Bangkok Post
Re: ''About Politics'' (BP, Nov 13), wherein the article ''Vichit gets neighbourly'' raises certain points about this year's Royal Kathin ceremony in Cambodia which need clarifying.
The Foreign Ministry firmly believes that deeply rooted, people-to-people bonds will help enhance mutual understanding and hence overall bilateral relations with other countries. Great effort has thus been made to promote cultural cooperation.
The Royal Kathin Robe Offering Project is one avenue of fostering friendly ties between Thais and other countries through our shared affinity with Buddhism.
This year, the Royal Kathin ceremony in Cambodia organised by the ministry will be held on Nov 19 at the Svey Por-pe Temple. Former Thai ambassador to Cambodia, Poksak Nilubol, who is chairman of the Thailand-Cambodia Friendship Association, has graciously been designated by His Majesty the King to preside over this year's ceremony in Cambodia.
As a rule, in making arrangements for such ceremonies, the ministry _ through the Thai embassy _ coordinates with the government of the receiving country, in choosing the appropriate temple. In this particular case, the choice of the Svey Por-pe Temple was approved by the Cambodian government.
Also, it has been a practice since 2000 that Royal Kathin robes are presented alter nately at Mahanikaya and Dhammayuth temples
THANI THONGPHAKDI
Acting Director-General,
Department of Information,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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ខ្មែរនិងថៃ មានអ្វីៗស្ទើរតែដូចគ្នាទាំងអស់ តែបែរ ជាក្លាយទៅជាបច្ចាមិត្តនិងគ្នាទៅវិញ !
តាមពិតទៅ ថៃជាសាសន៍មួយ ដែលតែងតែមើលស្រាល មកលើពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរយើងណាស់ ពួកគេចាត់ទុកខ្មែរ យើងថាជាមនុស្សធុនអន់
ឯខ្មែរយើង បានចាត់ទុកថៃវិញ ថាជាចោរលួចជាតិ
ខ្មែរមានមោទនភាពជាមួយអតីកាល។
ថៃមានមោទនភាពជាមួយបច្ចុប្បន្ន។
ខ្មែរមិនច្រណែន ជាមួយនឹងបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពរបស់ថៃទេ។
តែបញ្ហាចោទ គឺថៃមិនពេញចិត្តនឹងអតីកាលរបស់ខ្លួន ច្រណែនខ្មែរដែលមានអតីកាលដ៏រុងរឿង ហើយបំភ្លៃប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ មិនទទួលស្គាល់ការពិត ទោះបីពិភពលោកដឹងជាទូទៅក៏ដោយ។ជាពិសេសគឺការមិនបញ្ឈប់មហិច្ឆិតាឈ្លានពានរបស់ខ្លួនមកលើកម្ពុជា។
គឹតមើលចុះ សូម្បីតែអក្សរមូលដែលខ្មែរកំពុងប្រើរាល់ថ្ងៃ ក៏ថៃថា មិនមែនអក្សរខ្មែរទេ គឺអក្សរខម។ ពេលសួរថា ខមនៅឯណាសព្វថ្ងៃ? ថៃថា ខមស្លាប់អស់ហើយ។
ថៃទទួលបានអ្វីៗ ពីខ្មែរច្រើនណាស់ តែក្រឡៃការពិត ថែមទាំងមើលងាយខ្មែរជាអ្នកផ្តល់កំណើតឲ្យទៀត នេះហើយដែលធ្វើឲ្យខ្មែរឈឺចាប់។
តែខ្មែរបច្ចុប្បន្ន ទន់ខ្សោយ មិនចេះប្រមូលផ្តុំព្រលឹងជាតិទេ មួយចំនួនបាត់សាសនាពីក្នុងចិត្ត ប្រតិបត្តិសាសនាតាមទំនៀម ជាពិសេសយកសាសនាបំរើជាល្ខោននយោបាយទៀតផង៕
បើគោរពគោលការណ៍សាសនាពិតប្រាកដ
ជាតិខ្មែរនឹងបានសុខហើយ។
នេះមិនមែននិយមជ្រុលទេ តែជាការពិត។
5:01PM You are right, I agree with you on your comment.
Unfortunately, many followers or disciples to all religious are very confused and narrow minded with their faith. They tend to seek salvation for their own sanity and miss interpret the religion's basic principles. This opens to the opportunist who wait to exploit these people vulnerable thought and views and dictated to the way they would have wanted to. Look at Muslim and terrorism issues. And look at Buddhism in Cambodia and in the Cambodian temples overseas, we focus only to go to haven or nirvana and fail to concentrate at present and our situated self. It's sad but it's also the truth.
if you guys belief in buddhism too much..you'll go broke..please don't ever over due..that is my take..but i like it though..
8:50 PM
Don't think that you really know well the Khmer people.
Buddhism is not just a believe but also the foundation of the Khmer Identity, Khmer Language and of course a real good educational system of Human building.
Am so proud to be one of the Khmer
siem's royal family have ancestral tie to cambodia; it is the fact of life, get real!
If Thai to visits Khmer it well be great. welcome them....so how khemer people are. They are not the government.
បើថៃល្អមែន....ថៃត្រូវទទួលខ្មែរខ្លះឲ្យធ្វើការងារនៅថៃដោយស្របច្បាប់និងដោយអនុគ្រោះហ៍ផង។
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