Cambodia is committing suicide as a nation because of her inadequate handling of border affairs: Norodom Sihanouk
February 1, B.E.2553, A.D.2010 Year of the Ox
Courtesy The Khmer Intelligence News
Royal seal courtesy www.norodomsihanouk.info
In a March 16, 2005 statement King-Father Norodom Sihanouk condemned the continuous border encroachment by the Vietnamese authorities. He mentioned the case of Svay Rieng province where opposition leader Sam Rainsy uprooted last October a so-called border post to defend Cambodian farmers who were victims of land grab associated with border encroachment. The King-Father specified that Vietnam had recently created "new borders" to her benefit. In conclusion, he accused the Vietnamese-subservient Hun Sen government of pushing Cambodia to commit suicide as a nation because of its weak stance on the border issue.
Full text of the Royal Statement in French with unofficial translation in Khmer
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JANUARY 2010
Vietnam: Repression Intensifies Prior to Party Congress
Rights Defenders, Democracy Activists Targeted
January 21, B.E.2553, A.D.2010 Year of the Ox
"With its treatment of peaceful critics, the Vietnamese government seems determined to stand out as one of the most repressive countries in Asia," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "We'd be thrilled if the Vietnamese government proved us wrong, but there are no signs that it will reverse its increasingly harsh crackdown on dissent." Vietnam Report
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USCIRF Urges President to Designate Vietnam as a CPC in Letter
Courtesy United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Leonard A. Leo
USCIRF Chair
Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society
Appointed by:
George W. Bush
President
Photo courtesy USCIRF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom sent the following letter to President Obama urging him to designate Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern."
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January 6, 2010
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We are writing today to respectfully ask your Administration to consider reviewing current policy regarding Vietnam. Human rights conditions in that country continue to deteriorate and the Vietnamese government has taken active steps to repress, intimidate, and imprison free speech, democracy, religious freedom, labor activists, and the lawyers who defend them. We urge the Administration to consider designating Vietnam as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and signaling to Congress its support for quick passage of the Vietnam Human Rights Act (S. 1159/H.R. 1969). We believe these two measures will provide your Administration with the necessary tools, incentives, and funding to effectively advance U.S. interests in freedom and human rights in Vietnam. Complete USCIRF Letter
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Video: The Funeral and Memorial Service
for the late Mr. Son Than Lap
born in Kampuchea Krom, January 10, 1945 - December 28, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 Year of the Ox To watch click here
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DECEMBER 2009
Obituary: Mr. Son Than Lap
January 10, 1945 - December 28, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 Year of the Ox
Mr. Son Than Lap, also known as Youy, of Camden, New Jersey, age 65, one of founding members of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community-North America and its Council Vice President, passed away at 7:30PM on Monday night December 28, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 Year of the Ox in Camden, New Jersey, United States of America.
Mr. Son Than Lap was born in Phnoar Raing village, Kampong Stung commune, Phnoar Dach district, Preah Trapeang province, Kampuchea Krom.
He entered Buddhist monkhood in 1975.
Mr. Son Than Lap last attended the KKC-NA Annual Conference in 2005 in Lowell, Massachusetts, presided by Hon. Son Soubert.
His late wife, Mrs. Thach Thi Sang, passed away in 2007.
They are survived by 6 children, 3 men, 3 women, 3 children-in-law, 5 grand children.
Traditional Khmer Buddhist Funeral Services
Friday January 1, 2010 Buddhist monks perform at the funeral home
Saturday January 2, 2010 Cremating ceremony helds at the Falco-Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, 6600 Browning Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Contact: 609-510-3484.
KKC Condolences to the surviving family of the late Mr. Son Than Lap
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KKC Executive Director Hon. Thach Setha, Phnom Penh Councilman-elect (SRP), and former Senator of the Kingdom of Cambodia (SRP), on December 16, 2009 writes to the Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen to raise the Khmer Krom issues with the visiting communist Vietnam's Secretary General Nong Duc Manh from Dec. 17 - 19 in Phnom Penh
Communist Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh receives Cambodian PM Hun Sen, Nov. 5, 2008 in Hanoi
Statement
Hon. Thach Setha given on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary of the International Human Rights Day, Dec 10, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh organized by a coalition of Khmer Kampuchea Krom organizations in the Kingdom of Cambodia
Photo taken
during the 61st International Human Rights Day
Hon. Thach Setha, Executive Director of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community, KKC; SRP Phnom Penh Municipality Councilman-elect; SRP Senator of Cambodia, 1999-2006
The Report of the 61st International Human Rights Day by the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Cultural Center in Cambodia on December 10, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Non-Governmental Organizations in the Kingdom of Cambodia jointly observe the 61st International Human Rights Day on December 10, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 in Phnom Penh
The Response of Cambodia's former King His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk to former Sen. Thach Setha
Monday November 23, BE2553, AD2009
Cambodia’s former King His
Majesty Norodom Sihanouk replies
to former Senator Thach Setha,
Executive Director of the Khmer
Kampuchea Krom Community,
KKC, on rendering him justice in
serving the Nation, Motherland
and citizens of Kampuchea on the
auspicious occasion of the 56th
Independence Anniversary.
The King wishes 4 blessings of the
Lord Buddha, to the senator, leaders,
and members of KKC to achieve longevity, status, healtiness, and strength.
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Sean Pengse: The 1984 newly Vietnamese drawn map used in the 1985 Cambodia-VN Treaty and the 2005 Supplemental Border Treaty caused Khmers to loose land
Saturday November 28, BE2553, AD2009
Courtesy Khmer Machas Srok News
Sean Pengse, president of the Cambodia's Border Committee based in France
Mr. Thach Ven, age 62, passed away on Thursday October 1, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 Year of the Ox in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
He was born in Thkov district, Preah Trapeang province, Kampuchea Krom. He followed the Khmer traditon by entering Buddhist monkhood. He is a human and religious rights activist. He is survived by nine children.
We salute his patriotism and bravery.
MP Yont Tharo requests Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Nam Hong to take measure on the Khmer Consulate General based in Prey Nokor city to find solution for the Khmers in Kampuchea Krom
September 11, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 Year of the Ox
MP Yont Tharo
addresses the 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Memorial Buddhist Service to honor heroic Buddhist leaders, monks, heroic kings, heroes and fallen armed forces personnel on June 4, 2009 in Phnom Penh.
Khmer Congressman Yont Tharo asks Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Nam Hong to intervene in the case of the ongoing digging of canal, 10 meters wide by 10 kilometers long, in Kampuchea Krom (Mort Chrouk province, Tinbieng district in Vietnamese, Ang commune), that causes loss of huge lands, more than 400 hectares, belong to the 400 Khmer families.
When the Khmers protest, the Vietnamese authorities dispatched 330 soldiers and 230 police personnel to clamp down on them.
The 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Memorial Buddhist Service to honor past heroic Khmer Buddhist leaders, clergies, heroes and fallen armed forces personnel and Commemorate June 4, 1949 France gives Khmer land, Kampuchea Krom, to authorities of a new imperialist Vietnam until today.
Obituary: The Venerable Devapanno Tran Yan, Age 31
Ven. Devapanno Tran Yan passed away on August 7, 2009. His Body is repatriated to Kampuchea Krom to hold a Khmer Buddhist tradition for the late monk.
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Khmer Krom Buddhist students and friends of the late Ven. Devapanno Tran Yan bless his corpse.
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Obituary: Decedent Kien Thi Soy
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy, alson known as Kien Thi Chia, age 56 and 3 months, passed away on Friday July 31, B.E.2553, A.D.2009 at 4:10AM in Nanaimo General Hospital, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Her body lies in state at the Sand Funeral Chapels, 1 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9S 4H6 Canada. Telephone: 250-753-2032.
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy was born on April 4, 1953, in Me Rong Thmei village, Me Rong commune, Phnordach district, Preah Trapeang province, Kampuchea Krom a little bit more than three years after France gives Khmer land to Vietnam.
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy married to Mr. Thach Ven in 1984 and lived together until the day of her passing away.
Mr. Kien Thi Soy visited Kampuchea Krom three times since resettled in Canada in 1994. She and her husband used the home-comings to hold Khmer traditional Buddhist ceremonies at Wat Surinrajapriksa Slaa Paang and Wat Kong Meanjaya Me Rong Thmei.
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy is survived by her husband and 4 grown children.
The family of the decedent plans to organize her funeral in the Khmer Buddhist tradition. Their youngest son will be ordained in front of his late beloved mother to honor her in Khmer culture. The highest honor a son could act.
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community has just lost another extraordinary Khmer woman.
Contact: Mr. Thach Ven 250-508-7116, or via this E-mail address: KKCpressoffice@yahoo.com. We would make sure your message delivered to the family.
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy attends the Extraordinary Funeral and Memorial Services for the Maha Thera Sovannapanno Thach Suon in early 2008 in the United States of America. She offers rice alms to the many Buddhist clergies.
Mrs. Kien Thi Soy and husband, Mr. Thach Ven gestured their final respect upon the body of the Most Ven. Sovannapanno Thach Suon at Wat Kampuchea Krom.
The Keynote Address of the Honorable Thach Setha, KKC
Executive Director, Phnom Penh Councilman-elect (SRP), SRP's former Senator of Kampuchea, given during the 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Buddhist Memorial Service to honor the souls of heroic Buddhist clergies, heroes, and fallen compatriots for their patriotism in sacrificing for Kampuchea, Buddhism, heritage, civilization, culture, custom, tradition, national language, and way of life, especially Kampuchea Krom, at Public Garden, Wat Botumvatei, Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, on June 4, 2009
Left: Heroic Buddhist Patriarch Most Ven. Ganda Dhammo Kim Toc Chon; center: Khmer hero Oknha Son Kuy; right: Heroic Buddhist Patriarch Most Ven. Dhamma Viriyo Kim Sang, and many more heroes, heroines, patriots, both known and unknown not listed here.
Historically, Kampuchea, her emperor, kings, and various successgive governments and regimes, whether they are protectorate state, kingdom, republic or communist, had and has never religuished her sovereign rights over the territory of Kampuchea Krom including all islands.
Quote, "No Suffering is greater than the loss of Kampuchea
Krom and become
ethnic minority on own Motherland."
The 60th Kampuchea Krom Loss Buddhist Memorial Service to honor past Khmer Buddhist clergies, heroic kings, heroes, fallen armed forces personnels, and patriots, June 4, 1949 - June 4, 2009, at Public Park, in front of Wat Botumvatei, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Kampuchea Krom is formerly part of the Khmer Empire.
France colonized and transferred the control of Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam's Emperor Bao Dai to deter communist North Vietnam and successive regimes until today.
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The French Act: June 4, 1949 - June 4, 2009
60 years later, the Khmer land, Kampuchea Krom, and the people still have no freedom
June 4, BE2553, AD2009
Courtesy: http://sacrava.blogspot.com/
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April
CDC Responds to Swine Flu Outbreak Among Humans
April 27, 2009
Courtesy The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Last week the CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center to augment the CDC ongoing investigation of human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1). As of Monday, April 27th, 2009, 40 human cases of this novel virus infection have been identified in the United States.
More than 200 CDC personnel are working to coordinate the agency's response to this emerging health threat.
Former Buddhist Monk and Abbot Tim Sakhorn at his house in Phnom Den, Kirivong district, Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia on April 6, 2009
Former Buddhist monk and abbot Tim Sakhorn uses this S.R. Vietnam-issued international border pass to re-enter Cambodia on April 4, 2009.
Former abbot Tim Sakhorn in Vietnamese civilian clothe in his his Takeo home with KKC Executive Director and former SRP Senator Thach Setha holding Tim Sakhorn's Vietnam-issued international border pass book and identification card.
Former abbot Tim Sakhorn poses for picture with visiting domestic Khmer Krom human rights activists.
KKC Photos
Related materials can be found on KKC website in Press, Speech, Activities, and News Articles http://www.khmerkromngo.org
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march
May the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace bring peace to Kampuchea Krom
Giant jade Buddha to start world tour in Vietnam [Kampuchea Krom]
March 7, 2009
Courtesy Thanh Nien News
Hanoi, Vietnam -- The world’s largest jade statue of the Buddha will be displayed around Vietnam from March to May to begin its world tour.
<< “The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace,” the world’s largest jade Buddha statue, will tour Vietnam from this month
The statue, called “The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace,” measures 3.5 meters tall, including the lotus base and fan throne, and weighs 4.65 tons.
The statue is modeled on the Siddhartha Gautama Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in India’s Bodh Gaya.
This chheu teal tree [a kind of tree which is valuable and scarce] is planted upside down by the Khmer hero Oknha Son Kuy in 1821 before he makes his final courageous act by giving up his life to save the Khmer nation as we know today in Kampuchea Krom. The tree stands today in Preah Trapeang province.
No foreigners Love Khmers Than Khmers Love Khmers.
Any one serves foreign interest would be condemned by the Khmer nationals and history.
Phuchhuoy Kong is an example.
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Khmer Krom, Khmer Kandal, and Khmer Loeur are
Khmers.
