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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam
Ponhea Krek villagers: The planting of border posts leads to the loss of Khmer territories to the benefit of Vietnam
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
29 June 2010
By Im Navin Radio France Internationale Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Cambodia-Viet border committee planted a number of border posts in the Ponhea Krek district region, Kampong Cham province. However, a number of villagers are claiming that these border post planting led to the loss of their rice fields and homes to the benefit of Vietnam. This is what happened to Anlong Chrey village, the area where border post no. 125 is currently being planted.
Source: KI-Media
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Do We Have Pride to Be Born As Khmer?
Monday, June 21, 2010Monday, June 21, 2010
Op-Ed by Khmer Borann
The slogan ‘We have Pride to Be Born as Khmer’ is a very good patriotic reminder for Khmers. This slogan is also coincident the provisions in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia, like Article 49 which says: All Khmer citizens shall have the duty to take part in the national reconstruction and to defend the homeland. To have pride to be born as Khmer means to have pride to love Khmer land and to protect Khmer land.
Do Meas Srey and Prom Chea, Khmer farmers in Svay Rieng who are being imprisioned by Hun Sen court for protecting Khmer land from Yuon encroachment, have pride to be born as Khmer? I think, of course, Mrs. Meas Srey and Mr. Prom Chea have pride to be born as Khmer and that’s why they risk their lives to protect their rice fields which are located on Khmer land. I think other Khmers also have pride to be born as Khmer such as Khmer soldiers who fight against Thai aggression on the Khmer-Thai border.
How about the Cambodian officials who jail Mrs. Meas Srey and Mr. Prom Chea? Do they have the pride to be born as Khmer? If they have pride to be born as Khmer, why they imprison Khmers who dare to protect Khmer land? What Hun Sen government is doing to Khmers people regarding the defending national border is just a mockery to the slogan ‘We have Pride to Be Born as Khmer’.
Do you have pride to be born as Khmer when Khmer leaders jail their people because they protect Khmer land?
Khmer Borann
Phnom Penh
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Labels: Border dispute with Thailand, Border dispute with Vietnam, News in General
បញ្ហាព្រំដែនបង្កផលលំបាកដល់កសិករនៅតាមជាយដែន
Sunday, June 20, 2010Source: RFI
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News in General
វៀតណាមហាមពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមិនឲ្យភ្ជួរដីធ្វើ ស្រែនៅជិតបង្គោលព្រំដែន២៧០ Vietnamese authority prohibits Khmer farmers from ploughing in their lands near border post No. 270
Saturday, June 19, 2010ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា
2010-06-18
Vietnamese authority prohibits Khmer farmers from ploughing in their lands near border post No. 270
By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Villagers in Chey Chok commune in Borei Cholasa district of Takeo province have told Radio Free Asia on 18th June that Vietnamese authority have prohibited many Khmers families from toiling their fields near the contentious border post No. 270, claimed by villagers and the Cambodian oppositions as being planted deep inside Cambodian territory.
A lady who spoke on condition of anonymity and refused to allow her voice to be broadcast, said the Vietnamese authority strongly warned all Khmer farmers who have farmlands near border post No. 270 not to plough any lands near the border post.
Villagers have asked for the government's intervention through district authority, saying that this is harvest season and they need to harvest their rice to feed their families.
Villagers claimed that border post No. 270 was planted by the Vietnamese authority on 25th May inside their farmlands without their permission.
On 3rd June, a group of 200 people, including 17 MPs from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, was denied permission and access to visit border post No. 270. And on 14th June, a delegation of Cambodian Watchdog Council led by Mr. Rong Chhun, was also denied access to visit the same border post.
Mr. Rong Chhun, speaking to RFA on 18th June, blamed Mr. Var Kimhong, chief of Cambodian Border Commission, for the land loss and he has called on the Cambodian government to take full responsibility and find a solution for the affected Cambodian farmers. "Mr. Var Kimhong, the chief of Cambodian Border Commission, has always claimed that there was nothing happening. Now, we've seen again that the Vietnamese authority was prohibiting our Khmer farmers from ploughing in their lands and so the (Cambodian authority) must take full responsibility and find a solution for our farmers. If not, they must be responsible in the face of history for ceding (cutting) lands to Vietnam", he said.
Mr. Var Kimhong has said repeatedly that the planting of border No. 270 has not affected any farmers' lands because the area has been surveyed and studied by border technical experts for many, many years before the border post was planted.
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News and Events
ដីស្រែក្បែរបង្គោលតម្រុយព្រំដែនលេខ ២៧០ ត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់ព្រោះខ្លាចរំខានក្រុមបច្ចេកទេស
ភ្នំពេញ: លោក វ៉ា គឹមហុង ប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការទទួលបន្ទុកកិច្ចការព្រំដែន របស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជានៅថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១០ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា ពុំមានអាជ្ញាធរវៀតណាម ចូលមកហាមឃាត់កសិករខ្មែរ មិនឲ្យធ្វើស្រែនៅលើដីស្រែរបស់ពួកគាត់ទេ គឺអាជ្ញាធរស្រុកបុរីជលសាខេត្តតាកែវ ជាអ្នកធ្វើការហាមឃាត់កសិករខ្មែរនៅ ភូមិអញ្ចាញ ឃុំជ័យជោគ កុំឲ្យចូលទៅធ្វើស្រែនៅក្បែរតំបន់បោះបង្គោលព្រំ ដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម និងមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យចូលទៅធ្វើស្រែ នៅក្បែរតម្រុយបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ២៧០ នោះជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន ពីព្រោះអាចរំខានដល់ការងាររបស់ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញការបច្ចេកទេសព្រំដែន កំពុងតែធ្វើកិច្ចការនៅតំបន់នោះ ។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងនេះក្ដីលោកអះអាងថា តំបន់ក្បែរតម្រុយបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ ២៧០ សុទ្ធតែវាលស្មៅគ្មានដីស្រែ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរឡើយ ។
លោកទេសរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី វ៉ា គឹមហុង បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា តម្រុយបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ២៧០ ស្ថិតនៅភូមិអញ្ចាញ ឃុំជ័យជោគ ស្រុកបុរីជលសា នោះ ក្រុមបច្ចេកទេសបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែន មានគម្រោងសាងសង់ជាបង្គោលថ្ម តែបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះតម្រុយបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ២៧០ គឺទើបតែបោះជាតម្រុយបង្គោល ពីឈើមានកម្ពស់កន្លះម៉ែត្រ (២៥ឧសភា២០១០) ប៉ុណោះ ។
លោក វ៉ា គឹមហុង មាន ប្រសាសន៍បញ្ជាក់ទៀតថា កម្ពុជា-វៀតណាមមានព្រំដែនគោក ចម្ងាយ១.២៧០គីឡូម៉ែត្រ ហើយភាគីប្រទេសទាំងពីរបានព្រមព្រៀង បោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនគោកបានចំនួន១៩០ បង្គោលរួចហើយក្នុងចំណោម ៣៧៥ បង្គោលដែលប្រទេសទាំង ២ បានព្រមព្រៀងគ្នាបោះដោយធ្វើបង្គោលអំពីថ្ម សាងសង់តាមលក្ខណៈបច្ចេកទេស រក្សាឲ្យបានរឹងមាំយូរអង្វែង ។
ក្រុមគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃ្លាំមើលកម្ពុជាបានព្យាយាមចុះ ទៅពិនិត្យតម្រុយបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ ២៧០ នៅភូមិអញ្ចាញ ឃុំជ័យជោគ ស្រុកបុរីជលសា ខេត្តតាកែវ ប៉ុន្តែត្រូវបានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅតំបន់នោះក៏ដូចជា អាជ្ញាធរខ្មែរការពារព្រំដែនវរៈ ៦០៣ បានធ្វើការហាមឃាត់ ។ មន្ត្រីអ្នកនាំពាក្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានចោទប្រកាន់ថា ការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនគោករវាងកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម ស្ថិតក្នុងភាពលាក់កំបាំង ហើយតំបន់ខ្លះចូលក្នុងទឹកដីខ្មែរ ប៉ះពាល់ដីស្រែកសិករតាមបណ្តោយព្រំដែន ៕
Source: Cambodian Express News
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in America, News in General
"What can the Cambodian gov't produce to provide confidence in its border delimation with Vietnam?": Op-Ed by Ven. Hok Savann
Saturday, June 12, 2010Posted by RMV's Colleague at 2:19 PM 0 comments
Border post planting with Vietnam has hidden secrets
Saturday, June 5, 2010Source: RFA
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) said the government is hiding something regarding border demarcation works with Vietnam after the authority had tried to stop them from visiting border post No. 270 villagers claimed was planted inside Cambodian territory. The video below shows a group of vigilantes trying to stop them from reaching border post No. 270. More videos here.
Sources: http://khmerization.blogspot.com/
http://sacrava.blogspot.com/
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News in General
បញ្ហាព្រំដែនរាលដាលពីស្វាយរៀងដល់តាកែវ
Monday, May 31, 2010ប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃចុងក្រោយនេះ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានបរិហារអំពីការបាត់បង់ទឹកដីនៅក្នុងខេត្តតាកែវ ដោយសារតែការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនលេខ២៧០ នៅក្នុងឃុំជ័យជោគ ស្រុកបុរីជលសា។ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅទីនោះមួយចំនួនបានតវ៉ាថា បង្គោលត្រូវបានបោះនៅលើដីស្រែរបស់ពួកគេ។ ពួកអ្នកភូមិទាំងនោះបានព្រួយបារម្ភអំពីការបាត់បង់ដីស្រែរបស់ ខ្លួនដែលធ្លាប់បានកាន់កាប់ជាយូរមកហើយ។
កាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍តំណាងរាស្រ្តគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ីមួយក្រុមដែល មានគ្នាជាង២០នាក់បានចុះហត្ថលេខាលើញ្ញត្តិមួយផ្ញើទៅលោកនាយក រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដើម្បីសុំឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលផ្អាកការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនក្នុងខេត្ត តាកែវ ជាបណ្តោះអាសន្នសិន ដើម្បីធ្វើការសិក្សាឲ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់មុននឹងចាប់ផ្តើមការងារជា ថ្មី។ បើយោងតាមញ្ញត្តិរបស់តំណាងរាស្រ្តគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី ដីស្រែរបស់កសិករខ្មែររាប់សិបហិកតានៅស្រុកបុរីជលសាបានបាត់បង់ ចូលក្នុងទឹកដីវៀតណាមដោយសារតែការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែន។
ប៉ុន្តែអាជ្ញាធរខេត្តតាកែវ ក៏ដូចជាគណៈកម្មាធិការទទួលបន្ទុកកិច្ចការព្រំដែនរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល ដែរ បានបដិសេធព័ត៌មាននេះដោយពួកគេអះអាងថាដីដែលគេបានបោះបង្គោលនោះ គឺជាដីវាលស្មៅនៅតាមជាយដែនដែលមិនមែនជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់អ្នកណា ឡើយ។ អ្នកជំនាញការព្រំដែនរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានចោទប្រកាន់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ថាបានបំផ្លោងព័ត៌មាន ដើម្បីញុះញង់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋឲ្យបះបោរប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋាភិបាល។
បញ្ហាក្នុងខេត្តតាកែវបានធ្វើឲ្យគេនឹកឃើញដល់បញ្ហាក្នុងខេត្ត ស្វាយរៀង។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំបក្សប្រឆាំងត្រូវបានតុលាការខេត្តស្វាយរៀងកាត់ទោសឲ្យ ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារពីរឆ្នាំពីបទបំផ្លាញទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិសាធារណៈបន្ទាប់ពី លោកបានដកបង្គោលព្រំដែននៅក្នុងស្រុកសំរោង។ កសិករពីរនាក់ដែលបានចូលរួមដកបង្គោលជាមួយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ក៏ត្រូវបានតុលាការកាត់ទោសឲ្យជាប់ពន្ធនាគារម្នាក់មួយឆ្នាំផង ដែរ។ ឥឡូវនេះលោក សម រង្ស៊ី កំពុងជាប់បណ្តឹងមួយផ្សេងទៀត នៅតុលាការរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ពីបទក្លែងបន្លំឯកសារសាធារណៈ បន្ទាប់ពីលោកបានផ្សព្វផ្សាយផែនទីដែលបង្ហាញពីការបាត់បង់ទឹកដី។ ប៉ុន្តែមេធាវីរដ្ឋាភិបាលបានប្តឹងលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ថាបានផ្សាយផែនទីដែលមាននិយាមការមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ។
តំណាងរាស្រ្តគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ីគ្រោងចុះទៅពិនិត្យបង្គោលព្រំដែននៅ ក្នុងខេត្តតាកែវនាពេលឆាប់ៗនេះ។ នៅឯក្រៅប្រទេសឯណោះវិញ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែលបានភៀសខ្លួនពីការតាមចាប់របស់អាជ្ញាធរខ្មែរបាននិងកំពុង បើកយុទ្ធនាការប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋាភិបាលយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្លាជុំវិញការបោះ បង្គោលព្រំដែនជាមួយវៀតណាម៕
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News in General
Border dispute with Vietnam ការកំណត់ព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា វៀតណាម
Sunday, May 30, 2010Posted by RMV's Colleague at 4:07 PM 0 comments
Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News in General
Norwegian-based CWC asks govt to properly demarcate the borders, while Hun Sen threatened to abolish the monarchy
Friday, May 28, 2010Norwegian-based CWC asks govt to properly demarcate the borders, while Hun Sen threatened to abolish the monarchy


By Khmerization
Source: RFA
CWC's call came after there are reports that villagers in Cholasa district in Takeo province publicly claimed that the planting of border post number 270 in the area had encroached on their farmlands which they farmed since 1983.
Mr. Ear Channa, Secretary General of CWC, told RFA by telephone from Norway that the planting of border posts must be done in consultation with the locals whose lands are affected and by using internationally-recognised maps deposited at the UN in 1964 by the Sihanouk government. He also appealed to the government to be transparent when planting border posts. "Officials from the civil society and the oppositions must be allowed (to monitor the post planting) and GPS (global positioning system) must be used for the border survey and these days it is not difficult like the the olden days where we have to go to survey or measure the areas by using the metric system. They now use GPS which is a modern system which is showing perfectly clear to the general public to ensure that the demarcations are done transparently and the planting of border posts did not cause Cambodia to lose any lands. The government must put national interests above all else and must listen to people's opinions and respect the constitution. If we used the map recognised by the UN, I'm sure the work will be done properly", he said.
Var Kimhong, chairman of Cambodian Border Commission, said earlier that he had not received the report border the border encroachment at border post number 270 yet. And calls to his mobile phone yesterday went unanswered.
However, Mr. Son Sotheany, chairman of the 4th Cambodian Demarcation Commission of Land Boundary, told RFA that the villagers' claims are baseless. "(The border post) did not fly any Vietnamese flag, there is nothing, but it is only a wooden stake with number 270 written on it. It is a location number of a temporary border post only, not a concrete post at all. We haven't constructed the concrete border post yet", he said.
Many analysts said that Cambodia's borders with Vietnam have become a very sensitive issue for the present government which was propped up by the invading Vietnamese forces in 1979. In 2005, Prime Minister Hun Sen had ordered the arrests, jailings and exiles of many leaders of the opposition parties as well as leaders of the civil society after they publicly opposed the ratification of the 1985 Supplemental Treaty in 2005. Critics said that that treaty caused Cambodia to lose large chunk of territories from Kampot province up to Rattanakiri province.
Mr. Hun Sen had also threatened to abolish the monarchy after King Sihamoni, taking advice from his father Ex-King Sihanouk, hinted that he might not agree to sign to ratify the 1985 Supplemental Treaty. "I have talked with Samdeck Krom Preah (Ranariddh) that 'Your Royal Highness had talked with Excellencies Sun Chanthol (Minister of Public Works and Transport Minister), Kol Pheng (Minister of Education), Ing Kantha Phavi (Minister of Women's Affairs) and Sisowath Pannara (Minister of Culture) on the plane and I told Samdech Krom Preah through telephones as well that if it is too difficult (for the king) to sign (the treaty) we must reconsider whether to keep the monarchy or declare a republic and appoint a president or insert a clause in an article of the constitution which requires a time limit for a signature or a royal signature and if there is no signature, it (treaty or documents) shall become effective automatically'", declared Mr. Hun Sen.
The present border uproar came after opposition leader Sam Rainsy led about 100 villagers to uproot six border wooden stakes in Chantrea district in Svay Rieng province in late 2009 after they alleged that the plantings of boder posts in the area had encroached on their farmlands. Two villagers were sentenced to one year jail and Mr. Rainsy was sentenced in absentia to 2 years jail.
Posted by Khmerization at Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam, Cambodian in Cambodia, News in General
Cambodia-Vietnam Boundary: A must-read document by the US Dept. of State
Friday, November 27, 2009Cambodia-Vietnam Boundary: A must-read document by the US Dept. of State
I. BOUNDARY BRIEF
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Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam
Hun Sen praised Vietnamese army for liberating Cambodia from Pol Pot
Thursday, November 26, 2009Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) has praised Vietnam for helping to liberate Cambodia from the yoke of the Khmer Rouge regime, reports Radio Free Asia.
Speaking on the 30th anniversary of a Government and NGO Partnerships on 25th November, Mr. Hun Sen said Cambodia owed a big gratitude to Vietnam. "The one who came to help Cambodia in the 1980s and the one who came to help Cambodia during a time that Cambodia was faced with political and economic sanctions was the one whom we owed the biggest gratitude to", he said.
He added that the Cambodian people had suffered more in the 1980s, after the liberation, due to international sanctions and international supports for the Khmer Rouge. "And the people who supported Pol Pot, after the liberation, after we have toppled Pol Pot, have imposed sanctions on us as the victims of Pol Pot. How do they face up to the moral responsibility?", he added.
The appeal by Mr. Hun Sen for all Khmers to acknowledge Vietnam's gratitude has come under criticism from the opposition parties and critics who said that Vietnam invaded Cambodia and planned to stay permanently, only to withdraw its troops after strong pressures from the international community.
Mr. Son Chhay, MP from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, said the Khmer Rouge movement was originally created with the supports of Vietnam. Vietnam only turned against the Khmer Rouge after it stood up to Vietnam's violations of Cambodian territorial integrity. "We must separate clearly the reasons and basis of the invasion and what were the evidences that happened coincidentally was the fact that our people had escaped from the genocide which was helped by the same army (Vietnamese army who supported Pol Pot). In the future, for our neighbours, we cannot always be reminded about the gratitude of these countries all the time, he said.
At the same time, Mr. Hun Sen takes an indirect swipe at Thailand for threatening to close the borders with Cambodia after diplomatic row between the two countries recently. He insinuated that international sanctions in the 1980s did not succeed in bringing Cambodia to its knees. He threatened that should Thailand close the borders, Cambodia will not allow Thai goods to be exported to Cambodia where Thailand had a trade surplus of around $2 billion per year.
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Border Report expressed Vietnam thieves stole Cambodian land
Monday, November 23, 2009Posted by RMV's Colleague at 6:12 AM 0 comments
Labels: Border dispute with Vietnam
ការកំណត់ព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា វៀតណាម
Sunday, November 15, 2009Please click the title above to see the video clip:
We are like the Viet servants: Cambodian farmer losing her land to Viet encroachment
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King Father wants PM to look into Vietnam border
Wednesday, November 11, 2009The letters follow Cambodian and Vietnamese officials’ criticism of opposition leader Sam Rainsy for uprooting six markers along the countries’ loosely defined border in October.
Sihanouk’s letters urged officials to “consider” Sam Rainsy’s allegations. On Saturday, the opposition leader wrote a letter to the King Father, saying that villagers along the border in Svay Rieng province’s Chantrea district were losing valuable farmland to Vietnam.
Var Kimhong, the government’s senior minister in charge of border affairs, declined comment, noting only that Sam Rainsy’s letter mentions that villagers uprooted border posts – omitting his own involvement.
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Roeung Bangkol Prom Daen" a Poem in Khmer by Son Socheath
Saturday, November 7, 2009Posted by RMV's Colleague at 9:10 AM 0 comments
Labels: Border dispute with Thailand, Border dispute with Vietnam
Vietnamese are grabbing Khmer villagers rice field along the border
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Sam Rainsy accuses Vietnam of violating '91 accords
Friday, November 6, 2009The Phnom Penh Post
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: Ayuthyea, RFA)
Sam Rainsy came under fire from Cambodian and Vietnamese officials for uprooting border posts in Svay Rieng province during a Buddhist ceremony on October 25. Villagers claimed the Vietnamese had illegally shifted the posts onto Cambodian soil.
Speaking from Paris, he said his personal act of defiance was meant to bring the alleged Vietnamese incursions to light.
"I have now collected enough documents and witnesses to show that neighbouring countries are violating Khmers' land," he said.
"So I will file complaints about this to international organisations."
He did not say which organisations would receive his complaints, but added that the alleged Vietnamese acts were a violation of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, to which both countries are signatories.
According to local media reports, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung took the issue up in talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An in Vietnam on Tuesday, describing Sam Rainsy's action as "subversive".
Vietnamese embassy spokesman Trinh Ba Cam said on Thursday that Sam Rainsy was free to file a complaint with international bodies, but that this would not prove the Vietnamese had acted wrongly.
"We do not care about his complaint," he said. "What he did was known to everyone. We have nothing to say."
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