This is a Khmer temple that poisons relations in decades between Thailand and Cambodia. The international community recognizes the sovereignty of Cambodia on Preah Vihear Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. But for Thailand, Preah Vihear is within its natural border demarcated by the Dangrek Mountains.
And, although the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for a cease-fire, hostilities have not abated, Wednesday mid-morning. A Thai villager died, and since the beginning of this new series of clashes in February, tens of thousands of people fled the region. In Thailand, the militant nationalists of the "yellow shirts" a frontal attack on Prime Minister Abhisit and are quick to denounce as "traitors" all those who want to negotiate with Cambodia.
In Cambodia, Hun Sen, in power for 26 years, was accused by his detractors to exploit the territorial dispute to the election. In Preah Vihear, "Hun Sen is willing to deliberately play to revitalize and reinvigorate the nationalist sentiment against him support," explains William Case, Director of the Research Centre for South-East Asia in Hong Kong, interviewed in February by the.
Taking advantage of the departure of the French and independence of Cambodia in 1953, the Thai Army invests the temple and a few square kilometers of land below. Cambodia decided in 1959 to bring the dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The latter will decide May 15, 1962.
In its ruling (PDF), the ICJ referred to the French works of the early twentieth century. The map that "Cambodia is mainly based its claim," said the Court, is challenged by Thailand, which argues that it has been established by the French. Although the Joint Committee has stopped meeting well before the map has been drawn, it was sent to Siamese authorities, who "did not react, either then or for many years." "We can conclude that their acquiescence" slice Court, which ordered the withdrawal of Thai troops and the return of antiquities taken from the site.
Thailand will eventually leave. On the occasion of the 32nd session of the Evaluation Committee of world heritage, both countries plan to jointly support the nomination. Both recognize that while "the sacred site of Preah Vihear has outstanding universal value and must be listed as World Heritage." But ultimately, Thailand withdraws from the process because of political tensions between government and opposition.
Cambodia maintains its request, and the temple of Preah Vihear is classified, in 2008, the World Heritage of Humanity. The decision of UNESCO will be followed by deadly clashes around several temples in the area. After several days of fighting and ten deaths, the case goes back to the UN.
On 22 February, Cambodia and Thailand agree to a cease-fire and the dispatch of Indonesian observers under the auspices of Asean (the Association of Southeast Asia). But no observer of Indonesia will not be going in the disputed area, the Thai military has made a turnaround, considering that the observers "would complicate things" in the words of General Prayuth Chan-Ocha.
Fragile the cease-fire has held two months. On 22 April, the fighting resumed, with each side accusing the other of having broken the truce negotiated fiercely in February. According to a spokesman for the Thai army, fighting broke out because of Cambodian soldiers had carried out work in a bunker sector.
Cambodia has appealed to the ASEAN and the United Nations, denouncing a "large-scale attack." Le Monde. en 
And, although the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for a cease-fire, hostilities have not abated, Wednesday mid-morning. A Thai villager died, and since the beginning of this new series of clashes in February, tens of thousands of people fled the region. In Thailand, the militant nationalists of the "yellow shirts" a frontal attack on Prime Minister Abhisit and are quick to denounce as "traitors" all those who want to negotiate with Cambodia.
In Cambodia, Hun Sen, in power for 26 years, was accused by his detractors to exploit the territorial dispute to the election. In Preah Vihear, "Hun Sen is willing to deliberately play to revitalize and reinvigorate the nationalist sentiment against him support," explains William Case, Director of the Research Centre for South-East Asia in Hong Kong, interviewed in February by the.
Taking advantage of the departure of the French and independence of Cambodia in 1953, the Thai Army invests the temple and a few square kilometers of land below. Cambodia decided in 1959 to bring the dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The latter will decide May 15, 1962.
In its ruling (PDF), the ICJ referred to the French works of the early twentieth century. The map that "Cambodia is mainly based its claim," said the Court, is challenged by Thailand, which argues that it has been established by the French. Although the Joint Committee has stopped meeting well before the map has been drawn, it was sent to Siamese authorities, who "did not react, either then or for many years." "We can conclude that their acquiescence" slice Court, which ordered the withdrawal of Thai troops and the return of antiquities taken from the site.
Thailand will eventually leave. On the occasion of the 32nd session of the Evaluation Committee of world heritage, both countries plan to jointly support the nomination. Both recognize that while "the sacred site of Preah Vihear has outstanding universal value and must be listed as World Heritage." But ultimately, Thailand withdraws from the process because of political tensions between government and opposition.
Cambodia maintains its request, and the temple of Preah Vihear is classified, in 2008, the World Heritage of Humanity. The decision of UNESCO will be followed by deadly clashes around several temples in the area. After several days of fighting and ten deaths, the case goes back to the UN.
On 22 February, Cambodia and Thailand agree to a cease-fire and the dispatch of Indonesian observers under the auspices of Asean (the Association of Southeast Asia). But no observer of Indonesia will not be going in the disputed area, the Thai military has made a turnaround, considering that the observers "would complicate things" in the words of General Prayuth Chan-Ocha.
Fragile the cease-fire has held two months. On 22 April, the fighting resumed, with each side accusing the other of having broken the truce negotiated fiercely in February. According to a spokesman for the Thai army, fighting broke out because of Cambodian soldiers had carried out work in a bunker sector.
Cambodia has appealed to the ASEAN and the United Nations, denouncing a "large-scale attack." Le Monde. en
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