Saturday, September 24, 2011

Cambodia PM scores in football diplomacy with Thailand

Saturday, Sep 24, 2011
AFP

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen led his side to a 10-7 victory in a friendly football match Saturday between Thai and Cambodian officials designed to showcase the neighbours' improving relations.

Hun Sen, clad in a red number nine shirt, smiled broadly as he scored his fourth goal in the final minutes to loud cheers from the 50,000-strong crowd at the Olympic Stadium in the capital Phnom Penh.

Hundreds of Thai "Red Shirts", who are loyal to Thailand's ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, travelled to Cambodia to cheer on the teams, made up of a mix of Thai Red politicians and Cambodian government figures.


They contributed to the party atmosphere by chanting "I love Thaksin" and "I love Hun Sen".

In a pre-match speech, the Cambodian premier said that "the nightmare" era between the nations, who engaged in deadly border clashes earlier this year, was over.

"Today is a historic event in the relations between Cambodia and Thailand," he said.

The cordial game came just a week after new Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra made her first official trip to Phnom Penh, quickly followed by a visit from her brother Thaksin, described by Hun Sen as an "eternal friend".

Ties between the two nations have warmed significantly since Yingluck's July election win, backed by her sibling.

Thaksin, who lives abroad to avoid a jail term for corruption, remains a controversial figure in Thailand but is considered a hero by the mainly working-class Reds.

Under previous Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva the border row, which centres around an ancient temple, twice escalated into heavy fighting this year, prompting Phnom Penh to take the dispute to the United Nation's highest court.

The Hague-based International Court of Justice in July asked both nations to withdraw military personnel from around the Preah Vihear temple complex.

Hun Sen and Yingluck agreed last week that they would redeploy troops away from the area.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

HS wore #9 for 99 years of his reigning. Or, 9 levels of hell?

Anonymous said...

GUNS WILL BE ERUPTED SOON AT THE BORDER

Anonymous said...

Way to beat them Mr. Hun Sen. Could you please kick less concerning matter that need your gracious spirit?

Broken Life

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE SAMDACH MOHA TECHO HUN SEN 2099!!!

Didn't you all know #9 is the highest number of all. Jersey #9 (front) #9 (back) represent 99 more years. GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLL!

11:55 PM and 12:13 AM YOU BATTA SHUDAAP!

Anonymous said...

12:14 AM YOU TOO!

Anonymous said...

អាមួយពាក់អាវក្រហមនេះហើយ ដែលវាឲយូនចូលមកបំផ្លាញកីឡាករខ្មែរកាលពីឆ្នាំ១៩៨៥។ ដោយសារវាចង់ធ្វើប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សារដ្ឋមន្រ្តី វាបានធ្វើតាមបញ្ចាយួន ដោយកេណ្ឌកីឡាករខ្មែរ ដែលខ្ញុំបានចាំច្បាស់ មាន កីឡាករ​ ឈ្មោះ សោម សារ៉ន ហៅតាមាំង អាគីង្គក់ អាមេសា និងកីឡា​ ផ្សេងៗទៀតជាច្រើន ដែលនៅក្នុងក្រុមក្រសួងពាណិជ្ខកម្ម ស្បឿងមញ្ឈឹម ឲទៅកាប់ព្រៃ ក ប្រាំ នៅជាយដែនខ្មែរ ថៃ។

អាមួយនេះវាជាអ្នកសម្លាប់កីឡាករខ្មែរ និង វិស័យកីឡាខ្មែរ ចាប់តាំងពី​ឆ្នាំ១៩៩៥​មក​ ម្លេះ ។
សូមបងប្អូនខ្មែរកំទុកវាឲសោះ ត្រូវតែដេញវាឲទៅនៅស្រុកចៅហ្វាយវា យួននោះទៅ!​

Anonymous said...

I really want to see Yingluck Shinawatra playing soccer wearing her mini skirt. That would torture Hun San and can cause him to have a heart attack, would make him unable to run with his little brother sticking straight out. Bun Rany would be mad as hell. Yingluck will kick Hun San's mini soccer ball from behind. If they can have a baby together, then the friendship between Cambodia and Thailand will last longer.

Anonymous said...

Oh I am sick and tired of Hun shows off it looks so obvious .Mr. Hun you shall show Cambodian how to plant the young rice insteadaravol

Anonymous said...

peace... src hater.. every thing hunsen did, u just hate it.

Anonymous said...

playing sports is good exercise, too, you know!

Anonymous said...

ខណៈពេលខ្មែរកំពុងតែក្រីក្រ

តើអា ហ៊ុន សែន វាចំណាយលុយខ្មែរអស់ប៉ុន្មានសម្រាប់

ល្បែងលេងកម្រាន្តរបស់វា?????

តើចំណាយលុយអស់ប៉ុន្មានសម្រាប់អោយពួកអស់និង ច្រាស????????????

គ្នាពួកវា រាប់សិបក្បាល

Anonymous said...

Ah yuon Hun Xen,vea min kour peak lek 9 tae,vea kour peak lek 69 XXX .

RON JERAMY

Anonymous said...

Deuk nourm srok min poukae.......
Tourt Ball kor min poukae .......
Ah Xen rut tarm Ball min tourn phorng,....tum rourm dol pael khmer denh vay ,ah nis rut tov srok yuon min ruoch tae.

Anonymous said...

Ah Kwack kicked ball like Ah Khteuy person.

The other team let you score in exchange for land around Preah Vihear.

Anonymous said...

3:15 AM ,you are very funny ,I agree with you!
Yes, ah Kwack HUN XEN look like ah Khteuy or ah TUY in CTN.

Anonymous said...

This guy (hun sen) must be cheating to win this game, he cheats on election, as well as this match and other things to win.
His name should be changed to Mr. Cheater.

Anonymous said...

What the fuck the Communist CPP voters have been doing? Those Communist CPP voters are Vietgooks/Yuon pretend to be Khmer/Cambodian citizens who applaud the Stupid PM Hun Sen installed by the Communist Vietnamese masters.

Ah Kwuck Hun Sen who killed his own people because of his ugly pale and pasty assed looking Yuon wife Bun Rany (fake Khmer name)

Anonymous said...

ah hun sen kicked ball like a girl! Ah traitor!

Anonymous said...

He is Ah Khteuy.
The girl kicks ball better than him.

Anonymous said...

Remind me of the great Samdech
Norodom Sihanouk Head of State of
Cambodia, father of SPORTS and everything else except casinos and
and bars. Prince Sihanouk played all kinds of sports and his team never lost. See the picture???
Mr. Hun Sen want to beat his adopted father by beating the Thai team. Every monkeys can see why and
how it happened. What a joke!!! It's not even funny. Khmer people,
be ready to pay the price for Mr. Hun Sen's victory. You will see what I was talking about.
SI ENG KRUY

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Xen kampong yok damrab tarm Samdech Ov pe ateitak karl.....Preah Beida Keila Kdor !!!

Pe anh Pkay 6

Anonymous said...

ព្រះបិតាកីឡាករក្បត់ជាតិ បន្ទាប់ពីសីហនុ ។

Anonymous said...

......Preah Beida Keila kor kwac!!!!!
The Ball is very smart and better than ah traitor HUN XEN.

So Peng Hong

Anonymous said...

Good Thai Khmer friendship soccer match. Hope the Preah Vihear and maritime problems will be solved soon and no more war.

Anonymous said...

បងប្អូនមើលអាខ្វាក់ចុៈ សូម្បីតែខោអាវកីឡាក៏វាចូលចិត្តស្លៀកពាក់ពណ៌ក្រហមដែរ ប្រឹងទាត់បាល់តិចកើតheart a tact អាភ្លើ!