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If Sam Rainsy’s proofs of Viet encroachments are false, why couldn’t Hun Xen’s Yuon puppet regime rebuke it? Show us your twisted truth, Hun Xen!
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)Opposition leader could face additional charges
26 January 2010
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Cambodian government official indicated on Monday that the SRP party president could be sued for distributing documents claiming that the Hun Xen’s government closed its eyes to the loss of Cambodian territories to Vietnam in Svay Rieng province.
Tith Sothea, the government advisor and mouthpiece of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU) of the Council of Ministers, declared: “The government will think about the means to prevent the distribution of any false information that affect social order.” Tith Sothea added that this decision will be made after the court hearing on Sam Rainsy’s case on 27 January.
Regarding this issue also, Phay Siphan, another parrot of the Council of Ministers, could not confirm whether the government will sue Sam Rainsy or not, but he said the proofs provided by Sam Rainsy are not correct.
On Sunday, opposition leader Sam Rainsy issued a document through the party website about borderline which leads to the loss of Cambodian territories in the province of Svay Rieng. The government claimed that this is a publication of false information.
Tith Sothea, the government advisor and mouthpiece of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU) of the Council of Ministers, declared: “The government will think about the means to prevent the distribution of any false information that affect social order.” Tith Sothea added that this decision will be made after the court hearing on Sam Rainsy’s case on 27 January.
Regarding this issue also, Phay Siphan, another parrot of the Council of Ministers, could not confirm whether the government will sue Sam Rainsy or not, but he said the proofs provided by Sam Rainsy are not correct.
On Sunday, opposition leader Sam Rainsy issued a document through the party website about borderline which leads to the loss of Cambodian territories in the province of Svay Rieng. The government claimed that this is a publication of false information.
Hun Sen Says Tourism to Lead Economic Growth in Cambodia
2010-01-26
Xinhua
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that tourism is a locomotive for economic growth in his country and vowed to accelerate it as one of the world's most wanted tourism sites.
Giving his speech at the inauguration of Cambodia-South Korea Center for Culture, Tourism and Trading in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said the tourism has become a priority sector for economic policy and is a locomotive for sustainable socio-economic development of Cambodia.
"Cambodia is in a process to develop itself into a cultural, social and natural tourism center in Southeast Asia where is considered the most developed tourism in the world today," he said.
He added that the political and social stability and peace being enjoyed by Cambodia people and the country are one of the factors that attract more tourists to this country.
He said in 2008, there were 2.1 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia, an increase of 5.5 percent compared to a year earlier, and within 11 months in 2009, there were 1.9 million, an increase of 1.6 percent if compared to that in 2008.
While the number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia on gradually increased on yearly basis, Hun Sen was also satisfied with the figure that showed 6.7 million local tourists traveled around the country in 2008.
Hun Sen noted that in 2004, Cambodia earned only 578 million U. S. dollars, but it earned as much as 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, and employed more than 30,000 Cambodians.
Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temple, built between 9th to 12th century- - is one of the world's famous tourist sites. Angkor Wat Temple was registered as the world heritage site.
Giving his speech at the inauguration of Cambodia-South Korea Center for Culture, Tourism and Trading in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said the tourism has become a priority sector for economic policy and is a locomotive for sustainable socio-economic development of Cambodia.
"Cambodia is in a process to develop itself into a cultural, social and natural tourism center in Southeast Asia where is considered the most developed tourism in the world today," he said.
He added that the political and social stability and peace being enjoyed by Cambodia people and the country are one of the factors that attract more tourists to this country.
He said in 2008, there were 2.1 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia, an increase of 5.5 percent compared to a year earlier, and within 11 months in 2009, there were 1.9 million, an increase of 1.6 percent if compared to that in 2008.
While the number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia on gradually increased on yearly basis, Hun Sen was also satisfied with the figure that showed 6.7 million local tourists traveled around the country in 2008.
Hun Sen noted that in 2004, Cambodia earned only 578 million U. S. dollars, but it earned as much as 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, and employed more than 30,000 Cambodians.
Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temple, built between 9th to 12th century- - is one of the world's famous tourist sites. Angkor Wat Temple was registered as the world heritage site.
Sam Rainsy could face fresh legal challenge -[Yuon puppet regime: Deny! Deny! Deny!]
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Sebastian Strangio and Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
“[The government’s rapid reaction to the release of the SRP’s evidence] probably shows that Sam Rainsy has a point” - Ou Vireak, CCHR PresidentGovt disputes SRP post about Vietnam border encroachment
OPPOSITION leader Sam Rainsy could face fresh criminal charges after his party released what it said was concrete proof of Vietnamese border encroachments, a senior government official said on Monday.
Government adviser Tith Sothea said the government was considering whether to take legal action against the Sam Rainsy Party president for publishing documents denigrating the government’s border-demarcation efforts.
“The government will consider taking legal action to prohibit any illegal publication that affects the security of the social order,” he said, adding that a decision would not be made until after Sam Rainsy’s trial on Wednesday.
Tith Sothea, who is also a member of the Quick Response Team at the press office of the Council of Ministers, defended the government’s effort, which he said was based on a 1985 treaty with Vietnam and a 2005 agreement approved by the National Assembly and signed by the King.
“Sam Rainsy is not the representative of Cambodia’s 123 parliamentarians,” he said. “On the contrary, he has affected [the country’s] honour and its overarching interests.”
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, could not confirm whether the government would launch legal action against Sam Rainsy, but described the SRP’s evidence as “misleading”.
“It’s misinformation that has been published through his Web site,” he said.
“It’s just to cover up what they’ve done by pulling up these border markers.”
On Sunday, the SRP posted on its Web site what it described as “unprecedented evidence” that Vietnamese border markers 184, 185, 186 and 187 have been placed well inside Cambodia’s legal territory as defined by a French map from 1952 and a 1966 map published by the US Department of Defence.
According to a statement released with the documents, Sam Rainsy enlisted historians and geographers from several countries to determine the placement of the markers.
The charges currently facing Sam Rainsy stem from an October 25 incident in which he travelled to Svay Rieng province’s Chantrea district and joined villagers in uprooting temporary border posts they said had been placed in their rice fields by Vietnamese authorities.
Sam Rainsy, who is currently overseas, is set to stand trial at Svay Rieng provincial court on Wednesday along with two local villagers involved in the incident. Three more are on the run from the police.
When contacted on Monday, SRP spokesman Yim Sovann defended the party’s research, saying it would soon begin investigating border-demarcation efforts along other stretches of the countries’ 1,228-kilometre shared border.
“I think this is very accurate – everything is shown on the map.… Nobody can deny the facts,” he said.
Others noted the government’s rapid reaction to the release of the SRP’s evidence, saying it stood in stark contrast to its attitude towards issues on the Thai border.
“This kind of rapid reaction will only play into what others believe, which is that Hun Sen and the Cambodian government is not willing to address concerns about the Vietnamese border,” said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights.
“It probably shows that Sam Rainsy has a point.”
"WHAT I AM DOING IS SHOWING THE TRUTH.... THE MAIN JUDGE IS THE KHMER PEOPLE."Earlier on Monday, Sam Rainsy said he had no interest in his trial proceedings, saying the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
“We knew about Cambodian court processes, so we do not have confidence in the court,” he said by phone from Paris, adding that he was not presenting his evidence for the interests of the court.
“What I am doing is showing the truth. These are documents and evidence that cannot be denied. If the court still wants to be blind, it is up to the court,” he added. “The main judge is the Khmer people.”
Playing the Vietnam card
One day before his trial, however, it is unclear what benefit the opposition will gain from the prolonged confrontation in Svay Rieng. Though Sam Rainsy has tapped into a deep vein of local concern – the historical fear of Vietnamese domination – analysts are divided on whether it will translate into future gains at the ballot box.
Some argued that playing up the Vietnam issue could lead to considerable gains for the SRP.
“Cambodian people are concerned about their livelihoods, but if you talk to them they talk about border concerns and immigration,” said Koul Panha, executive director of the local election monitor Comfrel. “I think this could attract more voters.”
Ou Virak said the SRP’s border campaign – including its use of a derogatory term to refer to ethnic Vietnamese – would likely galvanise its “hardcore supporters” and solidify its base.
“A large chunk of the Cambodian population has similar views of animosity towards Vietnam.... Using this kind of rhetoric will get you a good percentage of votes,” he said.
Others, however, were less convinced of the utility of the Vietnamese border issue. “In my view, Sam Rainsy’s Vietnamese card has won him some popular support, but not to the extent that he could win elections,” said Sorpong Peou, a professor of political science at Sophia University in Tokyo.
Despite gains at the ballot box since 1998, she said, other Cambodian voters were more likely to worry about more basic needs, such as securing their next meal.
Caroline Hughes, a political scientist at Murdoch University in Perth, told the Post in November that though the Vietnam issue might promote unity among “scattered and isolated rural supporters” of the SRP, it might also be aimed at the Cambodian diaspora, from which the SRP derives financial support.
“To some extent, I think it distracts attention from more serious land issues, and even from more serious border issues,” she said.
While striking a strong nationalist chord could ultimately position the SRP well against its liberal and royalist rivals in the opposition camp, Ou Virak said it was hard to tell whether it would start to burrow into the rural base of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.
He noted that Hun Sen was also scoring points in his current standoff with Thailand – another traditional enemy to the west.
“It doesn’t appear at the moment to be changing [the situation] much,” he said.
CWC condemns the action of the Svay Rieng authority and tribunal
Rong Chhun (Photo: Cambodge Soir Hebdo)25 January 2010
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
On 25 January 2009, the Cambodia Watchdog Council (CWC) condemned the action of the Svay Rieng authority and tribunal to please the foreigners and that they do not have the will to defend our territorial integrity.
The CWC statement signed by Rong Chhun, a CWC representative, indicated that the accusations leveled by the Svay Rieng provincial court against H.E. Sam Rainsy for his uprooting of stakes at border post no. 185 in Koh Kban Kandal village, Samrong commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, and the arrest and incarceration of two villagers, are political in nature and they are deemed unfair.
The CWC believes that the action taken by H.E. Sam Rainsy was to defend the country’s territorial integrity in his name as a MP. Furthermore, the uprooting of stakes at border post no. 185 was not an illegal matter.
CWC believes that the arrest and incarceration of two villagers by the Svay Rieng authority during a court summon issued by the Svay Rieng provincial court are seen as an injustice towards blameless farmers whose action was only to protect their lands.
CWC believes that the Svay Rieng authority and court’s action was taken to please the foreigners, but that they have no will to protect Cambodia’s territorial integrity.
The statement concluded by calling on the Svay Rieng provincial court to drop the charges against Sam Rainsy and to provide justice for him, as well as by calling for the release of the two villagers who are currently being jailed.
The CWC statement signed by Rong Chhun, a CWC representative, indicated that the accusations leveled by the Svay Rieng provincial court against H.E. Sam Rainsy for his uprooting of stakes at border post no. 185 in Koh Kban Kandal village, Samrong commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, and the arrest and incarceration of two villagers, are political in nature and they are deemed unfair.
The CWC believes that the action taken by H.E. Sam Rainsy was to defend the country’s territorial integrity in his name as a MP. Furthermore, the uprooting of stakes at border post no. 185 was not an illegal matter.
CWC believes that the arrest and incarceration of two villagers by the Svay Rieng authority during a court summon issued by the Svay Rieng provincial court are seen as an injustice towards blameless farmers whose action was only to protect their lands.
CWC believes that the Svay Rieng authority and court’s action was taken to please the foreigners, but that they have no will to protect Cambodia’s territorial integrity.
The statement concluded by calling on the Svay Rieng provincial court to drop the charges against Sam Rainsy and to provide justice for him, as well as by calling for the release of the two villagers who are currently being jailed.
Invitation: Human Rights Drinks with Special Rapporteur Surya Subedi, Tuesday 26 January 2010
Source: COHRE
Dear friends,
Our monthly Human Rights Drinks for 2010 is on again.
For the first event for the new year, we are pleased and honoured to have *Mr. Surya Subedi, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia* talk with the human rights community about his second mission to Cambodia and the key human rights issues and concerns.
- When: Tuesday 26 January 2010,
- Time: 7:00PM (followed by Q and A -one hour)
- Where: Baitong Cafe and Restaurant, No 7, Street 360, BKK1
- Moderator: Mr Ou Virak, President, CCHR
- Language: English with Khmer.
best,
Depika
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Depika Sherchan,
Project Officer, Asia and Pacific Programme
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
PO Box 2061, Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia
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General Chea Dara had a bit too much to drink with Hor 5 Hong and lost his coherence? Is he fit to lead Khmer troops against the Siamese invaders?
Hun Xen shook hands with Thai leaders from all political spectrum: Samak Sundaravej ...
... to Somchai Wongsawat ...
... to Abhisit Vejjajiva ...
... to hugging Thaksin Shinawatra ...
and yet ... Chea Dara (R) accused Cambodia's opposition of conniving with the Siems? Common, General, it's not good to drink while on duty, our troops' life is on the line here!The commander of the Preah Vihear region accused Cambodia’s opposition of cooperating with Thailand’s opposition party to destroy the 4th mandate (2008) legislative election
26 January 2010
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Chea Dara, the commander of the Preah Vihear temple region, accused the Cambodian opposition party of cooperating with Thailand’s opposition party to create havoc along the border between the two countries with the aim of destroying the Cambodian 4th mandate legislative election.
Chea Dara, the RCAF commander for the Preah Vihear temple region, declared during the visit of Hor 5 Hong in the region on 24 January that the invasion of Thai troops in Cambodia during the 2008 election was done because the Cambodian opposition party was conniving with the Thai opposition party.
In response to this [baseless] accusation, Yim Sovann, SRP spokesman, rejected this claim, saying the opposition party is not involved with any party outside the country. In fact, Yim Sovann added, relationship at the international level is the role of the government.
It should be reminded that Thailand’s invasion of Cambodia took place on 15 July 2008 after the Preah Vihear temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site [as requested by Hun Xen’s government] and the invasion took place during the preparation of the 4th mandate legislative election [and Hun Xen capitalized on this invasion to boost his own popularity in Cambodia.]
26 January 2010
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Chea Dara, the commander of the Preah Vihear temple region, accused the Cambodian opposition party of cooperating with Thailand’s opposition party to create havoc along the border between the two countries with the aim of destroying the Cambodian 4th mandate legislative election.
Chea Dara, the RCAF commander for the Preah Vihear temple region, declared during the visit of Hor 5 Hong in the region on 24 January that the invasion of Thai troops in Cambodia during the 2008 election was done because the Cambodian opposition party was conniving with the Thai opposition party.
In response to this [baseless] accusation, Yim Sovann, SRP spokesman, rejected this claim, saying the opposition party is not involved with any party outside the country. In fact, Yim Sovann added, relationship at the international level is the role of the government.
It should be reminded that Thailand’s invasion of Cambodia took place on 15 July 2008 after the Preah Vihear temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site [as requested by Hun Xen’s government] and the invasion took place during the preparation of the 4th mandate legislative election [and Hun Xen capitalized on this invasion to boost his own popularity in Cambodia.]
Cambodia Opens Coconut Char Factory
2010-1-25
New Tang Dynasty Television
Cambodia is joining the race for green energy. The first biomass briquette factory in the country has opened its doors. Based in the capital of Phnom Penh, the Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise factory is turning waste coconut husks into clean fuel.
The plant director recommends consumers to switch from wood charcoal to coconut briquettes, not just for the environment’s sake but also for their own health benefits.
[Ly Mathheat, Director, Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise]:
"Why do we want people to use this environmental charcoal and replace the wood charcoal? Because firstly, we want to save our green forest, and secondly we want them to know that this product was made from waste that gives less smoke and poses less of a threat to human health and it gives better heat for cooking compared with wood charcoal."
The public has shown great interest as well.
[Pich Leng Keo Leak, Char Seller]:
"Many people come to buy the char and they say that it is quite good, it give less smoke and poses no threat to human health and it makes the house clean."
An added advantage is that the factory is recycling coconuts shells that would otherwise be left to decompose on the city’s sidewalks.
The plant director recommends consumers to switch from wood charcoal to coconut briquettes, not just for the environment’s sake but also for their own health benefits.
[Ly Mathheat, Director, Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise]:
"Why do we want people to use this environmental charcoal and replace the wood charcoal? Because firstly, we want to save our green forest, and secondly we want them to know that this product was made from waste that gives less smoke and poses less of a threat to human health and it gives better heat for cooking compared with wood charcoal."
The public has shown great interest as well.
[Pich Leng Keo Leak, Char Seller]:
"Many people come to buy the char and they say that it is quite good, it give less smoke and poses no threat to human health and it makes the house clean."
An added advantage is that the factory is recycling coconuts shells that would otherwise be left to decompose on the city’s sidewalks.
Brisbane charity rescues trafficked children in Cambodia
January 26, 2010
David Barbeler
CourierMail.com.au
A BRISBANE-based organisation that rescues child sex workers in southeast Asia has cracked its first Cambodian syndicate, saving two girls, 10 and 14.
The rescue was carried out by the Brisbane-based charity The Grey Man, comprising former Australian special forces soldiers, former police and civilians.
A spokesman said the group's director of operations - a former Sydney policeman who uses only the name Tony to protect his identity - was in Cambodia on a fact-finding tour when a motorbike driver offered to arrange some young girls for him.
"Tony contacted our partner agency International Justice Mission (IJM) who in turn engaged with the police," the spokesman said.
The motorbike driver took Tony to a hotel late on Monday where a pimp showed him two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 14, the spokesman said.
"He (Tony) asked for both girls and on the pretext of going to an ATM to get the $US600 ($A665) to pay for them, he briefed police," he said.
Police and an IJM investigator then accompanied The Grey Man director back to the room to arrest the pimp and the motorbike driver.
The girls, who'd been trafficked from Vietnam, have been placed in the care of a British aid agency. The Grey Man will assist in supporting the children.
It's understood The Grey Man representatives are working with Cambodian police to arrest others involved.
The Grey Man's president, a former special forces soldier who uses the pseudonym John Curtis, said it was the organisation's first official operation in Cambodia, having previously rescued more than 100 children and women in Thailand and Laos.
"Without our intervention these girls would have been tossed onto the street in a few short years with AIDS," he said.
"I commend the Cambodian Police and IJM for their assistance.
"It is particularly apt that on Australia Day, Australians from The Grey Man charity are putting themselves in harm's way to rescue children in southeast Asia."
The rescue was carried out by the Brisbane-based charity The Grey Man, comprising former Australian special forces soldiers, former police and civilians.
A spokesman said the group's director of operations - a former Sydney policeman who uses only the name Tony to protect his identity - was in Cambodia on a fact-finding tour when a motorbike driver offered to arrange some young girls for him.
"Tony contacted our partner agency International Justice Mission (IJM) who in turn engaged with the police," the spokesman said.
The motorbike driver took Tony to a hotel late on Monday where a pimp showed him two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 14, the spokesman said.
"He (Tony) asked for both girls and on the pretext of going to an ATM to get the $US600 ($A665) to pay for them, he briefed police," he said.
Police and an IJM investigator then accompanied The Grey Man director back to the room to arrest the pimp and the motorbike driver.
The girls, who'd been trafficked from Vietnam, have been placed in the care of a British aid agency. The Grey Man will assist in supporting the children.
It's understood The Grey Man representatives are working with Cambodian police to arrest others involved.
The Grey Man's president, a former special forces soldier who uses the pseudonym John Curtis, said it was the organisation's first official operation in Cambodia, having previously rescued more than 100 children and women in Thailand and Laos.
"Without our intervention these girls would have been tossed onto the street in a few short years with AIDS," he said.
"I commend the Cambodian Police and IJM for their assistance.
"It is particularly apt that on Australia Day, Australians from The Grey Man charity are putting themselves in harm's way to rescue children in southeast Asia."
Khao Phra Viharn national park closes after Sunday clash
SI SA KET, Jan 26 (TNA) – Thailand’s Khao Phra Viharn national park closed on Tuesday after a Sunday clash between Thai army rangers and Cambodian troops in an area disputed by both countries.
The army rangers are stationed at the national park entrance and the public is not allowed to enter for safety reasons. Thai authorities are monitoring Cambodian radio and television news to report to their superiors.
Thai Army Rangers clashed early Sunday with a unit of Cambodian soldiers near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple. No casualties were reported.
Lt-Col. Nut Sri-in, commander of Suranaree Task Force Unit 163, said the fighting took place while a group of Thai rangers were patrolling and confronted Cambodian soldiers and some civilians who were felling trees in Thailand’s Kantharalak district bordering Cambodia.
The troops exchanged gunfire for over 20 minutes before the Cambodian soldiers withdrew into Cambodia, he said.
After negotiations later in the day, Thai and Cambodian army officers said that the fighting early Sunday was due to misunderstanding and they agreed to jointly find a solution to ease the tensions.
The army rangers are stationed at the national park entrance and the public is not allowed to enter for safety reasons. Thai authorities are monitoring Cambodian radio and television news to report to their superiors.
Thai Army Rangers clashed early Sunday with a unit of Cambodian soldiers near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple. No casualties were reported.
Lt-Col. Nut Sri-in, commander of Suranaree Task Force Unit 163, said the fighting took place while a group of Thai rangers were patrolling and confronted Cambodian soldiers and some civilians who were felling trees in Thailand’s Kantharalak district bordering Cambodia.
The troops exchanged gunfire for over 20 minutes before the Cambodian soldiers withdrew into Cambodia, he said.
After negotiations later in the day, Thai and Cambodian army officers said that the fighting early Sunday was due to misunderstanding and they agreed to jointly find a solution to ease the tensions.
Anupong plays down clash with Cambodian soldiers
26/01/2010
Wassana Nanuam and Anucha Charoenpo
Bangkok Post
Army commander Anupong Paojinda is playing down Sunday's clash with Cambodian forces along the border near the Preah Vihear National Park.
Gen Anupong yesterday said 2nd Army commander Weewalit Chornsamrit had held talks with Cambodia's 3rd supportive division commander, Lt Gen Sarai Duek, to clear the air.
There were no problems and both sides now understood each other's position, Gen Anupong said.
But a military source along the border said there were concerns that troops from the two countries might find it difficult staying in such close proximity to each other.
Cambodian soldiers were unhappy with the Thais, who they blame for causing their unit commanders to face disciplinary action.
Two Cambodian soldiers were captured trespassing on Thai soil two weeks ago and sent back to their units. Their commanders were disciplined as a result and transferred away from the border, the source said.
The new commanders might not be familiar with the situation along the border and wooden fences had to be erected to prevent Thai patrols, he said.
Talks were being held on the problem when the firefight erupted on Sunday.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said he did not believe the border spat would escalate.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said he had instructed military leaders in the disputed area to try to solve the problem as quickly as possible.
Mr Suthep denied suspicions that this latest spat could be linked to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who plans to return to Cambodia again soon to meet his Puea Thai Party supporters.
Meanwhile, Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, an appointed senator, yesterday submitted a petition to the Election Commission asking it to determine whether Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya had violated the constitution.
The senator asked the commission to check whether Mr Kasit had violated sections 268 and 266 (1) which forbid MPs, senators, the prime minister and ministers from intervening or interfering in the operations of state agencies for personal or partisan gain.
The request follows the leak of classified Foreign Ministry documents supposedly crafted by Mr Kasit for Mr Abhisit on how to deal with Thaksin for damaging Thai-Cambodian relations.
The papers also suggest the speeding up of legal cases against Thaksin.
Mr Ruangkrai said the recommendations for the premier to speed the trials of Thaksin might be seen as intervening in the work of judicial officials.
Gen Anupong yesterday said 2nd Army commander Weewalit Chornsamrit had held talks with Cambodia's 3rd supportive division commander, Lt Gen Sarai Duek, to clear the air.
There were no problems and both sides now understood each other's position, Gen Anupong said.
But a military source along the border said there were concerns that troops from the two countries might find it difficult staying in such close proximity to each other.
Cambodian soldiers were unhappy with the Thais, who they blame for causing their unit commanders to face disciplinary action.
Two Cambodian soldiers were captured trespassing on Thai soil two weeks ago and sent back to their units. Their commanders were disciplined as a result and transferred away from the border, the source said.
The new commanders might not be familiar with the situation along the border and wooden fences had to be erected to prevent Thai patrols, he said.
Talks were being held on the problem when the firefight erupted on Sunday.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said he did not believe the border spat would escalate.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said he had instructed military leaders in the disputed area to try to solve the problem as quickly as possible.
Mr Suthep denied suspicions that this latest spat could be linked to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who plans to return to Cambodia again soon to meet his Puea Thai Party supporters.
Meanwhile, Ruangkrai Leekitwattana, an appointed senator, yesterday submitted a petition to the Election Commission asking it to determine whether Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya had violated the constitution.
The senator asked the commission to check whether Mr Kasit had violated sections 268 and 266 (1) which forbid MPs, senators, the prime minister and ministers from intervening or interfering in the operations of state agencies for personal or partisan gain.
The request follows the leak of classified Foreign Ministry documents supposedly crafted by Mr Kasit for Mr Abhisit on how to deal with Thaksin for damaging Thai-Cambodian relations.
The papers also suggest the speeding up of legal cases against Thaksin.
Mr Ruangkrai said the recommendations for the premier to speed the trials of Thaksin might be seen as intervening in the work of judicial officials.
Situation Along Thai-Cambodia Border Back To Normal After Clashes
1/25/2010
Gen. Paochinda said that the tense situation along the border with Cambodia returned to normal after military officers from both countries held a meeting to discuss the incident near the site of Sunday's clashes. He added that the military officers who took part in the talks agreed that the brief exchange of fire was caused by a misunderstanding.
The Thai News Agency report indicated that Col. Thanet Wongchaum, chief of staff of the commander for the Suranaree Task Force, and Col. Thawatchai Changprachak, commander of a special unit from Thailand's Ranger Forces Regiment 23, took part in the talks from the Thai side, while Maj-Ben Srey Doek, commander of Cambodia's 3rd Reinforcement Division, represented his country in the discussions.
Earlier, security forces from the two countries exchanged fire briefly on Sunday along an un-demarcated area close to Thailand's northeastern province of Srisaged near the disputed ancient Preah Vihear border temple.
Currently, the relations between Thailand and Cambodia are strained over a disputed ancient temple on their border. Both countries claim ownership of the temple, which is located inside Cambodian territory. However, the main approach to the temple is from Thailand.
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: The Historical Thief
Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)Listen to Radio Call-in Show on Border Issue
January 26, 2009
LISTEN TO RADIO CALL-IN SHOW ON BORDER ISSUE
On January 25, opposition leader Sam Rainsy took part in a radio call-in show on the border issue. He elaborated on the latest evidence contained in a 15-sheet file (available at http://tinyurl.com/y9d7qho) exposing border encroachment in the commune of Samraong, in Svay Rieng province where he recently pulled out a fake border post that was illegally planted on a Khmer farmer’s rice field, well within Cambodia’s territory.
Many questions were answered as you can hear by clicking at http://tinyurl.com/yce9zoj
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