Cambodian and Burmese accused of involving in Bangkok bloodshed and arson

By The Son Of the Khmer Empire

May 23,2010 at 1:47 pm

Thai military (Thailand's trouble)

The war between the Redd shirts and the elite Bangkok last week did not paint only a bad picture of   Thailand itself, but it even dragged Cambodia  and Burma to the same level of negative image. The  rumours are palying now in both sites of the Thai factions: The Red accuse the Thai elite govt of having Cambodian mercenaries in the Thai military troops for crashing and killing them and yet the Thai elite govt accuses the Red of having Cambodian mercenaries among them for Bangkok arson. You can read them here,  here, here, and  here. Below I just extract fromThailand’s Trouble:

Cambodian mercenaries were manning army positions protesters told me at Bon Kai and Din Daeng during the afternoon on 18 May. The only evidence they could offer was that some of the troops they had tried to talk to could not speak Thai. A young woman, who was still selling drinks outside the Erawan Hotel while her baby perhaps just a year old lay sleeping on the ground as the army was advancing up Ratchaprasong, called from within the refuge of Wat Pathumwanaram to tell me it was too dangerous to outside as there were Burmese troops. Later when I reached Siam Square, where there had apparently been fighting between armed civilians and troops I only met Thai infantry.

Thailand’s  Trouble also gives  analytic questions  below regarding to the allegation of the RED.

Could the government find enough Burmese or Cambodian mercenaries, put them in Thai uniforms and train them with Thai weapons at short notice? What benefits might there be other than increasing numbers of dependable troops in light of rumours of many junior soldiers being red?

Or might it be that these rumors are without substance but spread and are believed because they relieve people of having to accept that they are facing, and being shot by, soldiers who like themselves are Thai? Some may be comforted if it is Burmese or Cambodians who are there to impose the state’s will and defend its interests because of the generally negative stereotypes attached to these nationalities?

NOTE: I don’t want to add any more idea related to this post since I just reacted in my previous post: Thais spread rumors that Khmer mercenaries among the red shirt, regarding to this issue.

A Group of Arrogant Siam Places Angkor Wat Pic in front of Toilet

Angkor Wat

By The Son Of the Khmer Empire

May 16,2010 at 7:01 pm

Chourn Rithy, President of Trade Union for Sofitel Royal Angkor, told Dap-News that some Cambodian staff working at the hotel disputed with a group of arrogant Thais who stayed at  the hotel for placing Angkor Wat temple in front of toilet and step on it. Those arrogant Thais said they placed it in order to welcome guests, but not to insult on Cambodian heritage. The dispute happened on 16 May 2010 at 10am and later on they removed the Angkor Wat picture away  after a heat of argument. According to report, those arrogant Thais are still staying at the hotel now. Read new in Khmer here.

NOTE: IF those arrogant Thais claimed that to place Angkor Wat picture in fornt of toilet doesn’t mean an insult on Angkor Wat or Cambodians, but just a sign of welcoming guests, then let’s place the picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adoljadej in front of our toilet in order to welcome our guests, too.

We still remember last year that a Thai man was arrested and jailed in Banteaymean Chey for insulting Angkor Wat temple by drawing Angkor Wat temple in front of his toilet and step on it daily. Read it here. With this, I hope Cambodian authority will deal with those arrogant Thais accordingly.