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*Cambodia is not a Province of Thailand* *(Suva**ṇṇabhūmi is just the Name of an Airport)* By Eisel Mazard July, 2009 §1. "Suvaṇṇabhūmi" is not just the name of an airport: it has been an important part of Thai propaganda for over 100 years. Today, the myth of "Suvaṇṇabhūmi" is used to claim that all of Cambodia, Laos and even Vietnam were formerly part of Thailand, but were later "lost" in a series of wars. This article presents a series of facts about the real history of Southeast Asia. The original text was written in simplified English, intended for translation. Many Thai people alive today heard about "Suvaṇṇabhūmi" from their grandparents, so they assume this is a very old idea. Many Thai people grew up hearing propaganda that their ancient homeland was in Yunnan (a province in China, north of Laos) --but then the message changed. Sometimes the government tells them the ancient homeland is "here" in this ancient kingdom called "Suvaṇṇabhūmi", sometimes they say it is in Shan State (now part of Burma), sometimes in Southern China or even further north than China, in Mongolia. Sometimes the government tells them to hate the Burmese, sometimes the Chinese, sometimes Cambodians. They told their people to hate and fear Communists, but (at the same time) they supported the Khmer Rouge. The result is that Thai people are genuinely confused about their own history. The full article is available at http://www.cambosastra.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
