Friday, May 06, 2011

Thailand, Cambodia say border fighting stopped

2011-05-04
Associated Press

Thai and Cambodian officials say fighting has been quiet for a full day at the border area where the two nation's troops have exchange gun- and artillery fire for almost two weeks.

Col. Prawit Hukaew, spokesman for Thailand's 2nd Army Region, told The Associated Press that there has been no fighting since Tuesday evening, marking the first quiet night since clashes began on April 22.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen also said that Tuesday night was the first in which no guns were fired.


Prawit said Thai and Cambodian field commanders met Tuesday inside Cambodia to discuss how to avoid further clashes.

The fighting over small parcels of disputed land has killed at least one Thai civilian and a total of 17 soldiers from both sides.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

but...Thai will start to fight again. Don't listen to Thai, Thai always lie, I don't believe what Thai said.

Anonymous said...

I agree with 5:58 AM. It will restart after the ASEAN meeting.

Anonymous said...

Koh Tral was a Cambodian island, and technically and legally, remained a Cambodian island until today.

Ms Keo,

Anonymous said...

yes, it stop for now because of Angelina present in Cam. Once Angelina gone thai will start again don't worry.

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 30,000 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 30,000km2 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 30,000 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 every day.

Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 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?

Koh Tral was a Cambodian island, and technically and legally, remained a Cambodian island until today.

Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,

Anonymous said...

SPECIAL BRAKING NEWS!

Hun Sen wants to keep the Preah Vihear conflict going because he wants the Thai to kill all the Khmer Rouge soldiers inside the RCAF. He doesn't trust the KR. He fears a military coup the longer the Khmer Rouge Trial continues and the conditions in Cambodia are getting worst.

This is an inside information!

Anonymous said...

The fighting stop on khmer side, but not on ah thai side.

Anonymous said...

LOL, BRAKING NEWS!!!!!

Isn't it Breaking News???

Anonymous said...

It is a broken news!