Did I watch too many historical dramas when I claimed to have caught a spy pigeon? Mocking
Aug 01, 2025
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According to Thai media such as Tiger News, the controversy began when the Facebook page 'Battambang Post' posted a photo.
The pigeon in the picture has a band attached to its ankle that reads the Thai national name 'THAILAND'.
In this regard, Page wrote, "Cambodian citizens have captured messenger pigeons linked to the Thai GPS." he insisted.
The post quickly spread through social media and became the subject of ridicule and criticism from Thai netizens.
Many called it `anachronistic and absurd.'
Thailand's Facebook page 'Army Military Force-Reserve' shares the photo and makes a ridiculous claim that a Thai soldier sent a GPS pigeon to monitor Cambodian troops. That pigeon is actually just a bird for racing."
Then "Everyone uses communication satellites these days. Military satellites can even be seen at the home of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Thai netizens said, `Cambodia seems to have watched too many Chinese historical dramas", "Next time, let's say MI6 (British Intelligence) sent a trained owl" and "This is 2025, not 1942."" he wrote in a criticized comment.
In fact, these pigeons are presumed to be race- or return-trained pigeons, most of whom bear identification tags.
However, some online communities in Cambodia took it seriously and became controversial.
So far, the two governments have not made an official position.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
