Xinhua
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday denied recent reports that Thai military had withdrawn from Preah Vihear Temple's surrounding areas in preparation for the reopening of the temple's border crossing this coming weekend.
He said Cambodia has, however, pulled back some troops and this was a good sign for both countries.
Meanwhile, government acting spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn revealed that Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan had directly reported to the prime minister that there had been no withdrawal of Thai troops from that area.
The Cambodian has remilitarized its own forces deployed along the border, the spokesman added.
"Thai government has not yet opened the crossing point at Preah Vihear Temple but only allowed Thai people to go through a checkpoint at Pha Mor I-Daeng," Panitan said.
The border gate has been closed since July 2008, when the 900-year-old Hindu temple was enlisted as a World Heritage site, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in the deaths of troops on both sides.
Since then, tourists have been allowed to enter the hilltop temple from only Cambodia side, preventing a larger influx of visitors from Thailand.
7 comments:
Put Tom Neay: Hoon Xen will be killed in 2012 by the people. All Cambodia will rise up to make this Put Tom Neay happen.
Hun Sen Thok
Sam Rainsy told Aphisit don't withdrawal thai troop from preah vihear temple. Sam Rainsy ask thai PM and thai troop to help him as Cambodian PM...
5:49PM Mean Sam Rainsy is far better than Hoon Xen that he can influence Abhisit while Hoon Xen is the partner of Abhisit.
To my understanding Hoon Xen is a just a stupid guy in the eyes of Abhisit and the globe, but he is the most intelligence among those stupid like ccp member and you.
Hun Sen Thok
Oh I forget, thai soldiers are redeployed in Preah Vihear this evening.
hun sen wake up! ok? if you luv ur family members. khmer brothers sistres around the globe are watching you & ur ball cleaners.
why siem want to benefit from cambodia's preah vihear temple? why? cambodia needs more money than siem!
why the fuck these fucken THAIS want preah vihear???!!!!....it's clearly not theres. because if it was it would of never gotten this far....it's on our land and it's CAMBODIA to be exact. why why why why why the FUCK is THAI looking like some punk azz bitches trying to take MATTER OF FACT steal it from KHMER!!??..WHEN THE FUCK DID THEIR FUCKEN ANCESTOR LEFT IT FOR THEM!!!???....OH MY PREAH LOT MA JAH!!!!
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