Scene of Khmer people fleeing back to Cambodian side after news of Thai doctors capturing Khmers to drain their blood. (Photo: Khun Chang).
Koh Santepheap newspaper
18th February, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
Koh Kong: There was panic among Khmers at Chaim Yeam Pass opposite Thailand's Hat Lik checkpoint at around 7:30 in the morning of the 17th February causing many Khmers to flee back into Khmer territories after some of the Khmer people were captured by Thai soldiers and let Thai doctors drain their blood without any reasons.
After the panic, Khmer border immigration officials and military officers went to inquire with the Thai officials. The Thai officials said that it is the work of Thai health officials from Trat province who forced the Khmers who crossed into Thailand to have blood tests to find out who got dengue fever. Whoever got dengue fever will receive free medicines from those health officials.
After panic among Khmer people, the Thai health officials have hurriedly closed down their makeshift office and returned to their base hospital.
Khmer officials said that this Thai action is an insult on the Khmer people because the Thai side did not inform the Khmer border officials of their planned actions. They said, in short, this sort of actions is like the actions of the pickpockets (thieves).
The Khmer officials said that this is the second time that the Thai authority at Chaim Yeam-Hat Lik Checkpoint took actions that are insulting to the Khmers. In 2008, the Thai authority brought sniffer dogs to sniff all Khmers who crossed into Thailand from toes to their heads by forcing them to sit down and raise their hands above their heads.
18th February, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
Koh Kong: There was panic among Khmers at Chaim Yeam Pass opposite Thailand's Hat Lik checkpoint at around 7:30 in the morning of the 17th February causing many Khmers to flee back into Khmer territories after some of the Khmer people were captured by Thai soldiers and let Thai doctors drain their blood without any reasons.
After the panic, Khmer border immigration officials and military officers went to inquire with the Thai officials. The Thai officials said that it is the work of Thai health officials from Trat province who forced the Khmers who crossed into Thailand to have blood tests to find out who got dengue fever. Whoever got dengue fever will receive free medicines from those health officials.
After panic among Khmer people, the Thai health officials have hurriedly closed down their makeshift office and returned to their base hospital.
Khmer officials said that this Thai action is an insult on the Khmer people because the Thai side did not inform the Khmer border officials of their planned actions. They said, in short, this sort of actions is like the actions of the pickpockets (thieves).
The Khmer officials said that this is the second time that the Thai authority at Chaim Yeam-Hat Lik Checkpoint took actions that are insulting to the Khmers. In 2008, the Thai authority brought sniffer dogs to sniff all Khmers who crossed into Thailand from toes to their heads by forcing them to sit down and raise their hands above their heads.
This second action of the Thai authority cannot be forgiven, they said.
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