Thai-Cambodian Temple Agreement

ZHANG:
Some good news to start out todays broadcast. An ongoing conflict has come to an end between Thailand and Cambodia over a temple on the border of the two countries. Heres the story.

STORY:
The Preah Vihear temple, or Khao Phra Viharn as it is known in Thailand, sits on an escarpment that forms the natural border between the two countries and has been a source of tension for generations.

The International Court of Justice awarded it to Cambodia in 1962, but the ruling did not determine the ownership of 4.6 sq km of adjoining scrubland, leaving considerable scope for disagreement.

Thai and Cambodian troops have manned the area in a tense standoff.

The row intensified last year when Cambodia won United Nations approval for the temple to become a world heritage site and Thailand feared it was losing ground.

Four soldiers died in a shoot out last October during what became an eight month armed stand off.

However now the two countries say they have agreed to put their differences behind them and work together over the issue.

At a meeting of the Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Sen and Thailand's defense minister if was agreed that both sides will withdraw troops and seek to de-mine the area.

[Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia]:
"I think we can accept the agreement that there are no troops in the area around Preah Vihear pagoda and temple. We also agree to create a temporary task force to de-mine together in that area and also create a border committee to determine the border demarcation. So I think that area is no longer an area where there is confrontation by the two armies."

They will jointly develop the area as a tourist site.

Foreign tourists have started returning to Preah Vihear temple.

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[maxbabara01]

Damn Cambodia Hun Sen to lick ass and then shouted to them that your time as president for another one I let. I bit much corruption in the country Hun Sen. Search DTI. Weapons that are going to bomb their home ye. fuck khmer go to hell follow Hun sen

[khmerotika]

haha Khmaiz will always exist, you only have your saying because your country Siam never been through a full fledge Revolution. You think khmer is Weak, you think cambodia would be easy to rule, think twice Siam, Cambodian decendant is watching you from all over the world.

[AHkadawTOM808]

we lost too much enuff to say hey our house people is still in your land what holding on us? dont worrry a real man dont need a push to death unless he know its a last thing to death try it i close my eyes with a smile

[AHkadawTOM808]

lol screw what when they screwing is themself toward life let it be khmer, can't canage in a day but hold it for a life time passing through life yes army wise we are the weakness but heart wise we one of the strongest so let it be no matter how much they tried we are still khmer all i can say

[SuperYam2010]

This is a kind of agreement that Thai is seeking for their advantage. How many times is the Thai government was flip-flopping, after they have reached an agreement? Why we let the history repeats itself, again n again? Why we never learnt>!!!!! Screwed me once shamed on you,,screwed me twice shamed on me, right? (just my opinion)

[titouille100]

@phitchapong We have not perfect leaders and dishonest neighbors, if you see what i mean

[titouille100]

@Hustler1171 So you have to move back at nanchao in china

[titouille100]

@Hustler1171 How can you say the surrounding area does not belong to Cambodia. Have you the right map signed by international agreement ? Your military reclam this area with a unilateral map drawn by thai only. So its not serious and thailand is criticized by asean and international observers now.

[titouille100]

@bunerboy and the thai side ?

[kbee213]

the problems is not hun sen ..the real problems is you Siam, you want Cambodian land. You want preah vihear and the 4.6km Cambodian land. the problems is the Siam yellow shirt. You want something that dont belong to you. You Siam bomb our home and causing people to leave their home, why? because you greedy Siamese yellow shirt want something that don't belong to you...

[bunerboy]

this fucking shit hun sen is corrupted,embezzle a lot of money,the longest -served prime minister in south- east asia,his family living in a wealthy,driving a luxurious cars,but his citizen living in a poor....