លោក LT GEN BOONSIN PADKLANG៖ មេដឹកនាំយោធាពហុតួនាទីរបស់ប្រទេសថៃ «មានឥទ្ធិពលបំផុត»?
WHY, AT THIS STAGE, WE MIGHT AS WELL NAME THE 2ND ARMY REGION COMMANDER, LT GEN BOONSIN PADKLANG, ‘THE ALL-POWERFUL’, CONCURRENTLY HOLDING THE FOLLOWING POSTS: ACTING PM, GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON, FOREIGN MINISTER, FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, AND MORE IF HE CAN HANDLE IT.
Today, we have to ask ourselves: what is the point of having a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a civilian government? They have been trying to tell the international community that Thailand respects the ceasefire agreement, but all of a sudden yesterday evening, the commander of the Second Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, announced that he would reclaim the disputed Ta Kwai Temple because “it belongs to Thailand.”
According to the ceasefire agreement signed between the Thai and Cambodian government on August 7, 2025, point 2 states that both sides “agree to maintain troop deployments without further movement…”
Point 4 meanwhile stipulates that: “Both sides agreed not to undertake provocative actions that may escalate tensions…”
A few hours later, Boonsin’s remark was followed by the Cambodian Ministry of Defence spokesperson condemning Thailand in the middle of Sunday night, saying Boonsin’s declaration “is irrefutable evidence of provocation and a deliberate and premeditated attempt to seize Cambodian territory.”
More than 12 hours later (9.30 a.m. on August 11, 2025), the Thai government spokesperson, the acting prime minister, the ruling Pheu Thai Party, the Thai Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the spokesperson for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs are all as silent as the grave.
Meanwhile, Cambodia is condemning Thailand… If that’s the case, then just hand the positions of acting prime minister, Thai government spokesperson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and spokesperson of the Thai Foreign Ministry to Lieutenant General Boonsin, so the international community won’t be confused any longer about who is in charge in Thailand and what Thailand’s intentions and true foreign policy really are.
Leaving the matter as it is, Thailand will only end up a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.
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