Cambodian villagers carry their belongings as they leave the area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Cambodia and Thailand clash over Preah Vihear temple on the disputed border
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that the fighting poses a threat to regional stability. He said the latest clash was sparked after Thai soldiers crossed the border in search of a slain comrade, and Cambodians opened fire to repel them. "We need the United Nations to send forces here and create a buffer zone to guarantee that there is no more fighting," Hun Sen said, adding that the situation kept deteriorating and the two sides were no longer listening to each other. Hun Sen sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council...
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Cambodia and Thailand clash over Preah Vihear temple on the disputed border
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Vihear temple on the disputed border Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old mountaintop temple. Several hours of shelling and machine gun fire subsided at around 11am (0400 GMT), creating an uneasy peace in the contested area around the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple claimed by both Southeast Asian neighbours. Cambodian soldiers rest at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province...
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Cambodia on brink of war with Thailand
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Cambodia has appealed for the United Nations Security Council to diffuse an "imminent state of war" on its border with Thailand. By Thomas Bell in Pulaong 3:08PM BST 22 Jul 2008 Since last week the two countries have ranged hundreds of troops and artillery against one another. At the centre of the dispute is the 900-year-old ruined temple of Preah Vihear, spectacularly perched on a frontier hilltop, and 1.8 sq miles of disputed jungle at its base. In a letter to the UN, the Cambodian premier Hun Sen, said: "Thai behaviour gravely threatens peace and stability in the region." He also accused Thailand of "defying all principles of international law". On the Thai side of the border children were today performing air-raid drills at school. If the...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
U.S. Urges Cambodia- Thailand to Exercise Restraint on Border Issue
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CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, FEB 01, 2011-Derek Mitchell, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense, Asian and Pacific security affairs on Monday urged Cambodia – Thailand to exercise restraints over border issues between the two countries and especially area near the 11th century Khmer Preah Vihear temple. Derek told the media briefing at the US embassy in Phnom Penh after concluding his three- day visit here: “Actually, I raised the issues with Tea Banh (Cambodian defense minister) about the situation there and I asked the questions. It happened. While I am in Manila before coming here, I heard about the border issues (between the two countries)”. He replied the questions from the reporters. “The US position I think is very quite consistence on this. We call for all both sides...
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CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, FEB 01, 2011-Derek Mitchell, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense, Asian and Pacific security affairs on Monday urged Cambodia – Thailand to exercise restraints over border issues between the two countries and especially area near the 11th century Khmer Preah Vihear temple. Derek told the media briefing at the US embassy in Phnom Penh after concluding his three- day visit here: “Actually, I raised the issues with Tea Banh (Cambodian defense minister) about the situation there and I asked the questions. It happened. While I am in Manila before coming here, I heard about the border issues (between the two countries)”. He replied the questions from the reporters. “The US position I think is very quite consistence on this. We call for all both sides...
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Two convicted Thais to Appeal Next Week: Lawyer
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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 3 (Xinhua)-- Two convicted Thais, Veera Somkwamkid and his secretary Ratree Pipatanapaiboon, will appeal next week, said a defense lawyer on Thursday.Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday sentenced Veera Somkwamkid, Thailand Patriot Network core member, to 8 years in jail and fined 1.8 million riels (450 U.S. dollars) and Ms. Ratree Paiputana Paiboon, known as Veera's secretary, to 6 years in jail and fined 1.2 million riels (300 U.S. dollars).Both Veera and Ratree denied the charges, claiming that their arrests on Dec. 29, 2010 by Cambodian troops were made on Thai territory."They will file a complaint to the Court of Appeal against the verdict of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court next week," said Pich Vicheka, one of the defense lawyers for the two on...
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Cambodia-Thai troops exchange fire near ancient temple
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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Clash between Cambodian and Thai troops near the 11th century temple was still on at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and the Cambodian troops have arrested 5-6 Thai troops, said military sources."Now, we have arrested 5-6 Thai troops and some raised hands to defect," said a soldier standby at the area of Preah Vihear temple. "Thai side has asked us to do negotiation."Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh told Xinhua through phone on Friday that "We have warned them not to enter our territory, but they still violated and entered, so we opened fire to defend our territory."He added that heavy weapons including rockets, machine guns, mortars and artillery have been used in the exchange of fire."It's too early to report about the deaths and wounds in the clash,"...
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