Hundreds of Cambodian tanks are seen being transported to the front line on Friday 28th January.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Cambodian and Thai soldiers have renewed their military confrontation on 28th January after Thai troops threatened to march to destroy the Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda gate and pull down the Cambodian flag if Cambodian officials refused to do it.
The Cambodian Ministry of Defence has on 28th January sent hundreds of armoured personnel carriers and battle tanks to the areas near Preah Vihear temple to prevent Thai soldiers from carrying out their threats.
A Cambodian military official said Cambodian and Thai troops have confronted each other since Friday morning till afternoon.
A military commander who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Thai Army had trucked in hundreds of troops to the area on Thursday night to forcibly march in to remove the Cambodian flag. "The situation is very tense and if the Thai soldiers still violate and invade the prohibited areas, there will be an armed clash. But if Thai troops did not invade the prohibited areas, there will no armed clashes", he said.
In recent days, the Thai army had humiliatingly forced the Cambodian army to pull down two stone tablets, one after the other. The Cambodian side has, this time, refused to remove the Cambodian flag from the area as demanded by the Thai side, which the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said was flown inside Cambodian territory as adjudicated by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
Mr. Cheam Yeap, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Audit, said the Cambodian parliament has allotted enough budget to use in the defence of Cambodian territory in the event that Thailand goes to war with Cambodia. "We don't say that we are better or stronger, but we are the victims who are invaded by someone. We are hurt, first. We have a stronger will to defend ourselves, defend our territorial integrity than those who invaded us. Those who invaded us don't have much will to fight", he said.
The Cambodian Defence Ministry has purchased 96 armoured personnel carriers and battle tanks from an eastern European country in September 2010. However, the Cambodian military capability is still much weaker than Thailand's military capability.
Source: RFA
Cambodian and Thai soldiers have renewed their military confrontation on 28th January after Thai troops threatened to march to destroy the Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak pagoda gate and pull down the Cambodian flag if Cambodian officials refused to do it.
The Cambodian Ministry of Defence has on 28th January sent hundreds of armoured personnel carriers and battle tanks to the areas near Preah Vihear temple to prevent Thai soldiers from carrying out their threats.
A Cambodian military official said Cambodian and Thai troops have confronted each other since Friday morning till afternoon.
A military commander who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Thai Army had trucked in hundreds of troops to the area on Thursday night to forcibly march in to remove the Cambodian flag. "The situation is very tense and if the Thai soldiers still violate and invade the prohibited areas, there will be an armed clash. But if Thai troops did not invade the prohibited areas, there will no armed clashes", he said.
In recent days, the Thai army had humiliatingly forced the Cambodian army to pull down two stone tablets, one after the other. The Cambodian side has, this time, refused to remove the Cambodian flag from the area as demanded by the Thai side, which the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said was flown inside Cambodian territory as adjudicated by the International Court of Justice in 1962.
Mr. Cheam Yeap, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Audit, said the Cambodian parliament has allotted enough budget to use in the defence of Cambodian territory in the event that Thailand goes to war with Cambodia. "We don't say that we are better or stronger, but we are the victims who are invaded by someone. We are hurt, first. We have a stronger will to defend ourselves, defend our territorial integrity than those who invaded us. Those who invaded us don't have much will to fight", he said.
The Cambodian Defence Ministry has purchased 96 armoured personnel carriers and battle tanks from an eastern European country in September 2010. However, the Cambodian military capability is still much weaker than Thailand's military capability.
3 comments:
In the future cambodia must do more, these kind of weapons that cambodia has right now, only help our troop little bit though! But Cambodia must do 'More' than these kind of weaponry, i have notice that Thailand kinda back down little a bit, because they've seen cambodian STRENGHT! Its a simple thing to say, if you are weak and poor ass, they will pick on you every fucken time! bothering you! never leave you alone! Unlese you show them something....So, they don't fuck with you again!!!!
Yep, its a wake call for cambodian governments, they were so careless, neglected, no boddy seems to care about our soldiers, they just throw them with rusty rifles, rusted bullets, sandle, slipper, mistmatch uniforms, and let them do what they could with High Tech, Modern weapons of Thailand...I remembered fighting last couple year, our soldier compliant about their gun won't fire?? Because too rusted...?? Our leaders so busy within their pocketfull$$$$$, enjoyed congnac, karaokee singing! No one care about our troop, they have to used bow an errow, slingshot whatever they could to fight the enemy, while our leaders enjoy very expensive CONGNAC!!
Cambodian Govts leader were too peacefull and too relax! They alway think everything OK! But when enemy show up at their door-step, they jump up and down...without pants!!
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