Why pam tree important for Cambodian?

Palm tree is a kind of plant that represents the Khmer nation.This plant grows almost all over the country, especially in Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, Kandal, Takeo, etc. Palm trees are easy to grow and do not require too much care.Cambodians before 2010 liked to use this plant as much as possible. Such as building houses, making sugar, making cakes, making many consumer goods, etc. After 2010 until now, the use of palm trees has decreased, but there is an increase in the cultivation of palm trees in the garden. What are the benefits of palm trees?

-Serve in construction

Almost the whole house can be made of palm trees such as pillars, beams, roof, walls, etc.

We will publish the next article about the full benefits of Khmer palm trees. Finally and show the full video as well.

His Majesty the King of Cambodia delivered the speech in the anniversary...

His Majesty King Sihamoni delivers royal speech at the special ceremony of UNESCO's 75th Anniversary and 41st General Conference, on 12th November 2021 in Paris. His Majesty King Sihamoni was Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to UNESCO from 1993 to 2004.

His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni the King of kingdom of Cambodia delivered the speech in the anniversary 75 years of UNESCO

 

How to propagate Buddhims? By Ven. Hak Sienghai

five guides for propagation ［五綱］ ( go-kō): Five criteria for propagating Buddhism: (1) the teaching, (2) the people’s capacity, (3) the time, (4) the country, and (5) the sequence of propagation. Nichiren (1222–1282) established these five guides as a standard to demonstrate the correct way to propagate his teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in his time and in the future. They are set forth in his writings The Teaching, Capacity, Time, and Country and What It Means to Slander the Law. While Nichiren discusses the five guides in reference to what teaching one should propagate in Japan in his day, they are universally applicable. The five may be briefly explained as follows: (1) A correct understanding of the teaching. This means to recognize the differences among the many Buddhist teachings and discern which are profound and which are superficial. Nichiren established the fivefold comparison for this purpose. Ultimately, to recognize that the Lotus Sutra stands supreme among all the sutras, and that Nam-myoho-renge-kyo of the Three Great Secret Laws implicit in the “Life Span” (sixteenth) chapter of the Lotus Sutra is the teaching that enables all people in the Latter Day of the Law to attain Buddhahood, is to have a correct understanding of the teaching. (2) A correct understanding of the people’s capacity. Capacity means the life-tendency of the people, the nature of their connection to Buddhism (or lack thereof), and their ability to understand and believe in the Buddhist teachings. In short, to understand the people’s capacity means to know by what teaching they can attain Buddhahood. According to Nichiren, the people of Shakyamuni’s time and of the Former Day and Middle Day of the Law had already received the seed of Buddhahood from him in the remote past and nurtured it through Buddhist practice in previous existences. Therefore Shakyamuni’s Lotus Sutra was the teaching most appropriate to benefit them by enabling them to reap the “harvest” of Buddhahood. In contrast, the people of the Latter Day of the Law have not yet received the seed of Buddhahood, and must therefore receive the seed of enlightenment by practicing the Buddhism of sowing. To recognize this is to have a correct understanding of the people’s capacity.

(3) A correct understanding of the time. The development of Buddhism following Shakyamuni’s death is divided into three periods, known as the Former Day, Middle Day, and Latter Day of the Law. The Former Day is the time in which Shakyamuni’s teaching is transmitted correctly and leads many people to enlightenment. The Middle Day is the period in which, though Shakyamuni’s teaching is practiced, the practice gradually becomes a formality and benefits fewer and fewer people. In the Latter Day, the teaching is obscured and lost, no longer leading people to enlightenment. Shakyamuni offered enlightenment for the people of the Latter Day, however. In the Lotus Sutra, he implied the teaching to be propagated in that age and the person who would propagate it. The Law that is to spread in this time period is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the essence of the Lotus Sutra, and the person who will spread it is Bodhisattva Superior Practices, the leader of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, to whom Shakyamuni has entrusted the task. To know this is to correctly understand the time. Nichiren regards himself as fulfilling the mission of Bodhisattva Superior Practices. (4) A correct understanding of the country. This means to discern the nature of a particular nation’s or society’s connection to Buddhism. Nichiren states that some countries actively slander the correct teaching, some are completely ignorant of it, some are exclusively Hinayana, some exclusively Mahayana, and others both Hinayana and Mahayana. Japan is an exclusively Mahayana country, he says, that is filled with people who slander the correct teaching. He concludes, therefore, that the Mystic Law of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which can save all people including even those who oppose it, should be spread in Japan. (5) A correct understanding of the sequence of propagation. The point of this criterion is that one should not propagate a teaching inferior to those that have already spread. Nichiren points out that in a country such as Japan, where the theoretical teaching (first half) of the Lotus Sutra has already been spread (by Dengyō, the founder of the Tendai school, during the Middle Day of the Law), the essential teaching (latter half) of the sutra—specifically, the teaching implicit in the “Life Span” chapter—should be propagated. To recognize this is to have a correct understanding of the sequence of propagation. 

 

Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha sentenced to 27 years

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being found guilty of treason, ending a three-year trial drawn out by COVID-19 and delays to allow government lawyers to find new evidence of the politician’s alleged crimes.

The judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court told the former president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) that he would be banned from politics and voting in elections indefinitely. Nor would he be able to meet anyone outside his family.

King Norodom Sihamoni Pays Last Respect to Prince Ranariddh

PHNOM PENH: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni has paid his last respect to his half-brother Prince Norodom Ranariddh on Wednesday morning. The King was accompanied by the Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. The Royal Government’s top leaders were also present during the ceremony of the day of mourning. Senate President Say Chhum, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Prime Minister Hun Sen all attended.

A ceremonial procession was held on Wednesday early morning from the mortuary in the capital's Daun Penh district where the remains of Prince Ranariddh was laid for three days to Wat Botum Vatey for the cremation. The 8th of December has been declared by the Royal Government of Cambodia as the National Day of Mourning for the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. All ministries, institutions and pagodas are ordered to put the flag on half-mast. Entertainment businesses are instructed to suspend operation while selling alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Cambodian King Welcomes Sultan of Brunei and Representatives of ASEAN Me...

PHNOM PENH: The King of Cambodia, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, graciously allowed the Sultan of Brunei and the Presidents and Prime Ministers of ASEAN Member States to pay a courtesy visit to the Royal Palace at 10 am on Thursday, 10 November 2022. Also attending the royal visit in the palace throne hall was Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Minister of the Royal Palace, Kong Sam Ol, and the King's personal adviser, Kuy Sophal. ASEAN Heads of State and Government who came to pay their respects to the King included the Sultan of Brunei, the President of Indonesia, the President of the Philippines, the Prime Ministers of China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Singapore, and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. According to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 34 ASEAN Heads of State and Government, and leaders of international institutions are attending the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits from the 10-13 November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Cambodian King Welcomes Sultan of Brunei and Representatives of ASEAN Member States PHNOM PENH: The King of Cambodia, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, graciously allowed the Sultan of Brunei and the Presidents and Prime Ministers of ASEAN Member States to pay a courtesy visit to the Royal Palace at 10 am on Thursday, 10 November 2022. Also attending the royal visit in the palace throne hall was Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Minister of the Royal Palace, Kong Sam Ol, and the King's personal adviser, Kuy Sophal. ASEAN Heads of State and Government who came to pay their respects to the King included the Sultan of Brunei, the President of Indonesia, the President of the Philippines, the Prime Ministers of China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Singapore, and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. According to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 34 ASEAN Heads of State and Government, and leaders of international institutions are attending the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits from the 10-13 November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Why bad things happen to good people | Buddhism In English I Inner Guide...

Why bad things happen to good people

 

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Plundering Cambodia's Forests | 101 East

Cambodia has witnessed some of the most rapid deforestations in the world over the past decade. But a brave local activist is desperately trying to save some of the country's last remaining forests. Leng Ouch has infiltrated logging syndicates across the country and recorded reams of damning evidence using hidden cameras, drones, GPS trackers and informants. His data indicates an environmental apocalypse carried out by powerful syndicates who seem to operate with near-total impunity on a national scale. Leng has repeatedly tracked huge convoys of trucks packed with timber, driving straight out of protected areas and across the border into Vietnam, through a network of easily found illegal crossings.

He has presented his evidence to the government but the timber trucks continue to flow out of protected forests right before his eyes. Leng is furious that despite his evidence, the EU has struck a deal with Vietnam that will allow it to certify its own timber exports to Europe. On the other side of the country, in the Cardamom Mountains, conservation group Wildlife Alliance is fighting to protect one of Cambodia's few remaining forests. Its rangers have confiscated thousands of chainsaws and helped prosecute offenders caught logging in the protected zone. But the group fears it is only able to protect a fraction of the country's shrinking forests. 101 East investigates the wholesale destruction of some of the most precious forests left on the Indochina peninsula. 

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2023 SEA Games closing ceremony in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH – Nothing, not even a passing thunderstorm midway through Wednesday night’s closing ceremony, was going to stop first-time SEA Games hosts Cambodia from throwing a party to commemorate its place in history. Rain, lightning and thunder had interrupted the pre-show entertainment at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh but the on-field performers were unfazed, as were the thousands of locals in the stands. They sang, danced and cheered loudly, defiant despite the inclement weather. Cambodia’s 896 athletes had shown similar spirit during three weeks of competition, winning 81 golds – the country’s previous best was 17 at the 1971 South-east Asian Peninsular Games – to finish fourth in the standings behind powerhouses Vietnam (136 golds), Thailand (108) and Indonesia (87). While traditional sports like kun khmer (14), vovinam (10), kun bokator (eight) and kickboxing (six) made significant contributions to their tally, few would begrudge the home team and their 17 million citizens some bragging rights. Despite some hiccups – organisers had to issue a public apology to Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar for unintentionally holding their country flags upside down during the opening ceremony – the 32nd Games were largely incident-free for the 12,000 athletes, coaches and delegates, whose expenses (transportation, accommodation and meals) were covered by the hosts. Likewise, the weather on Wednesday eventually cleared and the 1.5 hour-long extravaganza, featuring colourful lighting displays, several song and dance acts plus a martial arts-inspired segment highlighting its ancient bokator fighting style, provided an appropriate exclamation point for Cambodia, whose gross domestic product is one of Asean’s lowest, to showcase itself proudly on the international stage.

Singapore swimmer Quah Ting Wen, who won six golds and two silvers, was feted alongside Cambodian vovinam exponent Pal Chhor Raksmy as both received the best athlete awards at the closing ceremony. Said Quah: “My brother received the award in 2019 and my sister was the most bemedalled athlete at the Hanoi SEA Games last year, so it feels like a nice way to close the circle.” Following the parade of about 1,000 athletes and 2,000 volunteers, a sequence of musical performances and a highlight reel of the Games’ best moments, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen then declared the Games closed and the cauldron was extinguished. The SEA Games flag was later handed over to Thailand, who will host the next edition from Dec 7-19, 2025, in the cities of Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla. Spectators in the packed 75,000-seat stadium were then treated to one final musical performance, titled Cambodian Pride, featuring the mascots Borey and Rumduol – two rabbits in traditional Khmer attire – before a four-minute fireworks spectacle lit the night sky. Fittingly, Cambodia would not be denied her picture-perfect send-off. 

 

2023 SEA Games closing ceremony in Cambodia

The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games were officially declared open in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday (May 5), at the 60,000-seat Morodok Techo stadium.

2023 SEA Games opening ceremony in Cambodia

The 2023 Southeast Asian Games (Khmer: ការប្រកួតកីឡាប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍២០២៣, UNGEGN: Karôprkuŏt Keila Prâchéachéatĕ Asi Akné 2023), also known as the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, or the 32nd SEA Games, and commonly known as Cambodia 2023, was the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial sports multi-sport event which was held from 5 to 17 May 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The announcement was made at the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council meeting in Singapore, in conjunction with the 2015 SEA Games, by the President of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, Thong Khon.The Philippines was originally scheduled to host the games, but was pushed forward to 2019 after Brunei withdrew to host the event. This was the first time that Cambodia hosted the games, as the 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in 1965 was cancelled due to the political situation in the country at the time. The event was planned to feature 40 sports.The final number was 37 sports.

The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games were officially declared open in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday (May 5), at the 60,000-seat Morodok Techo stadium. 

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