Cambodia's 3km border incursion revealed; General vows reclamation in 12 months
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Key Quotes
"Only when I became a commander did I know they had held it for a long time, some spots encroaching 3 kilometers. If left unchecked, it would reach Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani."
จนมาเป็นแม่ทัพถึงได้รู้ว่ายึดไว้นานแล้ว บางจุดล้ำมา 3 กิโลเมตร ถ้าปล่อยไว้จะไปถึงสุรินทร์ ศรีสะเกษ อุบลฯ
"I always thought about how we could reclaim the land. I had 12 months, I was commander for only 12 months."
คิดเสมอว่าเราจะเอาแผ่นดินคืนได้อย่างไร มีเวลาอยู่ 12 เดือน กูเป็นแม่ทัพอยู่ 12 เดือนเท่านั้น
"Where we placed the national flag was the peak of Phu Makhuea, the southernmost border of Siam, where Khmer soldiers had been for 10 years."
ตรงที่เราทำธงชาติไว้ คือยอดภูมะเขือปลายสุดเขตแดนสยาม ซึ่งทหารเขมรเข้ามาอยู่เป็น 10 ปีแล้ว
Key Entities
Person
General Boonsin(“บิ๊กกุ้ง”)
An advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former commander of the Second Army Area, who revealed long-standing Cambodian encroachment into Thai territory.
General Boonsin(พล.อ.บุญสิน)
An advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former commander of the Second Army Area, who revealed long-standing Cambodian encroachment into Thai territory.
Place
The country whose forces are accused of encroaching into Thai territory.
A Thai province identified as being at risk of further encroachment by Cambodian forces.
A Thai province identified as being at risk of further encroachment by Cambodian forces.
A Thai province identified as being at risk of further encroachment by Cambodian forces.
Surawittakarn School(โรงเรียนสุรวิทยาคาร)
The location in Surin province where General Boonsin delivered his speech.
Phu Makhuea(ภูมะเขือ)
A location described as the southernmost border of Siam, where Cambodian troops had been present for years.
A Thai province identified as being at risk of further encroachment by Cambodian forces.
Organization
Commander of the Second Army Area(แม่ทัพภาคที่ 2)
A military command that General Boonsin previously led, and from which he discovered the extent of Cambodian territorial encroachment.