SI SA KET, Feb 7 (MCOT online news) - Cambodian troops using semi-automatic rifles, mortars and recoilless rifles fired on a Thai military base in Si Sa Ket province bordering Cambodia Monday morning for a fourth straight day, but Thai troops did not retaliate, according to the Thai Second Army Region.
The latest firing which began around 8am Thailand time lasted only a few minutes. The shooting followed heavy round of fighting involving artillery and shots from small firearms Sunday evening leaving 15 Thai soldiers and two civilians wounded.
Local authorities ordered the urgent evacuation of all villagers in Phum Srol district amid reports of Cambodian troop reinforcements at the border.
About 15,000 villagers fled their homes and are now staying at five temporary shelters.
Cambodian artillery shells hit a local temple in Si Sa Ket and caused severe damage to two monks' living quarters and the kitchen in a house. A large hole caused by an artillery shell was found on an asphalt road. Army engineers filled in the pit, five metres wide and about 80 centimetres deep.
Phum Srol village is deserted, quiet. Shops and homes are closed as most villagers fled to safer areas overnight.
The Si Sa Ket provincial governor denied rumours that Cambodian troops have taken control of some areas of Thai territory.
The 2nd Army Region ordered closure of the Chong Jom border point in Surin for an indefinite period after the renewed border clash Sunday, which occurred despite a just negotiated ceasefire.
Both tradespeople and local residents showed were apprehensive, and Cambodian traders moved their belongings back to their country.
Thai government authorities closed shops in Ubon Ratchathani's Samrong district and are ready to evacuate villagers along the border in Phanomdongrak and Kap Choeng districts in Surin.
Meanwhile, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned publicly that the fighting poses a threat to regional stability. He said the latest clash was sparked after Thai soldiers crossed the border in search of a slain comrade, and Cambodians opened fire to repel them, the Associated Press reported from the Cambodian prime minister as saying on Monday during a university graduation ceremony in the capital, Phnom Penh.
Cambodia said two of its soldiers and one civilian were killed on Friday, while Thailand said a villager and a soldier were killed in a renewed fighting on Saturday.
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សៀមមិនអាចយកដីខ្មែរបានទេ
ដូចជាអីរ៉ាក់ មិនអាចយកគូវ៉េត ដូច្នេះដែរ
អាហ៊ុនសែន វាដឹងរឿងនេះច្បាស់ណាស់
វាកំពុងយកលេសការពារទឹកដី
ដើម្បីការពារខ្លួនវា
បងប្អូន ប្រុសស្រីជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ,
ដល់ថ្ងៃអន្សារបស់ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនហើយ…!
អាយ៉ងយួនហ៊ុនសែន និងបក្សពួក
កំពុងភ័យស្លន់ស្លោរ រកអន្តរាគមន៏ពីអន្តរជាតិ
ព្រោះវាភ័យខ្លាច សៀមវាយចូលដល់
បន្ទាយយួនតាំងក្រសាំងរបស់វា ។
ពេលនោះពិតជាបែកការណ៍ពី
ករណីលាក់កម្លាំងយួនពាសពេញប្រទេស
ហើយ…!
your khmer font is too small. not being bale to read well
រួមគ្នាជាធ្លុងមួយ ដឺកដៃគ្នា ដើរចូលទៅក្នុងមាត់ យួនហូជីមិញ
ThaiLand is doing the right things.
As long as Cambodia has VIOLATED the 23 October 1991 peace Agreement
Thailand has the rights to do so...
If Vietnam can do Thailand and Laos can do too.
There is nothing wrong with that, due to PARIS PEACE AGREEMENT.
I say Thailand's doing the great job!
Invade as much as Thai can do....
If Viet can do same as Thai and Laos, doing their part.
Thank You Thai...
If you listen to Hun Sen's speech, he is not as tough with the Thais and he is with his fellow Cambodians. He should be tough to show Thai how strong he is as he normally shows to Cambodians. He begging for the U.N security council to help him. This is why Thais don't respect Khmers. They think we're coward. If I were him I would take advantage of this situation and move his army inside Thailand and take back some of Khmer's land. At the same time by creating so much misery inside Thailand, Thai people will blame Thai Priminister and the PAD for instigating the conflict.
នៅពេលដែលវាត្រូវការលុយ
វាបាញ់សំលាប់គេ យកដីលក់អោយយួននិងចិន
ដល់ពេលវាភ័យស្លន់ស្្លោរ
ត្រូវការពលរដ្ឋការពារអំណាចវា
វាយកប្រទេសជាតិធ្វើខែលការពារអំណាចវា
i agree with you! If I were the Cambodian PM, I would get Burnma envoled to come down from the North. And Get Malaysia from the south. Move my army in to re-claim Sisaket and Surin. we can legitimize our action easily
it is a perfect time to make PAD taste a real war and they will blaim on their PM who has no mil background.
its all just a diversion
the fighting is good for hun sen(youn hanoi)
and its good for thai prime minister
the fighting has nothing to do with reality
a smoke screen
the hide there real problems
open your eyes khmer
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