Col Neak Vong, deputy commander of Cambodia’s 402nd Brigade, centre, shakes hands with Thai soldiers after holding negotiations with Col Adul Boonthamcharoen, commander of the 26th Pararanger Military Regiment, on a ceasefire at TaMuen Thom temple in PhanomDong Rak district of Surin province yesterday. NOPPARATKINGKAEO
Writer: Nopparat Kingkaeo, Pradit Ruangdit & AP
Published: 2/05/2011
Bangkok Post
A senior Cambodian military officer has hammered out a ceasefire with Thai troops at Ta Muen Thom temple in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province.
Col Neak Vong, deputy commander of Cambodia's 402nd Brigade, contacted Col Adul Boonthamcharoen, commander of the 26th Pararanger Military Regiment around 4 pm to seek a ceasefire at the temple ruins of Ta Muen Thom.
After the meeting, both sides agreed to stop fighting and Cambodian troops agreed to move away from an area near the temple ruins.
A Thai army source said Col Neak Vong gave as his reasons for the ceasefire the fact that he wanted to collect several bodies of Cambodian troops killed in gunfire exchanges with Thai troops during the past 10 days, from a forest opposite the temple.
The bodies have begun rotting and giving off a bad odour.
He also told the Thai side that the morale of Cambodian troops has been shaken following the deaths of their fellow soldiers and a shortage of food and weapons, added the source.
After the agreement, Thai soldiers erected ranger flags in orange and green in front of the temple to protect their sovereignty in the area.
A wooden fence was set up at the entrance of the temple, reinforced with barbed wire.
A source said the ceasefire agreement at the operational level was a good sign that the border conflict would end soon.
Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat said yesterday that one Cambodian soldier was killed in fighting with Thailand yesterday morning.
The two sides exchanged automatic weapons fire overnight and before dawn yesterday round the Ta Kwai and Ta Muen temples, about 14 kilometres from Ta Muen Thom.
The Cambodian soldier was killed by shrapnel from an artillery round, he said.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said proposals to set up a committee to handle the Preah Vihear temple issue at the World Heritage Committee meetings this month and in June will be submitted to cabinet for consideration tomorrow.
In his weekly television talk show, Mr Abhisit assured the public that state agencies would protect the country's sovereignty even after the House is dissolved this week.
The border situation was showing progress as Thai and Cambodian military authorities were in close contact to prevent the dispute from escalating, he said. Exchanges of heavy arms fire between troops from the two countries had taken place earlier.
But after two rounds of negotiations, troops were now clashing with light weapons only, he said.
Second Army commander Thawatchai Samutsakhon has asked his subordinates to exercise restraint.
Seven Thai troops have been killed and scores of soldiers wounded in the border clashes with Cambodian soldiers, said Lt Gen Thawatchai.
A source said two evacuees taking refuge at a shelter in Prasat district of Surin died after suffering from stress.
Ms Reya Saengtawan, 42, a native of Phanom Dong Rak district, died at the temporary shelter at Nikhom Prasat centre, and Mrs Thong Khantiwong, 76, another evacuee, was taken to a local hospital and died.
The Second Army's front operation centre in Surin said seven Thai soldiers have been killed and 120 others wounded since the border clashes erupted.
The fighting had also killed one civilian, injured seven others, and damaged 11 houses.
Published: 2/05/2011
Bangkok Post
A senior Cambodian military officer has hammered out a ceasefire with Thai troops at Ta Muen Thom temple in Phanom Dong Rak district of Surin province.
Col Neak Vong, deputy commander of Cambodia's 402nd Brigade, contacted Col Adul Boonthamcharoen, commander of the 26th Pararanger Military Regiment around 4 pm to seek a ceasefire at the temple ruins of Ta Muen Thom.
After the meeting, both sides agreed to stop fighting and Cambodian troops agreed to move away from an area near the temple ruins.
A Thai army source said Col Neak Vong gave as his reasons for the ceasefire the fact that he wanted to collect several bodies of Cambodian troops killed in gunfire exchanges with Thai troops during the past 10 days, from a forest opposite the temple.
The bodies have begun rotting and giving off a bad odour.
He also told the Thai side that the morale of Cambodian troops has been shaken following the deaths of their fellow soldiers and a shortage of food and weapons, added the source.
After the agreement, Thai soldiers erected ranger flags in orange and green in front of the temple to protect their sovereignty in the area.
A wooden fence was set up at the entrance of the temple, reinforced with barbed wire.
A source said the ceasefire agreement at the operational level was a good sign that the border conflict would end soon.
Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat said yesterday that one Cambodian soldier was killed in fighting with Thailand yesterday morning.
The two sides exchanged automatic weapons fire overnight and before dawn yesterday round the Ta Kwai and Ta Muen temples, about 14 kilometres from Ta Muen Thom.
The Cambodian soldier was killed by shrapnel from an artillery round, he said.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said proposals to set up a committee to handle the Preah Vihear temple issue at the World Heritage Committee meetings this month and in June will be submitted to cabinet for consideration tomorrow.
In his weekly television talk show, Mr Abhisit assured the public that state agencies would protect the country's sovereignty even after the House is dissolved this week.
The border situation was showing progress as Thai and Cambodian military authorities were in close contact to prevent the dispute from escalating, he said. Exchanges of heavy arms fire between troops from the two countries had taken place earlier.
But after two rounds of negotiations, troops were now clashing with light weapons only, he said.
Second Army commander Thawatchai Samutsakhon has asked his subordinates to exercise restraint.
Seven Thai troops have been killed and scores of soldiers wounded in the border clashes with Cambodian soldiers, said Lt Gen Thawatchai.
A source said two evacuees taking refuge at a shelter in Prasat district of Surin died after suffering from stress.
Ms Reya Saengtawan, 42, a native of Phanom Dong Rak district, died at the temporary shelter at Nikhom Prasat centre, and Mrs Thong Khantiwong, 76, another evacuee, was taken to a local hospital and died.
The Second Army's front operation centre in Surin said seven Thai soldiers have been killed and 120 others wounded since the border clashes erupted.
The fighting had also killed one civilian, injured seven others, and damaged 11 houses.
9 comments:
Bangkok Post is fit brainwash Thai or brain dead Thai it more then propaganda tool is the vice versa of the truth Bangkok Post going can't fool the world anymore people in the world not like people in Thailand that easily believe what BKP said.
Bankcock Post is bullshitting. Cambodian troops are well dugged in at Prasat Ta Moan and Prasat Ta Krabey. Remember, even if Cambodia even want to call a ceasefire, Thai military would reject it anyway. It was the Thai military that called for cease fire. A good thinking. This is why. Everytime Thai troops advance toward the Cambodian troops positions at Prasat Ta Moan and Ta Krabey, they were walking into a hail-strom of bullets flying toward them. Every time the Thai troops advance, Cambodia troops just simply pop them. Even through cycling troops, Thai military didnt't capture Prasat Ta Moan or Prasat Ta Krabey. There are many dead Thai soldiers rotten in the wood. Cambodian miltary did not allow Thai soldiers to retrieve those dead bodies. Even if they tried Cambodian troops didn't trust them. Cambodian troops saw it as pushing forward by Thai troops. The only way to collect those dead Thai soldiers bodies was for Thai military to call a ceasfire. Cambodian troops has total control of Prasat Ta Karbey and Ta Moan. Bankcock Post is twisting the story around and lying so the Thai government and Thai military aren't getting blame for the death of many Thai soldiers in this latest violent. This handshaking between the two side is for the benefit of Thai military to collect those dead Thai soldier bodies.
Guys, don't discount the Thai claims yet. I have reasons to doubt the Cambodian government's claims that Cambodian troops are still in control of the temples as it doesn't want to show that it lost the fighting. We have to see proof to believe. I suspected that Thai troops may have controlled the two temples already because we don't see any evidence, like pictures or video pictures, of Cambodian troops controlling the temples. Cambodian government are good at lying as much as the Thai government about its victory or defeat.
post 2 may 2011 10:19 am
yes i suspect to mate, u can see in the reporting after the fighting by listening to vocals of the reporters carefully u will notice they are shaken each word they say is blurred. it means something is wrong. example look at gen. chumm sochet and after his speech min. phay was talking you wil notice his blurred talk, it sound it came out of the blue.
lol, where the fuck did this Bangcoc post get their source from? From a guy sitting in the bathroom taking a shitt while listening to Khmer news on radio?
I was watching khmer news on youtube the other day and it said Thai soldiers are rotting in the forest opposite the temple. That is why Thai army is so mad because Khmer wouldn't allow them to collect the bodies. Every time they come Khmer shoot.
Now here i am reading this Bangcoc Post and they said exactly what the khmer soldier said in the video. this is too funny.
Their reporters probably listening or watched the same video as i did and decided to fire back by twisting the story. lol lol lol...this is too funny. BANGCOC POST....lol. what joke!!!
AND FOR THE RECORD: KHMER SOLDIERS STILL CONTROL THE TEMPLE (BOTH OF THEM) I SAW VIDEO WHILE EXPLAINING FROM THE THIAS ARE SO MAD BECAUSE OF THEIR DEAD SOLDIERS AND KHMER WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO COLLECT THE BODIES.
THAT IS WHY THEY KEPT ON SHOOTING AT KHMER.
AND ON THE VIDEO ONE OF THE KHMER SOLDIERS SAID THE BODY IS OVER THERE. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE NOW AND IT'S PROBABLY ROTTEN ALREADY. LOL AND HERE I AM READING THIS BANGCOC POST....LOL LOL FUNNY THAI PPLE.
AND FOR THE RECORD: KHMER SOLDIERS STILL CONTROL THE TEMPLE (BOTH OF THEM) I SAW VIDEO WHILE EXPLAINING FROM THE THIAS ARE SO MAD BECAUSE OF THEIR DEAD SOLDIERS AND KHMER WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO COLLECT THE BODIES.
THAT IS WHY THEY KEPT ON SHOOTING AT KHMER.
AND ON THE VIDEO ONE OF THE KHMER SOLDIERS SAID THE BODY IS OVER THERE. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE NOW AND IT'S PROBABLY ROTTEN ALREADY. LOL AND HERE I AM READING THIS BANGCOC POST....LOL LOL FUNNY THAI PPLE.
Khmerization,
we controlled the area.
As I thought, Thais collected their bodies, not Cambodians.
You asked these two statements already. But, if you really want to know, why don't you go to see the real thing?
Cambodia lied or Thailand lied?
You have to believe that if Thais occupied the area, maybe the Bangkok post took video, photos, and so on that shows that they occupied the temples. If they did, we should not trust them too. They can fake the video.
Don't you know that they are good at propaganda?
Now, we are going to win; why do we have to choose to spend our soldiers for this unethical invasion?
The more we are patient, the better we are because we are the winner.
Thais are so bad image.
Even my American professors in the US know about this thing.
Even though they did not say, as I experience reading their minds, they told me that, Thais are completely wrong.
Remember one thing, if Thais win the battlefield they will never stop advancing into Cambodian land. They will never ask for talk or agree with the talk proposal. The Cambodians soldiers are ordered not to enter Thailand even 1mm as Cambodians are not invader. The commander at the field say that if they are allowed to do so, they would occupy the thai's positions within 2 hours.
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