Friday, November 02, 2012

Cambodia: Surprise arms deal

(Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
2/11/2012
Bangkok Post

The Cambodian government has caught its opponents and the media by surprise, taking sudden delivery of a shipment of 100 tanks and 40 armoured personnel carriers which it had not previously announced it was buying.

The Phnom Penh Post reported on Friday that Cambodian Minister of Defence General Tea Banh confirmed only on Tuesday that his government had purchased the vehicles. He did not give details of their origin or cost.

Tea Banh said the tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) were needed to upgrade the Cambodian military’s capability.

He could not be reached by the daily for further comment regarding the arms deal.

Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also refused to talk about the shipment, saying that he had no knowledge of it.


Approximately 100 tanks and 40 APCS had arrived at the Sihanoukville port on Tuesday, according to a source.

Opposition Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann said the were also surprised by the purchase, given its size.

Sovann called for all future military acquisitions to be transparent and made through the parliament. He saw no reason why the government had been keeping the deal a secret.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

សុំសួរថា តើ ហ៊ុនសែន ទិញគ្រឿងអាវុធសម្រាប់
វាយ យួន និង សៀម ឬ សម្រាប់បង្រ្កាបប្រជា
ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរដែលនឹងបះបោតវាមិនសុខចិត្ត?

Anonymous said...

ទុកបង្រ្កាបពួកអាមាត់ស្អុយ!

Anonymous said...

He prepares them for Sourn Serey Ratha groups.

Anonymous said...

....ÑÂM̀B́ƠĐỈÂ,ទិញគ្រឿងអាវុធទុក
សម្រាប់ឈ្លានពាន វ៉ៃយកសៀម!.......
(យោងតាមគំនិតឈ្លានពានហូជីមិញ)

Anonymous said...

....ÑÂM̀B́ƠĐỈÂ,ទិញគ្រឿងអាវុធទុក
សម្រាប់ឈ្លានពាន វ៉ៃយកសៀម!.......
(យោងតាមគំនិតឈ្លានពានរបស់ ហូជីមិញ)

Anonymous said...

reply to 8:45 pm and 10:18pm
Sourn Serey Ratha group does not need heavy weapon , but only papers and pens. Waiting for CPP at internationl criminal court. CPP can use tanks airplanes, guns to fight over there. Hun Sen can show off his muscle in front of the court, chicken.

Anonymous said...

Sourn sery ratha bullshit that fucking idiot he is nothing but shit his pant when his group enter cambodia ah sourn sery ratha is stupid he is nothing!!!!he is a fucking dumb khmer over like you fukicng idiot too you fukicn stupid khmer usa

Anonymous said...

11:09 PM, here is a soap to wash your dirty mouth. You are nut!!!

Anonymous said...

Another CPP dog barking at the wrong tree.

Anonymous said...

Huns Sen should use the newly found weapons to crush the oppositions-terrorists should they try to instigate trouble.

Anonymous said...

8:45 PM ចង់តែសើចឱ្យរយះមាត់ ពួកអស់លោក
ដែលជាអង្គរក្សរាប់ពាន់នាក់ ងាយួនយៀកកុងវា
មិនទុកចិត្តលោកឯងទេ ចឹងហើយបានជាវា​មិន​ឱ្យ
លោកឯងចេញវ៉ៃ ទប់ទល់ជាមួយទាហានសៀម
ក្នុងវិវាទកន្លងមក។ យួនវាទុកឱ្យអស់លោក ដើរ
ញែស្រី ចម្លងរោគអេដន៍ ពីមួយទៅមួយ មិនបាច់
វាសម្លាប់ផ្ទាល់៕

Anonymous said...

There are no spare parts, no maintenance crews, and no gasoline for these tanks! These tanks are used as the boogieman to scare Cambodian people into submission! ahahhahha

I study the terrain of Cambodia and it is a nightmare and real challenge for any tanks to operate!
Any tanks can be corned and destroyed easily in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

These tanks are bought by corrupted people and paid for by Hun Sen money. Hun Sen is now a billionaire and his wealth is from foreign donors.

Also it was paid by all CPP Okgya.

Cambodia begged for foreign aids every year, but has money to buy 100 tanks. Stupid foreign donors who keep giving Ah Hun Sen money.

Sam Rainsy will crash this stupid Hun Sen into ash in the near future.

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN is preparing these heavy weapon to crush MAMSONANDO'S ax , arrow armmen at kro ches.