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Buddhism and quantum physics

Buddhism and quantum physics
Op-Ed: Christian Thomas Kohl

Freiburg, Germany, March 11 — What is reality? The mindsets of the modern world provide four answers to the question and oscillate between these answers:
1. The traditional Jewish, Islamic and Christian religions speak about a creator that holds the world together. He represents the fundamental reality. If He were separated only [...]

Cambodian ‘Justice’: Without major personnel changes, the Khmer Rouge trial risks descending into farce

By SOPHAL EAR
While my mother, four siblings and I escaped Pol Pot’s Cambodia in 1976, my father died of dysentery and malnutrition after a brief stay at a mite-infested Khmer Rouge “hospital.” Although I have harbored grave doubts about the ability of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal underway in Phnom Penh to punish the guilty, I [...]

Modern Masterpieces

Independence Monument; Vann Molyvann, architect (All photos: Luke Duggleby for The Wall Street Journal)

A lone figure walks the stands of Vann Molyvann’s Olympic Stadium.

The Chaktomuk Conference Hall, one of Mr. Molyvann’s earliest designs, was built in 1961.

The library at the Institute for Foreign Languages, now part of the Royal University [...]

Ambitious Monk Mixes Business With Buddhism

Monk, Hoeurn Somnieng receives a degree in business management from St. Ambrose University in Iowa, USA. (Photo: Courtesy of Life and Hope Association)
Nuch Sarita, VOA Khmer
Washington, D.C Tuesday, 18 May 2010
“It was a very profound experience for me. In a period of great suffering, I was kind of not knowing what to do, and I [...]

Climbing the ladder: Hou Chhivneath

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 15:00 Tharum Bun

Respected for their religious adherence and intellectual curiousity, Buddhist monks have long been the backbone of Cambodian society. Regardless of how religious Cambodian citizens are, the men walking around in colorful yellow-orange saffron are an integral part of everyday life and one of the main forces revitalising [...]

Khmer Stylizing in Canada

Wednesday, 07 April 2010 15:00 Sophan Seng

April is a busy month for Cambodians all over the Khmer diaspora since Khmer New Year is fast approaching. Since the holiday is not recognised by governments in foreign countries, Cambodians living abroad must wait for the weekend to celebrate the holiday. Some communities celebrate the [...]

Critical/Analytical Thinking

Critical Thinking
One of the crucial goals of education is to permeate critical thinking for students. You are engaging in process of critical thinking when you weigh evidence, analyze points of view, and evaluate the outcomes of a decision. Critical thinking requires you to judge thing reasonably about issues by considering evidence and using clear [...]

Letter from Abroad: Struggling Life

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:00 Sophan Seng

It’s February in Canada and the temperature is below the freezing point. The people are shaking in the cold, harsh winter wind and the ground is entirely covered by a thick layer of white ice. Pheak Kdey, who is 30-years-old, drives his BMW through the blistering cold [...]

Young Khmers abroad and the Khmer music

Letter from abroad 10-03-2010

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:00 Sophan Seng

You might be curious to know what young Khmers living abroad choose to do to entertain themselves in their free time. Surprisingly, many of them choose to listen to the same Khmer pop and karaoke music that is so popular in the Kingdom.
While riding [...]

Southeast Asian Immigration to Alberta

Note:
While “Laotian” is used in this article, the usual adjectival form is “Lao”, not “Laotian”. However, to avoid confusion with the Lao ethnic group, “Laotian” is commonly used to describe the people of Laos.
The history of the southeast Asian nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are both shared and unique. Events in one nation often [...]


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