Thai Protesters Rally Against Thai-Cambodia Border Agreement
- 14 years ago
About 10,000 yellow-shirt protesters gather outside Bangkok's parliament Tuesday. They're putting pressure on their government to not agree to a new border with Cambodia involving a controversial temple.
Ten thousand yellow-shirt protesters gathered outside Bangkok's parliament on Tuesday. They’re rallying against a possible border agreement between Thailand and Cambodia regarding a controversial temple.
The ownership of the controversial Preah Vihear temple was awarded to Cambodia in a 1962 international court ruling.
[Sondhi Limthongkul, Protest Leader]:
"Thailand is losing its land. So we might lose about a thousand square miles.”
Thailand and Cambodia both have troops along the border. Deadly clashes have occurred there in the past three years.
However, many Thais have never fully accepted the decision. And the temple has been used by both countries to fuel nationalist emotions.
Last year Thailand withdrew its pledge of support for Cambodia to list Preah Vihear as a UNESCO World Heritage site, arguing that the ownership of land around the temple has never been settled.
Ten thousand yellow-shirt protesters gathered outside Bangkok's parliament on Tuesday. They’re rallying against a possible border agreement between Thailand and Cambodia regarding a controversial temple.
The ownership of the controversial Preah Vihear temple was awarded to Cambodia in a 1962 international court ruling.
[Sondhi Limthongkul, Protest Leader]:
"Thailand is losing its land. So we might lose about a thousand square miles.”
Thailand and Cambodia both have troops along the border. Deadly clashes have occurred there in the past three years.
However, many Thais have never fully accepted the decision. And the temple has been used by both countries to fuel nationalist emotions.
Last year Thailand withdrew its pledge of support for Cambodia to list Preah Vihear as a UNESCO World Heritage site, arguing that the ownership of land around the temple has never been settled.