Thai Netizens Reject Cambodian Nationalist Claims Over Border Provinces

Discussion on the changing governance of Battambang and Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1946.

Examination of Cambodian cyber movements demanding the return of Surin, Sisaket, and Buriram.

Thai residents of the affected provinces express their refusal to be part of Cambodia.

Analysis of how nationalism is used by Hun Sen and Hun Manet to sustain government power before elections.

Prime Minister Hun Manet cites the 1904 and 1907 treaties as the basis for legal territorial claims.

Hun Manet explains the use of international pressure and diplomacy to reclaim lost lands.

Further elaboration on the history of Battambang as a precedent for regaining territory.

A commentator disputes Hun Manet's history, stating Battambang was lost to France, not Cambodia.

Discussion on the conflicting map scales (1:50,000 vs 1:2,000) used by Thailand and Cambodia.