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| BORN TO BE WILD: People’s Alliance for Democracy co-leader Chamlong Srimuang patrols on a scooter as the PAD rally enters its fifth day at Makkhawan Rangsan bridge on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue to protest the government’s approach to the Thai-Cambodian border dispute. PHOTO: JETJARAS NA RANONG |
CAMBODIA SAYS THAI DEMANDS ‘PROVOCATIVE’
30/01/2011
Bangkok Post and AP
The government is appealing to yellow shirt protesters to show restraint amid reports that Cambodia is boosting troops at the border.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday called on People’s Alliance for Democracy protesters to tone down their attacks on Cambodia and be mindful of what they say during their rally near Government House.
He was speaking amid unconfirmed news agency reports that the Cambodian Ministry of Defence on Friday sent dozens of tanks and fighting vehicles, missiles and ammunition to the Preah Vihear temple area at the disputed border.
On its website, the Cambodian newspaper Duem Ampil quoted Information Minister Khieu Kanharith as saying that the Cambodian army had ordered its forces to be on a full alert to prevent any Thai attempt to enter Cambodian territory, while the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a recent Thai military exercise at the border was provocative and could set off a war.
It also criticised Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s demand that Cambodia remove its flag from the Kaew Sikha Khiri Sawara temple, saying such a call was “unacceptable and Cambodia firmly rejects such an insulting demand”.
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