In CAMBODIA OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM 1979-2011. Wednesday, February 16, 2011 In Preah Vihear Temple, 50 Years of Conflict
The stone remains of Preah Vihear, built nearly 1,000 years ago, are supposed to be a protected U.N. World Heritage site. Instead they are at the heart of a dangerous tug-of-war between Cambodia and Thailand. (Photo: AP)Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer Phnom Penh Tuesday, 15 February 2011 “The roots of this conflict go back to 1962, when the International Court of Justice ruled that the temple belonged to Cambodia.” UN Security Council Urges Permanent Cambodia-Thailand Cease-Fire Press Encounter: H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. (Photo: Courtesy of United Nations)Margaret Besheer, United Nations (Voice of America) New York Tuesday, 15 February 2011 "The members of the Security Council called on the two sides to display maximum restraint and avoid any action that may aggravate the situation." Traffic tells all in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh ... motorbikes carrying several passengers are a common sight. Photograph: Chor Sokunthea/ReutersDespite a crash, some Cambodian passengers remain stylishly unflappable Tuesday 15 February 2011 Daniel Murphy Guardian Weekly Everything you want to know about Cambodia's city society is found in the traffic of Phnom Penh – social conformity mixed with anarchic individualism, the confidence of young Cambodian women, the indifference of the police, the motorbike as an extra limb attached to the body, the inability of old cultural ways to cope with the modern world. > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:20:55 -0800 > Subject: Re: Protest against Thai Invasion > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > On Feb 14, 8:44 pm, James Sok <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friend: > > > > I see no atrocity in such armed clashes. I do not believe in fake > > definition of war or invasion. At least I did not learn how to believe in > > deception, fraud and lies manufactured by communists and crooks. > > > > As I stated my reason. Please consider a disputed land of 4.xxkm2 on > > Cambodia-Thailand border, and annexation of several thousands of square > > kilometers of Cambodia land and sea by Vietnam under illegal agreements and > > treaties. One with the right mind can easily understand my reason. > > > > As of today, the UNSC declined to get involve in fake claim made by Hun Sen > > regime about WAR and THAI INVASION. > > > > James > > > > > > This is real. > Thai always consider Angkor Wat and Preah Vihear as theirs. > Thai has not accepted the international court decision to give those > places to Cambodia. > That is why they are fighting for it today. > > Thai people have been displaying those ancient ruins as theirs > everywhere in their country. > What they say about the disputed land is real. It's not just a clash. > They will take it to war if Cambodians insisted taking steps to make > it theirs for sure. > You see it for yourself. They bombarted Cambodia with all kind of > ammunition. That is just to start. > My friend, > The war has yet arrived. You just saw a small fraction of the very > beginning. > Wait and see. They did it before many decades ago. They will do it > again. > Cambodians really don't have any means to stop them. > Ofcourse, they do if they used other national military to help them. > > I am just tellling you the fact, not just an opinion. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. > This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. > Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc > Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
