Monday, February 15, 2010

Thai-Cambodia dispute heats up

February 15, 2010
ABC Radio Australia

Cambodia's Prime Minister says he may seek international arbitration to settle a dispute with Thailand over land surrounding a temple on their shared border. The Preah Vihear temple has been at the centre of an intensified conflict since mid-2008, and could now involve internet search engine Google and the International Court of Justice.

Presenter: David Chen
Speakers: Kuy Kuong, spokesman, Cambodia's Foreign Affairs Ministry; Thani Tongphakdi, spokesman, Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry; David Chandler, research fellow, Monash Asia Institute


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bhumibol does not want his reign ended in letting Cambodia won the entirety of Preah Vihear dispute.That makes him look bad even after his death.

People know Siam ruling class is made of Chinese ethnics. They are cunning and conniving people who want to wipe out Khmer people and land from world map since 1942.

Malaysia's Singhaburi was carved out to make a UK sattellite denomination and Pattani-Yala sultanate was ceded to Siam by England.
For Khmer land losts, Japan,France and England have a lot to do with.

Siam renege IJC ruling so Cambodia can do the same to 1904-1907 treaty since it's done between France and Siam without Cambodia hand in it.

Take Bangkok to court for sure.

Anonymous said...

It is not about misunderstanding, it is about the willing of the Thai Government.
Mr. Abhisit said "to protect the Thai citizen." Did Mr, Abhisit know exactly what he said ?
In my mind Thailand did not need to protect all those people, who are living along the border. They are almost Khmer descents. Since generation Thai treated the Khmer like second class citizen & the Thai Government now mistrusted them.
Under the Cambodian Constitution "all Khmer descents included Khmer in Thailand are Khmer citizenship," have the same right in Cambodia as other Khmer born.

Anonymous said...

very interesting, thanks for sharing your analysis about siem and khmer politics.