Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Thailand is ramping up its military presence in the disputed area along the border with Cambodia but the army insists the use of force will be the last resort.
The military rumblings come as the spat over the presence of national flags in the disputed zone continues, with Cambodia refusing to remove its national standard from Wat Keo Sikha Kiri Svara inside the contested area and Thailand erecting its own in response.
Wat Keo Sikha Kiri Svara is the Cambodian name of the temple known in Thailand as Wat Kaew Sikha Khiri Sawara.
The Thai flag is said to be bigger and stands taller than the Cambodian one.
Army commander Prayuth Chan-ocha said the border dispute should be solved through the Joint Boundary Commission, adding the Foreign Affairs Ministry was pursuing this channel.
"Use of force will be the last resort," Gen Prayuth said.
"The government must try to solve this through dialogue."
He insisted Thailand had not lost any territory, despite the claims of the People's Alliance for Democracy pressure group, which is protesting against the government's handling of the dispute.
Gen Prayuth said the two countries had increased security along the border but insisted neither had any intention to intrude on the other's territory.
He said Cambodia's deployment of tanks and heavy weapons along the border was part of military preparedness in response to media expectation of the use of force.
Thailand had mobilised its own troops and arms, but Gen Prayuth said this was a routine preparatory practice.
"There are several approaches ranging from talks to force. If talks fail and there is a troop stand-off, that is another story," he said.
"But I don't want to see this happen. It will use a lot of resources. We have to help lessen tension.
" A war is not just about shooting at each other. We need to bring two or three times more troops to the border. There is also weapon support. All of this needs money."
17 comments:
Hun Sen’s day is numbered when the war starts. He is not worried about the Thai and the Viet, because PP and Takhmau are a long way from the borders.
But he is fearful about his own people turning against him.
He should take the advice of the opposition to get the UN involved, but no, and now he is in a deep shit. This is the right time to bark, but we don’t hear any barking from the fake strongman.
Thai and Khmer soldiers are relatively two of the same kind. They are only brave against the unarmed civilians. So let’s them have a real war. It does not matter what the outcome of war will be for both sides. What matter is test of courage of the real soldiers against the real soldiers.
The Thai flag "is bigger and taller than the Cambodian one"? Do the Thai think that it's really just a case of "mine is bigger than yours"? Come on boys...cut it off, sorry I mean cut it out.
The Thais are so childish. If the PAD cry babies scream the gov't react.
Amazing this so called land of smile.
Why was the flag not an issue when it was raised in 1998?
the war is coming with thai and khmer military .khmer already had some military at the backyard of thai home .be careful thai alway smile and shoot khmer people .time for thai learn a lesson from real khmer military .
សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ក្រសួងការបរទេស ករណីទង់ជាតិកម្ពុជាដែលប្រាកដនៅលើ “វត្តកែវសិក្ខាគិវីស្វារៈ”
៣១ មករា ២៥៥៤ (២០១១) ១៧:៤២:១៨
តាមដែលក្រសួងការបរទេល និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាដែលមានសេចក្តីប្រកាល
ចុះថ្ងៃទី ២៨ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ២០១១ ទាក់ទងនឹងទង់កម្ពុចាដែលប្រាកដនៅលើ “វត្តកែវសិក្ខាគិវីស្វារៈ” នោះសូងការបរទេស (ថ្ងៃ) សួមថ្លែង ដូចតទៅនេះ
១. តាមអនុស្សារណៈនៃការយោគយល់គ្នារវាងរដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃរាជអាណាចក្រថៃ ជាមួយរដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃព្រះវាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុចា ថាដោយការរៀបចំពិនិត្យ និងកំណត់ព្រំដែនដីគោកឆ្នាំ ២០០០ ងនុសញ្ញា និងសន្ធិសញ្ញារវាងសៀម និងបារាំង ឆ្នាំ ១៩០៤ និង ១៩០៧ និងសារដទៃទៀតទាក់ទងនឹងការអនុវត្តប្រើសញ្ញាទាំងពីរច្បាប់ រាប់ថាជាឯកសារខាងផ្លូវច្បាប់ ដែលទាក់ទិននឹងការកំណត់ព្រំដែន ហេតុដូចនេះ ប្រទេសថៃទើបមិនព្រមទទូលស្គាល់ការអះអាងរបស់កម្ពុជាថាផេនទី ១ លើ ២០០.០០០ ជាឯកសារដែលកំណត់ព្រំដែននោះទេ។
២. កម្ពុជាបានទទួលស្គាល់នៅក្នុងសេចក្តីប្រកាសទាំងនោះថា សេចក្តីម្រេចរបស់តុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ កាលពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៦២ មិនបានកាត់សេចក្តីលើមន្ទាត់ព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសថៃ និងកម្ពុជា ។
៣. ប្រទេសថៃអះអាងថា “វត្តកែវសិក្ខាគិរីស្វារៈ” តាំងនៅក្នុងអាណាខេត្តថៃ និងស្នើឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជារុះរើវត្តកែវ
(សិក្ខាគិវីស្វារៈ) និងដកទង់ជាតិដែលដាក់នៅលើវត្តកែវ ។ សំណើនេះគីជាការធ្វើទើ្បងដដែលៗ ដែលបានធ្វើការទាមទារជាច្រើនលើកមកហើយ របសើថៃទាក់ទងនឹងពិធីនានានៅក្នុងវត្តកែវ និងបរិវេណជុំវិញ ដែលសុទ្ធសឹងជាការរំលោភអធិបតេយ្យ និងបួរណភាពនៃដែនដីរាជអាណាចក្រថៃ ។
៤. ក្រសួងការរបរទេសអះអាងជាថ្មីចំពោះឆន្ទៈរបស់ថៃដែលនឹងដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាខេត្តដែនជាមួយកម្ពុជាតាមច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិដោយសន្តិវិធី ក្រោមនីតិវិធីរបសើគណៈកម្មការព្រំដែនរួមថៃ-កម្តុជា។ ការកំណត់ព្រំដែនបរិវេណប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ កំពុងស្ថិតនៅក្នុងការចរចាក្រោមនិតិវិធីនៃគណៈកម្មការនេះ៕
Why don't ah kbot jeat khmers keep the Thai pussy did the stupid games over and over?
Why don't ah kbot jeat Hun Sen calling the world get involve as the witness.
Ah kbot Hun Sen must be got some under table money from the Thai to drag this matters on and win on the campaign for nationalist?
Believe with ah kbot Hun Sen you khmers go to die for nothing.
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...
ទង់ជាតិគីជាព្រលឹងជាតី!!!!!!!!!!!
Having heard Thai
robbed,raped,killed,
burned Khmer alive,
destroyed Khmer markets,burned to the
ground,but stupid Hun Sen,Khmer generals at the Thai
border did nothing.
Thai put a big flag
on top of Ta Moen,Hun Sen,1,2,3,4,or 5 stars are afraid of
Thai soldiers.
How stupid Khmer
leaders!
ទង់ជាតិគឺជាព្រលឹងជាតិ!
បងប្អូនទាំងអស់!
Comment ម៉ោង 7:32 AM នោះ ជាសៀម ចេះខ្មែរ វាសរសេរទេ។
សូមបងប្អូនកុំយល់ច្រលំ។
បើវាចង់ធ្វើសង្គ្រាម វានឹងខ្មាស់អន្តរជាតិមិនខាន!
When come to national sovereignty, we must let the fire to burn the enemy skin. So next time they will never dare to bully around.
In my opinion, it is the weakness of Cambodian government that signal Thai to gain the upper hand.
Cambodian government must learn from Sun Tzu's art of war. Deception is the best strategy in warfare; you should follow what North Korea just did. Thailand is similar to South Korea, they are rich; thus they like to flex their muscle but they're scared of death like hell.
Punish them once and for all, I assure you they won't ever dare to bark again.
Don't let the enemy spot our weakness. Cambodian Gov. has demonstrated its weakness again and again through compromising. I tell u what, that is called "ធ្វើឲ្យសត្រូវដឹងចិត្ត", this is a very deadly mistake in warfare.
Giving the scale of Cambodian army, i suggest the Cambodian Gov. to use deception strategy. You must make your Thai gov. perceive that You are deadly serious.
National sovereignty is a matter of life and death of a nation. So dun hesitate to act when the enemy is alr at our gate.
Military Think Tank
There wont be a War...
Khmer are not going to start it...
Thai are not up to it...
Khmer will WIN at any cost...
The End!
Let me laugh first hahahahahaha. the more i read about the issue here the more it appears like a child game competing. it is going nowhere except me me me me comparison.
In case the war start, khmer will stand together again the barbarish Thai.
A "Great Oppoprtunaty" for the Khmer to fight together to reunite our country.
Thai have the Muslim Yala in sountern part, and will have the new goup "Khmer Isarak" in Surin & Sisaket ?
KI know how respond to the postings that criticize them.
But they don’t know how to weed out the annoying repetitive postings that can lower their viewership rating.
KI, your hard work would be a waste if you allow these
repetitive pesky postings to go on.
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