Cambodia plans to build a Berlin-style wall to shut off Thailand and develop tourist facilities around the still disputed Preah Vihear temple, a senior official said on Sunday. The Cambodian government will build a series of walls at "complicated border areas," while still calling for talks to mark and properly demarcate the frontier, Khieu Kanharith, Information Minister and government spokesman, told reporters at a press conference. Both sides should start to discuss to plant border markers from undisputed border areas to the complicated border areas and some complicated border areas will be built with border markers or concrete walls, Khieu Kanharith said Cambodia will allow private companies to invest at least $2 million dollars at the Preah Vihear Temple to set up cable cars for tourists, he said, adding that the government is also trying to build a road to the temple. The Preah Vihear border gate to Thailand will be open when the situation there is stable, he said, adding that foreign tourists could visit the temple from the Cambodian side. At the moment, authorities have closed the temple grounds to visitors. For decades, the only way to get to Preah Vihear was through Thailand, because the temple is situated atop a sharp cliff on the Cambodian side. Cambodia and Thailand share a border of over 800km with only 73 demarcation markers, the Cambodian official said on Sunday. At a meeting on Aug 18-19, Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers agreed to arrange a second-phase troop redeployment at the disputed border area near the temple. They agreed to a meeting of the Cambodian Temporary Coordinating Task Force and the Thai Regional Border Committee on Aug 29 in Cambodia to discuss the troop redeployment. The two foreign ministers also agreed to recommend to their governments that the next meeting of legal experts and the Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Committee be convened in early October, to discuss the issues related to border survey and demarcation of the relevant frontier sectors. On July 15, Thai troops went into the border area to fetch three trespassers who had intended to claim Thai sovereignty over the Preah Vihear Temple. The incident triggered a military standoff, as troop strength on each side grew to more than 1,000 soldiers. In 1962, the International Court of Justice (World Court) decided that the 11-century temple belongs to Cambodia.
----- Original Message ---- From: Bury Chau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 9:59:24 PM Subject: CHINA SCORED ZERO vs Cambodia RE: The world's most dominant sporting nations. CHINA SCORED ZERO vis a vis Cambodia and the Cambodian people. CHINA had bribed King Sihanouk for a small prize, ONE HOUSE IN BEIJING, FREE HEALTH/WEALTH /CARE IN CHINA through PM Chou Enlai /Mao Tse Toung at Bandoeung in April 1955 in exchange for the Khmer leader to adopt an ANTI AMERICA POSITION and abandon the Neutrality of Cambodia in order to allow and support the North Vietnamese troops and VC on th soil of Cambodia in their struggle in the war in vietnam. CHINA has abandoned King Sihanouk in 1969-1970's and steered the China direction to warm the relations with America Chou Enlai-Kissinger 1969-1970's , the same Chou Enlai who pushed Sihanouk to be anti america....? AFTER VIETNAM HAD INVADED CAMBODIA AND OCCUPIED IT , China had sent Sihanouk to the UN in order to demand the Vietnamese troops withdrawal . 10 UN resolutions calling Vietnam to cease her occupation and remove all her troops from Cambodia are not respected by Vietnam from 1978-2007. Now China is supporting Vietnam 's occupation of Cambodia while King Sihanouk is enjoying his welfare and health care in China ? Where is the Chinese promises of Cambodia Independence from Vietnam and the guarantee of territorial integrity ? As a power today, and as the UN Council security permanent member, China needs to respect the UN CHARTER ,needs to correct this errors, and adjust this problems vis a vis the 10 UN resolutions calling Vietnam to quit and cease her occupation of Cambodia .Because China was among the 116 countries that had voted for Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia. This China's NPC delegation coming to meet with Cambodia's Senate and National Assembly presidents etc... is in contradiction with the 10 UN RESOLUTIONS related to the condemnation of Vietnam occupation of Cambodia and an INSULT TO THE SPIRITS OF PM DEPUTY TENG TSAO PING punishment of Vietnam for this crime .( China brief invasion of Vietnam in February 1979 ) I stronly hope that China will correct her mistakes and adjust her foreign policy in compliance to the UN CHARTER and the 10 UN resolutions on Cambodia as well ..... Cambodia to Cambodian Bury The optimist though victim of the Vietnam invasion & occupation of Cambodia 1978-2008 =========================================================== (1) UPDATED: 16:06, January 18, 2007 China's NPC delegation meets with Cambodia's Senate and National Assembly presidents A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, here on Thursday met with top officials of Cambodia's Senate and National Assembly on bilateral exchange and cooperation. The delegation, led by Li Tieying, vice chairman of the NPC's Standing Committee, respectively held talks with Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin. Chea Sim extended warm welcome to the delegation, adding that this visit will promote the friendly cooperation between the two countries and between both legislatures. He also expressed appreciation for the precious support and generous aids extended by the Communist Party of China, the NPC and the Chinese government for Cambodia to promote peace, development and economical construction. Li Tieying agreed with Chea Sim's views about the relationship between China and Cambodia, adding that this visit is aimed at promoting the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Later, during his meeting with Heng Samrin, Li Tieying said that China pays great attention to the relationships with Cambodia, as the two countries are close friends and good neighbors. Li introduced the current situation of the NPC, while emphasizing the importance of the cooperation between the Chinese and Cambodian legislatures. Heng Samrin also introduced the situation of the Cambodian National Assembly. The Chinese delegation arrived here on Wednesday on a five-day official goodwill visit. Cambodia is the second leg of the delegation's regional tour which also includes Nepal and Myanmar. Source: Xinhua ________________________________ Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:49:16 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The world's most dominant sporting nations. To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 51 21 28 100 2 United States 36 38 36 110 3 Russian Federation 23 21 28 72 4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47 5 Germany 16 10 15 41 6 Australia 14 15 17 46 7 Korea 13 10 8 31 8 Japan 9 6 10 25 9 Italy 8 10 10 28 10 France 7 16 17 40 Olympics: China achieves what it set out to do -- easily AFP - August 24, 2008, 7:04 pm China came into the Beijing Olympics with a steely determination to be crowned the world's most dominant sporting nation, and it achieved what it planned with ease. Nothing less than being the best on home soil would satisfy nationalistic pride, and the years of training and vast sums of money pumped into creating elite sportsmen paid dividends. Chinese strict sports coaches are famous for stressing the importance of obedience, orderliness, respect and placing the needs of the team and country ahead of any personal desires. But the hiring of up to 40 foreign coaches in the lead up to Beijing brought a new, more relaxed, approach, which paid off. In the end China finished with 51 gold, 21 silver and 28 bronze to the United States' 36-38-26, although they ended behind their arch-rivals 110-100 on the overall medal tally.. The gold rush earned the hosts' the distinction of becoming only the third country after the United States and the Soviet Union to top the gold medal table since World War II. What was particularly significant were the medals won in sports in which they are not traditionally strong -- archery, fencing, yachting, boxing, beach volleyball and even swimming. More predictable was their domination of diving, table tennis, badminton, and weightlifting. The cards were on the table when weightlifter Chen Xiexia won their first gold of the Games way back on August 9, setting two new Olympic records on her way to the women's 48-kilogramme class title. Endorsements and sponsorships are expected to make her a millionaire, to the chagrin of shooter Du Li who was expected to claim the mantle but caved in under the pressure. Two years ago the Chinese government was so worried about the potential for crowd trouble tarnishing the Games that it launched a crash course in sports etiquette, or how to behave at Olympic events. It was largely successful and the Chinese fans created an electric atmosphere, spurring their athletes to new feats. With the early smog and pollution that blighted the Games gradually clearing, the home nation raked up gold medals with a vengeance. "The achievements we have made in this Olympic Games are a very imporant driving force for the future," said Chinese Sports Minister Liu Peng. "But we have to be modest, and sober-minded and we have to face the difficulties and challenges in the process of future development. "We are still lagging behind in many events or disciplines. In terms of medal count and in terms of the number of athletes who ranked in the first eight, we are still lagging behind compared with many developed countries." Michael Phelps might have stolen the headlines in the pool, but China also made waves. Zhang Lin stormed to the 400m freestyle silver medal while Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang produced stunning swims to win gold and silver in the women's 200 metres butterfly, with Liu setting a new world record. China's weightlifters were running hot with the hosts winning four men's and four women's titles. The competition produced nine world records, three of them set by Chinese woman lifter Liu Chunhong (69kg). Veteran Zhang Ning upset world number Xie Xingfang to successfully defend her women's badminton title, breaking down in tears afterwards, while Lin Dan won the men's title, proclaiming himself "an outstanding sportsman". China muscled aside the competition to proclaim itself the new gymnastics world superpower, although the event was overshadowed by suspicions that some Chinese competitors were younger than the required 16 years old. They snared nine of the 14 gold on offer, second only to the USSR's 10 in Seoul in 1988. Then came the shock pictures of national hero Liu Xiang pulling out of the 110m hurdles heats with a foot injury, prompting an outpouring of remorse as one of the faces of the Games failed to deliver. But the Olympics moved on and so did China, although it saw little success on the track and field. Its consolation was that neither did the United States in one of its worst performances in years. Ma Lin won the men's table tennis gold medal and Zhang Yining won the women's as China's paddlers cleaned up. Their invincible divers did the same, collecting seven of the eight titles on offer. ----- Original Message ---- From: chiepkim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:42:13 PM Subject: Beijing olympic accident Beijing Olympic accident 2008 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Osu2t8X62r4&feature=related --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. 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