FOR PUBLICATION A nation of 14 million people, of whom 95 percent are Buddhist, Cambodians should be perfect actors for change. Their Lord Buddha preached, “To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life.” He counseled men to be activists and “actionists.” Do Cambodians who talk
But bilateralism alone will not suffice. China should remember that ASEAN — or the closely-related East Asia Summit — has the responsibility of reducing tensions and addressing threats to regional stability as a whole, and nothing challenges regional stability more at this point than the SCS dispute. Beyond the Chinese Monroe doctrine July 11th, 2011
The new autocrats’ priority is political control: A person prepared to acknowledge the ruling group’s supremacy and follow its directives is allowed a certain amount of autonomy to operate. “Loyalists are rewarded, enemies are punished, the neutral are neglected or casually abused,” says the report… On Cambodia, Kurlantzick writes, “members of China’s Communist Party have
A mushroom house has also been started. The aim is to be able to sell mushrooms to some of the hotels in town.The dark, musty hut is filled with containers that are kept moist. So far production is in its infancy, though some of the mushrooms have been used in our lunches.(Photos 779, 781 )
