Friday, 20 November 2009
By Uong Ratana
Phnom Penh Post
PRIME Minister Hun Sen is currently playing a “dangerous game” with the Cambodian nation by understating the threat posed by Vietnamese territorial encroachments, opposition leader Sam Rainsy (pictured) said.
In a self-styled “message to the Cambodian people” released on Thursday, the Sam Rainsy Party president said the government is playing up the threat posed by Thailand but ignoring problems on its eastern border.
Sam Rainsy said the potential loss of 5 square kilometres of land in disputes with Thailand was dwarfed by the loss of “thousands” of square kilometres to Vietnamese incursions.
“This is an ongoing painful process that Mr Hun Sen does not want us to look at,” he said.
The message came just days after the National Assembly stripped Sam Rainsy of his parliamentary immunity over an October 25 incident in which he helped uproot six wooden posts marking the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province.
Phay Siphan, spokesman of the Council of Ministers, dismissed the allegations, saying Sam Rainsy was speaking from emotion rather than fact.
“To the east, we do not have any problems,” he said.
By Uong Ratana
Phnom Penh Post
PRIME Minister Hun Sen is currently playing a “dangerous game” with the Cambodian nation by understating the threat posed by Vietnamese territorial encroachments, opposition leader Sam Rainsy (pictured) said.
In a self-styled “message to the Cambodian people” released on Thursday, the Sam Rainsy Party president said the government is playing up the threat posed by Thailand but ignoring problems on its eastern border.
Sam Rainsy said the potential loss of 5 square kilometres of land in disputes with Thailand was dwarfed by the loss of “thousands” of square kilometres to Vietnamese incursions.
“This is an ongoing painful process that Mr Hun Sen does not want us to look at,” he said.
The message came just days after the National Assembly stripped Sam Rainsy of his parliamentary immunity over an October 25 incident in which he helped uproot six wooden posts marking the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province.
Phay Siphan, spokesman of the Council of Ministers, dismissed the allegations, saying Sam Rainsy was speaking from emotion rather than fact.
3 comments:
Hi Mr SR the Cambodia will not stupid enough to believe to what you said. You can do what ever you want to the Viet side but what about the Thai side the murderous Thai army will kill you mum straight away. Be a smart man because you are the opp party don't just attack without thinking. Don't divide Khmer
No You are stupid 1240. Don' t you care of losing lands to the youn.
12:40 AM, on the Thai side, the Thai can invade Preah Vihear because Hun Sen did not protect the borders properly. Imagine how strong the Cambodian border denfences at Preah Vihear are because Thailand only use 20 soldiers to invade the areas originally.
Hun Sen does not care about the borders. He used all the troops to protect himself at his Tuol Krosaing home. Thousands of troops, tanks, artillery, military trucks, helicopters etc as his private army. These troops and weapons should be used to protect borders like Preah Vihear.
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