Source: Deum Ampil newspaper and ilovekhmer.orgReported in English by Khmerization
A Khmer website purported to counter the erroneous claims of the ilovethailand.org about Thai lost territories has debuted.
The ilovekhmer.org claimed that its existence was not to stir up nationalistic sentiments against any country, but rather to set the record straight about the historical facts in regard to territorial claims made by Cambodian neighbours.
Recently, a Thai website, ilovethailand.org, believed to be the official website of the Thai PM, posted a video which claimed that large parts of Cambodian territories are actually Thai territories. The claims drew outrage from Khmer bloggers as well as the Cambodian government. The video has now been removed from the website.
In its message to readers, the ilovekhmer.org said that the creation of the website was for the sole purpose of countering the "provably false accusations" made in the ilovethailand.org.
The wesite's message reads: "This website is not here to stir up nationalist tensions or cause problems of any kind. It is simply to provide internationally accepted facts to counter the provably false accusations initially made on the website ilovethailand.org."
The ilovekhmer.org had attracted great attention, with its counter showing more than 129 visitors at any one time. With just less than two days of its creation, more than 8570 visitors had surfed the site.
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