Thai and Cambodian forces in tense stand-off over illegally felled logs

[webfact]

Photo from Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Thai border security forces are engaged in a tense stand-off with Cambodian troops, near the Thai-Cambodian border in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, where illegally-felled logs, worth about 15-million baht, have been seized by Thai park officials on Thai territory.

Chaiwat Limlikhit-akson, chief of the 9th Conservation Area Management Office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said that park rangers from the Huay Sala wildlife sanctuary discovered that 58 Ironwood and 25 Mersawa Paya trees had been felled since last November and 84 of the logs have been stored near the Cambodian border, waiting to be hauled into Cambodia by illegal loggers.

He said that he had sought help from Thai army officers, of the Suranaree task force, to coordinate with his Cambodian counterpart, to allow Thai park officials to take the wood to the office of the wildlife sanctuary.

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[worgeordie]

Why do they always find the trees AFTER they have been cut down, 

they never seem to hear the chain saw's or catch any loggers in the

act of felling the trees .Park rangers they must never venture far from

the office.

regards worgeordie

 

[keith101]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thai border security forces are engaged in a tense stand-off with Cambodian troops

Why is there a standoff , if the trees where felled in Thailand and still on Thai land then the Cambodians don't have a say in what happens just get the army + machines in there and drag the logs out .

 logs have been stored near the Cambodian border, waiting to be hauled into Cambodia by illegal loggers.

[JCauto]

15 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Why do they always find the trees AFTER they have been cut down, 

they never seem to hear the chain saw's or catch any loggers in the

act of felling the trees .Park rangers they must never venture far from

the office.

regards worgeordie

 

I work in this field. The forest is vast, the access is incredibly difficult, the time it takes to cut a tree down is minutes. It's almost impossible to catch them "in the act". We are focusing on trying to detect the cutting shortly after it happens so we can get to the tree before they are able to take it away and confiscate the equipment and logs and arrest the people.

[Venom]

14 hours ago, keith101 said:

logs have been stored near the Cambodian border, waiting to be hauled into Cambodia by illegal loggers.

Illegal loggers backed by Cambodian military forces! ????

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that he had sought help from Thai army officers, of the Suranaree task force, to coordinate with his Cambodian counterpart, to allow Thai park officials to take the wood to the office of the wildlife sanctuary.

Where it would be safely guarded.

[hobobo]

17 hours ago, keith101 said:

Why is there a standoff , if the trees where felled in Thailand and still on Thai land then the Cambodians don't have a say in what happens just get the army + machines in there and drag the logs out .

 logs have been stored near the Cambodian border, waiting to be hauled into Cambodia by illegal loggers.

Thai army has been pretty useless in warlike situations for ages. It appears its role these days is limited to military coups

[rudi49jr]

3 hours ago, hobobo said:

Thai army has been pretty useless in warlike situations for ages. It appears its role these days is limited to military coups

I can assure you that the Thai army - especially the higher ranks - are involved in a whole array of other activities, but they'd rather keep that on the down low, for obvious reasons.

[hansnl]

5 hours ago, hobobo said:

Thai army has been pretty useless in warlike situations for ages. It appears its role these days is limited to military coups

Oh, really?

Do some research before you shoot off your mouth.