Cambodia, Thailand agree to develop border area

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Cambodia, Thailand agree to develop border area
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BANGKOK, Jan 16 -- Cambodia and Thailand on Friday agreed to jointly develop their border area and turn it into a peace and prosperity zone as the neighbouring countries plan to hold activities celebrating 65 years of diplomatic relations.

The agreement was made following the end of a two-day 9th Thailand-Cambodia Joint Commission meeting held in Cambodia's Siem Reap province.

It was co-chaired by Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister GenTanasak Patimapragorn and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong.

Major issues that were discussed during the meeting include how to end the illegal felling of trees along their border.

They agreed to set up a committee at the national level to discuss the problem.

They agreed to develop a special economic zone in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province along with the Thai border province of Sa Kaeo and between Cambodia's Koh Kong with the Thai border province of Trat, and to promote four temporary border checkpoints to the permanent one in the near future.

Development of the telecommunication network could also help boost both countries’ economies and the relations of their peoples to help implement the ASEAN Community, due to start at the end of this year.

The two countries will organise activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations later this year. (MCOT online years)


-- TNA 2015-01-16

[Tomtomtom69]

4 new checkpoints? Not bad, meaning we would have more places to cross the border.

However, even more interesting would be a plan to allow private vehicles across all international border checkpoints, complete with insurance offered at the border (particularly on the Cambodian side, where this is not currently the case).

[Commerce]

I thought the UAE had just been invited to help with borders?????

Edit: Oh! I see. Just simply invest in them. I'm sure that benefits the UAE tremendously.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Commerce

[allan michaud]

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4 new checkpoints? Not bad, meaning we would have more places to cross the border.

However, even more interesting would be a plan to allow private vehicles across all international border checkpoints, complete with insurance offered at the border (particularly on the Cambodian side, where this is not currently the case).

I came though Aranyapathet/Poipet a few days ago and Thai cars were pouring through into Cambodia. I go through regularly and have never seen it like that in 13 years using that crossing. Maybe things have already changed although given the right hand left hand issue it could be dangerous too. The roads in Cambodia are not great and the thought of Somchai driving drunk at highspeed and tailgating people here, is rather scary.

[Commerce]

Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

[aTomsLife]

Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

[Tomtomtom69]

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4 new checkpoints? Not bad, meaning we would have more places to cross the border.

However, even more interesting would be a plan to allow private vehicles across all international border checkpoints, complete with insurance offered at the border (particularly on the Cambodian side, where this is not currently the case).

I came though Aranyapathet/Poipet a few days ago and Thai cars were pouring through into Cambodia. I go through regularly and have never seen it like that in 13 years using that crossing. Maybe things have already changed although given the right hand left hand issue it could be dangerous too. The roads in Cambodia are not great and the thought of Somchai driving drunk at highspeed and tailgating people here, is rather scary.

Are you sure? That would be new. I am quite sure that until now there is only an agreement for commercial vehicles including buses and trucks - Thai private vehicles are refused entry at Poipet except with advance permission and possibly on a tour. Maybe the vehicles you saw were going on a tour. Or they were only going 300m into the country to gamble at the casinos.

I doubt Cambodia would allow Somchai, used to driving a RHD car on the left-hand side of the road to get away with speeding and drunk driving, while trying to remember which side of the road to keep on.

But in my experience almost all Thai drivers who have mustered up the courage to take their cars across to neighboring countries drive much better than most Thai drivers while still in Thailand. But given the much narrower roads, driving on the "wrong" side of the road (i.e. right, instead of left) and unfamiliarity with the roads, directions, lack of sign posts, language etc. might have a big part to do with it.

LHT/RHT is NOT an issue though. Thai cars regularly go into Laos, which is also RHT because there is an official system between the two countries. It's the lack of an official agreement between Thailand and Cambodia (unless that has changed since Jan 1, 2015 but where's the news article to support this?!) that keeps Thai cars out of Cambodia except at some border crossings (not Poipet though) and then only in the vicinity of the border.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Tomtomtom69

[darhut]

Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

I hope your not an English teacher.

[rickirs]

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Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

The "comma" is being used inappropriately as a "parenthetical element." That means that a part of a sentence (", Thailand") that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. Obviously if "Thailand" is removed, the title loses relevance. Use of the "comma" in this case is not conjunctive as with "and." The author was lazy at best.

[rickirs]

"Development of the telecommunication network could also help boost both countries’ economies"

I am sure Cambodia understands that Thailand is the ASEAN hub for the digital economy.

[BSJ]

Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

Wrong, the sentence should read "Cambodia and Thailand both agree to develop border areas."

[Ballbearing]

4 new checkpoints? Not bad, meaning we would have more places to cross the border.

However, even more interesting would be a plan to allow private vehicles across all international border checkpoints, complete with insurance offered at the border (particularly on the Cambodian side, where this is not currently the case).

Is it possible to take private vehicles from Thailand across the border at Aranyaprathet ?

[aTomsLife]

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Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

The "comma" is being used inappropriately as a "parenthetical element." That means that a part of a sentence (", Thailand") that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. Obviously if "Thailand" is removed, the title loses relevance. Use of the "comma" in this case is not conjunctive as with "and." The author was lazy at best.

Parenthetical elements are almost always closed off. Take, for example, the sentence I'm writing right now. The 'for example' is a parenthetical element. The headline '...,Thailand' is not parenthetical but is part of the subject as I already stated, and you yourself confirmed in your own explanation of how a parenthetical element functions: "Obviously if "Thailand" is removed, the title loses relevance." ... uh, yeah, exactly. That means it wasn't being used parenthetically.

[aTomsLife]

Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

Wrong, the sentence should read "Cambodia and Thailand both agree to develop border areas."

The sentence could read that way, but it's not mandatory, especially in a headline.

Here's another example: US, UN warn Myanmar over growing religious tensions http://news.yahoo.com/us-warns-myanmar-over-growing-religious-tensions-110015152.html

Not going to argue this point further. Read up on the many, many uses of commas. If you still think I'm wrong, hey, up to you. Have a good day.

[fgmr]

If those posting their knowledge of grammar wish to continue then please set up a separate forum. Meanwhile, please, stay with the topic in question relating to Thai and Cambodia border crossing development.

[tomross46]

It would be a good time to start removing the land mines, on both sides of the boarder.

[Tomtomtom69]

4 new checkpoints? Not bad, meaning we would have more places to cross the border.

However, even more interesting would be a plan to allow private vehicles across all international border checkpoints, complete with insurance offered at the border (particularly on the Cambodian side, where this is not currently the case).

Is it possible to take private vehicles from Thailand across the border at Aranyaprathet ?

no it isn't. Unless that has changed since January 1st this year according to a poster above who apparently saw numerous thai vehicles crossing but I suspect that was a one off,probably a caravan tour organized in advance with guide and everything.

[German Viking]

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Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

The "comma" is being used inappropriately as a "parenthetical element." That means that a part of a sentence (", Thailand") that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. Obviously if "Thailand" is removed, the title loses relevance. Use of the "comma" in this case is not conjunctive as with "and." The author was lazy at best.

That's the magic of punctuation.

[German Viking]

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Simply a note to the author of the title of the headline. Thailand is 'a' country (singular), and thus it 'agrees'. If the conjunction 'and' is....... Oh! whatever..... I GIVE UP.

Grammar Nazi on the loose.

The comma in the title between Cambodia, Thailand is equivalent to the word "and." The grammatical rules of the sentence don't change due to its presence. The subject is still plural--Cambodia, Thailand--and so "agree" is used correctly, as they agree together to develop the border.

The "comma" is being used inappropriately as a "parenthetical element." That means that a part of a sentence (", Thailand") that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. Obviously if "Thailand" is removed, the title loses relevance. Use of the "comma" in this case is not conjunctive as with "and." The author was lazy at best.

That's the magic of punctuation.