PAD clash near Preah vihear temple in 2009 (AP)Saturday, 24 April 2010
By Khmerization
Sources: RFA, RFI and Koh Santepheap
58 Cambodian NGOs have released a statement denouncing a group of Thai ultra-nationalists who planned to march to the border and uprooting border posts near Ta Moan Toch temple in Oddar Meanchey province, report Radio Free Asia and other local media.
Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper recently quoted Thai Matichon newspaper as reported on 16th April that a small group of Thai ultra-nationalists, led by the firebrand Veera Somkwamkid, will march to border area to uproot border posts near Ta Moan Toch temple from 2-3 May.
Radio France Internationale reports that the 58 NGOs include Cambodian-Asean Civil Society, Federation of Cambodian Human Rights and Development, Cambodian-Asean Youth Association, Cambodian Chamber of Union Alliance and Cambodian-Asean Human Rights Association, as well as Cambodian Independent Teachers Association and Cambodian Watchdog Council headed by Mr. Rong Chhun.
Mr. Som Aun, chairman of Cambodian-Asean Civil Society, has called on the Thai government to take measures to stop the actions of these Thai ultra-nationalists. "All of us denounce the [planned] action by Veera Somkwamkid and his group who don't know the history. Secondly, we ask the Thai government to take concrete measures to sop this small group of Thai ultra-nationalists from travelling to uproot the border posts", he declared.
Mr. Rong Chhun, president of Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA) and Cambodian Watchdog Council (CWC), declared on Thursday that he'll lead a mass demonstration against the Thai inveasion on 15th July.
Mr. Suwat Kao-Suk, advisor to the Thai Embassy, said he had heard the news of Mr. Veera Somkwamkid's plan through the Thai media, but declined to comment further as he needs to check the accuracy of the reports first.
Mr. Tith Sothea, spokesman for the Cambodian Press and Quick Reaction Unit, also strongly denounce the planned action of the Thai ultra-nationalists. "We resolutely denounce [the action] and we ask the Thai government led by Prime Minister Abhisit to take measures to stop the action of this group of Thai ultra-nationalists from creating anarchy as it is also violating international laws", he said.
Gen. Chea Dara, Cambodian top commander in charge of Ta Moan area, was quoted by Koh Santepheap newspaper as having strongly warned that the Cambodian armed forces resolutely opposed the action of the Thai ultra-nationalists and will use force to crack down if Mr.Veera Somkwamkid and his group carry out their threat of uprooting the border posts.
Border post number 23, located near Ta Moan Toch temple, was planted by Franco-Siamese Border Commission in 1908. However, the original post was missing and the present Cambodian-Thai Border Commission planted new temporary posts in 2000, while waiting for the original post to be found. According to documents left by the Franco-Siamese Border Commission concerning about border delimitation titled "A Track Toward the Ta Moan Temples" dated 30th December 1908, they stated clearly that all the Ta Moan temples (Ta Moan Thom, Ta Moan Toch, Ta Krabey...) are located inside Cambodian territory, of which their locations contained inside the Annex Map I used by the International Court of Justice in reaching its verdict in 1962 which adjudicated to give ownership of Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia.
Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper recently quoted Thai Matichon newspaper as reported on 16th April that a small group of Thai ultra-nationalists, led by the firebrand Veera Somkwamkid, will march to border area to uproot border posts near Ta Moan Toch temple from 2-3 May.
Radio France Internationale reports that the 58 NGOs include Cambodian-Asean Civil Society, Federation of Cambodian Human Rights and Development, Cambodian-Asean Youth Association, Cambodian Chamber of Union Alliance and Cambodian-Asean Human Rights Association, as well as Cambodian Independent Teachers Association and Cambodian Watchdog Council headed by Mr. Rong Chhun.
Mr. Som Aun, chairman of Cambodian-Asean Civil Society, has called on the Thai government to take measures to stop the actions of these Thai ultra-nationalists. "All of us denounce the [planned] action by Veera Somkwamkid and his group who don't know the history. Secondly, we ask the Thai government to take concrete measures to sop this small group of Thai ultra-nationalists from travelling to uproot the border posts", he declared.
Mr. Rong Chhun, president of Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA) and Cambodian Watchdog Council (CWC), declared on Thursday that he'll lead a mass demonstration against the Thai inveasion on 15th July.
Mr. Suwat Kao-Suk, advisor to the Thai Embassy, said he had heard the news of Mr. Veera Somkwamkid's plan through the Thai media, but declined to comment further as he needs to check the accuracy of the reports first.
Mr. Tith Sothea, spokesman for the Cambodian Press and Quick Reaction Unit, also strongly denounce the planned action of the Thai ultra-nationalists. "We resolutely denounce [the action] and we ask the Thai government led by Prime Minister Abhisit to take measures to stop the action of this group of Thai ultra-nationalists from creating anarchy as it is also violating international laws", he said.
Gen. Chea Dara, Cambodian top commander in charge of Ta Moan area, was quoted by Koh Santepheap newspaper as having strongly warned that the Cambodian armed forces resolutely opposed the action of the Thai ultra-nationalists and will use force to crack down if Mr.Veera Somkwamkid and his group carry out their threat of uprooting the border posts.
Border post number 23, located near Ta Moan Toch temple, was planted by Franco-Siamese Border Commission in 1908. However, the original post was missing and the present Cambodian-Thai Border Commission planted new temporary posts in 2000, while waiting for the original post to be found. According to documents left by the Franco-Siamese Border Commission concerning about border delimitation titled "A Track Toward the Ta Moan Temples" dated 30th December 1908, they stated clearly that all the Ta Moan temples (Ta Moan Thom, Ta Moan Toch, Ta Krabey...) are located inside Cambodian territory, of which their locations contained inside the Annex Map I used by the International Court of Justice in reaching its verdict in 1962 which adjudicated to give ownership of Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia.
8 comments:
Where are those mickey-mouse rockets Hun Sen test-fired the other day ?
This is the opportunity to practice on real targets.
Bravo! Go, Go, GO, I want to know where this lead too. Uproot current post, plant new one, hey maybe Cambodia can claim the land back!
it seems that cambodians work together on this one. i also want see something like this about the khmer-viet border.
when khmer was involved rich and poor crisis ,poor dare to fight and rich put money to fight at last the power of poor people get won all over countrywide .but in thai land will be the same cambodia .if the war broke out it take 5 year to solve the civil war .and no king to be power .the whole country will be device 3 part ,southern ,center and northern .northern was khmer sorin were force by thai during the fallen angkor wat .in that time khmer- angkor amount 200,ooo.00 or300,000.00 who left over from killing of thai forces.
My prediction: This handful of historically ignorant Thais are charging verbally like a wild bull only to be knocked down and then quickly calling for truce saying it's all a misunderstanding.
These foolish guys would normally recognize no friendly coomunication and they'd perceive it as a weakness. Only strong and nasty force of repellence that would keep them at bay. What a stupid people who called themselves civilized Buddhist.
KP
If they come and uprooted the border posts, just shoot they hell out of them. No mercy, like what the Thai soldiers did to Khmer migrants or loggers.
let them do it .. i want to know what hun sen's government will do about it . they put sam rainsy in jail for doing it , will see if the yare going to do anything to those people who uprooting those border posts.
I have a simple solution.
Would any Cambodians living abroad go to Thailand, after the current politic strife die down a little, and look up this Somkwamkid and take care of him please. I don't think it is too difficult.
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