Thailand's Veera Somkwamkid said that Cambodia did not respect the memorandum which bans people from the two countries from entering any areas where the borderline is unclear, yet he forget that Thailand sent it troops to the same disputed area as well!Protest group ignores Suthep's warning call
6/08/2010
Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post
The Thailand Patriot Network led by Veera Somkwamkid is insisting it will go ahead with a rally tomorrow at Government House to demand that a border agreement with Cambodia be revoked.
The government has asked the group to scrap the protest.
Network members including politicians, businessmen and other interest groups are expected to join the rally and take turns criticising the memorandum of understanding signed in 2000 by Thailand and Cambodia, said Mr Veera, who is also a member of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
"We can't tell now how long we will stay at Government House," he said yesterday.
"Everything is up to the government. We aren't the source of the problem."
The memo is a framework for the two countries to find ways to demarcate the land border. The network and PAD have said a map submitted by Cambodia to become part of the framework would cause Thailand to lose 4.6 square kilometres of disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple.
The government argues the memo would not put Thailand at a disadvantage in its attempts to demarcate the border.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday called on the network not to rally while the emergency decree is in effect. The decree has been in force in Bangkok since April, shortly after the anti-government red shirts began demonstrating in the capital.
"Any group who plans to gather to block Government House and stay overnight there is definitely considered as violating the law," Mr Suthep said.
"I'm not challenging them. I just ask for cooperation."
He urged the activists to send their representatives to submit their complaint to him or to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
He also asked them to bear in mind the security situation in the country.
Mr Veera dismissed the warnings and challenged the government to arrest him.
He insisted he would only stage the rally in the capital and would not take demonstrators to the border in Kantharalak district in Si Sa Ket, near where the temple lies.
He distanced the rally from any links with the yellow shirt PAD.
"My move will not be politically motivated. It will not be supported by any colour-coded group either," he said.
"It is guaranteed by Sections 70 and 71 of the constitution which allows me as a Thai to express my loyalty to protect the nation's sovereignty."
Mr Veera said the memo signed by the two countries when the Democrat Party was in power was not a solution. In fact, it was a source of the problem as it gave Cambodians a chance to trespass and settle in the disputed area.
Cambodia did not respect the memorandum which bans people from the two countries from entering any areas where the borderline is unclear, he said.
Ties between Thailand and Cambodia became strained after the Preah Vihear temple was listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage Committee in 2008 in Quebec as a world heritage site.
Last week, the WHC meeting in Brazil deferred a decision on the Cambodian management plan for the temple until next year.
The government has asked the group to scrap the protest.
Network members including politicians, businessmen and other interest groups are expected to join the rally and take turns criticising the memorandum of understanding signed in 2000 by Thailand and Cambodia, said Mr Veera, who is also a member of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
"We can't tell now how long we will stay at Government House," he said yesterday.
"Everything is up to the government. We aren't the source of the problem."
The memo is a framework for the two countries to find ways to demarcate the land border. The network and PAD have said a map submitted by Cambodia to become part of the framework would cause Thailand to lose 4.6 square kilometres of disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple.
The government argues the memo would not put Thailand at a disadvantage in its attempts to demarcate the border.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday called on the network not to rally while the emergency decree is in effect. The decree has been in force in Bangkok since April, shortly after the anti-government red shirts began demonstrating in the capital.
"Any group who plans to gather to block Government House and stay overnight there is definitely considered as violating the law," Mr Suthep said.
"I'm not challenging them. I just ask for cooperation."
He urged the activists to send their representatives to submit their complaint to him or to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
He also asked them to bear in mind the security situation in the country.
Mr Veera dismissed the warnings and challenged the government to arrest him.
He insisted he would only stage the rally in the capital and would not take demonstrators to the border in Kantharalak district in Si Sa Ket, near where the temple lies.
He distanced the rally from any links with the yellow shirt PAD.
"My move will not be politically motivated. It will not be supported by any colour-coded group either," he said.
"It is guaranteed by Sections 70 and 71 of the constitution which allows me as a Thai to express my loyalty to protect the nation's sovereignty."
Mr Veera said the memo signed by the two countries when the Democrat Party was in power was not a solution. In fact, it was a source of the problem as it gave Cambodians a chance to trespass and settle in the disputed area.
Cambodia did not respect the memorandum which bans people from the two countries from entering any areas where the borderline is unclear, he said.
Ties between Thailand and Cambodia became strained after the Preah Vihear temple was listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage Committee in 2008 in Quebec as a world heritage site.
Last week, the WHC meeting in Brazil deferred a decision on the Cambodian management plan for the temple until next year.
16 comments:
Fucking stupidest Siem people try to get everythings that not even belong to them. Reread the fucking histories again Siem don't you knew all of you ancestor from China your idiots don't have any land all of you land your lives righ now is Khmer land lucky we don't ask the U.N. to return it back to Khmer.
Cambodia should invite Hillary Clinton to inspect the situation on the Preah Vihear Temple area to gain international support again these invaders from Thailand.
Just curious!!!
I wonder if there is a way around to develop the temple site without waiting for WHC approval.
The temple clearly did and always belongs to Cambodia. Why don't we have the right to develop our property?
Close direct access from Thailand completely, Thai could say nothing and get nothing. We have plenty of land down below the mountain to build hotel. Since tourists claim the mountain or ride cable cart to the temple, I thought we are not violate WHC regulation.
I say this doesn’t mean that we ignore the 4.6Km2. It also is our land. But, instead of waiting, we can do something or at least have plan B
KHMER EMPIRE!!!
Siem ) ) )KHMER( ( ( Yuon
Tai Dam [N]((( Y U O N )))Champa [S]
WAR is the solution! let go to WAR,
The winner control all...what ye say?
Thailand is the one that did not respects the international law and the human rights don't blame cambodia, Thai black soldier abused and shot an unarmed khmer people who just looking for works in Thailand, so many khmer refugees were abused and killed by Thai black soldiers during 1979, i'm glad khmer soldier given Thai soldier some lessons...last year!!
Khmer refugees people were kick and beaten like animals by Thai black soldier in K.I.D Camp in Thailand, if Thailand is a civilized country Thailand should have respects the human right and the international law..? this is the reason why cambodia do not want jointly listed preah vihear with you Siamese-thief bastard...!! not a millions year punkass!!
Those people are instigating each other right now because they are tired of living . Even they kill each other , nothing is going to change about Preas Vihear .
Khmer Ga
How many Provinces in Siam?
and How many provices in Yuon?
They both are the THIEVES of Cambodia.
We are going to Claim all back latter when khmer wake up and mobilized as King Jay Varman VII once had done.
the whole thailand belong to cambodia, fucking thai need to fucking understand.
បើពួកសៀមចង់សាកមើលខ្មែរនៅសម័យនេះមើលថាតើខ្លាំងប៉ុណ្ណាដែរ?
ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរសម័យនេះមិនដួចសម័យដើមនោះទេបើចង់សាកក្រែងលោវាខ្លោចណា!
ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរនៅឯក្រៅប្រទេសនឹងតាមសម្លាប់ជនជាតិថៃណាមួយដែលរស់ក្រៅប្រទេសដួចនៅក្នុងប្រទេសនោះដែរ!បើមិនជឿអាសៀមឯងសាកលោមើល!
pad is interfering with their own gov't who try to solve problem with cambodia. i doubt if cambodia will cooperate with them if they continue to tolerate or not do anything in their power to prevent or stop pad's unruly crowd from taking thai gov't hostage. imagine if cambodia cannot control our nationalism khmer people, we would have same problem like thailand right now. why tha gov't not control their unruly people like pad protesters? why?
in thailand's poltics, it seemed everything is about colors e.g. yellow, red, black-clad, maybe pink and polka dot, too; who knows? that's where the phrase they show their true color came about for thailand.
Abhishit Vejjajiva is the trouble maker! Thailand will never have peace as long as Abhshit still staying in power...
Since Hun Sen was a Khmer Rouge commander, now a Khmer Rouge leader and had many of his political opponents and journalists assassinated, I wonder if he have any plan to assassinate the Thai Prime Minister (Ahbullshit Vejjajiva)?
To all of the compatriots around the world, I am all about protecting Khmer sovereignty (spelling?). Having said that, why Khmer currently government only concerning about the west side of the border? What about the east side with YOUN? We Khmer should not be so naive with Viet Cong political sceme. Youn have been calculating these technique for centuries to find ways to incorporate Kampuchea, Laos, and Youn as Indochina. For these reasons, we should be also concern about the East side border too.
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