Thailand bans documentary about Thai-Cambodia boundary dispute | Film | guardian.co.uk - Pale Moon. Censored … film-maker Nontawat Numbenchapol. Photograph: AP A Thai documentary that examines recent political protests and a border spat with Cambodia has been banned by the country's government as "a threat to national security and international relations". Nontawat Numbenchapol's documentary Boundary zeroes in on a soldier caught up in the 2011 "red shirt" protests that paralysed Bangkok and led to the deaths of almost 100 people, before following him to his hometown on the Thai-Cambodian border. The two countries have long been engaged in a row over the 1,000-year-old Hindu Preah Vihear temple in the Dângrêk mountains region, occasionally entering into armed conflict. A series of skirmishes in April 2011 left 18 people dead and thousands of villagers displaced. The area is currently the subject of a UN International Court of Justice probe to decide its future.
"I really didn't expect this film to be banned," Numbenchapol told the Hollywood Reporter. Thailand, Cambodia Spar at UN Court over Preah Vihear Temple | Center for Strategic and International Studies - Pale Moon. Cambodia and Thailand presented oral arguments to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) April 15-19 over a long disputed area of land near Cambodia’s 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple.
The hearings are the latest round in a centuries-old battle between the two countries over the contested area, located along Cambodia’s northern border with Thailand. Preah Vihear and the land in question are geographically small and remote but the clash over them has represented larger internal struggles of nationalism and domestic political posturing. For both Thailand and Cambodia, the question of the land surrounding Preah Vihear represents critical issues of sovereignty and national pride. Q1: What is the dispute about? A1: Thailand and Cambodia both claim ownership of a 1.7 square mile area adjacent the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.
Cambodia argues that the ICJ decision grants it ownership of the land surrounding the temple. Q2: What led to the hearings before the ICJ? Cambodia, Thailand begin argument before ICJ on disputed area near Preah Vihear | Bangkok Post: news - Pale Moon. Affaires pendantes | Cour internationale de Justice. Cour internationale de Justice. Cambodia Reportedly Pulls Out Troops From Disputed Border Area. Indonesia Gets Asean Support In Role On Thailand-Cambodia Border Issue. Thailand admits controversial weapon use. Cambodian, Thai armed clashes force 5,000 Cambodian villagers flee home. PHNOM PENH, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Two straight days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over the disputed border areas have forced 1,420 Cambodian families to flee their home for safe shelter, said a senior government official on Saturday. As of Saturday at 4:00 p.m., 1,420 families with 5,000 people have been evacuated to a safe shelter in Banteay Meanchey province' s Samrong district, some 30 kilometers from the fighting zone, Nhim Vanda, the first vice-president of the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management, said on Saturday.
The two straight days of armed clashes on Friday and Saturday broke out at the Ta Mon Thom temple and Ta Krabey temple in Oddar Meanchey province, left troops on both sides killed and injured, the temples were in damage and villagers' properties were destroyed. In the villages near the fighting areas, Cambodian soldiers have found shrapnel and craters resulted from the artillery shelling by Thai troops during the clashes.
Global Security Newswire - Cambodia Says it Faces Chemical Weapons in Clash With Thailand. PrintShareEmailTwitterFacebookLinkedIn Cambodia late last week claimed Thailand was using chemical weapons in clashes between the two nations' military forces, the Associated Press reported. Thailand quickly rejected the allegation (see GSN, July 26, 2005). The Cambodian Defense Ministry said in a prepared statement that 75 mm and 105 mm munitions "loaded with poisonous gas" had been fired from Thailand into Cambodia. It did not provide additional detail. The second in command of Cambodia's artillery branch, Col.
Cambodia also alleged that Thailand was using cluster munitions and reconnaissance aircraft in the conflict. "I'd like to categorically deny that the Thai military has used any kind of aircraft," Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya told reporters in Bangkok. The head of Thailand's 2nd Army Region, Col. The two nations since 2008 have skirmished on a number of occasions over disputed territory along their shared boundary. La Thaïlande attend la confirmation officielle du cessez-le-feu du Cambodge. Le porte-parole du ministère thaïlandais des Affaires étrangères, Thani Thongpakdi, a déclaré jeudi que le pays attend la confirmation officielle du leader cambodgien concernant le cessez-le-feu à la frontière, bien que les deux commandants militaires locaux aient atteint jeudi un accord. M. Thani a déclaré lors d'une conférence de presse que les commandants des deux parties, le général cambodgien Chea Mon, commandant de la Région militaire 4, et le général Thawatchai Samutsakorn, commandant de la Région 2 de l'armée thaïlandaise, ont accepté de cesser le feu et rendront un rapport à leurs supérieurs respectifs sur la trêve officielle.
"Les négociations étaient préliminaires et les deux parties rendront un rapport à leurs supérieurs pour plus de considération", a expliqué M. Thani. Six soldats thaïlandais ont été tués et 70 autres blessés dans le dernier affrontement qui a éclaté vendredi dernier à la frontière, a indiqué le porte-parole de l'armée. Thailand agrees on deployment of Indonesian observers at border area. JAKARTA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand on Friday agreed on the deployment of Indonesian observers at its border with Cambodia, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Summit. "Thailand is very clear in stating that not only the discussion has been concluded but agreement has been achieved.
Thailand is in full agreement with the terms of reference (TOR) for the assignment of Indonesian observers. There is no more negotiation for that," Marty told reporters after meeting with his Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya. He said what remains now is the actual formalization of the agreement between the two sides and that the keyword is to create "conditions conducive" to the deployment of Indonesian observers.
However, he said, Thailand submitted a requirement for the withdrawal of Cambodian troops. "I am sure Cambodia has its own view on that. "We can proceed one step at a time as long as we have the necessary political will," he added. Abhisit urges Cambodia to end all actions. PacNet 19 - Deal with Preah Vihear Peacefully. Thai-Cambodia border gets observers. UNESCO admits management plan for Preah Vihear Temple difficult: Thai FM. BANGKOK, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said on Friday after talks between Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and UNESCO special envoy that the UNESCO delegation admitted it was difficult to carry on management plan for Preah Vihear Temple.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) special envoy on Preah Vihear temple, Koichiro Matsuura, arrived in Bangkok on Thursday night and had discussions with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya at around 3:30 p.m. before going to meet with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at 5 p. m.. Matsuura, former director-general of UNESCO (1999-2009) and former chairman of the World Heritage Committee (1999), was appointed by Director-general Irina Bokova to discuss with Thailand and Cambodia measures to safeguard the temple, which was listed as a World Heritage site in 2008. Border tension flares up again. Troops go back to work at the border. Playing together, eating together at border. Thai-Cambodian border talks postponed. P. Penh seeks to postpone border meeting. Cambodia finds two Thai nationalists guilty of spying. 1 February 2011Last updated at 12:10 ET Veera Somkwamkid said he would appeal against the guilty verdict A Cambodian court has sentenced two members of a Thai nationalist movement to up to eight years in prison after finding them guilty of espionage.
The two were among seven Thai politicians and activists charged with illegal entry after crossing into a disputed border area in December. The case coincides with an increase in tension along the Thai-Cambodia border. Both sides have accused the other of flying national flags over a disputed area near an ancient temple. The Thai group were arrested on 29 December just inside the Cambodian border. They insisted they had crossed accidentally but were charged with illegal entry and trespassing on a restricted military zone. Five of the group were released last month but Veera Somkwamkid and his assistant Ratree Pipatanapaiboon faced the additional and more serious charge of espionage. Hor Namhong claims Thais fired first. Emotional fall-out of Thailand-Cambodia clashes. 8 February 2011Last updated at 11:44 ET More than 16,000 people on the Thai side of the border have been moved to temporary shelters A long-running border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has flared into deadly clashes, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
The BBC's Rachel Harvey looks at the human cost of the conflict. As the early morning sun rose above the rooftops of the local government buildings, orderly queues were forming in the car park down below. Villagers, evacuated from their homes when Thailand and Cambodia renewed their long-simmering border dispute with a new and deadly vengeance, lining up for a free hot meal. Most had spent the last two nights sleeping on mats on the ground. More than 16,000 people on the Thai side of the border have been moved to temporary shelters. Pranee Wanchalerm's home is about 13km (8 miles) from the border - that was too close for comfort.
Continue reading the main story “Start Quote End QuoteMon SidaThai villager Determined to stay. Thailand, Cambodia face diplomatic pressure to end dispute. Thailand-Cambodia: Temple of gloom. For the past week, Thai and Cambodian forces have been exchanging fire near the Preah Vihear temple and other nearby locations along their common border, resulting in five deaths.
This is far fewer than occurred in clashes in 2009, but the rising rhetoric from both sides suggests little likelihood for an early settlement of a long-running dispute about sovereignty over a major 11th century Angkorian-period temple site. The conflict reflects long-term Thai-Cambodian antagonism, particularly since the Second World War. More immediately, it is an issue linked to Thai domestic politics. Thai ultra-nationalists, particularly those associated with the Yellow Shirt 'People's Alliance for Democracy', are seeking to undermine the Abhisit Government, which they regard as too centrist. They are looking to the Preah Vihear dispute as a way to pursue their aims. The key to whether the issue continues as a cause for armed hostility or is allowed to subside lies, essentially, with the Thai military. Thailand To Explain Border Rows With Cambodia To UNESCO.
Cambodia to boycott joint talks. Thai PM: UNESCO shall not proceed with Cambodia's temple plan. BANGKOK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday said UNESCO could help alleviate the border tension between Thailand and Cambodia by not proceeding with any decision on administering a disputed area around a centuries-old temple. Abhisit said the tension arose as Phnom Penh tried to push through with UNESCO, or the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and World Heritage committee its administering plan of a disputed area around the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. He claimed that Cambodia needed to have its administering plan endorsed now as Phnom Penh unilaterally has the temple enlisted as a World Heritage site on July 7, 2008. Both countries lay claim to a 4.6-square kilometer plot of land around the temple.
He said Bangkok could not pull out its troops from the area before a demarcation settlement, a move seemed to be preferred now by his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen. Abhisit insists on bilateral solution. Thailand ready for ceasefire, peaceful solution for border dispute. BANGKOK, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thailand never has ill intention against Cambodia and the country supports "permanent ceasefire" and peaceful means to tackle border issue with its neighbor, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said early Tuesday morning. Kasit made the phone call to give an interview with National Broadcasting of Thailand (NBT) at 6.30 a.m. (11.30 p.m. GMT) after he finished closed meeting with the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York where he addressed Thailand's stand on bilateral negotiation in dealing with the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
Kasit said that Thailand would like to see development in Cambodia and the country has consistently invested in and traded with its neighboring country. "Both Thailand and Cambodia are member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) who are bound to create ASEAN Community in 2015, so there is no reason to make problems between us," he said. Thai, Cambodian Soldiers Clash in Fresh Border Skirmish | News | Khmer-English. Thai and Cambodian authorities say fresh fighting broke out between their soldiers, with each side once again blaming the other.
The new skirmish came shortly after the United Nations Security Council urged the two countries to impose a ceasefire around the disputed border, which saw heavy fighting earlier this month. The Thai military on Tuesday said Cambodian soldiers in the early morning attacked a border post, injuring five soldiers - one of them seriously. Thai military spokesman Colonel Werachon Sukondhapatipak said at least one grenade was thrown at the post and Thai soldiers fired back with rifles.
He said they were expecting attacks after the United Nations Security Council declined Cambodia's request to send peacekeeping troops to the area. "We believe that the leadership of the Cambodia were not happy with that result and they will try to do anything that [is] provocative in order to have the Thai soldier retaliate," said Werachon. After UN Session, Asean Next for Border Solution | News | Khmer-English.
Officials say Cambodia will respect a statement issued by the UN Security Council on the border issue late Monday, after the foreign minister addressed the body in New York on Monday. Following a session in New York, the UN Security Council issued a statement calling for a peaceful resolution and encouraging the regional forum of Asean as a mediator. The Security Council called on both sides to “display maximum restraint” along the border, where deadly clashes erupted less than two weeks ago. Security Council members also urged the establishment of a permanent ceasefire. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said Tuesday the UN statement reflected much of what Cambodian wanted from Monday’s session, especially highlighting the need for third-party arbitration.
Thailand has continually said it wants bilateral discussions to solve the border dispute, but Cambodian officials say two-way talks have failed to produce a resolution.