នេះគឺជាទស្សនះនិងមត្តិខ្លះៗដែលបានបញ្ចេញពីមិត្តអ្នកអានរបស់យើង។
Thai PM Demands Cambodians leave disputed border area
BANGKOK (AFP) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday demanded Cambodian citizens leave a disputed border area that has been the focus of deadly clashes in recent years.
The two countries have stepped up a war of words over the spat, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warning it could lead to fresh bloodshed.
"We have to tell them (Cambodians) to leave," Abhisit told reporters. "They have trespassed so we are trying to evict them.
"The problem happened because Cambodia intruded into Thai territory so we have the right to protect our sovereignty and we will do everything possible through peaceful means."
Hun Sen warned Monday that the border dispute with Thailand was "very hot" and could result in violence.
Cambodia and Thailand have been locked in a troop standoff at their disputed border since July 2008, when the ancient Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that the temple belonged to Cambodia, although its main entrance lies in Thailand. The exact boundary through the surrounding grounds remains in dispute, with occasional gunfights claiming several lives.
Before the most recent deadly clash, in April 2009, more than 300 Cambodians were living in a village near Preah Vihear, but they had since moved to a location further away from the temple, according to a Cambodian official.
The Thai-Cambodia border has never been fully demarcated, partly because it is littered with landmines left over from decades of war in Cambodia.
There are somes feedbacks about how they feel of Abhisit action. Here is what they say.
Guess we can expect a closure of the border- Poor Abhisit,
He looked clever and capable. The truth is that he is just one more puppet in the hands of PAD and army.
Thailand should really have an external look on the situation and see how its international image deteriorates everyday, not good for businnes, investments, tourism.... Time to wake up - Abhisit and his boss Sutheo are dangerous fools. That is also why they do not want to bring it to the World Court. Abhisit will lose big time. Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos were all damaged by Thailand before and the help they gave to the Americans and the Khmer Rouge. No Asean country will support thailand. Let's hope that the court disband his party tomorrow, so he cannot damage the country more. We see now that the PAD is ruling Thailand.
- Well, that should keep all this national division nonsense under the carpet where it belongs, eh? Let's have a war with our neighbours and turn our hatred on them - a rifle in one hand and a Thai flag in the other. Mind you, the one thing they aren't taking into account is that Cambodia is likely to give Thailand a good solid drubbing given that the Thai military is trained only to turn guns on their own people and dream up new useless equipment to order.
- So are we saying that Thailand is not allowed to 'defend' it's territory.The area is disputed but it is 'legally' Thailands.
- That's all the point,
Territory of thailand in thai opinion, not international rules. If Thailand does not agree with UN, maybe it's time to close borders,remove from UN and declare war. Then we will see if, for few nationalists warmongers, it's better to "loose" 4kms2 or to loose face and then loose confiance, economy, investments, tourism, money from international institutions and individuals.
Thailand should much more be worried about internal divisions and hate, as this will make thailand loose much more than a cliffy land - That is the point... The territory in question is LEGALLY Cambodian, not some fantasy the Thai government continues to rant about....