Thai bunkers that were built on the frontline.Source: Kampuchea Thmey newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
Reports from the Preah Vihear frontlines say that Thai soldiers deployed along the borders are busy constructing concrete border walls in prohibited areas, in violations of previous agreements between the wo sides.
Mr. Chea Chon, battallion commander of the Phnom Trop frontline, told Kampuchea Thmey that he was alarmed to see many reinforced concrete walls had been built by the Thai side. Everyday, many heavy machinery were busy building those walls, he said.
Mr. Chea Chon said, originally he thought the machinery were building concrete bunkers and trenches, but now he saw 100-metres long thick walls of one metres in height had been installed.
Mr. Chea Chon said that some Thai soldiers who can speak Khmer told him that the Thai side intended to build the concrete walls all the way from Chak Chreng to Preah Vihear temple, a distance of 7 kilometres. He said the Thai soldiers are under order to complete the 7-kilometre long concrete walls by the end of 2009.
Gen. Chea Dara, Deputy Commander-in-Chief in charge of the Preah Vihear border operations, said the Cambodian side is monitoring the Thai actions to see if they constitute a territorial violation of Cambodian sovereignty.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian government spokesman, said Cambodian border soldiers should inspect if the Thai actions violate Cambodian sovereignty. If they built the walls on Thai territories, Cambodia will not bother, he said.
He added that Cambodian soldiers are ordered to investigate the Thai activities, if found that the walls are built on Khmer soil, their activites must stop and the walls already been built must be destroyed immediately.
Reported in English by Khmerization
Reports from the Preah Vihear frontlines say that Thai soldiers deployed along the borders are busy constructing concrete border walls in prohibited areas, in violations of previous agreements between the wo sides.
Mr. Chea Chon, battallion commander of the Phnom Trop frontline, told Kampuchea Thmey that he was alarmed to see many reinforced concrete walls had been built by the Thai side. Everyday, many heavy machinery were busy building those walls, he said.
Mr. Chea Chon said, originally he thought the machinery were building concrete bunkers and trenches, but now he saw 100-metres long thick walls of one metres in height had been installed.
Mr. Chea Chon said that some Thai soldiers who can speak Khmer told him that the Thai side intended to build the concrete walls all the way from Chak Chreng to Preah Vihear temple, a distance of 7 kilometres. He said the Thai soldiers are under order to complete the 7-kilometre long concrete walls by the end of 2009.
Gen. Chea Dara, Deputy Commander-in-Chief in charge of the Preah Vihear border operations, said the Cambodian side is monitoring the Thai actions to see if they constitute a territorial violation of Cambodian sovereignty.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian government spokesman, said Cambodian border soldiers should inspect if the Thai actions violate Cambodian sovereignty. If they built the walls on Thai territories, Cambodia will not bother, he said.
He added that Cambodian soldiers are ordered to investigate the Thai activities, if found that the walls are built on Khmer soil, their activites must stop and the walls already been built must be destroyed immediately.
3 comments:
I don't know man..Siem could possibly be digging their own graves. They're entranchining themselves for war? What's their fear? Siem seems to so excited about going to war with Khmer. Oooh yea, I know, Siem haven't had war with Khmer for quite a while, so its want to rekindle the pass battles sucess. Hmmmm..since the last battle with Siem, what do Khmer have to offer? Well Khmer has been at war with each other and with Vietnam for a total of about 30 years of so now. Khmer somewhat became war-harden, Khmer still smell that blood, so if Siem want to give a shot, let's rekindle the past.
right on 338!!!!!!!!!
It is possible, but I tend to think that they making a border demarcation unilaterally before talking to Cambodia next year. But that time, the Thai side had already fixed the borderlines, so Cambodia to accept it. Cambodia will lose a lot of territories.
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