Friday, April 22, 2011

UPDATE: 4 soldiers killed, 8 hurt

22/04/2011
Bangkok Post

Four Thai soldiers were killed and eight others wounded, one of them seriously, in a five-hour clash with Cambodian soldiers along the border in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province on Friday morning, deputy army spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong said.

Col Sirichan said the fight began about 6.30am along the border between Ta Kwai and Ta Muen Thom temple ruins in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province.

Before the clash, a number of Cambodian soldiers were seen moving over a hill in violation of an earlier agreement that no armed troops either side would be allowed to trespass on the hill.

Cambodian soldiers moved on to the hill this morning in an attempt to take it, in violation of the agreement.

Thai soldiers asked them to pull back, but the Cambodian soldiers instead open fire at the Thai soldiers, Col Sirichan said.


This clash lasted until about 11am.

Four Thai soldiers were killed and eight others wounded, one of them seriously. The wounded were later admitted to Surin and Phanom Dong Rak hospitals.

About 7,500 people in tambons Bak Dai and Ta Miang were evacuated from their villages. Four temporary evacuation centres - one in Prasat district and three others in Phanom Dong Rak district - were set up to take them, Col Sirichan said.

Surin governor Serm Chainarong has been in Phanom Dong Rak district to oversee the evacuation. Food supplies and water were being rushed to the evacuation centres.

The 2nd Army has ordered the closure of the Chong Chom - O Samed border crossing on the Thai-Cambodian border in tambon Dan in Kap Choeng district of Surin province for an indefinite period.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Var Kim Hong does recognize that Cambodia, if compared to the colonial Service Geographique de l’Indochine scale map 1/100,000 and the 1985 delimitation treaty, will loses 9,000 hectares; and compared to U.S Army Mapping Service scale map 1/50,000 with the 1985 Treaty, would lose about 7,900 hectares to Vietnam. This statement was confirmed by Var Kim Hong to Mr. Touch Bora Esq through a telephone conversation on 30 August 2002 at 4:30 p.m. (Sydney time), which Mr. Touch Bora Esq wrote in his letter dated on 9 September 2002 sent to Sam Dach Ta Noroudom Sihanouk concerning over border affairs.
In fact, the loss is absolutely more than the 1000 square kilometers stated by MP Sam Rainsy in his statement, if we add the size of the historical water of 30000 square kilometers awarded to Vietnam under the 1982 Agreement which has been into affect and now already become under the full control of Vietnam. And this would not be the last if the equidistance principle be used to delimit the maritime boundary, Cambodia will lose an additional area of sea and seabed measuring at least 860 square nautical miles from the Brevie Line to the north, analyzed by Mr. Touch Bora Esq or another 10000 square kilometers confirmed by Mr. Sean Pengse, the President of the Cambodian Border Committee Worldwide, which exclusively include another Koh Poula Wai to Vietnam added to the previous lost islands- Koh Tral (Dao Phu Quoc) and Koh Poulo Panjang (Dao Thu Chu).

This is why sVar Kim Hong said in front of Students´s Movement for Democracy (SMD), and Sam Dach Ta Norodom Sihanouk on 22 Janaury 2000 during our audience with him concerning the border resolution with Vietnam that; “If we want peace, we must sacrifice our flesh to the tiger.” The truth is discovered now that, “Sacrifice the flesh to tiger actually means cutting our land to the Viet.” This word was clearly spoken out from his mouth and there were Sam Dach Ta as witness and 31 members.

We must condemn this Var Kim Hong for his role in helping the traitorous regime of Hun Sen.

Smart Khmer Girl Ms. Rattana Keo,

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...

នៅពេលដែលសៀមបង្ហាញការឈ្លានពានដោយ
វាយប្រហារយ៉ាងចេញមុខ ដោយមិនព្រមគោរពនូវ
កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងណាមួយនៃអង្ការអន្តរជាតិ បើមានខ្មែរ
ណាម្នាក់មិនថ្កោលទោសសៀមទេនោះ គឺអាហ្នឹងជា
សត្វតេរច្ឆានដែលគួរបូមឈាមខ្មែរពីខ្លួនវាចេញ។

Baay Kdaing said...

Thai invasion must be condemned!

Yourn invasion must be condemned!

Khmer authority beat up other Khmer

must condemned!

If we don't condemn any of the

above acts, we are not Cambodia!

Cotton said...

it's not the thai, but the government and yellow extremist shirts that must condamned, they will not stop until the thai election...

Appisit start a war just because he want to win the next election

Anonymous said...

ខ្ញុំសូមរំលឹកលោកបន្តិចឡើងវឹញ ពីភាពបាទដៃ
ខ្នងដៃនឹងភាពក្រឡេចក្រឡុចខាងនយោបាយ​របស់លោកសមរង្សីឡើងវឹញខ្លះជូនជ្រាបដូចត
ទៅ :
១​ ក្រោយរដ្ឋប្រហារឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧ ស.រ.អា.បានស្នើឲ្យ
គណបក្សអ្នកប្រជាធិប្បតេយ្យទាំងអស់រូបរួមគ្នា
ជាសម្ព័ន្ធអ្នកប្រជាធិប្បតេយ្យដើម្បីយកឈ្នះលើ
គណបក្សប្រជាជន តែរង្សីគេចចេញពីការរូបរួម
គ្នានេះហើយរត់ទៅភ្នំពេញជួបហ៊ុនសែនជា
សម្ងាត់មុនគេ។
២ លោកសមរង្សីធ្លាប់សរសេរសំបុត្រទៅសុំ
ទោសលោកហ៊ុនសែន ហើយថ្មីៗនេះក៏ធ្លាប់
សរសេរសំបុត្រទៅញ៉ិញ៉ក់ឲ្យនាយករដ្ឋមន្តី្រយួន
ជួយប្រាប់ហ៊ុនសែនឲ្យគាត់បានចូលស្រុកវឹញផង។
តើមានអ្វីដែលថោកទាបជាងនេះសំរាប់លោករង្សី
៣ លោករង្សីធ្លាប់ហុចដងដាវឲ្យអាយ៉ងយួនសម្លាប់
ស​ម្តេចក្រុមព្រះដើម្បីសងសឹកជួសត្រកូលគឺ៥០+១
៤ លោករង្សីធ្លាប់នាំគ្រួសារទៅលេងនៅហា
ណូយហើយជជែកគ្នាជាសម្ងាត់ជាមួយអ្នកដឹកនាំ
យួន។តើវាបានប្រយោជន៏អ្វីខ្លះដល់លោករង្សី?
៥ គួរឲ្យព្រឺខ្លួនមួយទៀតរង្សីបានប្រកាសថាខ្លួន
ឈប់និយាយចរចារជាមួយអាយ៉ងយួនហើយៗ
ចង់ចរចារជាមួយចៅហ្វាយវាម្តង។សូមអញ្ជើញ
តើអំពើទាំងប៉ន្មានខាងលើនេះតើលោកកឹមសុខាឫលោករង្សីជាមនុស្ស hypocrite vendu au CPP.តើលោកកឹមសុខាមានធ្វើអ្វីខ្លះខុសដែល
លោកចោទថាលោកកឹមសុខាជាអាយ៉ងរបស់
អាយ៉ងគេនោះ។គឺលោកសមរង្សីទេដែលលួច
បំរើនយោបាយឲ្យអាយ៉ងយួនដោយងងឹតងង៉ុល
ទាំងភ្នែកខ្វាក់ព្រោះថាអាយ៉ងយួនវាមិនចង់ឲ្យអ្នកប្រជាធិប្បតេយ្យរូបរួមគ្នាព្រោះវាដឹងថាបើខ្មែររូប
រួមគ្នាវាប្រាកដជាចាញ់​ដូច្នេះរង្សីខ្លាចហ៊ុនសែន
ចាញ់វាធ្វើជាងិកង៉ក់ខុសនេះខុសនោះ ទាស់នេះទាស់នោះមិនឲ្យរូបរួមគ្នាកើត។
6. 2008, HRP & SRP agreed to boycott the assembly meeting a day before. Next day, SRP and all its members went to the assembly without the HRP's knowledge

តើអ្នកណាជាអ្នកបំរើនយោបាយឲ្យអាយ៉ងយួន?

prasad said...

These clashes will not find any solution for any dispute so they have to sit and talk with each other then they can find a good and peaceful solution for this situation.