the Thai took over Mon Rethy ,
the Thai shall take over Koh Kong .?
On May 15, 10:02=A0am, Chim <Chi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Thursday May 15, 2008
> Thaksin 'wants to open Koh Kong casino'
> Cambodia confident of end to Preah Vihear row
>
> JAKKRIT WAEWKRAIHONG & THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
>
> Thaksin ****nawatra is interested in developing another casino and
> entertainment complex in the Cambodian province of Koh Kong, Cambodian
> Defence Minister Teah Banh said yesterday.
>
> Gen Teah Banh, who also is a deputy prime minister with close links to
> Thai generals, also expressed confidence about a peaceful solution to
> the dispute over the push by Phnom Penh to register Preah Vihear as a
> World Heritage Site.
>
> The Cambodian minister said in Koh Kong, opposite Trat, that talks
> about Mr Thaksin's plan were still unofficial. ''Prime Minister Hun
> Sen trusted and wanted Mr Thaksin to advise on developing Koh Kong as
> a special economic zone,'' the general said.
>
> Koh Kong now has a casino complex operated by Koh Kong International,
> a firm owned by Pat Supapa, a senator representing the province and
> former governor.
>
> The general maintained that the deadlock with Thailand over the Preah
> Vihear issue could be resolved and would not explode and compromise
> bilateral ties.
>
> Gen Teah Banh was speaking as he joined Hun Sen and Cambodian Deputy
> Prime Minister Sok An in opening Road 48 and four new bridges. The
> road was built with one billion baht in financial assistance from
> Thailand. The Thai side was led by Deputy Prime Minister Somchai
> Wongsawat and Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama.
>
> The road facilitates the trans****t of goods from Cambodia to Laem
> Chabang ****t in Chon Buri through Trat.
>
> Mr Noppadon held talks with Mr Sok An at the temple ruins on the
> border of Si Sa Ket and Preah Vihear province.
>
> Mr Noppadon hoped that the Cambodian government would agree to develop
> a joint management plan with Thailand on Preah Vihear with a solution
> reached within two weeks.
>
> The obstacle to Cambodia's attempt to register Preah Vihear as a World
> Heritage Site is the overlapping area around the temple, which has not
> been demarcated.
>
> Mr Noppadon said that the talks on Preah Vihear are separate from
> negotiations to resolve the overlapping maritime boundary covering
> 26,000 sq km in the Gulf of Thailand, and there would be no trade-
> off.
>
> The two countries have submitted different proposals on how to share
> the benefits from the overlapping maritime area believed to be rich in
> oil and natural gas.
>
> Thailand and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding in 2001 to
> start negotiations over the overlapping area. But talks were stalled
> after the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh was burned down by rioters in
> 2003.
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