Three Thai Men Arrested For Allegedly Spying For Cambodia

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Thai men arrested for allegedly spying for Cambodia

Police Thursday detained three Thai men for questioning on suspicion that they spied for Cambodian troops.

One of them was later released after questioning.

A source said Phnom Dongrak police arrested the three men at 10 am.

Police and officers from the Second Army Area took the three to be questioned at the Prasart district police station.

One of the suspects used to be a village head in Phanom Dongrak district.

The source said Thai troops at the location have been monitoring the three men for about a week after they were seen supplying foods and necessities to Cambodian troops as ordered.

Initially, they were taken by troops and border patrol police to the Phanom Dongrak police station but were later moved to the Prasart police station.

Military and police investigators found that mobile phones of the two other men called and received calls from several numbers. They numbers were sent for further checking as to whether they were called from Cambodia.

-- The Nation 2011-04-28

[asiawatcher]

And what will be the outcome... incarceration, execution, or made an example of or a scape goat?

[janverbeem]

Military and police investigators found that mobile phones of the two other men called and received calls from several numbers.

Csi Thailand at it's best once again

[Credo]

With nationalistic feelings running high, I think giving 'aid and comfort to the enemy' might be very much frowned on.

My guess is that they were probably making a little money selling things. Things like food, water, alcohol etc.

[Buchholz]

And what will be the outcome... incarceration, execution, or made an example of or a scape goat?

Cambodia sentenced the supposed Thai spy Veera to incarceration for 8 years.

[Buchholz]

With nationalistic feelings running high, I think giving 'aid and comfort to the enemy' might be very much frowned on.

My guess is that they were probably making a little money selling things. Things like food, water, alcohol etc.

The other paper is reporting they were relaying Thai troop movements to the Cambodians with mobile phones.

[Credo]

Could be, but it would be wise for the military to get civilians out of the area.

I am only speculating, you seem to be more well-informed than I am, so I'll defer to your information.

[Steely Dan]

With nationalistic feelings running high, I think giving 'aid and comfort to the enemy' might be very much frowned on.

My guess is that they were probably making a little money selling things. Things like food, water, alcohol etc.

The other paper is reporting they were relaying Thai troop movements to the Cambodians with mobile phones.

Must have been high tech spies - I wonder if they took the precaution of using a Cambodian SIM card.

[Credo]

It would probably be wise to jam mass communication, such as mobile phone signals in the area where they are fighting.

[TGM]

I agree with Credo. Just a bit of hype in the news to sell the story but those guy seem pretty harmless. I might be wrong but this doesn't change the fact that we've got election coming up and if they keep this whole border spiel going on, we might not even have elections..

[Macmundi]

And what will be the outcome... incarceration, execution, or made an example of or a scape goat?

Cambodia sentenced the supposed Thai spy Veera to incarceration for 8 years.

Thais are better at being spies. Thais hired thai spies, Cambodians also hired thai spies.

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Soldier and civilian killed in fresh fighting

By The Nation

One Thai soldier and one civilian were killed and 11 troops wounded in a new round of border fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces throughout Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, three Thai villagers based in Surin's Phanom Dong Rak district have been arrested for allegedly providing target coordinates for Cambodia's rocket attacks as well as food and supplies to Cambodian soldiers.

Sanat Phimkao, a former village head, has been released due to insufficient evidence but as of last night, Khamphan Wongsa and Sermsuk Phochaile were still being detained by police for further questioning.

The arrests came after the military received information allegedly indicating they had shopped for supplies and food and delivered them to Cambodian soldiers.

The military was also suspicious because rockets from BM21 multiple launchers were landing frequently in Nong Khan Na village. Police found in their mobile phones a large number of numbers with area codes in Cambodia.

As of 8pm last night, Khamphan and Sermsuk were being detained in Prasat district police station after being handed over by Phanom Dong Rak police. They must be released in the next 48 hours if no charges are pressed against them.

After the latest fighting, which ended around 8.20am yesterday, six Thai soldiers and two Thai civilians had been killed while 58 soldiers sustained injuries.

The Thai military cited a large number of Cambodian casualties, but the figures could not be independently verified.

A military spokesman said the fighting began around 8pm Wednesday when a large number of Cambodians moved into Ta Muen Thom and Ta Kwai Temples in Surin, before Thai soldiers engaged them with small arms and mortar fire.

The fighting was most intense around 4am when rocket and artillery fire landed on Thai soldiers' outposts, but Thailand's resistance endured and successfully drove away the Cambodian troops at around 6am.

Yesterday, sublieutenant Uthai Muenaphai became the latest soldier killed in action. A royally sponsored cremation for SgtMajor Bunrat Sukjit, who was posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel and was the first killed when the fighting broke out last Thursday, was held yesterday at a temple in Buri Ram's Muang district, his birthplace.

A wreath from His Majesty the King was presented at Bunrat's funeral.

Two government hospitals and 15 clinics in Surin have closed while nine clinics remain open. Medical services have been provided to 7,736 of 43,923 villagers living in 34 local shelters, the provincial public health office said.

Six soldiers and two Thai civilians have died, while 956 people are suffering from lowlevel stress. Another 85 are moderately stressed, with 56 highly stressed, said Dr Saard Weerajaroen. All patients with serious conditions have been transferred to hospitals at least 50km away from the border.

A new shelter has been opened in Ban Kruad district in neighbouring Buri Ram, in addition to an existing seven that house around 8,000 residents. The latest fighting and rocket fire on Wednesday sent 700 residents from their homes to the shelters.

-- The Nation 2011-04-29

[Buchholz]

I agree with Credo. Just a bit of hype in the news to sell the story but those guy seem pretty harmless. I might be wrong

It is a serious enough charge to get Veera 8 years in prison in Cambodia... and without any evidence of his phoning in Cambodian targeting locations to Thailand.

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Edited April 28, 2011 by Buchholz

[OzMick]

Hmm...........I would expect that the accused crimes would be a cash deal. Where's the money?

[Credo]

I don't know what they did other than the reports by others, but I can assure you, an espionage charge is quite serious. As not only Veera and Rattree can attest to, but a lot of people during the cold war and more recently in the Middle East, being in the wrong place at the wrong time can get you some pretty serious consequences.

I think it's even more difficult if you are suspected of spying AGAINST your own country.

[vincentc]

So they were caught for getting phone calls and delivering food?

Guess they were just running a Thai food delivery service?

[housepainter]

It would probably be wise to jam mass communication, such as mobile phone signals in the area where they are fighting.

Who are fighting? The three men using their mobiles; hitting each other over the head with a Nokia is assualt and battery. Don't think they'll be discharged any time soon.

This story only made the last column, without headline, in the BPost today.

The problem is that the Thais are incapable of carrying out a decent detailed enquiry, gaining evidence, establishing the truth or facts. Shame really as here is an example of treason and most certainly a disgraceful aiding of an enemy. And yet we're told or rather lead to believe how much Thais lurrrrvvve their country and that farangs [ including farang Combods] are to be depised. Or does that mean only white farang? We all know Thais are inherently racist to their own darker skinned people so any negro here must have a torrid time entering those family run up-country reataurants where the Uncle Tom stands carved outside; or on his way into 7-11 to buy soem of that 'Blackman' branded toothpaste. Now there's an image the Thais would like 'black' and 'branded' in the same sentence.

So we have embarrassingly treasonous Thais co-operating with the enemy when so many Canadinas, English, Australian, Norwegian, French and Belgium were starved, beaten and worked to death by the cuel and cowardly Japanese on the Death Railway and yet died before helping or capitulating with the enemy.

Well .................. that's farangs for you; loyal, brave, patriotic, courageous and tenacious. Then we have the Thais ....... on the phone to the enemy asking how much they payt for info as to where the bombs are landing.

That ...................... is Thailand.