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'A matter of time' oup fears are rife and some believe it is just a matter of time before the tanks are again on Bangkok streets. h ttp://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=131604&p=2 A comment byPancha Seila, 25, October 2008 It is Thailand's political way of life Investors, scholars, and ordinary citizens in Bangkok should not be surprised. The military coup is the political way of life in Thailand, when the institution of the armed forces is independent and not under the command of the elected government. The Thai institution of the armed forces, whether Thailand has a civilian or a military government does not change the character of Thailand regime, which is a militarist regime. Militarist regime, whether it is Nazi or fascist behave alike. Internally, it is a dictatorship and internationally, it is imperialist arrogant and belligerent. In the 21st Century, the militarist regime is obsolete. It does not know how to solve complex national problems, but...

Thailand has Long Built itself into a Dangerous Militarist Regime We, the People of Cambodia, aspire to live in peace and in good neighborliness within our national boundary line, desire to establish friendly and mutually respected relations with our neighbors within the spirit of regional integration and harmonization, wish to cooperate on equal footing for steady economic growth and development with all the people of the world, cherish the unimaginably immense values of our national culture and rich heritage, participate in global and international outreach for security, safety and well-being of all the people of the world.We felt strongly that we are compelled to launch this urgent, sad and desperate appeal for help and ask for your fairness, understanding, wisdom and zeal to exert the firmest and the strongest pressure on the government and the military forces of the Kingdom of Thailand so that they must cease immediately their repeated military aggression and occupation of the ter...

October 22, 2008 Since early July 2008, the sounds of boots shook Dangrek Mountains that has become the border line between Cambodia and Thailand since 1907. The blood was already spilling. The cause was the drawings of this border line. It all began in last July 7 when UNESCO decided to inscribe the temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage List. A decision contested by Thailand whose army has since had increased incursions into Cambodian territory. What was happening suddenly between these two countries that belong to the same Indian civilization and are so close by culture and religion? It is an old rivalry that should be a worrisome because it has been simmering during a protracted course of a long history between the two countries. The decline of the Angkorian empire in the thirteenth century allowed the Siamese empire to expand at the expense of the Khmer country. Prior to the Thirteenth century the Angkorian empire covered almost all Thailand today. It was France, while a pro...

តាំងពីភាពអន់ថយនៃអាណាចក្រភពអង្គរនាសតវត្សរ៍ទី ១៣ ដែលគ្របដណ្ដប់ប្រទេសថៃ ទាំងមូលនាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន នេះប្រទេសសៀមតាំងពី ពេល នោះមក គេមិនបានស្រាកស្រាន ក្នុងការវាតទឹកដី នៃប្រទេសខ្មែរឡើយ ។ ប្រទេសបារាំង ដែលមានអំណាចជាអាណាព្យាបាលកម្ពុជា ជាអ្នកបញ្ចប់នយោបាយវាតទី នេះ គឺនៅឆ្នាំ ១៩០៤ ដោយ ប្រទេសបារាំង និង សៀម បានចុះហត្ថលេខាលើអនុសញ្ញា ដើម្បីកំណត់ព្រំដែនរវាងកម្ពុជា និងសៀម ឱ្យបានចប់ សព្វគ្រប់ ។ នៅឆ្នាំ១៩០៧ សន្ធិសញ្ញាបរាំង-សៀម បានប្រគល់ខេត្ដខ្មែរ ៣ ពីការកាន់កាប់របស់សៀមមកឱ្យកម្ពុជាវិញ ។ សន្ធិសញ្ញានេះបានគូសបញ្ជាក់យ៉ាងច្បាស់បន្ថែមទៀតនូវអនុសញ្ញាឆ្នាំ ១៩០៤ ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបែបបទកំណត់ព្រំដែន និង ការបេះបង្គោល។ នៅឆ្នាំ១៩០៨ គណៈកម្មការរួមបរាំង-សៀម ដែលកើតចេញពីសន្ធិសញ្ញានេះ មានតួនាទីកំណត់ ព្រំដែននៅក្នុងជួរភ្នំដងរ៉ែក ហើយបានកំណត់យ៉ាងច្បាស់ថា ប្រសាទព្រះវិហារ និង តំបន់ជុំវិញប្រសាទ ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងទឹកដី កម្ពុជា តាមរយៈផ្ទាំងផែនទីភ្នំដងរ៉ែក ។ ដោយទទួលបានការការពារអស់ពេលយ៉ាងយូរ ពីអាណាព្យាបលបារាំង ប្រទេសថៃ បនទទួលស្គាល់ខ្សែបន្ទាត់ ព្រំដែន រួម នៃកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង រួមគ្នានេះ ។ នៅឆ្នាំ១៩២៥ ប្រទេសបារាំង និង សៀម បានចុះហត្ថលេខាលើសន្ធិសញ្ញា មិត្ដភាព ដែ...

Doctor en Estudios de Khmer Desde principio de julio, las montañas Dangrek, que cruza la frontera entre Camboya y Tailandia desde 1907, resuenan los sonidos de botas. La sangre ya estaba fluyendo. Por la causa del rastro de esa frontera. Todo empezó I: 7 de julio cuando la UNESCO decidió inscribir el templo de Preah Vihear en la lista de Patrimonio de la Humanidad. La decisión contestada de Tailandia cuyo ejército ha sido aumentado las incursiones en territorio de Camboya. Qué va a pasar, de repente, entre estos dos países que pertenecen a la misma civilización Indiana y están tan cerca de la cultura y la religión? Una vieja rivalidad que debe preocuparse precisamente porque se trata de un curso a lo largo de 1a historia. La declinación del gran imperio Angkor en el siglo XIII facilita la expansión del imperio Siamese bajo la expensas del país de Khmer. Antes del siglo XIII, el imperio de Angkor abarca casi la totalidad de lo que hoy es Tailandia. Fue Francia, al mismo tiempo el poder ...

Doctor of Khmer studies ตั้งแต่อาณาจักรภพ Angkor ได้รับความทดถอยในศตวรรษที่๑๓ ดินแดนของอาณาจักร Angkor ครอบคลุมประเทศไทยทั้งหมด ณ ปัจจุบันนี้ แล้วตั้งแต่นั้นมาสยามไม่คอยยุติการขยายดินแดนของตนมายังประเทศเขมรเลย ประเทศฝรั่งเศสเป็นผู้ปกครองกัมพูชา และเป็นผู้ยุติการขยายดินแดนนี้ โดยฝรั่งเศส และไทย ได้ลงนามในอนุสัญญา ในค.ศ.๑๙๐๔ เพื่อกำหนดพรมแดนกัมพูชา-ไทยให้เสร็จสิ้น ในค.ศ.๑๙๐๗ สนธิสัญญา ฝรั่งเศส-สยาม คือสยามได้คืน ๓จังหวัดที่ตนบริหารให้แก่เขมร แล้วสนธิสัญญานี้ได้แสดงอย่างชัดเจนเพิ่มเติมอีกว่า อนุสัญญาในค.ศ.๑๙๐๔ คือเกี่ยวข้องการกำหนดพรมแดน และการทำหลักเขตแดน ในค.ศ.๑๙๐๘ คณะกรรมการร่วมฝรั่งเศส-สยาม ที่เป็นผลมาจากสนธิสัญญานี้คือมีหน้าที่กำหนดพรมแดนบนแถวเขาพระวิหาร และได้กำหนดอย่างชัดเจนว่าปราสาทพระวิหาร และพื้นที่รอบปราสาทตั้งเหนือดินแดนของกัมพูชา โดยอ้างจากแผนทีเขาดงรัก โดยกัมพูชาได้รับการป้องกันเป็นเวลานานจากฝรั่งเศสที่เป็นผู้ปกครอง ประเทศไทยได้ยอมรับเส้นเขตแดนร่วมในข้อตกลงร่วมกันนี้ ในค.ศ.๑๙๒๕ ฝรั่งเศส-สยามได้ลงนามในสนธิสัญญามิตรภาพ ในมาตรา ๒ แจ้งว่า “ภาคีลงนามยอมรับ และรับร้องความเคารพซึ่ง...

Finally, Thailand has admitted that Thailand has been the cause for the delays of talks between Cambodia and Thailand to resolve the disputes between the two countries along the border. Whether they were intentionally or not, they were deceitful, despicable. The display of arrogance is obvious. Sovan Chanratana was absolutely correct when he suggested that Mr. Virachai Plasai pretended to be ignorant about international laws and international map. Actually he buried his head in the sand of Thai "UNILATERAL MAP". Come to think of it, Thailand and Mr. Virachai Plasai have probably thought that the glorious historical time for Thailand must be under the era of Nazism and Fascism when Thailand took possession of the Northwest provinces of Cambodia, including Preah Vihear under the 1941 Treaty. The saying holds true that old habits are hard to shake off. That is why Thailand drew the UNILATERAL MAP no different from the Nazis and the Fascists who drew unilateral maps of Germany an...

Docteur en etudes khmeres Depuis début juillet, les monts Dangrek que sillonne depuis 1907 la frontière entre le Cambodge et la Thaïlande résonnent de bruits de bottes. Le sang a déjà coule. En cause, le trace de cette frontière. Tout a commence I: 7 juillet Bernier quand 1'UNESCO décide d'inscrire le temple de Preah Vihear sur la liste du Patrimoine de l'Humanité. Une décision contestée par la Thaïlande dont l’armée, depuis, multiplie les incursions en territoire cambodgien. Que se passe-t-il, tout a coup, entre ces deux pays qui appartiennent a la même civilisation indienne et sont si proches par la culture et la religion ? Une rivalité séculaire qui devrait inquiéter précisément parce qu'elle s'inscrit dans un cours long de 1'Histoire. Depuis que s'est amorce le déclin du grand empire angkorien, au XIIIe siècle englobait la quasi totalité de ce qu'est aujourd'hui la Thaïlande, le pays des Siamois n'a cesse de s'élargir aux dépens du pays d...

by Pancha Seila Because of the peculiar way the "democratic constitution processes" work in Thailand, it is expected that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat had already solicited the negotiation framework and the rights to commit Thailand from Thai parliament otherwise whatever Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said to his counterpart the Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Decho Hun Sen would have to be sanctioned by the Thai parliament. Under this peculiar Thai "democratic constitution processes" words by Thai statesman are mere promises and more than often empty promises, unless Thai parliament sees no reasons to oppose and reject those words. In the United States of America, when it comes to foreign affairs Congress does not have the right to interfere, only for the budget appropriation. But in the case of Thailand, Thai "democratic constitution processes" are political tools used by Thais to get the upper hand with its neighbours when dispute arises. How mu...

by Pancha Seila "It is believed that the postponement resulted from concern that the meeting, if held according to the original schedule, won't be able to reach any agreement to settle the border dispute focused on the 11th century Preah Vihear temple without a negotiation framework approved by the Thai parliament." http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=131516 Unless Thailand changes the negotiation framework, meaning the party to the negotiation is able to sign documents with Cambodian counterparts, seating at the negotiation table with Thailand is like seating with a bunch of deaf. Thailand's "constitutional democratic processes" gave no rights to the negotiators. What Thailand said at the negotiation table is mere promises, and most of the time empty promises. Cambodia needs to keep money to buy foods, medical supplies, and guns rather than wasting time and money speaking with deaf Thai negotiators.

by Pancha Seila The ministry of Foreign Affairs of the kingdom of Thailand makes it sound like Thailand is a saint, having no landmines, knowing nothing about landmines. If it is so why, Thailand has Thailand Mine Action Center(TMAC). What's for? Could Thailand has a generous heart to institute and to establish TMAC with well equipped and well trained personnel for Somalia and other landmine hot spots of the world? I don’t think so! Thailand cannot even come to term with itself, with the government, no different than the "jockey" who can or cannot ride "the horse," which is Thailand, depending on the "will of the owner," who is the Thai Armed Forces and the person who exercises effective control on the Thai Armed Forces. In this map of Thailand politics where is the place of Thai people? Could it be just instrument of politics for the "jockey," "the owner of the horse," or "the Armed Forces," and especially the person who...

by Pancha Seila Let's hope that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat make goods on his words. Sadly, he is just a "jockey" like any other Prime Minister of Thailand. He has his hands tied, like any other Prime Minister of Thailand. First he must secure the blessings from the owner of the "horse" and simultaneously he must know to mount the “horse” Second, Thai Armed Forces which are completely independent from the government, any government of Thailand, is ready to cause trouble, and could be causing many troubles to Thailand Prime Minister, for instances drawing UNILATERAL MAP, no different from the Nazis and the Fascists during World War II and then claim sovereignty over Cambodia's land, intruding into territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia under the pretention of protecting three Thai nationals who crossed the boundary illegally on July 15, 2008, at any time when the owner of the "horse" lifts a finger. If the area of the Cambodian territory w...