Pol Pot8217;s cremation today

8220;The cremation is to take place at the same site where he died. We just have to ask them Khmer Rouge later whether it happened,8221; said a Thai Army intelligence officer.

8220;It will take place inside Cambodia. We can8217;t go in and will have to wait until they tell us it happened,8221; the officer said.

The reviled and much sought after Pol Pot died on Wednesday of heart attack at a house in the unidentified village. Khmer Rouge radio said he was 73.

Journalist allowed into the village brought back video footage and still pictures showing the frail corpse of Pol Pot lying on a bed as proof that he was dead. There were no visible signs of injuries to his body.

Meanwhile, in his last interview Pol Potsaid he was keenly aware of how poor his health was, according to Radio Free Asia, which will broadcast some of his comments today, a report from Washington said.

8220;I have been sick since the year of 1995, but I didn8217;t understand what sickness I had,8221; says Pol Pot in the interview. 8220;One night it made me blind. The doctor examined me and some said it was because of my heart. They said the blood does not reach the brain. It hurts everyday,8221; he says.

Thai PM vows action against Khmer Rouge
Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said on Friday that Bangkok would help the world community to bring the remaining Khmer Rouge leadership to trial for genocide8217;, following Pol Pot8217;s death.

8220;Thailand will cooperate with the international community to bring the rest of the Khmer Rouge leaders to trial for genocide,8221; he told reporters a day after the tyrant8217;s death was announced.

Government spokesmen said on Thursday that Thailand8217;s policy was that theremaining Khmer Rouge chiefs 8212; including its effective leader Ta Mok and nominal Chief Khie U Samphan 8212; would be detained if they entered Thailand, and prosecuted for illegal entry.

They would then be handed over to the United States or other interested parties.