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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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Reopen Preah Vihear border?

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Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Written by Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post

THE government says it is prepared to reopen the border gate at the contested Preah Vihear temple if the situation continues to normalise, official said Monday.

Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that Cambodia will reopen the gate for foreign visitors travelling from Thailand to Cambodia if the conflict officially ends, but there would likely be minor security changes at some administrative points.

“We are already prepared to reopen the gate, but we demanded that the situation be good,” Phay Siphan told the Post. “There will be changes at some points if we reopen.”

The border gate at the temple was closed mid-July last year when tension between Cambodia and Thailand erupted after Unesco listed the 11th-century ruins as a World Heritage site.

According to a Thai newspaper published Monday, Seni Jitkasem, the governor of Si Sa Ket province that borders Preah Vihear province, said that they would open their national park on the Thai side on Tuesday to welcome visitors ahead of Valentine’s Day, which falls on Saturday.

Loss of income

Phay Siphan said the idea of reopening the park was made after vendors in the area complained about the loss of income from a fall-off in tourism while the area was blocked and guarded by troops.

“This suggests that they want to turn a military base into a tourism resort,” he said.

  1. Khmer Said,

    Cambodia doest not open the gate at preah vihear temple. It had already at the beginning, three thai people, entered illigally into the site, and after the thai soldiers follow the way.
    From that time until today, it had the showdown between cambodian and siem soldiers.
    Don’t forget siem’s idea to invade cambodia.

  2. Son, Tennie Said,

    I understand that Thais want to change the Preah-Vihear’s name to Phra-Viharn.
    I or we said “NO” “NO” “NO” ….
    Thai have no reason to tried to put their mouth over the things of Cambodia proferties never ever think about that any more ( … ) . Just get off or get away from the Cambodia poferties ( … ) .
    I or we said.

    I am Son, Tennie: From Khmer Kampuchea Krom, Khleng province.

    sincerely yours
    Tennie

  3. Nicho Said,

    It’s good to have a closer look at preah vihear section on ka-set with the following link http://khmer.ka-set.info/content/view/427/1/

    Nicho

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