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August 12, 2010By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Accuses [Thai] PM of sparking tensions, starting a 'toxic' pro-war campaign
Cambodia yesterday slammed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, saying he was incapable of leading a government or being a member of Asean or even the United Nations.
Abhisit showed his true character when he joined a gathering organised by the alarmist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which is behaving like Cambodia's enemy and threatening to revoke the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the border demarcation, a statement from Cambodia's Office of the Council of Ministers said.
Tensions were sparked when Abhisit declared that under the 1962 International Court of Justice ruling, only the Preah Vihear ruins belonged to Cambodia, while the surrounding area belonged to Thailand, the statement read.
Abhisit has flip-flopped on the implementation of the MoU as his government stalled the progress of the joint boundary committee, it said.
The two countries have been at loggerheads, engaging in a war of words over the temple as Thailand continues to oppose the temple's World Heritage inscription over fears of losing its territory.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Abhisit sent separate letters to the UN explaining and clarifying their accounts accusing each other of border encroachment.
In his letters, Abhisit said that Hun Sen had "misquoted, taken out of context and misunderstood" him in an earlier letter to the UN that accused the Thai PM of threatening to use military force to settle the border dispute.
However, the Cambodian government's statement said that Abhisit was just shifting the blame to the media because he wanted to avoid responsibility and hide his true intentions. It said the prime minister had intensified the "toxic" campaign of getting the public to accept Thailand's use of force against Cambodia.
PAD, which is a major ally of Abhisit's government, demanded he revoke the MoU on boundary demarcation signed in 2000 and use military force to remove Cambodians living in the areas adjacent to Preah Vihear.
Abhisit said he would not revoke the MoU, because it was a key, useful instrument for border settlement. "It is Thailand's conviction that any differences between countries can be settled by peaceful means," Abhisit said in his letters to the UN Security Council and General Assembly.
Under the MoU, the two countries set up a joint boundary committee (JBC) to survey and demarcate the boundary, but it has made little progress so far. The minutes of three JBC meetings are now pending parliamentary approval as required by the Constitution and JBC cannot resume its negotiations about the border.
The Thai-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC), another joint mechanism on border affairs, had to postpone a meeting due late this month indefinitely due to the war of words between the two leaders.
The GBC, co-chaired by the defence ministers from the two nations, was meant to have its seventh meeting in Pattaya on August 27-28.
Cambodia's Defence Minister Tea Banh proposed that the forum be postponed because relevant documents were not ready yet, the Thai Defence Ministry's spokesman Colonel Thanathip Savangsaeng said.
"It is not abnormal for the GBC to postpone meetings when either side is not ready," the spokesman said, adding that the tension between the two governments was not the reason for the delay.
Relations between the militaries of both countries remained good and the border situation was normal, he said.
However, an informed source said the tension was really the reason, because Tea Banh was worried about Thai and Cambodian people's sentiments over Preah Vihear.
On the other hand, Thanathip said the GBC had nothing to do with the temple dispute because it had to discuss several other issues on border affairs, including military cooperation, anti-narcotics cooperation and maritime security.
Cambodia yesterday slammed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, saying he was incapable of leading a government or being a member of Asean or even the United Nations.
Abhisit showed his true character when he joined a gathering organised by the alarmist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which is behaving like Cambodia's enemy and threatening to revoke the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the border demarcation, a statement from Cambodia's Office of the Council of Ministers said.
Tensions were sparked when Abhisit declared that under the 1962 International Court of Justice ruling, only the Preah Vihear ruins belonged to Cambodia, while the surrounding area belonged to Thailand, the statement read.
Abhisit has flip-flopped on the implementation of the MoU as his government stalled the progress of the joint boundary committee, it said.
The two countries have been at loggerheads, engaging in a war of words over the temple as Thailand continues to oppose the temple's World Heritage inscription over fears of losing its territory.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Abhisit sent separate letters to the UN explaining and clarifying their accounts accusing each other of border encroachment.
In his letters, Abhisit said that Hun Sen had "misquoted, taken out of context and misunderstood" him in an earlier letter to the UN that accused the Thai PM of threatening to use military force to settle the border dispute.
However, the Cambodian government's statement said that Abhisit was just shifting the blame to the media because he wanted to avoid responsibility and hide his true intentions. It said the prime minister had intensified the "toxic" campaign of getting the public to accept Thailand's use of force against Cambodia.
PAD, which is a major ally of Abhisit's government, demanded he revoke the MoU on boundary demarcation signed in 2000 and use military force to remove Cambodians living in the areas adjacent to Preah Vihear.
Abhisit said he would not revoke the MoU, because it was a key, useful instrument for border settlement. "It is Thailand's conviction that any differences between countries can be settled by peaceful means," Abhisit said in his letters to the UN Security Council and General Assembly.
Under the MoU, the two countries set up a joint boundary committee (JBC) to survey and demarcate the boundary, but it has made little progress so far. The minutes of three JBC meetings are now pending parliamentary approval as required by the Constitution and JBC cannot resume its negotiations about the border.
The Thai-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC), another joint mechanism on border affairs, had to postpone a meeting due late this month indefinitely due to the war of words between the two leaders.
The GBC, co-chaired by the defence ministers from the two nations, was meant to have its seventh meeting in Pattaya on August 27-28.
Cambodia's Defence Minister Tea Banh proposed that the forum be postponed because relevant documents were not ready yet, the Thai Defence Ministry's spokesman Colonel Thanathip Savangsaeng said.
"It is not abnormal for the GBC to postpone meetings when either side is not ready," the spokesman said, adding that the tension between the two governments was not the reason for the delay.
Relations between the militaries of both countries remained good and the border situation was normal, he said.
However, an informed source said the tension was really the reason, because Tea Banh was worried about Thai and Cambodian people's sentiments over Preah Vihear.
On the other hand, Thanathip said the GBC had nothing to do with the temple dispute because it had to discuss several other issues on border affairs, including military cooperation, anti-narcotics cooperation and maritime security.
14 comments:
I am just sick to the stomack to hear over and over about that title.
samdech akeak moha sena badei decho
samdech akeak moha sena badei decho
samdech akeak moha sena badei decho
chrinh khnong trocheak nas.Min doeung chea akeak moha sena kbal ach ey te .Hav HUN ,HUN SEN tov ban heuy.
Since Hun Sen for the first time mentioned about the Paris Peace accord concerning Cambodia in 1991 in his UN letter, it is time for the Cambodian people and the UN to check and correct all boundaries along Cambodia, namely with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
"Sam-ach Akkak Moha Sena Bat-dei si-cho Hun Sen"
I Think The Fourth Indochina War about to Start to flare up of a fire between Cambodia backed by Vietcong and Thailand backed by USA.
i know, neighboring countries can take advantage of cambodia during our preoccupation with turmoil and civil war, etc... that's why only the internationally recognized map is acceptable!
Abhi-shit isn't better than a dog.
They have the same place
http://thaipoor.blogspot.com/2010/03/abhisit-goes-down-on-dog-and-king.html
សំអាច្មអគ្គមហាសេនាបាត់ដីសីជោរហ៊ុនសំណែន
sam-ach akeak moha sena bat-dei sicho hun somnaen
If Samdech Hun Sen wants to be known as the greatest Khmer Prime Minister/ Politican in Khmer history, he must use the 1991 Paris Peace treaty regarding Cambodia to protect Cambodia's sovereignty with all her immediate neighbors.
Hun Sen is still civilized than
Ahbilshit.
if it's up to siem, they want to take all of cambodia, too, i'm sure! thank god, this is not the dark age anymore. in the world today, there are international law, the UN body, etc, to protect countries like cambodia, etc... imagine without the international law and the UN body, every nation on earth would be fighting each other again and again like they once did during the dark ages, stone ages, etc...
With all due respect, the khmer tittle makes Mr. Hun Sen look like and ancient warlord/chief. He should get with the programs of the 21st century. Even US or Chinese president, most powerful persons in the world, would not have any silly title like old royal khmer titles...
Who the hell gives a crap about some words/titles they have no clue about when presented in an international stage???? The titles only make the sycophants look obedient and feared, but silly to the rest of the world.
it is like a version of PM Hun Sen vs Mme Mu Sochu.
but this time Abhisit takes Hun Sen role and Hun Sen takes Mu Sochuo's.
And instead of using Phnom Penh Court of Justice, they take their complain to the UN.
Some of those government spokes men like to use the words ( samdech akeak moha sena badei decho
Hun Sen ) everytime the mention Hun Sen's name because they are afraid of losing their jobs if they dont say those words. Samdech Hun Sen is the best way to call him .
get used to it, my dear. it's just the traditional way khmer of addressing our honorable leaders, that's all! it's called khmer custom and etiquette, really. be respectful; can't go around call our leaders like we called ordinary citizen. just be polite, that's all! when in doubt, just say mr or mrs, or madam, or sir, or something polite along that way, that's all! god bless.
also we called all people who hold honorable position in gov't in any country on earth as "excellency". it's just a khmer way of addressing good people in a respectable, honorable way called khmer custom and etiquette, really! if you have problem with that, you need to find something better to do for your precious time, if you are important. otherwise, just zip your mouth, ok! oh, it's called civilized society as well, meaning civilized people address one another respectfully. unless they're your enemies, then called them whatever you want, really!
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