By Mao SotheanyRadio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Thach Ngoc Thach, President of the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) in the world, reacted to the fact that the Vietnamese government did not allow Khmer Kampuchea Krom representatives to participate in the Visak Bochea (Visakha) celebration in Hanoi.
Thach Ngoc Thach, President of the US-based KKF, expressed his reaction on Sunday to the fact that the Vietnamese government did not authorize Khmer Kampuchea Krom representatives to participate in the Visak Bochea celebration in Hanoi between 13 and 17 May. It is expected that 3,500 people from 80 countries will participate in this Buddhist celebration.
Thach Ngoc Thach told RFA’s Mao Sotheany about the reason why Khmer Kampuchea Krom representative could participate in this celebration.
Thach Ngoc Thach (KKF): This is different from the celebration in New York where several nations, including Khmer Krom people used to participate very year, and Khmer Krom monks always receive the honor to start the religious praying at the Untied Nations. However, this year, the (UN) celebration is held in Hanoi instead. A number of ethnic people do not have a country of their own, this is one issue. The second issue, for countries that do not have close relationship with the Vietnamese government, they are not allowed to participate in the celebration, unlike the previous years, therefore, these people did not receive an invitation. Furthermore, even Vietnamese Buddhists from overseas are not invited to attend the celebration either. Tibetan monks who always participated every year, this year, they were not invited either. Therefore, we see here a discrimination made through the invitation denial, Vietnam invited only who they please.
Mao Sotheany (RFA): In your name as the KKF president in the US, what else will you do, because I am really puzzled that the UN could not intervene so that the KKF can participate.
KKF: For this issue, we met with the Religious affair of the US Department of State two weeks ago already. We informed them, this is why we saw the US Department of State issuing a declaration, as well as the Human Rights Watch, in order to pressure the Vietnamese government, this is one thing. Secondly, we prepared a letter to send to (UN) religious affair department in Geneva, to inform them. Furthermore, we are cooperating with other nations, such as Buddhist Tibetans, overseas Vietnamese, to protest about this issue. Therefore, I foresee that there will be pushes made from all directions: one to push the UN to find a venue location where all Buddhists in the world can participate in.
RFA: I want to ask you: what is the benefit of participating in the Visak Bochea celebration in Hanoi where a large number of Buddhists in the world cannot join in, what is its importance?
KKF: First, this is very important for Buddhists. Secondly, the other importance is that we are protesting about the religious pressure imposed by the Vietnamese government on religious belief. At that occasion, we and the international committee will see clearly that the Vietnamese government action, based on (international) convention or based on its own declaration to allow freedom rights, in fact, the Vietnamese government only talked about them, but in reality, it is the opposite. There, the international community will clearly sees it. Another issue, is the fact that this is a Vietnamese government’s trick to hide itself by claiming that it is a country fully opened, that was why this International celebration is allowed to take place next week. I believe that, now, the International community and the UN, in particular, will clearly see the Vietnamese government treachery. I also received information from Kampuchea Krom that police officers are conducting surveillance in every pagoda because they are afraid that Khmer Krom and Vietnamese monks may demonstrate during this celebration in Hanoi next week.
RFA: I want to ask you also about the Visak Bochea celebration, which earlier you said that it was held at the UN office in New York. Since when such celebration was held?
KKF: I do not remember when it started, but the KKF participated in this celebration in the past 5 years.
RFA: From the US, is there any group participating in this celebration in Hanoi?
KKF: By what I understand, the US religion department asked to participate, but even for them, they were not invited either. Human Rights Watch also asked to join in, they were denied also, and Khmer Krom monks asked to join also, but we didn’t receive any invitation.
Thach Ngoc Thach, President of the US-based KKF, expressed his reaction on Sunday to the fact that the Vietnamese government did not authorize Khmer Kampuchea Krom representatives to participate in the Visak Bochea celebration in Hanoi between 13 and 17 May. It is expected that 3,500 people from 80 countries will participate in this Buddhist celebration.
Thach Ngoc Thach told RFA’s Mao Sotheany about the reason why Khmer Kampuchea Krom representative could participate in this celebration.
Thach Ngoc Thach (KKF): This is different from the celebration in New York where several nations, including Khmer Krom people used to participate very year, and Khmer Krom monks always receive the honor to start the religious praying at the Untied Nations. However, this year, the (UN) celebration is held in Hanoi instead. A number of ethnic people do not have a country of their own, this is one issue. The second issue, for countries that do not have close relationship with the Vietnamese government, they are not allowed to participate in the celebration, unlike the previous years, therefore, these people did not receive an invitation. Furthermore, even Vietnamese Buddhists from overseas are not invited to attend the celebration either. Tibetan monks who always participated every year, this year, they were not invited either. Therefore, we see here a discrimination made through the invitation denial, Vietnam invited only who they please.
Mao Sotheany (RFA): In your name as the KKF president in the US, what else will you do, because I am really puzzled that the UN could not intervene so that the KKF can participate.
KKF: For this issue, we met with the Religious affair of the US Department of State two weeks ago already. We informed them, this is why we saw the US Department of State issuing a declaration, as well as the Human Rights Watch, in order to pressure the Vietnamese government, this is one thing. Secondly, we prepared a letter to send to (UN) religious affair department in Geneva, to inform them. Furthermore, we are cooperating with other nations, such as Buddhist Tibetans, overseas Vietnamese, to protest about this issue. Therefore, I foresee that there will be pushes made from all directions: one to push the UN to find a venue location where all Buddhists in the world can participate in.
RFA: I want to ask you: what is the benefit of participating in the Visak Bochea celebration in Hanoi where a large number of Buddhists in the world cannot join in, what is its importance?
KKF: First, this is very important for Buddhists. Secondly, the other importance is that we are protesting about the religious pressure imposed by the Vietnamese government on religious belief. At that occasion, we and the international committee will see clearly that the Vietnamese government action, based on (international) convention or based on its own declaration to allow freedom rights, in fact, the Vietnamese government only talked about them, but in reality, it is the opposite. There, the international community will clearly sees it. Another issue, is the fact that this is a Vietnamese government’s trick to hide itself by claiming that it is a country fully opened, that was why this International celebration is allowed to take place next week. I believe that, now, the International community and the UN, in particular, will clearly see the Vietnamese government treachery. I also received information from Kampuchea Krom that police officers are conducting surveillance in every pagoda because they are afraid that Khmer Krom and Vietnamese monks may demonstrate during this celebration in Hanoi next week.
RFA: I want to ask you also about the Visak Bochea celebration, which earlier you said that it was held at the UN office in New York. Since when such celebration was held?
KKF: I do not remember when it started, but the KKF participated in this celebration in the past 5 years.
RFA: From the US, is there any group participating in this celebration in Hanoi?
KKF: By what I understand, the US religion department asked to participate, but even for them, they were not invited either. Human Rights Watch also asked to join in, they were denied also, and Khmer Krom monks asked to join also, but we didn’t receive any invitation.
24 comments:
Fuck the Vietnamese!
Thach Ngoc Thach, you are one of the Khmer leader that deserve the most respect. May lord Buddha bless you and your organization to the end. Khmer Kampuchea Krom will be getting independent soon. Bravo Khmer Krom!
Thank You to the Viet government to keep all fake Buddhists, in particular Ah Khmer-Yuons, from spoiling our Visakha celebration for the Buddhist society.
Now the world is seeing the true color of the Yuon government. It is only a matter of time.
May Buddha find some tiny places for these Yuon souls to be in.
Fuck the UN to have any thing to do with communist on religion!
Ah Thach Ngoc Thach should be brought to Vietnamese tribunal for spreading lies and propaganda to divide Vietnam.
There is nothing to fear but fear itself.
Are we starting to sense some fears among these silly comments?
The style of intimidations used by Vietcongs are evidenced here. The street language they have used consistently in this peaceful forum. Tyrants will be tyrants--this is the true color of the Vietcongs: they have annihilated KhmerKroms, Montagnards, Hmongs, Laos, and now Cambodians.
We must resist the Vietcongs at all cost. These Vietcongs are parasites in the Southeast Asia region.
We must resist the Vietcongs' domination in southeast Asia at all cost!!!Vietcongs do not belong in southeast Asia at all!!!
I am proud of Thach Ngoc Thach. Good going Mr. May lord Buddha bless you and you freedom seekers.
the vietnamese gov't must respect the rights of the indigenous khmer krom people. it boils down to protecting human rights.
Respect Ah Khmer-Yuon criminals? hahaha, LOL, hahaha, ROFLMAO, ....
How come does this particular Yuon internet cover agent never refer to Khmer-Krom people by it name?
Instead this agent like to call Khmer-Krom (Khmer-Yuon)...
Any input?
Ohh the international communities are seeing and tasting the YUON BAD BLOOD.
1:38 AM is not Khmer he is YOUN agent. He is very ignorant kept on calling Khmer Krom this and that. He is the one is a YOUN slave. I love Khmer Krom. Keep up the good work brothers. Hey 1:56 AM, I am on your side with you as long we all stand on Khmer Krom side. Khmer Krom is our beloved brothers. May lord Buddha bless all Khmer Krom!
Yes 1:56, the input is there is no such thing as Khmer-Krom after the mid 17th century, only Ah Khmer-Yuon.
Hmmm,
You know what so funny about this particular agent at 4:48am?
Well, it loves Khmer so much that it put Khmer on top of the Yuon. Hence Khmer-Yuon.
Have no fear Khmer all around the world will end up on top anyway.
Peace out!
That Yuon agent. 1.38, 4.48, or whatever, is another example of Viet back-door tactic. Always good at white-anting, never have the guts to confront. i suggest we all ignore the idiot and continue to discuss the future of our motherland peacefully and with respect. Now that we have all identified him/her as an enemy, let the barbarian rant on by himself. I am sure not all Vietnamese are like him. Perhaps he is not wanted in their society either, and that's why he keeps coming to join our discussions. After all, who wants a racist in their group? His day will come.
fuck your mother A dump Yuon, your Yuon/Vitnamese people so dump like dog.
fuck A Yuon dump, I just remind your Yuon/Vietnamese dump to know that 1 days Khmer Kampuchea Krom will hand over back to Cambodia after Khmer Roug court finest the peoples around the world will know A Yuon/Vietnamese so cruel, from 1975-1979 Pol Pot regime is Yuon/Vietnamese Hidden Faces Behind The Killing Fields, my friend send a lot of CD to let the world know don't trust Youn/Vietnamse because they're fucking so cruel, fuck A Youn the Khmer/Cambodian peoples in the world know you fuck cruel fuck you mother.
Nope, Cambodia will not steal back any land that had been sold to Vietnam by Ah Khmer-Yuon criminals. We'll just let the traitors accounted for their stupidity.
fuck you A Yuon/Vietnamese dump, one days you'll know that Khmer Kampuchea Krom will give back to Cambodia very soon as Khmer Kamuchea Krom not sold to A Yuon because A Yuon robe from Cambodia and from 1979 fuck A Yuon also want robe Cambodia too but very lucky Cambodia not lost like Lao because China on the back of Cambodia former King and I am also know that A Yuon/Vietnamese only scare China, from Khmer/Cambodian victim in Melbourne Australia, fuck A Yuon dump.
May fear instill in this particular agent and further him to say more crazy stuff.
That way he is helping Khmer out by attracting more readers to KI.
I am 100% confident that the readers can seperate the truth from falsify information regarding our Khmer peopl around the world.
Thach Ngoc Thach, it's nice to meet you and thanks for stopping by my parents house.
I want to ask of all the KKF, Since the Khmer King Jayavarman VIII became a monk, what was the benefit did he gave for the Khmer citizen. When Khmer endure Buddhism, suffering will lead more suffering. When Khmer didn't fight for the freedom, Khmer will endure miserable for lives. What is the most important, worship your ancestors or the Khmer people that still alive and the nation's interests? If you are truly care the motherland, take care of her people and not religion. If you search the Khmer history, Hinduism was better than Buddhism. The Khmer kings who beliefs in Hinduism built Amkor Wat, and many other big sculptures and the Kings who beliefs in Buddhism, caused only destruction of the nation. Why? Because they tried to gain reputation for themselves, tried to compare themselves as God and now, the monks lead in that direction. The key of success is if the Khmer people want bad enough, they will have what they want with a price. Freedom is not for free.
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