Tuesday, October 27, 2009
By Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
OPPOSITION leader Sam Rainsy uprooted six demarcation poles on the Cambodia-Vietnam border Sunday after leading his party's Kathen festival procession to the Ang Rumdenh pagoda in SvayRieng province’s Sam Raung commune, Chantrea district, saying that the poles were placed illegally by Vietnamese authorities.
Sam Rainsy said Monday that the poles he removed were not border markers accepted by both countries but had been erected only recently by Vietnam.
"As I was putting a money offering in a monk's bowl, people approached me and asked me for help. I asked them, 'With what do you need my help?' And they told me, '[The Vietnamese] took Khmers' land'",' Sam Rainsy said, adding that the residents' rice fields and the pagoda were located about 100 metres from the border.
Sam Rainsy said the people who lost their land told him that a few months ago, about 10 officials from Vietnam and one Cambodian came to measure their land and then set up poles on it, declaring that the area fell within the "white zone" - a buffer strip whose use is denied to people from either nation.
Sam Rainsy said that these poles were not official and that people in the area told him they had already removed similar poles earlier this year.
Svay Rieng provincial Governor Cheang Am said he did not know why Sam Rainsy uprooted the poles, which had been set up by a joint committee of Cambodians and Vietnamese, but that Sam Rainsy must be held responsible before the law.
"These poles are difficult to put up. They were plotted properly, in accordance with procedure," he said.
Sam Rainsy said Monday that the poles he removed were not border markers accepted by both countries but had been erected only recently by Vietnam.
"As I was putting a money offering in a monk's bowl, people approached me and asked me for help. I asked them, 'With what do you need my help?' And they told me, '[The Vietnamese] took Khmers' land'",' Sam Rainsy said, adding that the residents' rice fields and the pagoda were located about 100 metres from the border.
Sam Rainsy said the people who lost their land told him that a few months ago, about 10 officials from Vietnam and one Cambodian came to measure their land and then set up poles on it, declaring that the area fell within the "white zone" - a buffer strip whose use is denied to people from either nation.
Sam Rainsy said that these poles were not official and that people in the area told him they had already removed similar poles earlier this year.
Svay Rieng provincial Governor Cheang Am said he did not know why Sam Rainsy uprooted the poles, which had been set up by a joint committee of Cambodians and Vietnamese, but that Sam Rainsy must be held responsible before the law.
"These poles are difficult to put up. They were plotted properly, in accordance with procedure," he said.
16 comments:
I hope this is not on the request for assistance of Abhisit Vejjajiva which is also a member of the the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats club that Sam Rainsy seeks to create the 2nd Preah Vihear to the border with Vietnam for to sabotage Hun Sen’s strategy to defend Peah Vihear and help Thaksin to regain power and overthrow Abhisit Vejjajiva the pawn of the military-industrial lobby sex put in power by the Thai military junta.
Sam Rainsy is also a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. Are also members the former executives of Thai party now in power in Thailand.
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, this private political club where various politicians and activists came to learn and give advice and assistance on the procedure to reverse the power in their country has a important budget of several hundred million dollars to help its members succeed in their political objectives and for Cambodia , its objective is to overthrow Hun Sen.
Here is an excerpt from the speech of Abhisit Vejjajiva
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Thailand
Leader of the Democrat Party , executive member and advisor of CALD
CALD 15th Anniversary Conference
Bangkok, Thailand / March 27-30, 2009
Dear Fellow Asian Liberals and Democrats,
It is my honor and privilege to be taking part in the 15th anniversary of CALD. Over the past 15 years, CALD has grown from being an ideal shared amongst a group of like-minded Asian Parliamentarian friends; to becoming a unified voice expressed on behalf of Asian liberals and democrats everywhere.
Over the years, CALD has become an organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of democracy, not only on a regional level, but on a global level as well. CALD has been recognized as being a passionate defender of democracy and staunch opponent of tyranny, oppression and dictatorship.( Abhisit Vejjajiva has forgotten the fate of Mr. Thaksin victim of military coups and a political trial unfair mounted by friends of Abhisit Vejjajiva brought against him to prevent his return to power.)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate CALD on its 15th anniversary and express my confidence that CALD will continue to be a unified voice for Asian Liberals and Democrats for many more years to come. I would also like to extend my warmest wishes and gratitude to all fellow CALD members for the support and friendship extended to the Democrat Party over the past 15 years…may our friendship and principles be our strength and bond.
Best Wishes,
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Prime Minister
Kingdom of Thailand
Leader of the Democrat Party
Sam Rainsy is he the pawn of the Council of Asian Liberal and Democrats and manipulated by Abhisit Vejjajiva?
Prey NorKOr belong to khmer Krom,please Vietcong respect the international law and international human right.
Mr. Sam Raingsy,
Why did you keep talking on the phone?
Whom were you talking to? About what?
Were your afraid? Or were you being told to do?
What about in other places? Why don't you keep doing this?
There is nothing to get excited by what Lok Rainsy has done. He just did it for a political stun. It does not earn him anything beside trouble from the dictators.
What Lok Rainsy better do is to gather information on border issues and conducting serious study on how to reverse those illegal treaties betwen CPP and SVN.
Wasting time on political stun is just a short term tactic.
Khmer Republican
It certainly is a good publicity stunt, but it created a symbolic defiance as well.
Rainsy might get into trouble with the dictators in Cambodia, but his actions raise the international awareness about Vietnam's territorial violations against international laws. Great job, Rainsy!
They better upgrade their images. We are not living in the 30s anymore. This should be more better photos images here. The photos seem just like the 1900s.
good for him....now...why don't people of cambodia stand up and do the same....take his action as an example....why...keep saying...i don't know...i poor...i don't go to school...just pull the poll ok...and kick hun from the chair by voting..stupid....don't you see a lot of yuon in cambodia now...
Both the Vietnamese and Thai languages are annoying. They both sound awful.
9:17PMever hurd of jail and death? Or some kind of accident!
What had UNTAC give to Cambo dia?
Legal DickHeads?
Reforme motherfuckers, police ans army please!
Khmer people,
don't just stood there and watch. get involve and get your land and your country back from Yourn.
We haven't seen Mr. Sam Rainsy in Preah Vihear ! Why ? Maybe it 's not important to stand against Thai violation of our territory ? We don't know what his position on that issue, he hasn't said anything.
Thank you Mr. Sam Rainsy for uprooting the Viet's encroachment. Khmer's border is at Teuk Kamau, Kampuchea Krom (Ca Mau).
Here are more Khmer provinces and cities: Prey Nokor (Saigon), Preah Treapang (Tra Vinh), Mot Chrouk (An Giang), Koh Tral (Phu Quoc island), Koh Tralach (Con Son Island),etc.
I hope Mr. Sam Rainsy to be Prime Minister of Kampuchea, the borders made by Hun Sen and Vietcongs are annulled permanently.
Khmer from Teuk Khamau, Kampuchea Krom
i say if khmer people see youn is intruding and steal our lands, we must do everything to educate them and tell them to correct their mistake and criminal intention or else this kind of scene will occur again! god bless cambodia.
I only care for those who willing to protect Cambodian peoples need and protecting Cambodian border. That Svay Reang governor is Youn nationality appointed by the Youn(vietcong), that is why he is against Sam Rainsy for removing that illegal border markers planted inside Cambodia. MY ADVISE TO THE YOUN GOVERNMENT, DONT WASTE YOUR TIME BY TRYING TO STEAL OUR LAND. THIS IS 21st CENTURY ALREADY. WE ARE AWARED WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO TO OUR CAMBODIAN PEOPLE AND OUR LAND. ALL THOSE ILLEGAL BORDER MARKERS THAT WERE PLANTED BY YOU(YOUN) AND THE CPP CRONIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE. WE WILL REMOVE ALL THOSE ILLEGAL BORDER MARKERS IN THE FUTURE AND WE WILL PROTEST THIS TO THE UNITED NATION.
AND WE WILL NOT MAKE PEACE WITH YOU AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU BREATH THAT EASY SO DON'T EVEN TRY. THERE ARE A LOT OF CAMBODIAN PEOPLES AND EX-MILITARY YOUNG & OLD GENERATIONS FROM OVERSEAS ARE WATCHING YOU DAY BY DAY. WE WON'T ALLOW YOU TO SWALLOW US MENTALY AND ECONOMICALLY. I SUGGEST YOU(YOUN REGIME DO THE RIGHT THING) ABIDE BY PARIS PEACE ACCORD. OTHERWISE, THERE WON'T BE PEACE AND STABILITY WITH YOUR COUNTRY.
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