PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- So far, 4,285 Cambodian families of 17,200 people have been evacuated in the three days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over the disputed border area, a senior government official said today.
The people have been evacuated to safe shelters in Oddar Meanchey province's Samrong district, some 30 kilometers from the fighting zone, Nhim Vanda, the first vice-president of the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management, said today.
The clashes broke out at the Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples in Oddar Meanchey province since Friday, causing casualties on both sides and damage to the temples and villagers' properties.
During the armed clashes, six Cambodian soldiers were killed and 16 others injured.
While on the Thai side, four soldiers were dead and 17 others injured, according to a report from Bangkok.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated.
Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 sq km of scrub next to the temple. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand had a border conflict, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in deaths on both sides.
4 comments:
DON'T WORRY PATRIOTS, LET THE THAI DO THE DUTY WORK FOR US. ONCE HUN SEN AND HIS CPP GANG ARE GONE WE CAN LET THE UNITED NATIONS DEAL WITH THE INVADING THAI LATER ON. PLEASE REMEMBER, IT'S EASY TO REMOVE THE THAI, BUT NOT HUN SEN!
WE MUST NOT GIVE OUR SUPPORT TO THE TYRANT HUN SEN ANYMORE. DON'T FALL FOR HIS DUTY TRICK.
LONG LIVE KHMER RACE!
why didn't cambodian government clear the issue between khmer and siem years ago? instead of negotiate with the thief, why not bring up the problem to the united nation? khmer people around siem's border keep getting evacuted because of clash here and there and khmer living along youn's border keep losing their farmland to the youn. khmer people can't produce their own food and they have to import from the siem and the youn.
my name is malis and i wonder what the MOTHER FUCKER SOMDECH khmers are doing? why do khmer people put up with the ignorants? whatever they are called SOMDECH, I call them the MOTHER FUCKER MONKEYS.
Full invasion please, we need new PP government..go Thailand!
yes, please fuck us, papa Thailand
Post a Comment