Cambodian FM warns border war likely if Thai troops do not withdraw

Monday 13th October, 03:53 PM JST

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tclh at 05:20 PM JST - 13th October

Oh no ,Cambodia has just recovered from a near death sickness...war should be the last of the last of the last measure. Peace please.
rajakumar at 10:44 PM JST - 13th October

Cambodia and Thai must practise restrain and promote peaceful ways.

There may be woes at border, but PM Somchai wongsawat and PM Heng samrin must engage more dialogues to iron out the border woes.

Both PMs must help build more peace bridges between Thai people and Khmer people.
adaydream at 03:04 AM JST - 14th October

What is Thailand trying to obtain by invading Cambodia? < :-)
FromEurope at 04:00 AM JST - 14th October

What is Thailand trying to obtain by invading Cambodia?

Main reason of this conflict is about the Preah Vihear Temple.It's a small temple, but considered quite important as a Khmer temple. Since Cambodia has Angkor Wat, Thai wants to get this temple, although it was registered as a Cambodian World heritage by UNESCO in July of this year. Thai authority was not satisfied with this decision, since, Thai troops crossed the border to occupy this archeological site which is now considered to belong to Cambodia, but the access is much easier from Thai side. Thai wants to negotiate the ownership of this site.
adaydream at 06:18 AM JST - 14th October

Thanks FromEurope. Appreciate it. < :-)
FromEurope at 07:50 AM JST - 14th October

You are welcome. You can find the details in the article of Wikipedia as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrasatPreahVihear
Betzee at 09:40 AM JST - 14th October

This warning may be largely for domestic purposes. PR Hun Sen got a boost in the polls after he dispatched Cambodian troops to eject their better armed and trained Thai counterparts from the temple last summer. "We've stood up!" was the Cambodian response and no doubt that helped Hun Sen win decisively in the July election.

Access to the temple is better on the Thai side and most tourists visit from Thailand. Both governments have benefited from this arrangement but Phnom Penh wants to end it and make the temple accessible only to those visiting Cambodia, where tourism is now the number one industry. Nobody's visiting it at all these days, and it's not the steep escarpment which is keeping them away, but patrolling soldiers.
Nessie at 01:43 PM JST - 14th October

"Camdodia FM -- Rancor from Angkor -- Brining you more genocide-free minutes since 1980 than any other station in Cambodia."
Cambo81 at 11:06 PM JST - 20th October

Well I think Thai should back off..... Get a life... They need to just go back up.. and Leave Cambodia be... We are not hurting anyone,, we are just a country that is trying to make ours.... Thai always want something that is not theirs.. so back up.. man..for real.... let us Be... killing innocent people at the border... If Thai said., they are negoiating.. ,, why dont the government to talk to the UN ,,, why dont they just talk their soldiers out of cambodia... Like all of say make peace.. and get out of Cambodia.... You Heard...