New Year feast highlight: Num Khmer
It’s the time of the year in Cambodia when everyone’s having epic reunions with their families and creating beautiful memories together.
Tag: Buddhist
In the Land of Khol
In November 2018, UNESCO inscribed Lakhon Khol Wat Svay Andet, a form of Khmer masked drama dance, into its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Ceremony held to relocate Mother Earth statue
City Hall holds a Buddhist ceremony to relocate the statue of Mother Earth.
Thailand’s rebel female Buddhist monks
Officially, only men can become monks and novices in Thailand under a Buddhist order that since 1928 has forbidden the ordination of women. But that edict is slowly being challenged.
Couples explain why interfaith marriage works
Couples and religious heads explain how to sustain an interfaith marriage in a nation that is 95 percent Buddhist
Monk defrocked over child sex abuse
A monk is defrocked and expelled by the Pailin religion department over an allegation of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl.
The Thai charmer who won football’s biggest league
Beer, pies and Buddhist prayers helped endear Vichai to Leicester City fans.
Five stupas damaged due to river bank collapses
Five stupas in a Buddhist pagoda have been damaged due to collapse of the riverbank in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district yesterday while local authority have appealed to people to move the remnants of their deceased out of the area.
Are we using Khmer language the wrong way?
Having seen some Cambodians, especially young people, using the Khmer language in a manner different from how it should be spoken or written, the Khmer Writers Association collaborated with the Buddhist Institute Cambodia in holding a panel discussion themed, “Minor mistakes in using Khmer Language”, on September 29 at the Buddhist Institute.
Welcoming ancestors’ spirits
Bun Veasna says spirits walk among the living during Pchum Ben.
The significance of Pchum Ben
Before the sun rose on September 25, “para peak veaksot” was heard everywhere in Cambodia. It was to mark the beginning of a religious festival that has been practiced for centuries.
PM to visit Nepal
Prime Minister Hun Sen will pay an official visit to Nepal in the latter portion of 2018, and both countries will sign documents on bilateral cooperation.
Five arrested for donning monk robes to fuel drug use
Daun Penh police bust five men for allegedly pretending to be Buddhist monks.
Facebook says it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in Myanmar
Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Thai cave boys ordained as Buddhist novices
The eleven boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave are ordained as Buddhist novices.
Thai cave boys to be ordained in Buddhist ceremony
Most members of the rescued Thai youth football team will have their heads shaved.
Fake monk defrauded villagers
A man is arrested for disguising himself as a Buddhist monk begging for money from villagers and government officials.
Sri Lanka, Thailand to promote Buddhist heritage
Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to implement a joint tourism promotion programme.
Drunkard beats pagoda chief with bamboo
A layman is charged with beating the chief of a Buddhist pagoda with a bamboo stick.
Supreme Patriarch concurs with Hun Sen
The Buddhist Patriarch praises PM’s effort to prevent discussions of monk sex scandal.
Lawyer: Give us an identity to stop Rohingya exodus
Stateless Rohingya must be recognised as citizens of Myanmar, says human rights lawyer.
Ex-monk accused of killing mother
A former Buddhist monk is arrested in Pailin for allegedly killing his mother and seriously injuring his brother and sister.
Hardline monks stay defiant despite ban
Myanmar’s monks challenge Facebook bans over hate messages targeting Rohingya.
Monk defrocked amid rape accusations
A monk is defrocked after a face-to-face meeting with a woman who said he raped her.
UN-Myanmar outline return deal
The UN says it had struck an outline deal with Myanmar allowing Rohingya sheltering in Bangladesh to return safely.
Thai authorities mistakenly confiscate fake artefacts
Thai authorities seize 12 items thought to be artefacts being smuggled from Cambodia.
King revokes ranks of errant senior monks
Thailand’s King revokes the monastic ranks of seven senior Buddhist monks.
The harmonisation of religions
Muslim fishermen form new community alongside their Buddhist compatriots, writes Ven Rathavong.
Four monks arrested by Thai authorities
Thai authorities arrest 4 Cambodian monks for illegally crossing into the country.
Multiple bomb attacks hit deep south, three injured
Multiple bomb attacks by suspected separatists injure at least three people in Thailand.
