A Change of Guard

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Sunday 12 October 2008

Thailand increased troop deployments along the borders

Thai troops are camping near the Preah Vihear temple on the 8th of October, 2008.

Radio Free Asia By Sophal Mony
10th October, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization

The Cambodian authority has said that Thailand has increased troop deployments along the Khmer-Thai borders in the Preah Vihear regions.

Deputy Police Commissioner of Banteay Meanchey province, Mr. Sam Chith, said on the 10th October that the Thai side has stealthily deployed troops in the middle of the night and on the night of Wednesday the 8th October there were about 80 black-clad and paramilitary troops had been deployed as a reinforcement.

Mr. Sam Chith said: “They have deployed 80 more black-clad and paramilitary troops. But they deployed them about 20 kilometres from here, somewhere in Thmor Puok district….from the north of Boeng Trokuon to the north of the Dangrek Ranges.”

The Thai deployments have been increased due to the recent fighting after Thai troops had violated Cambodian territorial integrity and mine explosions which injured two Thai soldiers at Phnom Trop in Preah Vihear province.

Khmer border guards said that the Thai side has continuously deployed troops at night time along the areas of the north western provinces.

Captain Liv Sipha, deputy commissioner of the military police of Battambang province stationed at Samlaut district, said that the situation along the Khmer-Thai borders in Battambang province is normal and the Khmer and Thai side still have cordial contacts with each other.

Captain Liv Sipha said: “All the borderlines in Pailin and Battambang have no problem. Nothing has changed. in short, the situation from Poipet to Pailin and as far as Koh Kong we don’t have any problems.”

Since fighting broke out in Preah Vihear on Friday the 3rd of October, villagers at Boeng Trokoun and other border areas are afraid to leave their houses due to fears. But reports on this Friday have said that the fears among the villagers in border areas had been subsided. One villager said: “There is no problem. People are still crossing the borders to work on the potato and sugarcane farms (in Thailand) as normal. They slept in their huts along the Thai paddies. When the fighting broke out there were fears among these people, but now everything has returned to normal.”

Villagers and border guards who live along the borders said that even though there is no armed confrontation there they are still worried. They said that they are waiting for the results of the Khmer-Thai ministerial meeting on the 13th of October, 2008.//

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