All Comments for Cambodian Government Declares French Maps Match Its Own

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Dina from USA :

Your story should be updated to mention that the CNRP MP who found the map at the UN,was put in jail by the govrnment to silence him, so that he cannot interfere with Vietnam's plans to takeover more Cambodian land.

Dec 18, 2016 01:33 PM

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sean :

Both parties are heavily corrupted and keep everything politicized in their favor, CPP is terrible and CNRP is even worse. Why spending so much time and money arguing over some km2 of land, that won't be enough to solve Cambodia's political and economic problems anyway. Just invade Vietnam and be done with it already, finish Pol Pot's job, and everyone will be happy.

It's just how easily people are manipulated under the name of patriotism for the benefit of a few elites.

Sep 07, 2015 04:15 AM

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Anonymous Reader :

"French officials loaned Cambodia 25 pieces from the 26-piece map set, produced by its National Geographic Institute (IGN) prior to Cambodian independence in 1953, because they had failed to locate the final one."

Could this final one they didn't find did not match the government maps? Very interesting.

"Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, who presided over the map verification process, prevented participants from asking questions."

This is the kind of opaque this corrupt government has been operating the last 35 years, which creating a lot suspicion and distrust among the people.

Sep 04, 2015 06:14 AM

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Pnompenh Kmer from Pnompenh :

Of course the Maps are Matched Because they may print from the same printer or the same place But People who uses the Land They are not using within their own border and they just don't care about the Map..What Map? I don't see the Map here when I dig the soil.

Sep 03, 2015 11:01 PM

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