Thai soldiers trespassing into the disputed zone near Preah Vihear (Photo: Reuters)19 April 2010
By Leang Delux
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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A group of 12 Thai soldiers who sneaked into the area west of Chak Chreng pass on 16 April, have pulled out in the afternoon of 18 April, following negotiations between frontline commanders. Chhum Socheat, spokesman for the ministry of National Defense, claimed that the border situation at O’Smach pass where an armed clash took place is returning back to normal.
A group of 12 Thai soldiers who came in to set up camp west of the Chak Chreng pass, have pulled back to their camp on 18 April. This group of Thai soldiers sneaked in by foot to this defended zone in the afternoon of 16 April.
General Chhum Socheat, spokesman of the ministry of National Defense, told RFI on Monday that these Thai soldiers pulled out at 2:30PM on 18 April, following negotiations from frontline commanders at noon time. Chhum Socheat explained that the area where the Thai troops entered and whom Cambodia chased them out, is a region where both sides agree not to maintain the presence of any troops due to its complexity. On the other hand, Thai troops sneaked into this area to set camp, therefore Cambodia must chased them out.
In the past, Thai troops always made attempt to move in to set camp in new areas along the border, sometime they even built permanent campsite. However, frontline Cambodian troops always negotiated to have them pulled out.
According to the claim made Chhum Socheat, up to now, the border situation is returning back to normal, this also includes the O’Smach pass where an armed clash took place in the morning of Saturday 17 April.
A group of 12 Thai soldiers who came in to set up camp west of the Chak Chreng pass, have pulled back to their camp on 18 April. This group of Thai soldiers sneaked in by foot to this defended zone in the afternoon of 16 April.
General Chhum Socheat, spokesman of the ministry of National Defense, told RFI on Monday that these Thai soldiers pulled out at 2:30PM on 18 April, following negotiations from frontline commanders at noon time. Chhum Socheat explained that the area where the Thai troops entered and whom Cambodia chased them out, is a region where both sides agree not to maintain the presence of any troops due to its complexity. On the other hand, Thai troops sneaked into this area to set camp, therefore Cambodia must chased them out.
In the past, Thai troops always made attempt to move in to set camp in new areas along the border, sometime they even built permanent campsite. However, frontline Cambodian troops always negotiated to have them pulled out.
According to the claim made Chhum Socheat, up to now, the border situation is returning back to normal, this also includes the O’Smach pass where an armed clash took place in the morning of Saturday 17 April.
16 comments:
Shoot first. talk later
why talking over and over again with Siam? don't we look stupid when Thai doing the same manner to our troop!!!
I am very sure that the front line Cambodian troops want to shoot Thai soldiers but the higher up won't let them to. Otherwise, these 12 poor Thai soldiers wouldn't stand a chance of being ambused by our troops.
Self-restrain is a show of civility. Khmer government has been crucial in maintaining that during this whole fiasco. When the final ruling comes will be in our favor because of this strategic calculation to appear to be the peaceful resolution seeker.
សម្តេចទាំងបីៈ
ពូរបស់ខ្ញុំបានប្រាប់ថា មនុស្សគ្រប់គ្នានៅលើលោកនេះបើគ្មានសម្តេចទាំងបីទេ ប្រាកដជាគ្មានជីវិតឡើយ។ ពូរបស់ខ្ញុំបាននិយាយថា សម្តេចទាំងបី គឺមានសម្តេចមួយវែង សម្តេចពីរខ្លី អាពីរមិនដឹងអី ធ្វើសម្តេចនឹងគេដែរ។ តើអ្នកស្គាល់ទេ ថាសម្តេចទាំងបីជានរណា? ពូរបស់ខ្ញុំបានពន្យល់ថា សម្តេចទាំងបី គឺក្ត និងពងរបស់វា! គាត់និយាយថានៅលើលោកនេះ បើគ្មាន ក្តទេ យើងគ្រប់គ្នា ប្រាកដជាគ្មានជីវិតឡើយ!!!!
It is like a game of chess. when one is able to advance their pieces, s/he will be in a better position to take advantage. Why not let them do that? why not do it ourselves?
ធ្លាប់ស្ដាប់ស្ដេចហ៊ុន សែនជំទាលកាលគាត់ទៅតំបន់ព្រះវិហាថាមិនអនុញ្ាតិអោយចោសៀមចូលមកក្នុងវត្តកែវសិរីស្វារះទៀតឡើយ ដល់ពេលបែបមិនអាចបង្ខំអាចោសៀម១០នាក់នោះបានស្ដេចសែនខំកែប្របេថាអោយអា១០នាក់ចូលវត្ដខ្មែរបានតែពេលថៃ្ង ហើយអត់អាវុធ!
ពិសេសហ៊ុន សែនធ្លាប់ស្រែកអំពាវនាវអោយខ្មែររួបរួមគ្នាការពារទឹកដីកុំអោយបាត់១សម តែហេតុស្អីពេលបក្យប្រឆាំងមានភស្តុតាងគ្រប់យ៉ាងជាក់ស្ដែងថែមទាំងឃើញអារលាយយួនវាដកចេញបង្គោលផ្សេងទៀតផង គាត់បែជាធ្វើឡប់ចោទគេក្បត់ជាតិងាប់តែម្ដង!
ពេលនេះម៉េចគាត់មិនដេញពួកសៀមទាំងនោះភ្លាមៗទុកអោយវាមើលងាយយើងដល់ណា? ហើយបើមិនចង់ធ្វើសង្រ្គាមម៉េចមិនអង្វរអន្តរជាតិអោយជួយទៅ ព្រោះខ្មែរយើងធ្លាប់ធ្លាក់ដល់បាតដាលដោយសារសង្រ្គាមជាយូរវេទនាបំផុត ដូច្នេះពិភពលោកភាគច្រើនមិនចង់ឃើញខ្មែរមានសង្រ្គាមទៀតដែរ!
I am wonder what would it be like?If thai and viet,in a conflict like this...instead of us!Both side are equally match with 100 millions people a peaces,Thai very richs there military are strong love life!Viet are very skill full willing to sacrafice there life.
go back to nanchoa and give back all khmer land to cambodia!
Really, very rich and strong huh? When the last time did they militarily defeat someone? Unarmed civilians, probably?
They should shoot them if they are on our land. Talk later. They know we afraid if we dont shoot them.
Gen. Chea Dara and Gen. Srey Duek shouldn't trust Thais too much..? don't ever think that Thais soldiers play straight us...they just fooling us again again...especially when they bows their head and talks sweet to us..?
correction = don't ever think that Thai-soldiers play straight with us...never!!
Thieft is always using slick tactic before sneaks in or stealling someone property,as you see in this picture, the thieft leader had sent inocent mercery Khmer descendent soldiers to die for him into Khmerland while the owners were busy celebrating New Year.
Down Ah Siam Kingko!!!
The cambodia soldiers need to chase ah thai theft more often. First shoot and then talk later!!!!!!!!
Thai thieves got caught stealing Cambodia temple on landmines.
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