Map from 1962's ICJ vedict. Areas above yellow line is Thailand and below yellow line is Cambodia. The red stars with arrows are areas where Thai troops have allegedly accupied. By Khmerization
27th March, 2009
Border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand flare up again when Cambodian troops accused Thailand of sending troops to occupy the Veal Entry area, Phnom Trop and Preah Vihear temple where armed clashes broke out on 15th October 2008 that killed four soldiers.
The Scotsman, a daily English newspaper, reports that Cambodia yesterday (25th March) accused 100 Thai troops of crossing the border and warned at one point the two sides were "getting ready to fight" half a mile west of the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, in disputed territory.
A Thai commander insisted all was calm and the border had not been breached.
The Cambodian Koh Santepheap daily reports that the military situations are tense again, after five months of relative calm when fighting erupted in mid October 2008. The newspaper reports that at 11:30 am on 25th March 2009, 40 Thai troops armed with automatic and machine guns and rocket launchers moved calmly into Cambodian territories at Veal Entry. At 1:45 pm, 5o more Thai troops were sent in to the areas. Immediately, those Thai troops were confronted by Cambodia troops based in the areas, triggering tensions.
The Reaksmei Kampuchea daily reports that at 8 am on the morning of 25th March, groups of four Thai soldiers have quietly moved into positions in Cambodian territories, one at a time. By mid afternoon, the numbers swelled to about 80 troops in total. They then set up their tents and tried to dig trenches.
The Kampuchea Thmey daily reports that at 10:30 am, a numbers of Thai troops had moved to take up positions at Veal Entry and Phnom Trop. By 2 pm, they have moved deeper and deeper to the Cambodian frontlines at Veal Entry.
Cambodian military sources told Kampuchea Thmey that Thailand had deployed 50 troops at Veal Entry, 40 troops at Phnom Trop, at Ta Sem 60 troops and at Sombok Khmum (Beehive) 40 troops were deployed. These troops had been backed up by tanks, armoured personnel carriers and artilleries which were stationed on the Thai side of the borders.
The same military sources also said that Thailand had also deployed troops at Preah Vihear and An Sess areas.
According to Cambodian military sources, the Thai said that they sent their troops to the areas because they saw the Cambodian military set up three border posts in the areas and they wanted the Cambodian side to dismantle those posts. The Cambodian side refused, but the Thai side insisted that the areas belong to Thailand. The Cambodian side claimed that the posts were built even before the October 2008's clashes.
Kampuchea Thmey also reports that Cambodian vendors who set up stalls on the staircases of the Preah Vihear temple had packed up and left the areas. The people living in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple had either fled down hill to the nearby town or moved up to take refuge inside the Preah Vihear temple.
Kampuchea Thmey daily also reported that at Sra-Em town, a few kilometres away, the Cambodian military have been preparing more troops to be reinforced to the frontlines.
At 6 pm on the same day, the tensions had eased after the Thai troops had slowly begun to withdraw when the Cambodian side strongly warned them that if they do not withdraw by night time, the Cambodian side will launch an attack.
The Cambodian side said that there was no negotiation because the situations were very tense which were not conducive to the holding of the negotiations.
27th March, 2009
Border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand flare up again when Cambodian troops accused Thailand of sending troops to occupy the Veal Entry area, Phnom Trop and Preah Vihear temple where armed clashes broke out on 15th October 2008 that killed four soldiers.
The Scotsman, a daily English newspaper, reports that Cambodia yesterday (25th March) accused 100 Thai troops of crossing the border and warned at one point the two sides were "getting ready to fight" half a mile west of the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, in disputed territory.
A Thai commander insisted all was calm and the border had not been breached.
The Cambodian Koh Santepheap daily reports that the military situations are tense again, after five months of relative calm when fighting erupted in mid October 2008. The newspaper reports that at 11:30 am on 25th March 2009, 40 Thai troops armed with automatic and machine guns and rocket launchers moved calmly into Cambodian territories at Veal Entry. At 1:45 pm, 5o more Thai troops were sent in to the areas. Immediately, those Thai troops were confronted by Cambodia troops based in the areas, triggering tensions.
The Reaksmei Kampuchea daily reports that at 8 am on the morning of 25th March, groups of four Thai soldiers have quietly moved into positions in Cambodian territories, one at a time. By mid afternoon, the numbers swelled to about 80 troops in total. They then set up their tents and tried to dig trenches.
The Kampuchea Thmey daily reports that at 10:30 am, a numbers of Thai troops had moved to take up positions at Veal Entry and Phnom Trop. By 2 pm, they have moved deeper and deeper to the Cambodian frontlines at Veal Entry.
Cambodian military sources told Kampuchea Thmey that Thailand had deployed 50 troops at Veal Entry, 40 troops at Phnom Trop, at Ta Sem 60 troops and at Sombok Khmum (Beehive) 40 troops were deployed. These troops had been backed up by tanks, armoured personnel carriers and artilleries which were stationed on the Thai side of the borders.
The same military sources also said that Thailand had also deployed troops at Preah Vihear and An Sess areas.
According to Cambodian military sources, the Thai said that they sent their troops to the areas because they saw the Cambodian military set up three border posts in the areas and they wanted the Cambodian side to dismantle those posts. The Cambodian side refused, but the Thai side insisted that the areas belong to Thailand. The Cambodian side claimed that the posts were built even before the October 2008's clashes.
Kampuchea Thmey also reports that Cambodian vendors who set up stalls on the staircases of the Preah Vihear temple had packed up and left the areas. The people living in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple had either fled down hill to the nearby town or moved up to take refuge inside the Preah Vihear temple.
Kampuchea Thmey daily also reported that at Sra-Em town, a few kilometres away, the Cambodian military have been preparing more troops to be reinforced to the frontlines.
At 6 pm on the same day, the tensions had eased after the Thai troops had slowly begun to withdraw when the Cambodian side strongly warned them that if they do not withdraw by night time, the Cambodian side will launch an attack.
The Cambodian side said that there was no negotiation because the situations were very tense which were not conducive to the holding of the negotiations.
1 comment:
instead of sending khmer troops,
we should send illegal Viets and
their hidden soldiers living in cambodia to fight.
hamona hamoot
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