Sunday, April 03, 2011

Cambodia rules out meeting demand [by Thailand]

3/04/2011
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post

Cambodia will attend a General Border Committee meeting in Indonesia regardless of whether Thailand sends its delegation, Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh says.

Gen Tea Banh, also a Cambodian deputy prime minister, said his country is ready to attend the meeting and he will travel to Indonesia on Wednesday.

Gen Tea Banh reiterated his rejection of a proposal by his Thai counterpart, Prawit Wongsuwon, that the eighth GBC meeting be held either in Cambodia or in Thailand.

Gen Prawit objects to the meeting being held in a third country because he believes the Thai-Cambodian border dispute can be settled bilaterally.


Gen Tea Banh said the United Nations Security Council and Asean have agreed Indonesia will be allowed to play a role as a mediator.

"Therefore, there will be no GBC meeting either in Cambodia or in Thailand. It must be held in Indonesia only,"he said.

Gen Tea Banh added that he had not discussed the border issue directly with Gen Prawit. They had only communicated through military attaches.

He said Cambodia will not remove its military presence from the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area while no talks have been held to address the issue.

Gen Tea Banh said Cambodia has the right to claim the 4.6-square-kilometre area surrounding the Preah Vihear temple and talks must be held to demarcate the land, but he insisted military ties between the two countries remain healthy.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten

By Ms. Rattana Keo

Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?

Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?

Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?

The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.

Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?

Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?

Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,

Anonymous said...

Khmer’s Actuary Financial and economic investigation found that Dr. Hun Sen and his families’ money is not less than US$ 100 billion in all around the world including banks deposited, investments and properties around the world.

All relatives of Dr. Hun Sen ( above 380 families of Dr. Hun Sen together ) is not less than US$ 200 Billion including all their properties and banks deposited and investments all around the world.

Plus the secret money such as drugs dealer, Gold, Silver, diamonds, forest trees cut down, Angkor watt and over 1000 Khmer ancient temples tourist income, oil in the year 2012...During Dr. Hun Sen’s regime, his economic miss calculation and management make Cambodia loss revenue not less that US$ 1 600 Billion to Thailand and mostly Vietnam.
Plus foreign aid Japan alone donates US$ 150 Billion so far. Where is the money? Interesting isn’t it?

Approximately 10 000Km2 to Vietnam (10 000Km2 of sea with full of sea foods protein, oil, minerals include Koh Trol)
65% of Cambodia forest trees have been cut down for private selling only.

Dr. Hun Sen and his families, relatives and friends are stealing from 90% Cambodian people that earn less than $2 per day. They steal 90% Cambodian people health, well being, Khmer dignity, cut down 90% Cambodian people life expectancy, foods...from 90% Cambodian people. Plus pump in more Vietnamese (approximately not less than 5 million Vietnamese in Cambodia) into Cambodia to make 90% of Cambodian people poorer and sufferer.

By Khmer’s Actuary Economic science internal revenue investigation,

Anonymous said...

Thai-Khmer border never solves smoothly until Vietnam is out of Cambodia;Vietnam must give Koh Troll,
and other island back to Cambodia.
Vietnam has to stop intruding and stop taking over Cambodia.Thai is jealous of Vietnam.If Vietnam respects Khmer territory,and stop controlling Khmer;Thai will stop bothering Khmer.
This is not Thai fault,but it is Vietnam fault.
Thai wants peace,but not Vietnam.