Namo Sakya Muni Buddha; Venerable Monks, Nuns and Members of International Buddhist Foundation Ladies, Gentlemen and Distinguished Guests, Today, we are gathered here to celebrate the most sacred and auspicious day for Buddhists worldwide. This day was also recognized by the United Nations as the most sacred day and passed a resolution on December 15,
Dr. Hema Goonatilake, Sri Lanka-Cambodia Relations with Special Reference to the Period 14th – 20th Centuries. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, New Series, Volume XLVIII, Special Number Issued on July 21, 2003 to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Upasampada in Sri Lanka The emergence of Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia is conventionally
FOR PUBLICATION AHRC-ETC-012-2012 April 15, 2012 An article by Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth published by the Asian Human Rights Commission Talking about the need for political change in Cambodia gets “old.” I write aplenty in this space and elsewhere on the topic, yet Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling Cambodian People’s Party persists and keeps
An ASEAN Peacekeeping Force would have been invaluable last year, at the height of the Thai-Cambodian spat, to patrol the contested border area as part of a conflict resolution mechanism. While tensions are currently deflated, the problem endures and can re-erupt at any time. ASEAN should be prepared to react the next time. A credible multinational
