Thursday, May 26, 2011

Team Finds Widespread Cluster Munitions Near Border

Injured Cambodian and cluster ammunition used by Thailand (Photo: Bangkok Post)
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 25 May 2011
“Between 5,000 and 10,000 people will be directly impacted by the cluster munitions.”
The Cambodian Mine Action Center has found more than 300 hectares of land peppered with cluster munitions, believed to be fired by Thailand during border fighting in February.

Clearance of the unexploded ordnance could take up to a year or more, demining officials said, following an assessment of the area by CMAC and Norwegian People’s Aid.

“We are searching for more areas affected with submunitions of cluster munitions,” CMAC Secretary-General Heng Ratana told VOA Khmer Wednesday.

Jan Erik Stea, program manager for mines at Norwegian People’s Aid, told reporters Wednesday the munitions were found druing a two-day assessment in April. Twelve areas, including four in villages, spread over more than 1.5 million square meters in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Khsant district were identified, he said.

“Between 5,000 and 10,000 people will be directly impacted by the cluster munitions,” he said. “They have small submunitions between the houses, which is of course a danger for the people living there.”

Two types of submunitions—M42 and M85—were identified, he said.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

According to Thai officers they called them cargo bomb! Because Thai nation is shameless nation in the world communities.

Their main economic is depend on thai protistution and sex tourist.

Thai women have dark ugly pussy and most of their men are transexual with small penis and vagina close to each other.

The whole claim that it is cluster bombs that thai use against humanitarian but thai nation claim it is cargo bomb! what's ashame Thai nation.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

siem is one of nation in the world like allies US and NATO. when they were doing the war with Iraq and Afganistan, they have never used this weapon because they know impact on human and against international law. Bullshit siem is ugly behavior to treat on khmer people. Regarding to international law is useless and itself outside world like devil who live in Asean. Unlucky, for Asean nation that is siem is one of founder why siem shit treat like EU like France, England, and Germany as brother to lead Asean nation. Khmer people should be rely on our self first. Really, we need all friends but when the war happened our friends cannot help us on time so we khmer should try to development economic and modernized military for not only protect our land and people but also for prevent natural disaster, so military is the most important to do all activities and military has to be trained the quality one to quick response for any issues.

Anonymous said...

cambodia should sue ah siem thugs for using the illegal cluster bombs, and the world should condenm ah siem violation!

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen knows very clear that the frontline ex khmer rough soldiers are the true khmer patriots. Vietnam will be advices Hun Sen to eliminate them slowly by different mean and way.

Vietnam still worry if the frontline ex khmer roughs or true patriots khmer are still present in this world. Vietnam use Hun Sen to eliminate them by using Thai hands to blame but Vietnam take over 30 000km2 Hun Sen doesn't even talk about these issues Why???

Remember the ex khmer rough and khmer colision were force Vietnam army out of Cambodia. Vietnam has lost over 100 000 soldiers during 1979-1993. That is why lead to Vietnam withdraw their army out of Cambodia.

Today Vietnam is using his slave PM HUn Sen to kill all Ex Khmer Rough as well as the true khmer patriots so Vietnam will be securely convert Cambodia to Nambodia province after Hun SEn eliminate the khmer patriot frontline soldiers out of this world.

Anonymous said...

Great Khmer Empire is now Called Great Khmer Expired.

Great Khmer Expired is now offical name called Nambodia province of wonder.

Anonymous said...

The border disputes was solved in 1962 by Samdach Preah Norodom Sihanuk, International Curt of justice has declaired that Combodia as a winer and Thai as a stupid looser. After that Thai has never invated Cambodia for about 40 years, so the question is why they have been doing right?

Perhaps current govement of Cambodia has done somthig worg in the years of 2000 which is called the white zones if so? that is the reason Thai have a chance to invate Cambodia.Here are things that we needs to thinks a bout,If NO white Zones is No yellow shirts if No yellow shirts No war...

Anonymous said...

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