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Thailand sticks to line of opposing outsiders

Published: 17/02/2011 at 06:27 AM
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Thailand has rebuffed a plan by Cambodia to ask the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to send observers to monitor the shaky ceasefire along the border.

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The move comes less than a week before foreign ministers from the Asean member countries meet in Jakarta where they will discuss the border spat.

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stima
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Discussion 48 : 17/02/2011 at 09:49 PM48
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No Ceasefire, No intervention...? Great...
Keep this issue for our next generation.
We will have another PAD in 10 or 20 or 30 years from now on.
We will talk and talk, fight and fight to protect our land in another few decades...

But all in all.... Nothing change...It will always be the same...We get nothing back... but problems...
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bright
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Discussion 47 : 17/02/2011 at 04:47 PM47
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I fully support Cambodia's position to have a third observer...
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Discussion 46 : 17/02/2011 at 04:38 PM46
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Asean security council(ASEANSC), Is possible?
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Discussion 45 : 17/02/2011 at 03:32 PM45
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History tells us that observers only would ensure that the final border line is there where the troops staying now.
After some years of peaceful standoff where everyone is tired, the pressure would be that both county's accept the border as it is now because it has proofed to be as such accepted.
In that way it would be allowed to ignore facts again and draw a border where someone thinks it fits best and not based on what geographic shows us. Geographic is the major point of drawing borders today and this needs to be avoided ?
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Discussion 44 : 17/02/2011 at 02:56 PM44
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This request for observer goes in the good way for the respect of ceasefire and for the peace. The positions taken by Cambodia are simple, clear and logic. Positions taken by the Thailand are the one of a country which wants to move for advantages in the back of the international community.

Padthai, you said that this little land is part of Thailand, but what is your base to say that and what is the interest for Thailand to have this little plot of land?
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Discussion 43 : 17/02/2011 at 02:42 PM43
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No Ceasefire, No intervention...? Great...
Keep this issue for our next generation.
We will have another PAD in 10 or 20 or 30 years from now on.
We will talk and talk, fight and fight to protect our land in another few decades...

But all in all.... Nothing change...It will always be the same...We get nothing back... but problems...
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Discussion 42 : 17/02/2011 at 02:41 PM42
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RE :d 27
John is right they have a lot to hide and everyone can now see who is the aggressor and who is not wanting to abide by any ruling that they do not like.
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tan
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Discussion 41 : 17/02/2011 at 02:35 PM41
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Discussion 28! please visit the preah vihear temple area before speak out that the area belong to Thailand....Again, read the ICJ 1962. I can't beleive the 21st century still not change some Thai people ambition.
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tan
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Discussion 40 : 17/02/2011 at 02:31 PM40
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Making ASEAN is 10 countries, which is a big ASEAN family. ASEAN community must think about its creditbility rather than the former ASEAN 6 countries. There are CLMV within ASEAN 10 if i am not wrong think tank!
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Discussion 39 : 17/02/2011 at 02:24 PM39
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Discussion 28 : What claim you based on?? can you explain?? any legal doc of international prove????
don't just say,you must have evidence. empty claim gain nothing.!!
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