Friday, January 28, 2011

នារី​ម្នាក់​ស្រវឹងស្រា​ដើរ​ដួលៗ​អះអាងថា ចៅស្រី​លោកធំ

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នារីវ័យក្មេងដែលស្រវឹងជោគជាំហើយអះអាងខ្លួនជាចៅស្រីអ្នកធំ

នារីវ័យក្មេងដែលស្រវឹងជោគជាំហើយអះអាងខ្លួនជាចៅស្រីអ្នកធំ

ភ្នំពេញ: នារី​ម្នាក់​ត្រូវបាន​គេ​ឃើញ​ដើរ​តាម​ផ្លូវថ្នល់​ម្តុំ​ផ្សារ​ធំថ្មី ដោយ​ដើរ​ដួលៗ ទំនង​ជា​ស្រវឹង​យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ហើយ​អះអាង​ប្រាប់​គេឯង​ថា “ នាង​ជា​ចៅស្រី​លោកធំ ហើយ​លោក​ឧកញ៉ា​មួយចំនួន គឺជា​អ្នក​ធ្លាប់​ឡើង​គ្រែ​ជាមួយ​នាង​ទៀតផង ! ” ។

​ គេ​ប្រទះឃើញ​នាង​ដើរហើរ​បែប​អ្នក​ស្រវឹង​នេះ នៅមុខ​ផ្ទះ​លេខ ១១៨ សង្កាត់​ផ្សារ​ថ្មី​II ខណ្ឌដូនពេញ ។

​ សាក្សី​និយាយថា នារី​ដែល​អះអាង​ថា ​ជា​ចៅស្រី​លោក​ធំ​មិន​ព្រម​និយាយប្រាប់​ឈ្មោះ​ពិត​ទេ ។ នាង​មាន​អាយុ​ប្រហែល ១៨ ឆ្នាំ​ ដោយ​ស្លៀកពាក់​ខោខ្លី​អាវដៃខ្លី​ពណ៌​ស រីឯ​សក់​របស់​នាង​មាន​ហាយ​ឡាយ​ពណ៌​ទង់ដែង​ទៀតផង ។ នាង​មាន​យួរ​ស្បោង​ប្លា​ស្ទី​ក ៣ ដើរ​ចុះ​ឡើងៗ​ម្តុំ​ផ្សារ​ធំថ្មី តែ​មិន​បាន​បករឿង​អ្នក​ដទៃ​ឡើយ ។

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​ នារី​រូបនេះ​បាន​និយាយ​ប្រាប់​មនុស្ស​ជាច្រើន​ដែល​ចោមរោម​មើល​នាង​ថា នាង​ជា​ចៅ​លោក​អ្នកធំ នាង​ស្នាក់នៅ​ជា​ប្រចាំ​នៅ​សណ្ឋាគារ LE ROYAL និង​សណ្ឋាគារ​ហេង​ឡាយ ។ យប់​នេះ​នាង​ស្រវឹងស្រា​ដោយ​ផឹក​ស្រា​សំបក​ខ្មៅ​អស់ ២ ដប់​ ជាមួយ​បុរស​ម្នាក់​សក់ក្រញាញ់ ។ ប្រសិនរ​ក​គាត់​ឃើញ​នាង​នឹង​ដេក​ជាមួយ​គាត់ ។ និយាយ​រួច​នាង​ដើរ​ទៅ​បាត់ ហើយ​គេ​សង្កេត​ឃើញ​ប៉ូលិស​មូលដ្ឋាន​ដើរ​តាម​នាង​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ក្រែង​មាន​បញ្ហា​ អ្វី​កើតឡើង ។

​​ ជុំវិញ​ការនិយាយ​អះអាង​របស់​នាង មាន​មហាជន​ខ្លះ​និយាយថា ​អាច​ជា​ការពិត ឯ​អ្នកខ្លះ​អាច​នាង​នេះ​និយាយ​មិន​ពិត ….៕


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Suspects in Koh Dach murders to be charged

2:45 AM Stars

Three suspects arrested earlier this week in connection with a robbery and shooting in Russey Keo’s Koh Dach commune that left two people dead and a third severely injured are expected to be charged tomorrow in Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

“The three suspects have been questioned and will now be sent to court,” said Phnom Penh Municipal Police Chief Touch Naruth yesterday.

“The police are searching for an additional suspect who has already been identified.”

Touch Naruth said that the suspects have been detained at the Russey Keo district police station since their arrest.

Hem Ven, 72, and his son Hem Vannak, 37, died after both being shot once in the head, Touch Naruth said.

The three suspects have been questions and will now be sent to court.

Krouch Makmin, 69, was also severely injured in the attack and is being treated at Phnom Penh’s Calmette Hospital.

Koh Dach commune chief Path El said the three suspects were not residents of Koh Dach commune, but appear to have known their victims.

“The unofficial information that I received is that it may be a case of revenge,” he said. “One suspect is a former driver of one victim, and they may have had a dispute over a woman,” he said, adding that the investigation was still ongoing.

Tim Sareth, Koh Dach commune police chief, said earlier this week that investigators had initially treated the case as a robbery.

“In our initial evaluations, we believe it was a robbery and was possibly motivated by revenge, as the suspects took three phones and about 50,000 riel from the victims’ home.”

Path El said the deceased would be buried on Friday.

Earlier this week, Deputy National Police Chief Sok Phal said violent crime in Cambodia had dropped in 2010 compared with the previous year.

“There were 3,087 cases [of violent crime], which is a decrease of 369 cases compared with 2009,” he said.

He added that incidents of robbery fell in 2010 by 144 cases over last year’s numbers, while murders dropped by 50 cases.


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Thai riot police clash with protesters

1:56 AM Stars

  • Anti-government protesters storm a hotel where Asian leaders were meeting.
    Anti-government protesters storm a hotel where Asian leaders were meeting.Riot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand's capital as violence intensified early Monday.

Protesters took over two gas tanker trucks in one Bangkok intersection, ramping up the intensity of the ongoing conflict.

"We're at a freeway intersection and they've commandeered two gas tankers that they are threatening to blow up," CNN Correspondent Dan Rivers reported from the scene.

Protesters elsewhere lit fires in the streets, blocked intersections and surrounded the prime minister's office, where there was no sign of security. Rivers said protesters had slashed the tires of a police van.

Video from the scene showed shield-wielding riot police clashing with protesters, and at times people were carried away on stretchers. There were no immediate figures on deaths or injuries.

"What they're trying to do is face down the government, which so far has appeared -- it must be said -- very weak and unwilling to order the police or the army to use much force," Rivers said. "That was, until a few hours ago where .. they have started to crack down on this movement."

Earlier, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced a state of emergency Sunday in the capital and surrounding areas in an attempt to tamp down days of heightening protests.

Thousands of "red shirt" protesters have rallied for days to demand Abhisit's resignation. The red shirts have given the prime minister repeated deadlines to resign, but those have come and gone.

The protesters are loyal to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup. They have said Abhisit's government was not democratically elected and want him to resign and schedule elections. iReport.com: "Red shirts" take to streets

Abhisit, who has held the position for four months, has rejected calls to step down.

Meanwhile, Thaksin, in a video-link speech from an unknown location, urged his supporters to revolt, according to a report MCOT, a public company run under the supervision of the Thai prime minister's office.

Thaksin said he would return to Thailand to lead people in a march on the capital if necessary, according to the report.

Immediately after Abhisit's state-of-emergency declaration, dozens of protesters stormed the country's Interior Ministry and pelted Abhisit's car with rocks, chairs, flags and sticks as he escaped.

Protesters climbed atop two military armored cars after laying down on the road and blocking its path. A police officer was led away by demonstrators and beaten, said Sathit Wongnongtoey, an official in the prime minister's office.

The emergency measure will allow officials to arrest and detain protesters without a court order, and to restrict gatherings, authorities said. iReport.com: "Numerous buses set ablaze"

Also Sunday, police arrested a leader of the red shirt movement -- named for the color of their demonstrators' attire. The leader, Arismun Pongruengrong, was charged with inciting people to break the law, police said.

Arismun led demonstrators who forced their way into a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet. The action prompted the indefinite postponement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the southern coastal city of Pattaya.

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Thai riot police clash with protesters

1:56 AM Stars

  • Anti-government protesters storm a hotel where Asian leaders were meeting.
    Anti-government protesters storm a hotel where Asian leaders were meeting.Riot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand's capital as violence intensified early Monday.

Protesters took over two gas tanker trucks in one Bangkok intersection, ramping up the intensity of the ongoing conflict.

"We're at a freeway intersection and they've commandeered two gas tankers that they are threatening to blow up," CNN Correspondent Dan Rivers reported from the scene.

Protesters elsewhere lit fires in the streets, blocked intersections and surrounded the prime minister's office, where there was no sign of security. Rivers said protesters had slashed the tires of a police van.

Video from the scene showed shield-wielding riot police clashing with protesters, and at times people were carried away on stretchers. There were no immediate figures on deaths or injuries.

"What they're trying to do is face down the government, which so far has appeared -- it must be said -- very weak and unwilling to order the police or the army to use much force," Rivers said. "That was, until a few hours ago where .. they have started to crack down on this movement."

Earlier, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced a state of emergency Sunday in the capital and surrounding areas in an attempt to tamp down days of heightening protests.

Thousands of "red shirt" protesters have rallied for days to demand Abhisit's resignation. The red shirts have given the prime minister repeated deadlines to resign, but those have come and gone.

The protesters are loyal to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup. They have said Abhisit's government was not democratically elected and want him to resign and schedule elections. iReport.com: "Red shirts" take to streets

Abhisit, who has held the position for four months, has rejected calls to step down.

Meanwhile, Thaksin, in a video-link speech from an unknown location, urged his supporters to revolt, according to a report MCOT, a public company run under the supervision of the Thai prime minister's office.

Thaksin said he would return to Thailand to lead people in a march on the capital if necessary, according to the report.

Immediately after Abhisit's state-of-emergency declaration, dozens of protesters stormed the country's Interior Ministry and pelted Abhisit's car with rocks, chairs, flags and sticks as he escaped.

Protesters climbed atop two military armored cars after laying down on the road and blocking its path. A police officer was led away by demonstrators and beaten, said Sathit Wongnongtoey, an official in the prime minister's office.

The emergency measure will allow officials to arrest and detain protesters without a court order, and to restrict gatherings, authorities said. iReport.com: "Numerous buses set ablaze"

Also Sunday, police arrested a leader of the red shirt movement -- named for the color of their demonstrators' attire. The leader, Arismun Pongruengrong, was charged with inciting people to break the law, police said.

Arismun led demonstrators who forced their way into a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet. The action prompted the indefinite postponement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the southern coastal city of Pattaya.


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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Siem is a fig fruit សៀមផែ្លល្វា

7:20 PM Stars


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[Thai] PM undeterred by threats [Good luck Abhisit]

7:18 PM Stars


PM to visit Chiang Mai next weekend


Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has reaffirmed his intention to visit Chiang Mai on Nov 29 to attend the Thai Chamber of Commerce meeting, despite threats made to his safety.

The confirmation came after a community radio station reportedly claimed that a bomb would take the life of the prime minister during his visit to the northern province, which is hometown of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Mr Abhisit is due to address members of the Thai Chambers of Commerce on the economy and has said previously the issues are too important to cancel the meeting.

He insisted on Friday there would be no change of plans. He believed local security officials could keep the situation under control.

Asked if he was intimidated by the threat, Mr Abhisit replied that he had no right to be frightened. It was his duty to attend the meeting.

It was not the first time he had heard about a threat to his life, but this time it was stated publicly, he said.

Prime Minister's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said the government would take legal action against any community radio station that tries to incite people to break the law or obstruct Mr Abhisit's visit to Chiang Mai.

The station operators would face charges and the radio stations could be closed, he said. The government was not abusing its authority to interfere in the stations' right to express opinions, but they must not break the law.

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said he was worried by the theat made against Mr Abhisit's life and had instructed local authorities to step up security measures.

Mr Suthep, who is in charge of security affairs, also said that the Internal Security Act might be invoked to ensure peace and order during the mass anti-government rally by the red-shirts planned for Nov 28 to Dec 2 in Bangkok. He would recommend its use to the cabinet.

“The government will closely monitor the situation. I will propose the use of the security law to the cabinet meeting for consideration next Tuesday,” Mr Suthep said.

The red-shirts have the right to assemble to pressure the government to call a general election, but if the House were to be dissolved the procedure must be constitutional, he added.

The anti-government protest was aimed at paving the way for Thaksin to return to power and to regain his frozen 76 billion baht in assets, he said.


Bangkok Post


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Former [Thai] PM Samak dies of cancer

7:18 PM Stars


Former prime minister Samak Sundaravej died of liver cancer on Tuesday morning at Bamrungraj hospital, Sumitr Sundaravej, his younger brother said.

Mr Samak, 74, was the country’s 25th prime minister. As the leader of the disbanded People Power Party, he took up the positions of the prime minister and defence minister from Jan 29, 2008 to Sept 9, 2008.

Mr Samak was disqualified from the prime ministership when the court found he breached the constitution by being an employee of a private firm while in office. Mr Samak was the popular host of a popular TV cooking programme.

Mr Samak was a former governor of Bangkok and founder of the Prachakorn Thai Party.

He also held the offices of minister of the interior, minister of transport and deputy agriculture and cooperatives minister.


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Sacrava's Thai Political Cartoon: Thai Terrorists

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[Abhisit's] Democrats off the hook

6:50 PM Stars

Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, left, and Democrat chief adviser and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai smile after hearing the Constitution Court dismiss the case against the party. APICHIT JINAKUL
30/11/2010
King-Oua Laohong and Manop Thip-Osod
Bangkok Post

Speculation is rife that the Democrat Party will also win the case against it of an alleged illegal donation after the Constitution Court spared it from dissolution by dismissing a charge of misuse of an election grant.

Six Constitution Court judges yesterday voted 4:2 to drop the case in which the party was accused by the Election Commission of misusing a 29 million baht grant from the EC during its campaigning for the April 2, 2005, general election.


The four judges who decided to throw out the case argued that the EC chairman, as the political party registrar, had failed - as required under the Political Parties Act - to submit the case to the court within 15 days of being notified that the grant might have been misused.

A source from the Constitution Court said the two judges who voted against dismissing the case were Chat Cholaworn, the court president, and Boonsong Kulbuppa.


The judges said the allegation that the party misused the grant came to the attention of the political parties registrar on Dec 17 last year, but the registrar only submitted the case to the court on April 26 this year.

This went beyond the 15-day time frame for submission of the case. This meant the move to dissolve the Democrats was unlawful and therefore there was no need to deliberate the rest of the legal issues related to the case, the judges said.

Chuan Leekpai, the head of the Democrats' defence team, made the closing statement on behalf of the party. Kittinant Thachpramuk, public prosecutor in charge of special litigation, made the closing statement on behalf of the EC.

Parinya Thewanarumitkul, deputy rector of Thammasat University, said the EC's failure to comply with the 15-day time frame was unexpected and was an important lesson for the EC.

Even though the case has now been dropped, members of the public are still in the dark over whether the Democrat Party had actually misused the grant, Mr Parinya said.

He said the court ruling yesterday might have implications on the other case in which the Democrat Party is accused of receiving an undisclosed donation of 258 million baht from cement giant TPI Polene.

Mr Parinya said the Democrat-led coalition government would face mounting pressure from its opponents, including the red shirt movement and the Puea Thai Party, now the court has spared it from dissolution.

He said the charter court has now freed itself from any predicament as the pressure has been shifted to the EC which failed to submit the case in time.

Komsan Photikong, a law lecturer at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, said the EC's procedures seeking the dissolution of the party were unlawful from the beginning.

The Constitution Court judges' decision to dismiss the case against the Democrat Party was right and legitimate, Mr Komsan said.

He agreed that anti-government protests would intensify as the government's opponents were disgruntled with the court's decision.

Bandit Siriphan, a member of the Democrat Party's defence team, said he would ask the Constitution Court to consider dismissing the case involving the alleged illegal donation from TPI Polene as the EC had also failed to submit the case in time as required by law. The 15-day time frame and the proceedings in the case involving the 29 million baht grant were based on Section 93 of the constitution.

But Thanapit Moolapruek, director-general of the Office of the Attorney-General's special litigation department, said the flaws in the case involving the 29 million baht grant would not be repeated in the 258 million baht donation allegation as the grounds to proceed in these two cases were different.

"These two cases differ in nature and in legal technicalities and legal proceedings. The Office of the Attorney-General has submitted the case involving the 258 million baht donation itself," Mr Thanapit said.

EC commissioner Somchai Juengprasert admitted the EC may have to review its role as an organisation following the court's decision.

He said EC members may raise the issue for discussion at today's meeting to find out why things turned out the way they had.

Senator for Si Sa Ket Jittipoj Wiriyaroj, who chairs a senate committee on constitutional organisations, said some legal experts and members of the public still questioned why the court ruling focused on only one legal technicality and then decided to drop the case.

He called on the judges to disclose their reasons for dismissing the charge of misuse of the fund money to dispel lingering public doubt.


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Jailed Thai Soldiers Receives Embassy Visit

6:48 PM Stars


(VOA Khmer) - Thai Embassy officials will be allowed to visit a former Thai soldier in a Cambodian military prison, after the man was sentenced to 20 years for planting landmines along the border, defense officials said.

Earlier this month, a military court found Suphab Wong Prakna, 39, guilty of planting mines in Anlong Veng, a former Khmer Rouge redoubt on the Thai border. He was arrested in February 2009 with mines and explosives on his person.

Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in a protracted military standoff, that has left at least eight dead, and the trial raised questions of whether both sides are mining the border.

Suwat Kaewsook, a senior adviser at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh, is expected to visit the military prison on Friday afternoon.

Prakna’s lawywer, Sam Sok Kong, said he believed the sentencing was fair, given the evidence against his client and the confession he gave. The court could have given the accused from 30 years to life imprisonment, he said.


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Thai Troops pull back from temple

6:25 PM Stars

A Cambodian soldier looks at a dilapidated section of the Preah Vihear temple. (Photo: WASSANA NANUAM)
A road is being built to the temple from the Cambodian side of the border. (Photo: JETJARASNARANONG)
Thai and Cambodian soldiers have pulled out from a temple in disputed territory in a bid to ease border tensions.

Ten soldiers from each country positioned at Wat Kaew Sikha Khiri Sawara near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple withdrew from the area on Dec 1.
The Thai troops moved back to a lowland location, which is part of the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area, while the Cambodian soldiers are now stationed at the entrance of the ancient temple.

Only 40 Cambodian monks remain at Wat Kaew Sikha Khiri Sawara following the troop pullout.


Soldiers have agreed to jointly inspect the temple and the disputed area between 10am and 5pm every day, but they will not stay overnight at the temple.

Cambodia had planned to reopen the ancient Hindu temple to tourists but Thailand set the precondition that vending stalls must not be built near its entrance.

The gate allowing access to the 11th-century site for visitors from Thailand has been closed by Cambodia since July 2008 after a group of Thai protesters rallied near the ruins.

Cambodia has since cut the number of troops at the temple and they no longer carry weapons. Heavy machine guns and artillery were also withdrawn from the temple to create a tourist-friendly atmosphere.

The Unesco World Heritage Committee's blue flag and the Cambodian national flag have been put on the top of the ancient temple and signs announcing the Unesco heritage listing of the temple have been erected at the entrance.

Cambodian soldiers and police guarding the site said Cambodian authorities had planned to allow Thai tourists to enter the temple via Mo E-daeng cliff in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district as a New Year gift. However, Thailand has refused to open the entrance from its side.

Second Army Region commander Thawatchai Samutsakhon confirmed that Thailand had set the condition that no shophouses be built near the entrance in return for it agreeing to reopen the temple.

He said it would take time for the reopening and more talks between the two countries would be required.

Thai authorities are adopting a wait-and-see attitude towards potential activities by the yellow shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which has campaigned against border talks between the two countries.

The PAD has accused the government of putting the country's sovereignty at stake over the areas adjacent to the Preah Vihear temple in its border negotiations with Cambodia.

It has demanded that the government scrap a memorandum of understanding on boundary demarcation signed with Cambodia in 2000.

Lt Gen Thawatchai said that the military had neither withdrawn troops from the disputed area nor cut their numbers. He said it had only rearranged its troops to avoid confrontations with Cambodian soldiers.

He said the reopening of the ancient temple rested with the governments from the two countries.

Cambodian soldiers and a Chinese construction firm have been seen building a road to Preah Vihear.

Thailand has protested against the construction of the 3,600-metre road, but the protest has been ignored by Cambodia.

13/12/2010
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post


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Clips show Panich [arrested Thai MP] in Cambodia

6:16 PM Stars

MP's video phone call suggests Abhisit knew

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva knew Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth had intruded on Cambodian territory before Mr Panich and six other Thais were arrested by Cambodian soldiers, video footage posted on YouTube shows.

One of the video clips shows Mr Panich making a phone call to his secretary, named in the conversation as Q. Mr Panich asked Q to inform the prime minister through Mr Abhisit's secretary, Somkiat Krongwatanasuk, that they had crossed the border into Cambodia.

"Please tell Somkiat to inform the prime minister that we are already inside Cambodia. I planned to call the prime minister myself but it is okay now," Mr Panich says on the phone to his secretary .
"Call him [Somkiat] so in case there are problems, we can coordinate because we are already in a Cambodian area. And make sure that he does not tell anybody because only the prime minister must know this."
Mr Panich was vice minister for foreign affairs before he resigned last year to contest a by-election and win a seat as an MP. He is now a member of the lower house committee which vets the memorandums of understanding agreed to by the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission, which is responsible for demarcating the shared border.

The video footage is seen as contradicting claims that the Bangkok MP and six others including Veera Somkwamkid, a member of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), did not cross the border into Cambodia from Khok Sung district in Sa Kaeo on Dec29.

The footage is believed to have been recorded by one of the Thais now being held in prison for trespassing on Cambodian territory.

The voice of one of the Thais is heard on the videos as warning the other members of the group that they could be arrested for entering Cambodia.

Mr Panich and his group were on an inspection tour of the border area after a villager claimed he had evidence to prove the land was part of Thailand.

The seven are now being detained at Prey Sar prison on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. They are expected to be tried possibly today for trespassing on Cambodian territory.
Acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday it could not be interpreted from Mr Panich's comments recorded on the footage that Mr Abhisit had ordered him to enter Cambodia.
"It is impossible for the prime minister to order a party MP to do that. Why would he do that?" Mr Panitan said.

Mr Panitan said Mr Panich was doing his duty as a member of the lower house committee and was unaware he had entered Cambodia at the time of his arrest.
Mr Somkiat said yesterday he had received a phone call from Mr Panich but that was after the Democrat lawmaker had been detained. He stressed that he did not know about the trip in advance.
The army, meanwhile, is trying to stop a rally by the PAD-allied Thai Patriots Network planned for today in Sa Kaeo for fear of further damage to the already fragile but improving relations between Thailand and Cambodia.

First Army commander Udomdet Sitabutr warned the demonstrators not to gather near the border for fear they might unintentionally enter Cambodian territory.
It would be better if the protesters sent their representatives to submit their requests to the Sa Kaeo administration office instead of gathering in a large crowd near the border, he said.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, also called on the Thai Patriots Network to call off its rally to demand the release of the seven Thais.
He said the action would only lead to confusion in Cambodia that Thailand was using the political group to put pressure on it.

Over 500 villagers in Khok Sung district gathered yesterday in front of the district office to protest against the planned rally by the network and PAD supporters in the district.
The villagers said they had suffered enough from the latest dispute that had led to the closure of the border. Cambodian labourers could not come to work as usual.
Phatcharee Vikitsreth, the wife of Mr Panich, and the families of the other six detainees are in Phnom Penh in a bid to seek bail for them.

They visited them yesterday at the prison, Mr Chavanond said, adding that Thai embassy staff had also visited the seven detainees and given them clothes and food.
"Now we are focusing on how to help the seven Thais ... we can't really say if they will be brought to court today [as expected] or not," he said.



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The Illegal Entry

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Kasit threatens to review relations with Cambodia if no progress in two days

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Kasit wants Cabinet to review relations if no progress in two days

Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya wants the Cabinet to review Thailand's relations with Cambodia unless Phnom Penh makes progress with the case of the seven arrested Thai nationals, including Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth, in the next couple of days, a government source said.

Kasit told the Cabinet meeting yesterday that he had failed to talk Cambodian authorities into settling the case out of court, because Phnom Penh was angry with some members of the group, especially yellowshirt activist Veera Somkwamkid, who was caught twice in the same location, the source said.

Panich, Veera and the other yellowshirt activists were arrested last Wednesday on Cambodian soil near Sa Kaew's Bang Nong Chan community while allegedly inspecting the disputed border area.

Veera was captured at the same location in August when he and his group crossed the border illegally. He was released shortly afterwards thanks to help from the border police.
This time, though, Phnom Penh is taking the case seriously and is prosecuting the intruders. However, a Cambodian senior security source said Panich might be given bail because he apparently had no intention to provoke arrest.

Kasit said on television that though the government was unable to intervene in the Cambodian justice system, he hoped the authorities in Phnom Penh would speed up the process. Illegal entry is not a serious crime and they do not deserve tough punishment, he said.

"Our relations are improving and I hope Cambodia does not take this minor case of illegal entry so seriously. Otherwise, we would need to review our relations," he said.
Information from the Royal Thai Survey Department indicated that the group had gone just 55 metres into Cambodian territory, Kasit said.

A series of leaked video clips showed that Panich was speaking on the phone with an unknown person and wanted this person to tell Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva that he was walking into Cambodia and wanted them to keep in touch in case "something" happens.

Abhisit said he was aware of Panich's trip to the border area but did not expect him to go that far. He said he had simply told Panich to listen to members of the People's Alliance for Democracy movement, who have problems with the boundary area.

Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said Panich had told Abhisit that he would visit the border area in Prachin Buri province. "However, he changed the destination. If Panich had informed the prime minister that he would enter Cambodia, the premier would have stopped him."
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the video clip posted on YouTube had put Thailand at a disadvantage.

A Phnom Penh court has charged the seven Thais with illegal entry and unlawfully entering a military base, which could see each of them getting a combined jail term of 18 months if convicted.

Kasit said the Foreign Ministry had provided legal assistance by hiring a lawyer to defend the group and assigned officials at the Thai Embassy to monitor their wellbeing in prison. He said the court would hold the first hearing on Thursday tomorrow and that the group had the right to request bail.

Meanwhile, a group of about 200 yellowshirt protesters, led by former industry minister Chaiwat Sinsuwong, rallied at a border market in Sa Kaew province, demanding that the government help rescue their compatriots.

However, residents of Bang Nong Chan and Non Mak Moon communities were against this gathering and about 800 of them gathered at the subdistrict administration office demanding that the yellow shirts be kept out. They said they did not want their peace to be disturbed and that people on both sides of the border could live together peacefully even though the governments were in a conflict over the boundary.


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Sacrava: " Siem Army "

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25 reasons why 7 clumsy Thais should be released

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Starting 2011 this way is too deja vu for comfort, so here's my open plea to the Cambodian government. Please set free the 7 clumsy Thais immediately for the following reasons:

1. We've had enough laughs. Please free them before things get really serious, which they otherwise will, soon.

2. New Year spirit. Come on.

3. With Thaksin Shinawatra no longer your economic adviser, he can't just land on your soil and play the hero again.

4. Even if he could, how ironic and paradoxical that would be. A man without a Thai passport entering Cambodia to help secure the release of those detained for illegal entry, though they hold genuine Thai passports. Please don't let it get messier than this.

5. Time will continue to fly. The Preah Vihear-Unesco controversy will resurface in the blink of an eye at a Bahrain meeting. Let's save our energy for that mega showdown.

6. Unlike the Preah Vihear dispute, this will win an election for nobody. Cambodian voters couldn't care less about the arrest of a Thai MP who strayed over the border like a lost puppy. Thais are so enthusiastically divided that they won't let this trivial incident influence their decision anyway.

7. Think of the good old days when we helped you fend off the Vietnamese.

8. Sometimes neighbours simply have to put conflicts to rest. We've stopped talking about the "red training camp" and speculating on the whereabouts of Arisman Pongruangrong.

9. Abhisit Vejjajiva and Hun Sen looked really "bromance" together. Let's not spoil that.

10. Kasit Piromya is a bit of a loose cannon. We give you that. But hasn't he behaved himself lately? (This was written before the foreign minister was to go on air to tell the Thai public about what the Thai government planned to do. If he was back to his belligerent self, remember one half of Thailand doesn't like him that much either.)

11. No offence to your national soccer team, but you don't want the next game with ours to be highly politically charged, do you?

12. If this is all about ego, repeat after me: We have 3G; the poor Thais don't.

13. If you release the Thais, here's the deal: We can do a hit soap opera featuring a compassionate Cambodian heroine who fights against all odds to help free a group of Thais arrested for illegal entry. And for the sake of the "cultural cooperation" pledged by both prime ministers, we'll have any Cambodian actress of your choice play that heroine.

14. On the contrary, failure to release the prisoners may result in Thai hackers scrambling our TV signals, thus depriving Cambodians of excellent-quality soap operas showing, ironically, how to lock a girl up and make her love you in 10 days.

15. After a series of cordial meetings, Abhisit and Hun Sen agree that one way to shore up bilateral relations is to solve "easy issues" first. If a group of Thai border surveyors wandering into Cambodian territory can't be considered an easy case, we don't know what can.

16. Now that I'm at it, didn't both governments just sign an agreement allowing brief, visa-free, cross-border visits? Of course, travellers are supposed to go through immigration, not cross a field and say, "Hey, look, I'm on Cambodian soil now", but could you bend the rules a little for goodwill's sake?

17. If you put Panich Vikitsech in jail, you'll inadvertently trigger a heated constitutional question of whether he should lose his MP status. Spare us this headache and we'll never forget you.

18. Consider our mess. Panich belongs to the Democrat Party, which is accused by the yellow hard-liners of giving in too much to Cambodia. He was taken to the spot where he was arrested by someone who broke away from the yellow-shirt mainstream. The yellow shirts, nonetheless, are planning a protest soon, and the fate of those arrested would be a sure-fire "I told you so" rallying cry. If you wanted to punish us, that wish has already been fulfilled.

29. New Year countdown is a big deal for Thais. If you wanted to punish Panich, locking him up as the clock ticked toward 2011 did it.

20. In fact, the publicity of "that clip" has done it.

21. Think of the money we Thais spend at your casinos year after year.

22. This may be politically impolite, but please think of the refugee camps.

23. Neither of us wants to be part of the next generation's textbook on "Silliest border conflicts of all time", do we?

24. Come on, "Asean community" has to mean something apart from "hand-locking" photo ops and snail-paced free trade negotiations.

25. Of course, we've had some laughs over this episode, but overall, we are just so sick and tired. Please help.


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Jet Li, Angelina Jolie targeted for "The Great Khmer Empire" in Cambodia

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U.S. actress Angelina Jolie poses as she arrives at the German premiere of her new movie "Salt" in Berlin August 18, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A famous Chinese action movie star Jet Li (Chinese name: Li Lianjie), and American movie actress Angelina Jolie are expected to be included in a new movie to be produced in Cambodia.

In a press conference held on Wednesday in Phnom Penh, Thomas Magyar, a project manager for the planned movie, and Tony Schiena, a project coordinator and a Hollywood star said the film they had planned to produce will be named as "Great Khmer Empire."



They said the film might cost approximately 70 million U.S. dollars and it will need about three years to make it, saying the large time span will be caused by the consultations with Cambodian government and historians on accuracy of the history as well as the script writing.

Both Tony Schiena and Thomas Magyar said, to date, they are looking at several famous movies stars such as Jet Li, Chinese action star, Angelina Jolie, an American movie actress, John Cena, world's famous wrester and South Korean movie actress Song Hye Kyo among others.

The movie will focus on history of Cambodia, especially, during the glorious period in 11th and 12th century under the King Jayavarman the VII, who until today, considered as the great King of Cambodia and who finished up the building of Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia.

Angelina Jolie adopted a Cambodian son and was granted a Cambodian citizenship.

She was also a star in the famous movie titled "Tomb Raider" which some parts of the episodes were also shot in Siem Reap province where many temples including Angkor Wat Temple are located in.


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Hollywood to shoot "The Great Khmer Empire" in Cambodia

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A NEW production company has begun pre-production on a feature film to be shot in Cambodia with an estimated budget of US$70 million.

Thomas Magyar, the film’s executive producer, said yesterday that the movie, The Great Khmer Empire, would be set in the Angkorian period and aim to rival historic epics such as Hollywood films Troy and Alexander.

“This is a big movie. The estimated budget is $70 million,” he said.

Producers planned to approach Angelina Jolie to play the female lead, and John Cena, a seven-time World
Wrestling Entertainment champion and actor, to play the male lead.

Magyar, who is also CEO of the International Bodyguard and Security Services' Association in South East Asia, said the film would be produced by the company Parable Studio Green Asia, a collaboration among filmmakers from Cambodia, Hungaria and Hollywood.



He said that although the company had not yet secured all of the necessary funding for the project, he expected the film to be completed within the next three years.

“We have already started the storyboard and the script,” he said, and added that Hungarian director Gabor Forgacs and Cambodian director Thourn Sinan had already “come aboard” the project.

Som Sokun, secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said yesterday that the ministry had not yet given official permission for the film, but that its general policy was to encourage foreign productions.
“We are happy to welcome the Hollywood film production,” he said.
Magyar said he planned to meet with officials at the ministry on Monday to discuss the project further.
The announcement came at a press conference held at the Ministry of Information and attended by American actor and world karate champion Tony Schiena.
According to the Internet Movie Database, Schiena is known as “the bad boy of karate” due to “his unorthodox training methods and aggressive fighting style”.
It was unclear exactly what role Schiena would play in the production of The Great Khmer Empire, but he said that he intended to “help in whatever way I can”.

Schiena said he also planned to work on environmental, anti-human trafficking and other projects during his stay in the Kingdom..


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