By Khmerization
Source: Kampuchea Thmey
The Cambodian government is furious that Thomson Reuters Foundation, an international news service, had shrunk Cambodia's land mass by 4,515 sq. kilometres, reports Kampuchea Thmey.
Thomson Reuters Foundation had listed in its official website the total Cambodian territory as 176,520 sq. kilometres, instead of the official total area of 181,035 sq. kilometres recorded in all official documents.
The Cambodian Council of Ministers (CoM) had written a letter since 12th April requesting Thomson Reuters for a correction, but up until now it said it had not received any correspondences from Thomson Reuters yet.
Mr. Tith Sothea, spokesman for the CoM's Press and Quick Reaction Unit, said the Cambodian government had requested Thomson Reuters to correct the mistake as a matter of urgency. However, up until now the CoM had not received any official reply from Thomson Reuters yet, he said.
Thomson Reuters Foundation had listed in its official website the total Cambodian territory as 176,520 sq. kilometres, instead of the official total area of 181,035 sq. kilometres recorded in all official documents.
The Cambodian Council of Ministers (CoM) had written a letter since 12th April requesting Thomson Reuters for a correction, but up until now it said it had not received any correspondences from Thomson Reuters yet.
Mr. Tith Sothea, spokesman for the CoM's Press and Quick Reaction Unit, said the Cambodian government had requested Thomson Reuters to correct the mistake as a matter of urgency. However, up until now the CoM had not received any official reply from Thomson Reuters yet, he said.
During the 22nd SEA Games hosted by Vietnam in Hanoi in 2003, the Games official website listed Cambodia's total area as 176,520 sq. kilometres. The website only change Cambodia's land mass to 181,035 sq. km after Khmer overseas strongly protested.
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I think Thomson Reuters copied the map from Sea Games website hosted by Vietnam a few years ago which put Cambodian territory as 176,520 sq. km. I remembered many overseas Khmers complained, but the Hun Sen govt. kept silence. This is proof that Vietnam had stolen Cambodian territory.
Keo Rith said...
Thomson Reuters Foundation is rite actually cos on its website, it stated clearly that the area is not a total area of Cambodia. It puts area size (LAND ONLY): 176, 520 square km. If you guys refer to the CIA World Factbook 2010, the total area of Cambodia of 181,035 sq. km is comprising of: 176,515 sq.km for land + 4,520 sq. km for water. So in total water + land = 181,035 sq.km. So pls stop spread the bullshit coz Thomson Reuters Foundation stated it clearly that, it is LAND ONLY. Refer to this CIA website for more information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
Keo Rith is correct...
If Khmer government is smart...they should ask Google map to change the wrong boundary line near Preah Vihear Temple, Poipet...which in favor of Thailand and Prek Krabao (Vinh Te canal) in favor of Vietnam, etc.
Up to now...Google did not correct the wrong map because no action or pressure on the Cambodian side!! so sad and so sorry for Khmer...
When you have idiots running the country...this happens...
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