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| If Thailand accepts Jayavarman VII as their king, will they also accept the fact that Thailand belongs to Cambodia? |
11 April 2011
By Meas Mony
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Click here to read the original article in Khmer
Bangkok confirmed its stance to reject Indonesian observers to be stationed within the 4.6-square-km zone. It also claimed that King Jayavarman VII was their king.
Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva told the news media that Bangkok does not welcome the presence of Indonesian observers in the 4.6-square-km zone if there is no prior new discussion. Abhisit’s declaration was met by Cambodia’s disappointment again and again.
Hor 5 Hong, the Cambodian minister of Foreign Affairs, told reporters last Saturday, following the border meeting between the two countries in Bogor, Indonesia, that the Thai government has no intention of resolving the dragging border dispute between the two countries. The General and the Joint Border Meetings held on 7-8 April were not attended by Prawit Wongsuwam, the Thai minister of Defense, nor by Kasit Piromya, the Thai minister of Foreign Affairs. Only Tea Banh, the Cambodian minister of Defense, and Hor 5 Hong, the Cambodian minister of Foreign Affairs, were sitting lonely in the meeting room.
Recently, Thai TV channel 5, a station owned by the Thai army, commented by saying that King Jayavarman VII was a king of the Thais who built many temples, including those along the border. In the similar vein, in 2003, a Thai star allegedly claimed that Angkor Wat belonged to Thailand. That alleged claim led to protest in front of the Thai embassy and the burning down of several Thai commercial buildings in Cambodia, the damages amounted to $50 million.
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