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A source from Thailand's Konkaen province said the "yellow shirt" protesters, led by ultra-nationalist Vira Sumkwamkid, plan to march to Preah Vihear temple on 28th August to show to the world who "owns the Preah Vihear temple".

Mr. Vira in the past has campaigned relentlessly for the annexation of the 4.6 km2 of the areas surrounding the Preah Vihear temple, where they are shown to be located inside Cambodian territories by the 1908 map agreed between Cambodia and Thailand.

Mr. Vira Sumkwamkid, who is head of People Against Corruption in Sisaket, said the group will invite all media and the Thai people to march to Sisaket and then to Preah Vihear temple, from Phu Makeu village to Ta Thav Pass to prove whether the area is a Cambodian or Thai territory.

The group plans to gather at a Spirit House at Kantaralak village to collect the true data/information to send to the Thai parliament. There are also reports that this untra-nationalist group will also gather in front of the Thai parliament to convince the MPs not to support the Khmer-Thai border draft agreement.

The Thai parliament is sheduled to ratify the agreement signed between Cambodia and Thailand on border resolution this Friday, but a group of 40 Thai senators planned to block the agreement in the Senate.

Source: Koh Santepheap newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization