I would like to extend my heartfelt sympathies to the families and friends of Cambodian Soldiers who lost their life and injured defending our territories integrity in Preah Vihear. May God bless our heroes and their families!
It is obvious that Thailand is illegally intruding into Cambodia. However, Preah Vihear issues would be diplomatically preventable through international legal processes rather than shedding blood if the Cambodian government would choose to. Prasat Preah Vihear has long been the subject of an emotional dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. In 1904, the Thais and the French colonial authorities ruling Cambodia formed a joint commission to demarcate the mutual border. In 1907, the French drew up a map to show the border’s location, and placed all of the temples on the Cambodian side. In 1954, Thai forces occupied the temple following the withdrawal of French troops from Cambodia. Cambodia protested and in 1959 asked the International Court of Justice to rule that the temple and the surrounding land lay in Cambodian territory. On June 15, 1962, following a lengthy dispute over ownership, the International Court of Justice ruled that the temple belonged to Cambodia. On July 7, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Therefore, Preah Vihear has belonged to Cambodia in the eye of the international court of law. Hun Sen chooses not to settle this legally and prolongs the conflicts with the Thais as a diversionary tactic to steer the general attention away from the massive border encroachment by the Vietnamese.
It is sad for Cambodia that the current ruling party is ignorant. They will not listen to words. Even after it is explained how right and wrong will lead to different paths, the ignorant will refuse to follow rules of behavior. As I mentioned previously, the Preah Vihear issue can peacefully be resolved through the International Court of Justice. But the government sustain these disputes as tools to benefiting Vietnamese political gain. It is not fair for Khmer soldiers in the battle, for villagers in the area and for all citizens in general. These wasted funds could have been used somewhere else to benefit the nation as a whole. Again, that’s just my opinion. All war starts from disagreement and end with pen and paper, not guns and weapons.
R. Visal
Philadelphia, PA
3 comments:
Let us not forget what Hun Sen told the world when the dispute first started about 3 years ago. He thought he was able to settle the dispute without some help from outside then....Now the whole situation is getting worse and worse.
Thank article writer.
It was true that Khmer should use the
intl laws to sue Thai
govt long ago.Some of
party leaders told
him to do so,but Hun
Sen ignored it.
He is just proud of
himself,not to listen to anyone else.
Khmer protest to bring him down.
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