Hun Xen's B-70 bodyguard brigade (Photo: Reuters)22 August 2010
By Lean Delux
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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The Cambodian ministry of Defense (MoD) is organizing a 2-month training for an army tank unit with the participation of more than 800 soldiers. Cambodia is currently strengthening its armed forces after Thailand threatened to use armed force to resolve its dispute with Cambodia. Recently, Thailand also ordered additional tanks and fighting planes from overseas as well.
A group of 876 soldiers from joint units of the MoD are currently being trained to increase their capacity to use tanks. The training took place more than 2 months ago. Cambodia is currently strengthening its troops capacity at a time when Cambodia is being aggressed by Thai troops and three armed clashes already took place. Furthermore, recently, the Thai PM threatened Cambodia that Thailand will use its armed force to resolve the border dispute.
During a meeting with the trained soldiers on 21 August, Tea Banh, the vice-PM and minister of Defense, indicated that tank units have strong influence during the war. On the contrary, Tea Banh indicated that the training of tank units by Cambodia at this time is not aimed at aggression or to wage war with any country.
General Chhum Socheat, MoD spokesman, told RFI that the training of troops is the norm for the army, in particular when the country is at peace, troops training is most appropriate.
It should be recalled that Cambodia and Thailand are currently disputing its common border and this led to the armed confrontation between the two armies for more than 2 years now. Recently, the Thai government ordered several dozens of jet fighting planes and tanks. 96 tanks were ordered from Ukraine at a cost of about 4 billion baths (~$12.7 million). Chhum Socheat said that Cambodia is not concerned about the Thai action. To Chhum Socheat, Cambodia has enough armaments and troops to defend its territorial integrity also (sic!?!?).
A group of 876 soldiers from joint units of the MoD are currently being trained to increase their capacity to use tanks. The training took place more than 2 months ago. Cambodia is currently strengthening its troops capacity at a time when Cambodia is being aggressed by Thai troops and three armed clashes already took place. Furthermore, recently, the Thai PM threatened Cambodia that Thailand will use its armed force to resolve the border dispute.
During a meeting with the trained soldiers on 21 August, Tea Banh, the vice-PM and minister of Defense, indicated that tank units have strong influence during the war. On the contrary, Tea Banh indicated that the training of tank units by Cambodia at this time is not aimed at aggression or to wage war with any country.
General Chhum Socheat, MoD spokesman, told RFI that the training of troops is the norm for the army, in particular when the country is at peace, troops training is most appropriate.
It should be recalled that Cambodia and Thailand are currently disputing its common border and this led to the armed confrontation between the two armies for more than 2 years now. Recently, the Thai government ordered several dozens of jet fighting planes and tanks. 96 tanks were ordered from Ukraine at a cost of about 4 billion baths (~$12.7 million). Chhum Socheat said that Cambodia is not concerned about the Thai action. To Chhum Socheat, Cambodia has enough armaments and troops to defend its territorial integrity also (sic!?!?).
20 comments:
abhisit will never forget how hun sen insulted and humiliated him by supporting and welcoming thaksin publicly in thailand and cambodia.
now its payback time! if hun sen loses then public opinion will turn against him.
his personal vendetta against abhisitn putting his personal interest over cambodia and allowing himself to be a pawn to thaksin shows him to be a dictator and not a statesman.
ខ្ញុំហ៊ានទាយទុកជាមុនថា ការជួបគ្នារវាងប្រមុខ
រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលទាំងពីរដើម្បីបំប៉ោងសសៃកដាក់
គ្នាអំពីដី ៤,៦គម ការេនោះគឺ ឥតប្រយោជន៍
លទ្ធផលគឺសូន្យ។
ថៃបាននិយាយថា បើដោះស្រាយមិនចេញទេ
អាវុធជាវិធីចុងក្រោយបង្អស់ ហើយពេលថ្មីៗនេះ
ថៃបានចំណាយប្រាក់ប្រមាណ១ពាន់លានដុល្លា
ដើម្បីទិញយន្តហោះចំបាំង រថពាសដែក និងអា
វុធទំនើបៗជាច្រើនដើម្បីត្រៀមខ្លួន ហើយចុះខ្មែរ
យើងវិញ តើខ្មែរបានត្រៀមអ្វីខ្លះទេ?
using khmer rouge tactis will only fail like agaist vietnam.
We needs to buy more modern weapons and airplans and build Radar detector around our border Youn, Loa and Siem incase war do broke out.
Destroy B70 and B911 first then advance to catch and hang Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, Tean Banh, Hor 5 Hong, Sok Anh and Sar Kheng.
The Fourth Indochina War will start to flare between 2012-2013.
Cambodia has Vietnamese as Their Boss backer. And Thai has USA and England as their Boss Backers.
Within 24hrs Thai will destroy all Cambodian Army and conquer Cambodia faster than Vietnam Invader in 7 January 1979.
Ah Siemes you have never been in war don't just bully faggot armies. Khmer rouge armies will enter your country and get our provinces back fool. You wanna see I dear you to try it ladies boys.
"" Not for aggression or waging war with any country"" Ideal for moving defenseless villagers an grabbing their land.
Hun Sen and Abhisit have different agenda but none of them is a good leader. Both of them came to power by coup against former government. My own oppinion, if Hun Sen and Abhisit get killed by lightning tomorrow , the border problem will be ended soon.
ខ្មែរ ត្រៀម អ្វី?
បើ ឥត អាវុធ និង ឥតប្រាក់ ?
These tanks are good just to harm Khmer victims of lands grabbing only.
When Thais attack, Cambodian soldiers will run exactely like Khmer rouge soldiers did against Yuons in 1979.
CPP soldiers are strong against weak Khmers but NOT against real ennemies.
How we would help you ?
To keep you alive and grab our lands again ?
When 300 Thai tanks with 50 helicopters enter along road No 5..
we would laugh and applaude like we did with Yuons in 1979.
CPP is training almost 1000 illegal
Vietnamese how to use tanks to terrorize Khmer villagers everywhere in the country.
All this small country talking war. When is this shit going to start! I', tired of it.
Go to sleep 10:14!
I can't stand the fucking barbaric ruling party, ah kwak regime. Ah kwak military only good enough and flex muscle to threats its own poor people.
1000 people! can any tank move?
tank would be hepless again airplan!!!!
you are a sitting duck Tear Banch! Siam would do the banch tear!
If war erupted, I'm sure the Thai will kill these tanks easily. Sure,don't even try to use them when going to war with Thailand; these tanks are so easy target for the killers (aircraft).
Cambodian armed forces are good on ground--not tanks.
When war erupts, I certainly don't want to be the driver one of those tanks.
ពួកអាអស់ទាំងនេះចង់ធ្វើបដិវត្តន៍សម្រាប់អ្នកណា?
ឬក៏សម្រាប់ពួកក្បត់ជាតិពីរបីដំបរស្វាបក្សប្រឆាំងនេះឬ?
វាមិនខ្មោចទេបើចង់ធ្វើម្តេចក៏មិនធ្វើកាលពីមានខ្មែរ
ក្រហមដែលពួកវាសម្លាប់ម៉ែឪអាអ្នកនិយាយក៏ជិត
អស់ដែរ។
ម្តេចក៏អាពួកនេះវាមិនព្រួសពេលនោះទៅឬក៏ខ្លាចអាពតកាត់ក្បាល?
ពួកអាក្បត់បក្សប្រឆាំងទាំងនៅក្នុងស្រុកនឹងក្រៅស្រុកពួកនេះចេះតែនិយាយទេ។
នៅក្រៅស្រុកឃ្មានខ្មែរណាគាំទ្រទេអាក្បត់ជាតិអើយកុំពូកែតែក្រៅស័យវៀនពេក។
បើខ្មែរមានរឿងពិភពលោកក៏កើតសង្រ្គាមដែរពីព្រោះចិនក៏ជួយខ្មែរឯប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងជើងក៏ជួយខ្មែរដែរ។
បន្ទាប់មកវាក៏ក្លាយទៅជាសង្រ្គាមលោកលើកទីបីដែរ។បន្ទាប់មកទៀតវានឹងអស់ពួកអាក្បត់ប្រឆាំង
នៅកម្ពុជាទៀតហើយ។
6:18AM,
You are fucking idiot! Yet you try to sound smart! I don't really want to say much to a short-vision like you but wake up and stop pretending to be smart. Your type of people are the most dangerious to the society. Idiot!
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