The Nation
Despite former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra denying that he had accompanied Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on a visit to disputed border areas this weekend, anxiety is looming in Thailand over its implications for the domestic political situation.
Thaksin said in his Twitter message that he is still in Dubai and would not accompany Hun Sen to visit the disputed areas near Preah Vihear Temple. He blasted Veera Somkwamkid, the leader of the nationalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), who had floated the news earlier.
"Don't you stop lying? I'm in Dubai which is seven hours from Cambodia by flight. How can you imagine I would go there, nonsense," he said.
Veera said he would take his PAD followers to protest against Hun Sen at Preah Vihear as the visit might violate Thai sovereignty over the territory. He said Hun Sen's visit with Thaksin would mount tensions in Thailand's politics as the court would issue a verdict in Thaksin's assets case later this month.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsubhan urged Veera not to make the problem more complicated. He said the government and concerned officials should be allowed to handle the situation.
Veera led the PAD to clash with local residents in Si Sa Ket's Kanthalalak district twice in 2008 and 2009 in protest against Preah Vihear's inscription as a World Heritage Site, which disturbed local people.
Suthep said Hun Sen's visit would not create any tensions in the border areas as the two countries have a protocol for welcoming each other on border visits. The government has assigned Si Sa Ket provincial governor and commander of Second Army Region to welcome the Cambodian prime minister.
Cambodia also follows the same protocol and assigned senior officials to welcome Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya when he visited the disputed areas near the Preah Vihear last year.
Hun Sen would visit several disputed areas along the border with Thailand from today until Monday, including the areas near Preah Vihear, Chong Bok and Ta Moan Thom.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) late on Thursday night to discuss security matters, including Hun Sen's border visit.
Senior officials attending the meeting concluded that it was just a routine visit by Hun Sen and the government should not overreact, a source at the meeting said.
Second Army Region Lt-General Veevarith Chornsamrit said he had contacted his Cambodian counterpart Chea Dara to discuss the arrangements for Hun Sen's visit.
Hun Sen would preside over the opening ceremony of a village in Preah Vihear province before a visit to Cambodian troops stationed in the nearby areas, he said.
The border visit was a normal practice and would not raise any tensions in the disputed areas, the commander said. He also added that the visit would have no implications on Thailand's sovereignty.
The Pra Viharn National Park, a gate to the Preah Vihear from the Thai side, was closed yesterday as military beefed up security to prevent the possibility of violence if PAD protesters and local residents clashed.
Thailand and Cambodia downgraded relations after Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as his adviser. The ruling Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samuttara quoted Khmer Intelligence website that Thaksin had been given Cambodian citizenship since March 2009. No other source confirmed the report but Abhisit said Thaksin should forgo his Thai citizenship if he really is a Cambodian national.
Thaksin said in his Twitter message that he is still in Dubai and would not accompany Hun Sen to visit the disputed areas near Preah Vihear Temple. He blasted Veera Somkwamkid, the leader of the nationalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), who had floated the news earlier.
"Don't you stop lying? I'm in Dubai which is seven hours from Cambodia by flight. How can you imagine I would go there, nonsense," he said.
Veera said he would take his PAD followers to protest against Hun Sen at Preah Vihear as the visit might violate Thai sovereignty over the territory. He said Hun Sen's visit with Thaksin would mount tensions in Thailand's politics as the court would issue a verdict in Thaksin's assets case later this month.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsubhan urged Veera not to make the problem more complicated. He said the government and concerned officials should be allowed to handle the situation.
Veera led the PAD to clash with local residents in Si Sa Ket's Kanthalalak district twice in 2008 and 2009 in protest against Preah Vihear's inscription as a World Heritage Site, which disturbed local people.
Suthep said Hun Sen's visit would not create any tensions in the border areas as the two countries have a protocol for welcoming each other on border visits. The government has assigned Si Sa Ket provincial governor and commander of Second Army Region to welcome the Cambodian prime minister.
Cambodia also follows the same protocol and assigned senior officials to welcome Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya when he visited the disputed areas near the Preah Vihear last year.
Hun Sen would visit several disputed areas along the border with Thailand from today until Monday, including the areas near Preah Vihear, Chong Bok and Ta Moan Thom.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) late on Thursday night to discuss security matters, including Hun Sen's border visit.
Senior officials attending the meeting concluded that it was just a routine visit by Hun Sen and the government should not overreact, a source at the meeting said.
Second Army Region Lt-General Veevarith Chornsamrit said he had contacted his Cambodian counterpart Chea Dara to discuss the arrangements for Hun Sen's visit.
Hun Sen would preside over the opening ceremony of a village in Preah Vihear province before a visit to Cambodian troops stationed in the nearby areas, he said.
The border visit was a normal practice and would not raise any tensions in the disputed areas, the commander said. He also added that the visit would have no implications on Thailand's sovereignty.
The Pra Viharn National Park, a gate to the Preah Vihear from the Thai side, was closed yesterday as military beefed up security to prevent the possibility of violence if PAD protesters and local residents clashed.
Thailand and Cambodia downgraded relations after Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as his adviser. The ruling Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samuttara quoted Khmer Intelligence website that Thaksin had been given Cambodian citizenship since March 2009. No other source confirmed the report but Abhisit said Thaksin should forgo his Thai citizenship if he really is a Cambodian national.
Guess..! is he going or not?
ReplyDeleteNow Siem gave a yellow signal...if Hun Sen wish to visit 4.6 km2..cambodia government need to inform than Siem will send its official to welcome.
If Cambodia does not inform, what is going on?
I wish Hun Sen goes... doesn't matter what...
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.
ReplyDeleteOur 5 stars General Hun Sen will show all Thais that he is a real Cambodian Strongman, and Thaksin should go with him.
ReplyDeleteVery nice political strategy for Hun Sen "Divide and Conquer".
in thailand, red versus yellow people, interesting how colors can fight!
ReplyDeletepad thugs go back to nanchoa, ok!
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope that Hun Sen's plan to visit Preah Vihear temple is his own desire, and not from the Hanoi regime. The Hanoi regime can make this call on Hun Sen to visit Khmer-Thai borders just to simply divert the Khmers' attention toward Siams rather to Yuons' encroachments.
ReplyDeleteIf Hun Sen does this on his own initiatives then he is worth a leader, but if on the Hanoi regime's call then all Khmers are being fooled the Hun Sen/the Hanoi regime manipulations again!
KHMER Angkor.
HUN SEN will reclaim all the lost provinces back from Thailand. This comment was told by one of the astrologist or fortune teller in Phnom Penh. He wants to form the Khmer Empire back to its glory.
ReplyDeleteKhmer Empire!!!
Thai wants HUN SEN to ask them to visit the place (4.6km2). But this lands is belong to Cambodia and HUN SEN doesn't need to ask Thai to go in.
ReplyDeleteIf HUN SEN ask the Thai to visit that place that's mean the lands belong to Thai.
So don't ask them because the lands belong to Cambodia.
Taksin said,
ReplyDeletefuck you Hun Sen, I don't want to die with you,
go alone !
Divide and conquer!!!!
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”
I hope Thai will drop 5000 pounds bomb on Xen head. Hun and hell make no different.
ReplyDeleteIf 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 ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteលោកបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជាអើយពួកលោកដើរជា
បក្សប្រឆាំងខុសហើយពីព្រោះបក្សប្រឆាំងជាបក្ស
មានសម្លេងភាគតិចមិនត្រូវឲ្យបក្សដែលឈ្នះឆ្នោត
ដើរតាមអស់លោកទេ។សូមអស់លោកដែលជាបក្សប្រឆាំងដើរមើលប្រទេសដែលគេអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសរបស់គេដែលមានបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលនោះថាតើ
ពួកគេធ្វើដួចម្តេច?បក្សប្រឆាំងនៅស្រុកគេដែលដើរ
ជឿនលឿនគេមិនដែលប្រឆាំងជាមួយរាជរដ្ធាភិបាលនៅកន្លែងសារធាណនោះទេគេប្រឆាំងនៅកន្លែង
ច្បាប់ដួចជានៅរដ្ធសភាហើយនិយាយនៅកន្លែងនោះគេមិនយកមកនិយាយពាសវាលពាសកាល
កន្លែងសាធាណនោះទេពីព្រោះគេមិនឲ្យប្រជាពល
រដ្ធលោកដឹងឮខ្ចោះខ្ចាយពីព្រោះជារឿងសម្ងាត់របស់រាជរដ្ធាភិបាល។ហើយបក្សប្រឆាំងក៏ត្រូវតែទទួលស្គាល់ថាបក្សដែលឈ្នះឆ្នោតគេបានធ្វើបំរើជាតិ
ពិតប្រាកដមែនធ្វើយ៉ាងនេះដើម្បីឲ្យប្រជាជនលោក
គិតថាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងធ្វើការគឺពិតជាត្រឹមត្រូវមែន
មិនមែនដើរញុះញង់ឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ធស្អប់រាជរដ្ធាភិបាលនោះទេហើយម៉្យាងវិញមិនត្រូវដើរទៅបង្អាក់
អ្នកដែលគេចង់ជួយជុំនួយដែលបានផ្តល់ឲ្យប្រជា
ពលរដ្ធកម្ពុជានោះទេ។បើធ្វើដួចសព្វថ្ងៃគឺជាក់ច្បាស់ថាជាជនក្បត់ជាតិហើយចុះមេបក្សរបស់អស់
លោកដែលជាបក្សប្រឆាំងដើរខុសហេតុដួចម្តេច
បានជាអ្នកទាំង២៥នាក់ដែលជាបក្សហ្នឹងដែរមិន
ជួយពន្យល់មេបក្សរបស់អស់លោកផងឲ្យតែមេ
បក្សធ្វើនៅអំពើខុសនឹងច្បាប់ស្រាច់តែនឹងចិត្ត
ឬក៏អស់លោកបង្កើតបក្សប្រឆាំងដើម្បីផ្តូលអំណាច
របស់រាជរដ្ធាភិបាល?បើធ្វើដួចខាងលើនេះគឺជាជន
ក្បត់ជាតិពិតប្រាកដមែនហើយអស់លោក។
ត្រូវបែមករកត្រូវវិញទៅអស់លោកកុំឲ្យយកកេរ្ត៍ឈ្មោះអាក្រក់ជាជនក្បត់ជាតិឲ្យសោះពីព្រោះ
យើងជាជាតិខ្មែរដួចគ្នា។ហើយម៉្យាងវិញទៀតគណ
បក្សទាំងអស់មិនត្រូវនិយាយថាខ្លួនស្រឡាញ់ជាតិ
ជាងពលរដ្ធនោះទេហើយមិនត្រូវនិយាយថាខ្លួន
មានមោតនភាពខ្មែរជាងប្រជាពលរដ្ធនោះផងដែរ។
ត្រូវទុកឲ្យប្រជាជនប្រជាពលរដ្ធលោកពិចារណា
មតិរបស់លោកវិញថាតើបក្សណាមានប្រជាព្រ័យ
ភាពជាងបក្សណា?ហើយមិនត្រូវយកគំនុំបុគ្គល
ដែលលោកបានធ្វើខុសនៅតាមសាធារណយក
បង្អាប់រាជរដ្ធាភិបាលនោះទេនេះជារឿងរបស់ច្បាប់
ដែលលោកចាត់ចែងថាតើច្បាប់ដោះស្រាយត្រូវឬ
ក៏ខុសបើច្បាប់ធ្វើខុសបក្សប្រឆាំងនឹងឡើងទៅរដ្ធសាភាឲ្យលោកជួយដោះស្រាយទើបបានត្រូវ។
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! :-)
ReplyDeleteHun Sen is not afraid to visit Preach Vihear temple and the other areas surround there, while Sam Rainsy can't even dare to step his foot on Phnom Penh. What ashamed!
ReplyDeleteSam Rainsy is so scare like that, how Khmer people can truth him as a leader?
Please stay warm in France Sam Rainsy or goes to hell. Khmer don't need a coward politician like you.
Khmer's son in P.Penh
To Mr. 8:57am
ReplyDeleteYou said that the opposition party should not say bad things against the Royal Government of Cambodia because it is elected by the majority and doing so is regarded as treason. You also mentioned that we should allow the court to decide and then forward it the national assembly (referring to the recent border encroachment by Vietnam).
I would like to say that the elected Royal Government of Cambodia has a duty to protect its sovereignty and the welfare of its citizens. Instead, our PM choses to remain silent and condemn Mr. Sam Rainsy and our innocent farmers to jail. If this were the US, the commander in chief would not be in office...the congress and constitution will bring him down immediately. In case of Cambodia, our PM choses to please the enemy (which is his boss). The evidence is clear as shown by Mr. Sam Rainsy about the encroachment by our neighbor and the court still sentence Mr. Sam Rainsy and our innocent farmers. Is our Samdech Hun Sen Khmer or is he 'Yuon'? The Cambodian national assembly and senate should work for the interests of Cambodia...if they do not...they should be disolved and call for a new election.
3;03 AM
ReplyDeleteDivide and conquer??? Confused??? Go to Ah Khwak Hun Sen's school of power control. He is the master!
ATTENTION,to all be loved soldiers most of you are their former blood enemies,so whatever you do just watch your back.In order to control our country completely VIETNAM have to destroy fighter, I mean a good skillful fighter like you. their is no point to start war whit TAILAND,and why HUNSEN promoted THAKSIN,as an economic adviser in combodia? what is an order from HA NOI just keep watching your back our country depend on you in future. god bless you all.
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.