Sa kaeo: In Sa Kaeo Province, people flocked to support "Kan Jom Phalang" after listening to his explanation, believing the money was genuine. Meanwhile, Thai soldiers explained the temporary border markings to villagers.
According to Thai News Agency, after Kan Jom Phalang made a statement regarding the foundation's funding issues and announced he would be stepping back from his role, villagers in border areas recently gathered to offer their support. They sent a message to Kan Jom Phalang, telling him he can rest, but he shouldn't give up. They urged him to return to helping the people as before.
One of the villagers speaking out was 63-year-old Ms. Waraporn, a resident of Nong Ya Kaew. She said that Kan Jom Phalang is the hope and hero of the border people. She urged them to rise up and fight again, fighting for the country and the people. She also urged many elders to come down and see the area. She explained that the villagers now have electricity, roads, ready-to-use bomb shelters, bunkers, and standard military restrooms. These are the reasons why the people of Sa Kaeo remain here and refuse to abandon their homeland. She believes that the money Kan Jom Phalang received is pure and has been put to good use.
Last evening, Colonel Chainarong Kasi, Commander of Task Force 12, Burapha Force, along with Colonel Yutthaphon Sucharit, Field Commander of the Joint Thai-Cambodian Border Survey and Demarcation Project, summoned villagers from Nong Ya Kaeo and Nong Chan to their respective village halls for a briefing following the recently concluded JBC meeting. They emphasized that minor boundary markers will be placed every 25 meters along the existing boundary, including both the Thai and Cambodian claims lines. This will ensure that the "straight line" of the boundary markers will be visible. In Ban Nong Ya Kaeo, markers will be placed from markers 42 to 43, while in Ban Nong Chan, markers will be placed from markers 46 to 47. It will also be necessary to determine whose farmland these markers cross. Landowners will be able to observe the operation alongside officials. The survey and temporary boundary markers are expected to take only two months before being submitted to the governments of both sides for further discu ssion.
The temporary border marking will begin on November 17th, with a joint survey by both sides, Thailand and Cambodia. It is expected that a total of 830 markers will be used, from marker 42 to marker 47, which is believed to be beneficial to the Thai side in the long term.