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On 10/20/08, Rachana Bunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Can somebody tell me what is wrong with Cambodia Watch?? It's surprising to > me because Many people written to inform about their unsubbcribing from the > list. > > Please let me know too because i didn't know anything wrong yet, and i > don't want to unsubcribe without knowing the clear reasons!! I suppose all > of you aware that something is wrong somewhere with the link!! > > It would be crazy if you don't know that unsubcribe because you see many > people unsubcribe, and I don't want to be that crazy person. > > Please let me know before too late for me. > > Rach > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Heng Sorin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear Cambodiawatch, >> >> Please unsubcribe me from your list. >> >> Thank you. >> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Cambodia Watch <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > wrote: >> >>> *Officials to meet over deadly Thai-Cambodia border gunbattle* >>> >>> >>> *THAI and Cambodian military officials will meet today for negotiations >>> over yesterday's border conflict that left two soldiers dead.* >>> Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said military officials from both >>> sides would meet in Thailand to discuss the clash over a border area near a >>> historic temple. >>> >>> At least two Cambodian soldiers were killed in the gunbattle, and a total >>> of eight troops from both sides were wounded. >>> >>> Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat pledged to "use peaceful >>> means". >>> >>> "If there is violence, we have to negotiate," Somchai said. >>> >>> Yesterday's clash was the first deadly fighting in four months of >>> tensions since Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was declared a UN World >>> Heritage site. >>> >>> Many Thais feared their country's claim over nearby land would be >>> undermined, and anti-government protesters have pressed their government to >>> take a harder line on the border conflict, seeking to discredit its >>> patriotic credentials. >>> >>> The protesters have sought the ouster of Thailand's ruling party, >>> occupying the grounds of the prime minister's offices for the past two >>> months. >>> >>> The fighting yesterday afternoon lasted for about an hour, with each side >>> accusing the other of firing first. >>> >>> The battle killed at least two Cambodian soldiers and wounded three >>> others, according to Cambodia's Foreign Ministry. Five Thai soldiers were >>> wounded, the Thai army said. >>> >>> Thailand's Foreign Ministry said Thai soldiers were peacefully patrolling >>> their own territory along the border when Cambodian soldiers shot at them >>> with rocket propelled grenades and submachine guns. >>> >>> Cambodia's Foreign Ministry accused Thai troops of launching "heavy armed >>> attacks" at three different locations to push back Cambodians from positions >>> inside Cambodian territory. >>> >>> The fighting was the latest flare-up in a decades-old dispute over a >>> stretch of jungle near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. The World Court >>> awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962, but sovereignty over surrounding >>> land has never been clearly resolved. >>> >>> Thailand had grudgingly accepted Cambodian sovereignty over the temple >>> with few armed confrontations until this year. But resurgent Thai >>> nationalism sparked by the anti-government protesters put Bangkok >>> authorities under pressure to aggressively pursue the land claims. >>> >>> Both sides sent hundreds of troops to the area after the UNESCO action, >>> and the dispute also fired a surge of nationalism in Cambodia that helped >>> propel Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to a landslide re-election victory >>> in late July. >>> >>> Most troops were withdrawn from the area a month later. >>> >>> But the conflict flared again in recent weeks. A brief gunfight earlier >>> this month wounded one Cambodian and two Thai soldiers. Three days later, >>> two Thai soldiers lost legs when they stepped on land mines in the area. >>> >>> Charnvit Kasetsiri, a historian who has written extensively on the >>> dispute, said the fight over the temple had long been a proxy for larger >>> conflicts, including World War II and the Cold War, but it had been >>> considered resolved until recently. >>> >>> "The issue surrounding Preah Vihear temple was over decades ago until it >>> was fanned by nationalist rhetoric for domestic political purposes," he >>> said. >>> >>> State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the US would urge both >>> sides to refrain from violence. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also urged >>> restraint and called on the two sides to quickly resolve the dispute. >>> >>> Thailand's more than 300,000-strong military uses modern US equipment and >>> dwarfs Cambodia's 125,000 less well-equipped troops. Cambodian forces, >>> however, are well versed in guerrilla warfare after fighting an intense >>> civil war against the communist Khmer Rouge. >>> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24505760-2703,00.html >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Ms. Bunn Rachana > Junior Officer > Housing Rights Task Force > C/o Office:#54, Street 306, > P.O.Box: 1120, Phnom Penh,Cambodia > Tel/Fax: (855) 23 211 723 > Office: (855) 23 215 590 > E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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