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Thai wants to share the name and called it Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear

Posted by admin on Feb-3-2009

4/02/20
By THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Bangkok Post

Negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear have stumbled over the spelling of the name of the famed ancient temple.

A Thai official said yesterday officials of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission were trying to find a way around the problem so border negotiations could proceed.

Vasin Teeravechyan, who chairs the commission, said a solution acceptable to the two countries would be found.

Thailand insists on using “the Temple of Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear” on documents used in the negotiations. Cambodian officials strongly object, saying Preah Vihear is internationally accepted.

Mr Vasin, who is a retired Foreign Ministry official, said the name proposed by Thailand was very common in international negotiations on the issue.

The Temple of Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear has been approved by parliament for the framework negotiations with Cambodia. Thailand will use it in documents to be signed with Cambodia.

The meeting will be concluded today.

The two countries have been unable to settle on a plan to reduce troops in the disputed area which covers 4.6 square kilometres between Kantharalak district in Si Sa Ket and the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear.

Mr Vasin refused further comment on the issue. But earlier he said Cambodia had told the meeting it had no soldiers stationed in the area.

The Cambodia delegation is led by Senior Minister Var Kim Hong.

Despite the disagreement over the name of the temple, the two countries will set up another team to survey the borderline for demarcation between Nam Yuen district in Ubon Ratchathani and Phu Sing district in Si Sa Ket, which is 195km long.

Thailand and Cambodia have already formed a survey team to study the disputed area near the ancient temple which was the scene of a military clash last year.

A plan to reduce the number of soldiers near the disputed area is expected to be included in talks when Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan visits Phnom Penh on Friday.

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JBC border talks to be discussed in the parliament this month

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Kraisak_Choonhavan_29_Feb_2008The Parliament is expected to consider negotiation documents for the Thai-Cambodian Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary (JBC) within this month, Thai Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Last week, the parliament approved the framework for negotiation of Thailand-Cambodia General Border Commission (GBC) to provide security and order in the border area.

The JBC, a responsive mechanism for boundary demarcation is under the Foreign Ministry while the GBC, which takes care of general security along the border, is under the Defense Ministry.

It was widely misunderstood in many media which reported last week that the JBC had been approved by the parliament.

Democrat MP Kraisak Choonhavan (pictured) told Cambodian media, Phnom Penh Post, last week that the national assembly approved solutions to technical and other issues surrounding the border demarcation.

“A majority of parliamentarians approved the reports of the Cambodian-Thai Joint Boundary Commission this morning (September 2),” Kraisak was quoted by the Post as referring to the bilateral body that has met three times since November.

Thai foreign ministry spokesman Thani Tongpakdi said the ministry is still waiting for the parliament’s consideration on the issues.

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07

Thai government includes the teaching of Khmer language in state schools

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Source: Kampuchea Thmey newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
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The Surin provincial education authority in Thailand has recently included the teaching of Khmer language in state schools after a long campaign by Mr. Chey Mongkol (Chaimongkol Chalermsukjitsri), president of the Cultural and Language Association of Surin.

The decision to include the teaching of Khmer language was made in a meeting on 5th August 2009 between Mr. Chey Mongkol and 30-40 schools from across Surin province.

According to sources, Khmer language will be taught two hours a week from primary to year 12 levels, starting in Svay village in Surin province.

Dr. Ros Chantrabot, Vice-Rector of Royal Academy of Cambodia, said it is very important that the Thai education system allows Khmer language to be taught from primary to secondary levels because, he said, the Khmer language has been taught at tertiary levels in Thailand for a very long time.

Mr. Chey Mongkol, who is a Khmer native from Sisaket, has been teaching ethnic Khmer children the Khmer language in his private schools in Surin and Sisaket from the last few years.

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