All photos: Khem Sovanna, DAP
Saturday, February 06, 2010
By Patrick Falby
AFP
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Cambodian Premier Hun Sen visited a disputed border area with Thailand Saturday, angering the neighbouring nation amid an ongoing diplomatic spat.
Hun Sen, accompanied by his wife, Bun Rany, both dressed in camouflage clothes, briefly toured the ancient Preah Vihear temple at the centre of the land dispute and met members of the Thai military who guard the area.
He asked the Thais "to avoid fighting because we are neighbours, we cannot be enemies forever," but his presence in the area attracted more than 100 Thai protesters on the Thai side of the border.
Cambodia and Thailand have been at loggerheads over their border for decades. Nationalist tensions spilled over into violence in July 2008, when the 11th century Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
Four soldiers were killed in clashes in the temple area in 2008 and three more in a gunbattle last April. Smaller flare-ups continue to be reported between troops in the area.
Hun Sen earlier began a tour of the area by opening a school and giving supplies to villagers caught up in April's violence last year.
"I have never asked for compensation. For me, it doesn't matter about compensation," said Hun Sen, referring to the destruction of a Cambodian market during the gunbattle.
"They (the Thais) have invaded us and look down on us."
Hun Sen and his wife joined senior ministers to give bags of rice, blankets and mosquito nets to villagers before proceeding in a heavily guarded convoy to visit the temple ruins.
During the one-day visit Hun Sen also accused Thailand of plotting to "invade" again.
"They are still keeping it in their minds to invade Cambodia and do not know when they will stop. The invaders have never left us, even though they can kill their own citizens," he told the crowd.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he was not concerned about Hun Sen's trip as he had entrusted security on the border to the army.
"Soldiers are taking care of the border and the reports I have received show everything is normal," he told reporters.
The Thai-Cambodia border has never been fully demarcated, partly because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that the temple belonged to Cambodia, although its main entrance lies in Thailand. The exact boundary through the surrounding grounds remains in dispute.
On Friday a Cambodian official sent a letter to Internet giant Google, accusing it of being "professionally irresponsible" over its map of the temple that "places almost half of the Khmer (Preah Vihear) temple in Thailand".
The secretary of state of the Cambodian Council of Ministers, Svay Sitha described the map as "radically misleading".
Relations between the countries plunged further in November after Hun Sen appointed ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives abroad to escape a jail term for corruption, as an economic adviser.
Hun Sen, accompanied by his wife, Bun Rany, both dressed in camouflage clothes, briefly toured the ancient Preah Vihear temple at the centre of the land dispute and met members of the Thai military who guard the area.
He asked the Thais "to avoid fighting because we are neighbours, we cannot be enemies forever," but his presence in the area attracted more than 100 Thai protesters on the Thai side of the border.
Cambodia and Thailand have been at loggerheads over their border for decades. Nationalist tensions spilled over into violence in July 2008, when the 11th century Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
Four soldiers were killed in clashes in the temple area in 2008 and three more in a gunbattle last April. Smaller flare-ups continue to be reported between troops in the area.
Hun Sen earlier began a tour of the area by opening a school and giving supplies to villagers caught up in April's violence last year.
"I have never asked for compensation. For me, it doesn't matter about compensation," said Hun Sen, referring to the destruction of a Cambodian market during the gunbattle.
"They (the Thais) have invaded us and look down on us."
Hun Sen and his wife joined senior ministers to give bags of rice, blankets and mosquito nets to villagers before proceeding in a heavily guarded convoy to visit the temple ruins.
During the one-day visit Hun Sen also accused Thailand of plotting to "invade" again.
"They are still keeping it in their minds to invade Cambodia and do not know when they will stop. The invaders have never left us, even though they can kill their own citizens," he told the crowd.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he was not concerned about Hun Sen's trip as he had entrusted security on the border to the army.
"Soldiers are taking care of the border and the reports I have received show everything is normal," he told reporters.
The Thai-Cambodia border has never been fully demarcated, partly because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that the temple belonged to Cambodia, although its main entrance lies in Thailand. The exact boundary through the surrounding grounds remains in dispute.
On Friday a Cambodian official sent a letter to Internet giant Google, accusing it of being "professionally irresponsible" over its map of the temple that "places almost half of the Khmer (Preah Vihear) temple in Thailand".
The secretary of state of the Cambodian Council of Ministers, Svay Sitha described the map as "radically misleading".
Relations between the countries plunged further in November after Hun Sen appointed ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives abroad to escape a jail term for corruption, as an economic adviser.
Can everyone see in this photo that Cambodia is very anarchist?
ReplyDeleteAll women who are wearing army uniforms. When have they joint the army? they must joint since Khmer Rouge area.
In democratic System, all politicians must resign all their previous public positions first before allowing to stand as a Candidate of any party. They cannot serve public office and then standing as politician. It is totally a conflict of interest. If these polticians are still wanting to wear army uniform, they shouldn't join the election.
Cambodian must stand up for this conflict of interest, if the country wants to move forward.
Meng Ly
dam god, meul mok pouk mi choumteav chrouk youn os nis
ReplyDeleteWow, these old bitches are YOUN!!!
ReplyDeleteReally? these numbers are in CAMBODIA.
ReplyDeleteMok
Hun
Banh
Bun
Nam
Xen
Bai
Tan
Shin
Maon
Even dog and cat can recognized.
He's a commander-in-thief; she's a commander-in-bitch. They are the main source of all evil deeds which lead to corruption and the downfall of Khmer moral.
ReplyDeleteJust like monkey parade in the jungle.
ReplyDeleteLook like a bunch of vietcong.
ReplyDeletePu Meng Ly, You are totally right. It is only communist country does that.
ReplyDeleteThese women's faces except Hun Sen's wife are Yuon's faces. I din't include Hun Sen's wife because her real name was Bun Samheang and she was a Sino-Khmer.
ReplyDeleteSam Rainsy had found out that posts of Cambodia-Vietnam border are BAD.
ReplyDeleteYuons agree about that and remove all of the remaining posts from border.
The traitors CPP members, you still deney that Khmer lands are Yuons' ? That is treason.
measthes@yahoo.com
Mi Ka-Heang, Mok ponn peang ...
ReplyDeletemost dictator want to control everyhing especially the army. without the army your not save. i had watch his speech not too impressed. his vocab is thin as ice. the only way he become a leader is because yuon is behind him.
ReplyDeleteit's a khmer things, you have to be khmer to understand this. that's why in khmer we called madam hun sen. in cambodian culture, the wife usually takes the title of the husband. nothing wrong with that, they are husband and wife. you have to be khmer to understand the real khmer way. of course, khmer people learn from the world as well, smart people keep learning all the time! wake up people!
ReplyDeletethat's why if you are married to a royalty, you become prince and princess. same concept just to show the khmer culture thing, here, ok! nothing wrong with that, it's in the marriage.
ReplyDeleteThe woman behind Hun Sen's wife looks a lot like Sok An's wife. If so she also a Sino-Khmer.
ReplyDeleteLIVE BY THE RULE, DIE BY THE RULE.
ReplyDeleteI’m listening to hun kvan discourse on his visit to Prah vihear today. Dam this man is really stupid ass I never seen. His stupid discourse smell lie and juggle (prei). Hun, family and party own everything from trace, media, military, land, religion and people. Dam to those who continue to support this kind of dictator and political crime in Cambodia and around the world to kill and oppress innocent civil. These people bear the same responsibility and crimes as hun sen.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between hun sen and other dictator in the world is, this man is not only dictator but also viet utter slave whose role is to serve and defend interest of hun’s master and protector.
Don’t surprise if cpp didn’t say a word but defend east border encroachment with yuons because Cambodia become a province of yuon Indochina federation since the Khmer rouge movement born specially since yuon expansionist victory of 7 jan 1979. Yuons will use few Khmer rest to fight against thais and die for yuons.
What I found fatalist in yuon expansionist atrocity culture is, yuons killed, the yuon person own some natural skill and ability to handle the killing as an instinct to survive, to expand its race and its territory. But while yuons have killed so much and have no other person to kill, the person of yuon need to kill its own kind over and over like a curse on yuon race. Look into Cambodian case, yuons invaded Cambodia and kill Khmer, not only during polpot reign or cpp rules but yuons did kill Khmer and destroy Cambodia since at least 17th century . Many millions yuons have installed in Cambodia through yuon expansionist atrocity policy and millions other yuons born Khmer have populated Cambodia. While yuon lead the killing against Khmer, not only Khmer who will be killed, and they are few, but also yuons, chen or the chen yuons born Khmer like in polpot time and now. If the war or the mass killing happen again, those chen yuons or chen yuons born Khmer living in Cambodia, specially among those chen yuons who rule Cambodia now, will got kill again like in polpot time and so on…. This is the CURSES on yuon race perhaps because of yuon savageries and bloody crimes committed against other.
sounds to me like someone is classist or status looking down on other people. that's worse than anything because that's why stupid as KR be have been, they hated that kind of talk. cambodia should get rid of class or status, or elitist view like this, looking down on other human being is never win the support of god. plus, let's don't forgot, thank god, cambodia is changed for the better not like the olden day when class or status was the enemies of cambodia and khmer people. looking down on other people thinking you are better than them is a real sign of brain defect from bygone generation because they are an dying thing of the past. look now, people are better educated and understand and tolerate others better than those old, group of elitists who are in their sunset years now, really! once they are gone, cambodia will be a better country and environment for all to live, work, enjoy, visit, etc, etc... wake up people, don't be so cruel to other human being. embrace god in yourself, and get rid of the evil within you all. god bless cambodia.
ReplyDeleteyes, husband and wife are partners. nothing wrong with that, and it a cambodian thing, too, you know! get educated already! don't let elitist view block your vision, please! it's about cambodia, not about elitists, you know!
ReplyDeleteBun Rany is used to wearing these kind of clothes, after all she was a female Khmer Rouge Cadre, who also sold herself to VietHanoi. She probably also wore a Vietcong military uniform also!
ReplyDeleteLook at how she is staring at the food, like..."Omg, I don't eat this kind of food!"
2:05
ReplyDeleteYes, they are partners in Crimes such as murder, corruption, impunity, land-grabbing, illegal logging and countless traitorous acts!
Action speaks louder than words, these two have done more than enough sucking of Khmer blood and Khmer resource! Don't let your ignorance and blindness to the truth, block your vision!
2:05 am,
ReplyDeleteYOu speak of elitist views, you have not idea of what that concept is! Would Elitist worry about the suffering of the poor, no the elitist in Cambodia right now are these Kleptocrates, who rule Cambodia like a band of thieves! They are so busy evicting Khmer people off their lands and selling concessions to the highest paid bidder.
People are disgusted with Hun Sen and his dictatorship, because they do care about Khmer People and they have done everything in their power to harm Khmer people and the country as a whole! They have turned Cambodia into a "Nation for sale!"
whatever! we know your evil view! just because it's not you! get educated already, would ya!
ReplyDeletewell, if you one of the elitists, then khmer people ask that you act like one, but to pick a fight and make trouble make this by your evil act, god will never help you, really! show khmer people that it will benefit cambodia and khmer people, not just benefit your own evil, greedy, powerful hungry self, you know! hey, we're not stupid, you know!
ReplyDeleteEcononmically, Cambodia under Hun Sen is in trouble. Hopefully, he in time can build the economic; otherwise, the war is soon happened...
ReplyDeletePouk ah and mei roleay hin houch
ReplyDeleteKum Merl Taer Khang Leat, Chuy Merl Khang Kerth Phong. ..Samak Mitt
ReplyDeletehahahaha 4:04 what are u trying to say?
ReplyDeletekeurt lech phong hahaha
ReplyDeleteHun is itching today because abhisit look down on him. Hun must know others look down on hun because hun is yuon slave, hun works for the interest of the invaders and killers and not for his country. Hun looks down on Khmer, hun makes Khmer look little and miserable and by that he little himself, his whole bunch and the whole Cambodia.
ReplyDeleteI really FEEL SORRY for poor Khmer people and those poor soldiers who have to beg to live. Dam, to these khmer rouge ever yuon tools.
6:21am Don't worry ,i will make your mom,daughter,your grandmom satisfaction .
ReplyDeleteDo you all notice the regular army have no gun on their shoulders? Because Ah kwak is afraid one of them will kill them all at the spot? How could you be arm force chief if you don't trust your own soldiers?
ReplyDeleteHe is afraid to die. Why doesn't he dare to go to the East border and spend three days over there? He is afraid of Youn Hanoi to cut his head off.
Bunrany looks like a clown. American clowns are much better than her. She looks like a vietcong whore.
These low class people try to show off their uniform even Chum Teav Hen Horch.
គ្រាន់តែអង្គរក្សដាក់ទៅការពារ ច្រើនជាងទាហាន កំពុងប្រឈមមុខជាមួយសៀមទៀត... ខ្លាចស្លាប់យ៉ាងហ្នឹង មនុស្សតែអាក្រក់ពេកខ្លាចអញ្ចឹង..!
ReplyDeleteBun Samheang has a big face round like moon. :)) why are these fat women are so unattractive? LOL
ReplyDeleteooopss my typo in 11;08am. I meant to say 'why are these fat women so unattractive?'
ReplyDelete6:21 AM
ReplyDeleteFuck this,Fuck that....
Now Fuck You again...and MotherFucker.
Khmer U.S.A
ah kantop or ah siamese Nazis ass 6:21 AM, how many Cambodians men's dick yourself, your fuken mother, daughter and wife had tested to say that Cambodian men have small dick?
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with your dam brain, your dam ass race if people have black skin or more dark skin or have small dick than your dam race?
Your criminal purpose is beyond racial slurs. Other race criminals and yuons let killing against other because of this kind of criminal mentality. Get it, dam ass your Nazis criminal race.
If you know Mr. Hun Sen, he is a very straight and honest man. That's why him and Mr. Thaksin got along very well. He wasn't very popular with nearly half of the Cambodian , because he was too close to Vietnam and yes, he is not afraid to destroy thing that's in his way to protect vietnam's interest either, because he considers, they're his true friend. It's the same with Thaksin. You touch Thaksin, you 're trouble. That can be really bad for Abhisit and anybody else who cross him.
ReplyDeleteShut the fuck up Ah refugees!
ReplyDeleteDemocratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
ReplyDeleteMembers:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.