Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva thanked a group of Thai people for showing their concern for the country after they gathered in front of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)'s local office in Bangkok on July 27 to oppose Cambodia's plan on administering Preah Vihear temple.
The gathering was likely one of the reasons why the Unesco World Heritage Committee (WHC) postponed discussions on the Phnom Penh government's management plan around the Preah Vihear temple to next year, Mr Abhisit said during his weekly broadcast on Sunday morning.
However, he said, confusion within the country might lead to conflicts that could benefit Cambodia in the end.
He said the Thai-Cambodian memorandum of understanding signed in 2000 had helped Thailand as it was the main factor in the WHC's decision.
The government will accept Cambodia's management plan, if the temple is jointly listed between both countries. The government will not cooperate with the WHC if it endorses the plan since it infringes on the disputed border area, he said.
"The problem originated in 2008 when Mr Noppadon Pattama, a foreign minister at the time, supported Cambodia's plan to list Preah Vihear as a world heritage site. This put Thailand in a disadvantage.
"We cannot deny that the most convenient entrance to Preah Vihear is on the Thai side. Therefore, the Thai government has been trying to oppose its listing," the premier said.
He said the government should now work easier as it had seen the documents proposed by Cambodia at the WHC meeting in Brazil last week.
"Actually, there are people who do not agree with me on the legal aspects but we share the same goal, which is protecting the country's sovereignty. I ask all sides to work together and stop arguing since it would give an advantage to another country," he added.
The gathering was likely one of the reasons why the Unesco World Heritage Committee (WHC) postponed discussions on the Phnom Penh government's management plan around the Preah Vihear temple to next year, Mr Abhisit said during his weekly broadcast on Sunday morning.
However, he said, confusion within the country might lead to conflicts that could benefit Cambodia in the end.
He said the Thai-Cambodian memorandum of understanding signed in 2000 had helped Thailand as it was the main factor in the WHC's decision.
The government will accept Cambodia's management plan, if the temple is jointly listed between both countries. The government will not cooperate with the WHC if it endorses the plan since it infringes on the disputed border area, he said.
"The problem originated in 2008 when Mr Noppadon Pattama, a foreign minister at the time, supported Cambodia's plan to list Preah Vihear as a world heritage site. This put Thailand in a disadvantage.
"We cannot deny that the most convenient entrance to Preah Vihear is on the Thai side. Therefore, the Thai government has been trying to oppose its listing," the premier said.
He said the government should now work easier as it had seen the documents proposed by Cambodia at the WHC meeting in Brazil last week.
"Actually, there are people who do not agree with me on the legal aspects but we share the same goal, which is protecting the country's sovereignty. I ask all sides to work together and stop arguing since it would give an advantage to another country," he added.
9 comments:
ahbullshit is indeed full of shit as his name reveals!
taksin will kick his ass soon!
I'm speechless, Thai fight for something that is not theirs!. They truly have no shame
I don't hate Thais, but Thais people are so fake & not trustworthy...some are nice though.., but in the case related to this Temple, it makes me shake my head.
I have met so many nice and friendly Khmer people, they are very tolerant and never cry for help. They are poor but happy. They are very welcoming people too.
I wish all the best for Cambodia
Alex
Abhasit, you are doing good. We must have controlled our territory of the Khmer Empire since long.
Current People living in the current so called Cambodia are no longer the Khmer, they are Cambodian.
Thus we must take back our land, the land of our ancestor, the Emperor Jayavaraman VII.
Thailand: land of violent smiles
Despite the cliché of it being a "country of smiles," Thailand is actually a country with one of the most brutal modern histories. In many ways it is a very tough, heartless and aggressive country, which oppresses almost all intellectual, religious and ethnic minorities. But you would hardly find a report on this topic.
The longest-serving (and the richest) monarch on Earth still rules the country that went through 18 military coups. Some coups were relatively "benign," but some were brutal. Pro feudal to the extreme, the Thailand ruling elite systematically liquidates its opposition, particularly any opposition striving for social justice.
Here is what wrong with the fucking khmer govt.When khmer people want to remonstrate and express our anger over the Thai's aggression on preah vihear ,the fucking khmer govt prohibit from happening , while the THAI do encourage their people to demonstrate at will.Go to hell ah CPP.
To 11:15 PM
I am 100% agree with you.
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)?
Ahbulshit go stopping bomb blast in your emergency nation once for all and all for once.
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