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row of armoured personnel carriers is seen behind a fence covered in
razor wire at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Scores of tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) arrived in Sihanoukville on Wednesday morning, a port official confirmed.
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port director-general Lou Kim Chhun confirmed that the shipment had arrived at his port, but declined to elaborate on the details or provide the number of vehicles.
“I don’t know the source of origin. You’d better ask the Ministry of Defence,” he said. “It’s the property of the Ministry of Defence, so I am not covering such matters.”
A source with knowledge of the shipment who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak with the press said the vehicles arrived Wednesday morning and that military officials had been moving them from the port since.
“There are more than 80 tanks and APCs, and there are also about 100 containers of bullets and mortar shells,” the source said, adding that the shipment was from an Eastern European country.
In October, Cambodia received about 100 tanks and 40 APCs from Ukraine – a shipment that marked one of the largest ever.
It is unclear if this shipment is part of the same purchase or whether the timing of its arrival is coincidental.
Several senior military officials, including Minister of Defence Tea Banh, could not be reached for comment.
General Sao Sokha, deputy commander of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and commander of National Military Police, said he was not aware of the shipment and refused to comment.
“It is not my job; I’m having dinner now,” he said.
The arrival comes just two weeks after the Chinese government gave 1,000 handguns and 50,000 rounds of ammunition to Cambodian police forces. Officials insisted the handover had been inked long before, but the delivery raised eyebrows among analysts who suggested it had been timed to coincide with post-election unrest.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, due to return to Cambodia today, has vowed to hold mass demonstrations unless final election results reflect a CNRP win, prompting the government to move a number of tanks, APCs and troops toward Phnom Penh.
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port director-general Lou Kim Chhun confirmed that the shipment had arrived at his port, but declined to elaborate on the details or provide the number of vehicles.
“I don’t know the source of origin. You’d better ask the Ministry of Defence,” he said. “It’s the property of the Ministry of Defence, so I am not covering such matters.”
A source with knowledge of the shipment who asked not to be named as he was not authorised to speak with the press said the vehicles arrived Wednesday morning and that military officials had been moving them from the port since.
“There are more than 80 tanks and APCs, and there are also about 100 containers of bullets and mortar shells,” the source said, adding that the shipment was from an Eastern European country.
In October, Cambodia received about 100 tanks and 40 APCs from Ukraine – a shipment that marked one of the largest ever.
It is unclear if this shipment is part of the same purchase or whether the timing of its arrival is coincidental.
Several senior military officials, including Minister of Defence Tea Banh, could not be reached for comment.
General Sao Sokha, deputy commander of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and commander of National Military Police, said he was not aware of the shipment and refused to comment.
“It is not my job; I’m having dinner now,” he said.
The arrival comes just two weeks after the Chinese government gave 1,000 handguns and 50,000 rounds of ammunition to Cambodian police forces. Officials insisted the handover had been inked long before, but the delivery raised eyebrows among analysts who suggested it had been timed to coincide with post-election unrest.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, due to return to Cambodia today, has vowed to hold mass demonstrations unless final election results reflect a CNRP win, prompting the government to move a number of tanks, APCs and troops toward Phnom Penh.
- Friday, 16 August 2013
- Phnom Penh Post
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លោកអើយលោក ហេតុម្តេចបានជាលោកយក លុយដែលជាតិខ្មែរគ្មានផង ទៅទិញរថក្រោះហើយ និង រថពាសដែកយកមកធ្វើអ្វី យកតែអាកា៤៧មកសម្លាប់វាគ្រប់គ្រាន់ហើយ ទៅលើ ប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែរស្លូតត្រង់នោះ ប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែរគ្មាន សាស្ត្រាវុធអីនិងតបវិញទេ។ អា ទា ប៉ាញ់ អាសត្រូវតពូជ អញដឹងថា អាឯងជាយួន ហើយអាឯងមានគម្រោង ធ្វើអំពើឃោឃៅមកលើខ្មែរទៀតហើយ ឬ? ខ្មែរអើយក្រកឡើងហើយ រួបរួមគ្មាតតាំងដើម្បីជីវិតយើងអោយបានរស់តទៅទៀត!!!
i am happy & i am proud of our leadership, to make our country better & stronger to defeat enemies,,
we need to improves our defense
however, we can not compares & can not match with thai & Viet..defenses
khmer, needs to improve defenses
weak/poor compares to its neighbor
Hun Sen is so scared that he needs tanks and APCs to crack down on protesters. But the reality is, Hun sen is so paranoid and doesn't trust his colleagues in the CPP. If Hun Sen is ever toppled or assassinated, it will be not at the hands of the opposition, but Hun Sen will be toppled or killed at the hands of his CPP colleagues.
All weapon have two faces, if we used in the right way will protect our nation. To defend our nation need both the good leader and new defend system ( watch close the Thai defense and Vietnam don't be so peaceful). Don't sleep too much and need to weak up a little bit, study more about the neighbor our country.
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