Saturday, November 15, 2008

Kathen Ceremonies Held in Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak or Wat Prasat Preah Vihear Pagoda raised $180,000

The top picture: Gen. Hing Bunheang made donations to the monks and bottom picture: the monks receiving donations of consumption goods.( Photos by Vontha).

Koh Santepheap Newspaper
14th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization

Preah Vihear: In the morning of the 12th of November, two Kathen ceremonies were organised by Samdech Hun Sen and Lady Bun Rany Hun Sen in associations with some government institutions as well as authorities of Preah Vihear province and Siem Reap province to take the donations to Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak or Wat Prasat Preah Vihear pagoda.

The Kathen ceremonies brought donations for four pagodas, including Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak or Wat Prasat Preah Vihear pagoda, Wat Kiri Seima pagoda called Wat Phum Muoy, Wat Tejak Raingsey called Wat Phum Svay Chrum and Wat Sra-Em Ratanram called Wat Phum Sra-Em pagoda. These four pagodas are located in Kantuot commune, Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear province.

The money raised during the Kathen ceremonies on that day amounted to 720 million riels ($US180,000) plus some consumption goods. The money raised and the consumption goods donated will be given to the four pagodas named above, ie. Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak will receive 300 million riels ($US75,000), Wat Kiri Seima will receive 100 million riels ($US25,000), Wat Tejak Raingsey will receive 100 million riels ($US25,000) and Wat Sra-Em Ratanaram will receive 100 million riels ($US25,000). Other than the four temples, 100 million riels ($US25,000) of the Kathen money have been donated to the soldiers stationed at the Preah Vihear frontlines, 20 million riels ($US5,000) was given to the organising committee of the Kathen at Wat Keo Sekha Kirisvarak and as well as donations to the 80 Buddhist monks residing at the temple where each monk receives 200,000 riels ($US50). The money donated to the 80 Buddhist monks are money donated by private donors, not the money taken out from the Kathen.

The participants in the Kathen on that day include all frontline military commanders, Gen. Pol Saroeun, Gen. Hing Bunheang, Gen. Srey Doek, Oknha (Sir) Sieng Nam, the MP for Siem Reap, Sou Phirint, the Governor of Siem Reap and Maj-Gen. Sor Thavy, Deputy Governor of Preah Vihear province as well as many government officials from different institutions, people from the two provinces and hundreds of the troops stationed in the areas.//

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. KWANG MA KHAK, you should have looked to the east where bordering Vietnam. The temple there are threatening from the Vietnamese authority. Do Kathen there then you will be in haven. Leave the west to someone else and if you do so much beleive or not one of those day Bon not going to help you because of you faking it from your responsibility.

The Legends

Anonymous said...

At least it helps a bit. Both west and east borders are vulnerable to illegal encroachment/invasion.

I appreciate this Kathen.

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter what you do , you will burn in HELL soon for all your do to Cambodia and her PEOPLE .
ah hok lundi is waiting for you ah scumbag !!!!!!!!!!!!!
May lightning strikes ah kwack forehead at noon time just the way it did to ah hok lundi helicopter .

Anonymous said...

Yeah, it helps a bit, both east and west borders. But kathen is not enough, diplomatic, legal and other actions should apply to pressure thai to withdraw.

Anonymous said...

Nothing is enough. The recent incident with Thais could be a warning to other countries to respect the treaties.

BTW, Thais are now crying complaining about this Kathen. It shamelessly claimed that it is violated its territory! Who will listen to them? A country without shame.

Anonymous said...

Khmers are chicken..
They see Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hun Sen,
like beasts...
They still believe in them..
If not, they will kill him...

Listen to RFA today, Cheam Yeap admit it.
He have told RFA that not all the things that
Heng Pov has saided are TRUE.
This imply some of the things that Heng Pov
have told to the public are TRUE.
So what parts are TRUE...???

Anonymous said...

May Buddha bless you all khmer

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http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=X6D5IYR4obo&feature=related

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Anonymous said...

Cheam Yeap is another CPP foul-mouth, a scumbag. So don't listen to what he said.

Anonymous said...

Well, good to read all of your comments, but all in all are about complaining of your own leaders... Are you better than them? Or do you have enought ability to be a leader? Look at your words all about bad stuff... How can you become a good leader if your mouth is full of bad words and curses.

Think twice before point to other...

One of Khmer