KI-Media Note: How could The Bangkok Post print something that is filled with racism like this?Impressions of a 9-year-old at the border (sic!)
12/02/2011
Arglit Boonyai
Bangkok Post
Hello, my name is Buk Kum. I am 9 years old and live in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province.
Sorry, my Thai is not very good but I still like to call myself a Thai person, even though sometimes people from Bangkok laugh at my accent. I don't mind. I think Thailand is a nice place.
Living in this part of Thailand is very scary right now. There are lots of soldiers and guns and I can't even go to school because a bomb landed on it and now it is all blown up and stuff. I don't even have any new clothes to wear because some bombs fell near my house. It happened so quickly that I couldn't even get fresh clothes.
Now I have to stay in a tent with my mum, dad and two sisters.
I think all the fighting is very confusing. I don't really understand why this has to happen. I hear all the puyai talking about the situation. They say that we must be patriotic and fight for ownership of a temple called Phra Viharn. I just want to go back to school and play with my friends.
I heard mummy talking about the yellow-shirt people. She said that they are bad because they like to cause trouble. She said they are the ones who stirred up the Cambodians and made them attack us.
They want to be the owners of Phra Viharn Temple or something, but mummy said because they started the fighting, no one can go there now. It doesn't matter who the temple belongs to; at least if there is no fighting everyone can visit it.
I don't agree with mummy, though. I think the yellow-shirt people are nice. They want Thailand to be strong and not give in to the Cambodians. The Cambodians are weaker than us so they should do what we say. I thought that killing was bad, but shooting Cambodians over land is okay, right? Well, that's what I think. But mummy said that I was foolish for thinking that.
I saw a nice man on the TV, Khun Kasit. He told us that Russia, India and France all support Cambodia. Maybe that's why they think they can defy us. I don't like them now. We should fight them too! We have F16 fighter planes. Maybe I'll stop going to school and learn how to fly one. That way I will always be able to protect Thailand and kill the bad guys.
My daddy told me about some people called "UN" and "Unesco" and said that they should put an end to this fighting by talking. But we have tanks and stuff, why should we talk? At the camp yesterday a boy took one of my old toys. Mummy told me to ask for it back nicely. He wouldn't, so I punched him and took it. That was so much easier.
But anyway back to Unesco, they put Phra Viharn on a World Heritage list and said that Cambodia could manage the temple. But they based this decision on a World Court ruling that used a really old map that we Thai people had never seen or heard of, to say that Phra Viharn belongs to Cambodia. We didn't like that idea so we had an argument with Cambodia. But now we want Unesco to sort everything out for us. What will happen if we don't like their proposal this time? Hopefully we can fight some more, I will be old enough to join the army by then.
In the end I'm still really confused. I don't even like temples, I've been to so many and they are all kinda boring! All I know is that I don't like the Cambodians because they tried to kill us. Luckily we have many soldiers. Our soldiers are brave, I bet they can kill loads of bad guys. When I grow up I want to fight the Cambodians.
But nobody cares about what I want. All I hear is Cambodia this, UN that. Nobody ever talks about how this conflict is affecting me and people like me on the other side of the border. It feels like these people are not fighting for us. Perhaps they have something to gain politically or financially and they are just using patriotism as an excuse? I don't know.
For now I'll stay in this bomb shelter and hide from the fighting. I can still hear it, though. To everyone involved, I've drawn you a picture of what I see outside. Do you like it?
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Arglit Boonyai is Multimedia Editor, Bangkok Post.
49 comments:
*His will be the THAI king soon.His father is CHAY WANG and will Kill siem king soon.. But right now his father to be a kong kong with HIV Positive.
BOPHA [I am 8 years old and I am a khmer kid,But I hate THAI NATION LIKE DOG STOOL..I dont want to make friend or Married with AH CHIP HAYY THAI -SIEM ,because that Nation are UGLY]
Why do they starting preaching hatred and lying to their newer generation from this age??
Is Thai really mature enough to run their government?
Khmer KokKhan
This is bullshit. This stupid toad writer concoct this story. A nine-year old cannot think logically with a mind of an adult. He probably doesnt even know what this conflict is all about.
This article is not only about the hatred of the Siem toward Khmer but also about a society who tolerate racial hatred (sometimes encourage). This is sickening. It reminds me of WWII Germany hating Jews. Siem makes me want to puke.
Sad that this so called Thai kid along the border does not know that he is Khmer. The kid goes to school and learn Thai way of thinking and he has no idea that he is Khmer. He does not take pride of having Khmer root.
I don't know if the Bangkok Post have ethic to watch their writing or not. This is just plane ignorant.
How could teach your kid to hate one another? What kind of parenting are you?
Khmer/Thai,
Kaliyan
I think shooting at Bangkok Post is cooler , especially at the one who wrote this article.
When Thai kids grow up they will be ashame infront of the world when they talk because of all parts of their brain are stored with lying and hatred. They have been lied by their parents, schools, and governemnt. The only way, they will do next is to get angry with their own society or commit suicide.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out; it is a mature person writes it and pretended to be a little kid. This is what I am talking about... it is all THAI lie and bullshit.
See! Now you know how Thai teaching their youngsters. No wonder, they being tought wrong history to their young like the stupid PM Abhisit! Where did they learn their history? What are their Culture department doing? No inspection in their books? So, those guy let anyone write any prejudice or hatred comments like to be published??
Khunitha, Khmer Aranh,
The PAD make up this story and put some flavor on it. There no nine yrs. talking like adult. They try to split Khmer apart. And breeding those poor border and farmer to kill it own Khmer people. Khmer gov. should shut down the border forever to damage the Thai economy.
Anyone who can read this story knows that it's not a true story . Bangkok Post just made it up . Bangkok Post thought it was cool but it was not, it was ignorance and stupidity to make up the story like this . บางกอกโพสต์บางครั้งทำอะไรโดยไม่ต้องคิด ฉันขอโทษที่บอกว่าพวกเขาจะโง่ แต่พวกเขาจะโง่จริงๆ พวกเขาไม่สามารถบอกความแตกต่างระหว่างล้อเล่นและการเป็นโง่ .
Khmer Ga
Stupid... he is in a bomb shelter where did he watch the TV at????
Oh Thai, when are you going to make yourself look like a fool!!!
Khmer Borirom,
Kontrem
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 a lot of murder cases in Cambodia? Why? Why?
Why do you murder Cambodian K5, 1997 events 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 above 90% Cambodians are so poor but you and your relatives are billionaires and millionaires? 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?
If you are so good, why do you steal all Cambodian life such as well being, health, cut down Cambodians life expectancy as well? But you and your small group are eat well, sleep well, exercise well, have oversea doctors and best medical treatment from high class private doctors from oversea. Most Cambodians that have no money, your healthcare system left Cambodians patients to die in front of your hospital. Why? Why?
If you are so good why more than 6 millions Vietnamese are living permanently in Cambodia, right now? Why, Dr. Hen Sen? And Why
Everywhere, I walk in Cambodia I see Vietnamese speak Vietnamese every where, why? Why?
Don't you and your families scare of hell for eternity?
When you die can you bring all of your power and money with you?
How come only real Khmer with dark skin, skinny with no big land and property willing to go to the frontline to defiance Cambodia land but Chinese Cambodians are hiding and waiting to take the lands and benefit after war, Is that fair to real dark skin Khmer, Dr. Hun Sen???? When the country in trouble only Khmer with dark skin willing to die to protect Cambodian nation but rich fat Chinese Cambodian abuse dark skin Khmer as stupid after the war over, why Dr. Hun Sen??? Why??? Most Chinese Cambodians are prejudice toward dark skin Khmer and they always look down to real Khmer as stupid. They are very hardly let’s dark skin Khmer married their children. Can Dr. Hun Sen please explain to all dark skin military of Cambodia? Where is the Chinese Cambodians at frontline? Is it really unfair to Khmer army?
Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Big ass lady and his beloved 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, Khmer Girl Ms. Rattana Keo
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.
CPP are not just corrupted, CPP are extremely corrupt. They are even sell the country such as Kos Trol, Seas, lands, Cambodian people, Cambodian health and well being, all resources in the Cambodia…with lost count. You name it!
Seriously where is the win win policy of Dr. Hun Sen represent? The country is getting smaller and smaller and shame by Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet and his families, his relatives and friends.
ผมอยากจะถ่ายภาพที่ผู้เขียนบทความนี้.
9:12 AM
Hun Sen and Hun Manet are not in this article . I am not CPP supporter but I think you are out of line . If it makes you feel better cursing Hun Sen and his son, go find the article that contains his name and curse the hell out of him ... I don't care.
Bangkok post, They (Thais) just fucking made up the story in order to create hatred, very very racist comment. I never heard Thais youngster that smart, Khmer kids is the world smarter, a few months ago Khmer kid achieved math award in Hong Kong China.
Go to hell Thais stupid.
This article is a story to push next generation to combat with khmer. Come on u welcome all boy fucking Thai. All boys welcome u all time. Nationalist create bad environment so khmer education talk about history to all our generation in academic study as well. The more u hate khmer, the more khmer hate u. From now on I think khmer weaker than fucking thai about air defense system. If i have a atomic weapon i will drop in Bangkok and Royal family.
I am 6 years old, but I hate ah kapik siam ach kri. They have never ever had their name and face on the map before, just now stealing and invasion the other country to be theirs. Especially, siam thief stole and invaded Khmer land with Khmer people who are still living nowaday and speak Khmer language. Ah silly and stupid siam, stop imagine to continue stealing and invasion Khmer soil anymore. Ah kapik, ah chab (digger).
I am 6 years old, but I hate ah kapik siam ach kri. They have never ever had their name and face on the map before, just now stealing and invasion the other country to be theirs. Especially, siam thief stole and invaded Khmer land with Khmer people who are still living nowaday and speak Khmer language. Ah silly and stupid siam, stop imagine to continue stealing and invasion Khmer soil anymore. Ah kapik, ah chab (digger).
อย่าไปสนใจบางกอกโพสต์เลย พี่ พวกนี้ส่วนมากเป็นเสื้อเหลือง ชอบใช้ตรรกมากกว่าความจริง ชอบยุสงครามเพื่อขายข่าว
I'm 9 years old too and I'm challenge you for a kickboxing match. Are you on?
Im just turn five last month. I feel like to screw some thai lady ass.
That article was actually written by the Thai king. He's too old and now he's starting to act weid thinking that he is kid. He is very lost right now and he needs viagra urgently.
I am a 6 years old boy and I want to shove my Manly DICk up the yellow shirt ladies.
The article came from a ladyboy, a Thai woman with a penis. She or he needs love and compassion.
Our brothers and sisters in SISaKet, Buriram, Surin are Khmers. We must stand up against Abhist and Yellow Shirt. They are the trouble makers.. They caused the war. Preah Vihea is belong to Cambodia. Don't listen to Yellow and Abhisit. WE are in Si Sa Ket, Surin will be affected if the war be broke out again.
Tell the soldiers go away. We don't need them in Si Sa Ket.
Dear Khmer Loeu Thinking twice before you shoot at you distance relative, Khmer are protecting Khmerland actually! Siam King Pumibol, Abhishit and the yllow shirt are using you to die for them, Beyond this day please run away go to you parents homes and help them to work in the farm or help your wives taking care of your kids. You should uprise against these criminals then replace the King and remove Abhishit, and then you will lives in peace with you families.
Beloved Khmers in Si Sa Ket,
We are Cambodians oversears love all of you. Abhisit and Yellow shirt start the war. Don't let Yellow Shirt come in your area. They are very bad people. Kick them out.
Tell soldiers to throw the guns away and go back home. Don't dy for Yellow shirt and Abhisit.
poor boy.
you can see he is confused not just being victim of misperception but the product of war and manupilation. Bangkok post wants the readers to know that
HEY EVERYONE WHO CAN READ THIS!!!
YES YOU!
let me help you out finding the actual link to this article
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/221147/impressions-of-a-9-year-old-at-the-border
the intention of this article is only to aggravate the situation.
so brothers, don't be pissed off to this, or you'll lose.
The editor who made this is just a stupid person.
I mean "stupid person" not "stupid thai or stupid khmer", but a "very stupid person".
a nuisance.
Ki media
Do think you criticize to be improved but look down on Khmer, 9-years old can not write except you in your mother's womb, firstly i like ki media now i want to kill you.
You look down on Khmer but hereditary enemy of Khmer you never or the manager of this website is vietnamese and thai. Cambodian is not animal like your parentss???
Ta Mok Anglongveng
Sorry for 11:35
Need some help to improve your reading?
OH! goodness! How can you foos above and KI can not understand this kind of acticle!
It is the best imagine, educated, and part of scary reality of hatred and confuse for Thai next negeration of understanding logic and what is right or wrong!
Scary as Pol Pol kind of philosophy are forming in Thai society by the yellow shirt!
Good one BKP!
11:35 AM
You can read English but you are incapable of understanding . I feel so sorry for you and I wish I can help you with that .
OH! goodness! How can you foos above and KI can not understand this kind of acticle!
It is the best imagine, educated, and part of scary reality of hatred and confuse for Thai next negeration of understanding logic and what is right or wrong!
Scary as Pol Pol kind of philosophy are forming in Thai society by the yellow shirt!
Good one BKP!
Some time to explane some thing bad! is to bring it out not hiding it!
Read the acticle again and again , stupid! befor you make your motherb ashame of youR stupidity!
Do it Thai boy come join the army and fight!! Khmers will be more than happy to destroy you.
Can KI write anything better to show that the action of the Yellow
Shirt anf Thai goverment is the mentality of a year olds to understand nothing but fall patriotic????
This greation of mentality can back fire like Pol Pot to Cambodia!
i`m german and married to a khmer girl from buriram province in thailand.got a 9 year old son, who learned to speak khmer from the first day in his life.i took my wife and son to visit angkor wat in order to show them the greatness of their khmer culture.my son is proud to be khmer.and this really makes me happy.
This so-called 9-yr old boy (if it were true) doesnt realize that he was looked down and prejudice against for being a Khmer decendant. "Sorry, my Thai is not very good but I still like to call myself a Thai person, even though sometimes people from Bangkok laugh at my accent. I don't mind. I think Thailand is a nice place."
This article makes me sick. I think he forgot to take one class in journalism school, ethic and human decency. Arrogant bastard.
2:39PM! face reality, boy!
And what do you expect from a 9 years old boy?
Ever be one! and how much nationalist you are in that age? She how Pol pot use Child soldier!
Can you read and see at the same time KI! readb the wholething not seyence, fool!
regardless who wrote the article, Bankkok post has shown us about thai mentality toward khmer. They don't want peace with khmers.
A full scale of war will hapens down the road.
No surprise and no offense though,if that 9-year-old kid is that smart and can think logically of what were written in the article above,then he wouldn't be where he is with parents right now(living in the camp).He would be in the University or be holding a genius book already if i would.
But this is just another propaganda that created hatred and racist toward Cambodia and Cambodian which is clearly a made up by a bunch of historically confused and narrow nationalists of PAD namely Srimoeung,Sondhi and the rest of their pad thug leaders for their own political gain and power.What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are no juctice have been given to cambodians that Hun Sen murdered at 1997 and so on. Where are UN and Human Right Groups?
Kos Trol, seas and alot of land have been given to Vietnam and Thailand by Hun sen. Where is justice for Cambodians?
"KI-Media Note: How could The Bangkok Post print something that is filled with racism like this?"
It is the same reason why KI-Media can post comments full of racism against Viet, Thai, Khmer and Chinese people.
this siem kid shows potential to be full of shit like his mentor, ahbullshit, really!
Is this what you called professional in journalism? What do you expect and this is Bangcock Post propaganda machine and the Siem journalists had been using their media to throw mud, dirt, and slandering at Cambodia for years to confuse the world and their population years before leading up the recent Cambodia-Thai border war!
The Siem are thuggish people because they think that they can pick a fight on a smaller guy such Cambodia anytime they want. Their thuggish language always begin with such using their F16..."we have tanks and stuff, why should we talk?"..."Our soldiers are brave, I bet they can kill loads of bad guys."
"we want Unesco to sort everything out for us." The Siem people are even more thuggish when they commanded the UNESCO to do everything for them! Damn these Siem people to hell!
This is an adult Siem thug disguised as a 9 years old kid!
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