Thailand is above yellow borderline and Cambodia is below yellow borderline. Cambodian and Thai troops had a few armed clashes in 2008 and 2009. The red stars show clashes spots which are located well inside Cambodian territory.9/08/2010
Source: Bangkok Post
Thailand and Cambodia should look to Europe for alternatives on ways to settle the dispute over the Preah Vihear temple world heritage proposal, a history lecturer says.
Srinakharinwirot University's Morakot Meyer said blinkered nationalism would hamper efforts by Thailand to work out a solution on Preah Vihear.
Thailand and Cambodia should - in the spirit of regionalism being forged under the banner of Asean - follow the European example of turning national heritage into common regional heritage and reap mutual cross-border economic and cultural prosperity.
A case involving Germany and Poland is a good example, Ms Morakot told a Thammasat University seminar yesterday.
On July 2, 2004, Unesco's World Heritage Committee inscribed the Muskau park on the world heritage list as an exemplary example of cross-border cultural collaboration between Poland and Germany.
The English garden-styled park covers 3.5 square kilometres in Poland and 2.1 square kilometres in Germany.
"Could we see this happen in Asean?" Ms Morakot asked.
"Asean has so far no clear position to upgrade national heritage into a regional project of cross-cultural collaboration."
Thailand itself, she said, should make a smart and far-sighted move.
To do that the people need a new meaningful interpretation of sovereignty that will help transform old-school nationalism into mutual prosperity among neighbours, she said.
Panat Tasneyanond, a retired law expert, said he was concerned that some pro-nationalism groups were demanding the return of the Hindu temple.
Thailand lost Preah Vihear to Cambodia following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
The push by the network of Thai Patriots for the overturning of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) of 2000 between Thailand and Cambodia on land demarcation was not a smart legal strategy, he said.
International norms state there must be a material breach by the parties concerned. If Thailand renounces the memo, Cambodia might drag Thailand into a higher-level border dispute, said Mr Panat, a former Thammasat University dean of law.
"If we want the temple back , we could do it through the International Court of Justice again," he said.
"We should think thoroughly. What if the case [the memo revocation] is forwarded to the UN Security Council? What will happen if another neighbouring country such as Laos renounces an MoU signed with Thailand?"
Chulalongkorn University political scientist Puangthong Pawakapan said Thais should confront the Preah Vihear issue with a sane and fair mindset.
Since Cambodia disagrees with listing the Hindu temple as a joint world heritage site, Thailand should focus on its other listing requests, such as for Sa Trao, the ancient reservoir constructed for the Preah Vihear temple, Ms Puangthong said.
Srinakharinwirot University's Morakot Meyer said blinkered nationalism would hamper efforts by Thailand to work out a solution on Preah Vihear.
Thailand and Cambodia should - in the spirit of regionalism being forged under the banner of Asean - follow the European example of turning national heritage into common regional heritage and reap mutual cross-border economic and cultural prosperity.
A case involving Germany and Poland is a good example, Ms Morakot told a Thammasat University seminar yesterday.
On July 2, 2004, Unesco's World Heritage Committee inscribed the Muskau park on the world heritage list as an exemplary example of cross-border cultural collaboration between Poland and Germany.
The English garden-styled park covers 3.5 square kilometres in Poland and 2.1 square kilometres in Germany.
"Could we see this happen in Asean?" Ms Morakot asked.
"Asean has so far no clear position to upgrade national heritage into a regional project of cross-cultural collaboration."
Thailand itself, she said, should make a smart and far-sighted move.
To do that the people need a new meaningful interpretation of sovereignty that will help transform old-school nationalism into mutual prosperity among neighbours, she said.
Panat Tasneyanond, a retired law expert, said he was concerned that some pro-nationalism groups were demanding the return of the Hindu temple.
Thailand lost Preah Vihear to Cambodia following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
The push by the network of Thai Patriots for the overturning of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) of 2000 between Thailand and Cambodia on land demarcation was not a smart legal strategy, he said.
International norms state there must be a material breach by the parties concerned. If Thailand renounces the memo, Cambodia might drag Thailand into a higher-level border dispute, said Mr Panat, a former Thammasat University dean of law.
"If we want the temple back , we could do it through the International Court of Justice again," he said.
"We should think thoroughly. What if the case [the memo revocation] is forwarded to the UN Security Council? What will happen if another neighbouring country such as Laos renounces an MoU signed with Thailand?"
Chulalongkorn University political scientist Puangthong Pawakapan said Thais should confront the Preah Vihear issue with a sane and fair mindset.
Since Cambodia disagrees with listing the Hindu temple as a joint world heritage site, Thailand should focus on its other listing requests, such as for Sa Trao, the ancient reservoir constructed for the Preah Vihear temple, Ms Puangthong said.
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