Thursday, January 27, 2011

Thai-Cambodian border tensions ease after plaque removed

Jan 27, 2011
DPA

Bangkok - Tensions eased along the Thai-Cambodian border Thursday after troops from both countries jointly destroyed a concrete plaque placed in a disputed area by Cambodian forces.

The red and gold plaque, with the English inscription 'Here! Is Cambodia,' had been erected at the weekend on orders from the Cambodian foreign ministry, Thai border forces quoted their Cambodian counterparts as saying.

It triggered a fresh wave of tension along the border, with both sides reinforcing their troops near the disputed Preah Vihear temple.

The temple, on a high cliff on the border between Thailand's Si Sa Ket province and Cambodia's Preah Vihear province, has been a bone of contention between the two countries for more than half a century.


In 1962, the International Court of Justice awarded the temple to Cambodia, but did not rule on a nearby plot of land, also claimed by both countries.

Thai ultra-nationalists have recently revived the issue, accusing the Cambodians of border incursions.

Officers from both sides agreed Wednesday that the sign was a violation of previous border agreements and demolished it.

'The situation along the Thai-Cambodian border today is back to normal,' Thai army deputy spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Sirichan Ngathong said Thursday. 'There is no major movement of troops.'

Earlier this week both countries had put their border forces on full alert and Thailand announced it would conduct live-fire military exercises near the disputed border region.

Sirichan said the exercises had now been scaled back to a 'routine exercise' normally conducted by Thai forces in February-April.

She confirmed that the plaque had been removed from the disputed area by Cambodian troops, and military authorities on both sides of the border now enjoy 'a good relationship.'

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

HAS HA..!!! HUNSEN LOOSER HIS FLAG DOWN...!!!

IF WART KEAV KIRY SVA RA: BE LONG TO KHMER, WHY THE HELL HUNSEN N THE LOOSER GOVERMENT removed the cement SIAM aggression ??? (PRA SAT PREA: VI HEAH)

IT'S MEANS HUNSEN N THE GOVERMENT IS A LOOSER AND TO THE FUTURE siam WILL DO A LOT MORE LIKE THIS ONE...

pouk ah ngob eang kmean ban ka...!!!

DO WHAT SIAM SAID CAUSE moron ARmy AFRAID TO DIE

Anonymous said...

ទង្វើទាំងនេះ សបញ្ជាកថា ភាគីខ្មែរយើងពិតជា
មានភក្តីភាព ចង់រកដំណោះស្រាយតាមសន្តិវិធី។
បើតាមខ្ញុំវិញ​ លោកហ៊ុនសែននឹងប្រើមធ្យោបាយ
ឈ្នះៗ របស់គាត់ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយរឿងវិវាទនេះ
ព្រោះថានយោបាយឈ្នះៗរបស់គាត់ ពិតជាមានប្រសិទ្ធភាពណាស់។
នយោបាយឈ្នះៗ គឺមានន័យថា ទាំងសងខាង គឺបានចំណេញដូចគ្នា ។

Anonymous said...

AH SVA KREAH, ACH EY....

Anonymous said...

Ah Kwack youm are plain crazy and stupid!

Anonymous said...

Dear Dr. Hun Sen and Ten Thousands stars Dr. Hun Manet,

Why do you and your relatives give Kos Trol, sea and lands to Vietnam? Why? and Why?

Why do you and all of your relatives involve alot of murder cases in Cambodia? Why? Why?

Why do you murder cambodian K5,1997events and so on and so on with lost count? Why?

If you are so good why do you and your families murder cambodians? Why? and Why?

If you are so good why do about 90%cambodians are so poor but you and your relatives are billionair and millinor? Why? Why?

Why do you try to kill people from telling the true? Why? Why?

What is the difference from Khmer Rough and you, Sir?

If you are so good Why do you block KI from cambodians?

Don't you and your families scare of hell for ethernity?

When you die can you bring all of your power and money with you?

Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Big ass lady and his belove Dr. Hun Manet Please don't put us in jail or kill us for this! We want to live like you and your families do!

Khmers victim of 1997 and K5

PS

If Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet remove the tablet it is show they are extremely coward and his star are just joy stars given by his daddy not by patriotism. Dr. Hun Manet is very coward as his daddy they only aim to kill innocent cambodians that all. Dr. Hun SEn and Dr. ten stars Hun Manet are very great at bullying cambodians and killing Cambodians but cowardly toward Thai and Viet.

Seriously where is the win win policy of Dr. Hun Sen represent. The country is getting smaller and shamer by Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet.

Anonymous said...

Too many stars on Cambodian generals' shoulder and too many PhD. for not going to school and too many advisors to stupid Cambodian leaders and this is the result! These stupid Cambodian leaders not only embarrassed themselves but also embarrassed Cambodian people and the nation! How long will these stupid Cambodian leaders out grow their own stupidity!

Anonymous said...

DAM REAH CHHIS KOR ENG HEUY AH SVA KREAH!

Anonymous said...

Dr Ach ey, general Ach ey,

Anonymous said...

Latter on Thai will ask Hun Sen to stop call Siem Reap Province,I think Hun Sen will do it. Watch out like we call SOM LOR MAJOU YUON now we can't call it any more you see that.

Anonymous said...

If all you Khmer people afraid to die just put Cambodia on a plate and hand it over to Thailand! One Khmer temple is down and Angkor Wat is next!

Anonymous said...

To ah ជនពាល, Hun Sen’s unconditional slave.

Why don’t you go kissing Hun Sen’s ass.
I can tell you where to find him. He is sweating and hiding inside Bun Rany’s skirt.
You are full of shit. No matter how wrong your boss is?
You are always having the excuse for him.

Anonymous said...

NAM BANH, NAMBODIA!

Anonymous said...

May be fortune teller were right? Thailand will take Siem Reap, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, the rest of half cambodia back with them, because the way they given ordered, demanding, and our government obey them and listen to them, without saying a words?? Vietnam's border starting from phnom penh outskirt/Thailand will start from srok phnom O'dong, Kompong Speu, cuz there's alot of Thai national lived there, my great great grandparent were Thai national, my parent and the rest family, we all got Thai-bloods..I also heard they were Thai-national living in Srok O'dong since Lung Vek era..

Anonymous said...

Thailand will wipe out khmens, and reclaims our territory back, khmens are worthless people....

Anonymous said...

^ Do you let your hooker mother and sister know that Khmer will kick your siam ass anytime?

Anonymous said...

I would like to joint our military, if the war break out with Thailand, i would love Thailand to taste bitter war with cambodia, we had war before, and we knew what look like...I hate to say this, but they don't give us a choice! Cambodia has enough weapons nowaday, we has over stock pile of weapons....Cambodia is ready to welcome Thailand anytime!!