Tensions flare as activists threaten to evict Cambodians

Tensions flare as activists threaten to evict Cambodians

Tensions flared on Friday in a sensitive border area of Sa Kaeo province, after ultra-nationalist activist Veera Somkwamkid led a group of people to demand the removal of Cambodian settlers from Thai territory.

Thai Nationalists Defy Government, Vow Direct Action in Border Dispute

SA KAEO – In a call for restraint, Deputy Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthamcharoen has publicly urged hardline Thai nationalist Veera Somkwamkid to abandon his planned protest and allow the Burapha Task Force to manage the sensitive border situation. The appeal concerns ongoing Cambodian encroachment in the Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya […] Source

Nong Chan Protest Seeks Return of Thai Farmland

Picture courtesy of The Nation Residents and activists in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand gathered near the Thai-Cambodian border demanding the return of farmland reportedly occupied by Cambodian nationals for over 40 years. On October 31, over 200 people, led by activist Veera Somkwamkid, assembled with heavy machinery, aiming to reclaim the land. Authorities deployed crowd-control police and army personnel, anticipating potential unrest. Th…

Activist Veera Somkwamkid, villagers gear up with excavator and tractors to reclaim Thai land

Veera Somkwamkid and about 200 villagers, with an excavator and tractors, prepare to enter the Nong Chan border area to reclaim Thai land from Cambodian encroachment