จังหวัดสุรินทร์
2.14.10
Hun Sen removed Ranariddh's claws many moons ago and he is working on Sam Rainsy's tail next!
Can our strongman Samdech 'Decho' become a true Khmer patriot in the defense of foreign invasions and encroachments? Only time will tell, and Khmer people are the ones who decide on their destiny and future...
WHY A STUPID AND DUMB ASS HUN SEN JUST WANT TO FIGHT FOR PREAH VIHEAR ONLY NOT THE CAMBODIAN LAND THOSE VIETNAMESE TRYING TO TAKE OVER OR STEALING FROM OUR KHMER FARMERS? WHAT KIND OF DUMB ASS POLITIC IS HE PLAYING? I GUESS BECAUSE HE HAD ONLY ONE EYE THAT'S WHY HE CAN SEE ONLY THE WEST NOT THE EAST.
thank you mr. khmer surin. you strike me as a highly educated person about khmer history or the history of the world and history of southeast asia as well. thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone in the cambodia and the world as well. god bless you and all khmer people.
Cambodia Town
Long Beach, Ca
We need to Thank Khmer Surin for his delicacies job research, time, knowledge to his Khmer ancestors, it demonstrated to us that you were really has an culture, tradition in Khmer, you were always remember your root, it was an exceptional person.
New Phally
Mr khmer SURIN should be the history professor in P-PENH University.
Khmer Surin, thank you for the historical facts. I still feel bad that we lost the two important maritime Khmer provinces Trat and Chanthaburi. Khmer Surin please take care of yourself and your own safety while you are still there in Thailand. One day when we are strong and numerous we will reclaim our lost territories in Thailand and in South Vietnam.
Khmer people around the world sincerely hope that Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Decho Hun Sen and his legal team educate themselves with some historical facts and study the ICJ verdict of June 15, 1962 carefully so that we don't encounter other unforseen problems in the legal battle with Thailand.
Notifying the World Court and the UN security council should have done the first day when Thai troops entered Cambodia. By delaying with deadlock bilateral talks, this causes a major misconception to the world that there is a border dispute and overlapping areas when in fact it was final at the verdict of June 15, 1962.
May the spirits of our ancestors protect Khmer people and land from all evil aggressions.
Bravo Khmer Sourin!!!
You must be the professor of Khmer History!
Please if you have a chance, you should release more detail about Khmer-Siam History
Please, don't hate our looser politicians, Khmer Surin could be one of them..
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.
Samdech Sihanouk, Pol Pot, and CPP,Samdech Hun Sen are all Democracy from Hanoi! Father of Democracy?
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