The Three Khmer Heroes

Thai-Cambodia Clash Development

Thais attacked at 3 different places (Phnom Trap - 1,600 meters from the border, Pagoda Keo Sikha Kiri Svara- 700 meters from the border, & the Veal Intry area - 1,120 meters from the border) deep inside the Cambodian territory. 300,000 Thai troops were equipped by the United States while Royal Cambodian Armed Forces were experienced as former fighters of the Khmer Rouge. Both sides were facing off about 100 metres apart.

• Fri - Oct. 17, 08 - Military commander, Ke Kim Yan indicated that both sides had not agreed to joint patrols, despite reported statements by the Thai side to the contrary. Cambodia's prime minister called for more talks with Thailand.
• Thurs - Oct. 16, 08 - Thai and Cambodian army commanders had five hours of talks with no agreement to withdraw their forces.
• Wen - Oct. 15, 08 - Second Clash: Thais Attacked at 3 Different Places: Two-hour gunfire started 2:15 p.m. local time. 3 Cambodian soldiers were killed & 2 others injured. 7 Thai soldiers were killed, 7 were injured & 13 others captured (source: everyday.com.kh posted on KI-Media 10/17/2008)
• Tues - Oct. 14, 08 - Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat had meeting with military leaders and moving additional troops and weapons closer to a disputed border area.
• Mon - Oct. 13, 08 - PM Hun Sen Set Tuesday @ 12:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) as the ultimate time for over 80 Thai troops to withdraw from the Veal Intry area after ending his meeting with visiting Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat in Phnom Penh
• Fri - Oct. 10, 08 - The official visit of Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to Cambodia has been canceled
• Mon - Oct. 6, 08 - 2 Thai soldiers were injured after stepping on a landmine
• Fri - Oct. 3, 08 - First Clash by Angry Finger-Pointing: Two Thai soldiers and one Cambodian soldier were injured
• July 22, 2008 - Thai troops with artilleries and tanks building up along the border
• July 15, 2008 - The Thai military build-up began, when Cambodian guards briefly detained three Thais who crossed into the area and refused to leave
• July, 8 2008, the UNESCO recognized Prasat Preah Vihear to the World Heritage
• 1979 - Thai soldiers forced Cambodian refugees across a minefield along Dangrek Mountains. Hundreds were shot or blown to pieces
• June 15, 1962, Hague Internaional Court of Justice rulled that Preah Vihear Temple lay in Cambodia territory