King Sihamoni is on his first state visit to Japan
King Sihamoni is on his first state visit to Japan
FOR CAMBODIA
Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses
Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a
resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of
Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
10 UN RESOLUTIONS,(1979-1988) VOTED BY 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES ,CALL VIETNAM TO
CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA & REMOVE ALL HER TROOPS FROM THE COUNTRY, ARE
NOT RESPECTED AS OF TODAY.
Japan's imperial couple host Cambodia's king
(AFP) – 1 day agoTOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hosted a
welcoming ceremony and banquet for Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at their
Imperial Palace Monday, officials said.
King Sihamoni, the 57-year-old eldest son of former king Norodom Sihanouk,
arrived in Tokyo on Sunday on his first state visit to Japan, for meetings with
Japanese royals and political leaders, the Imperial Household Agency said.
He is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday.
One of Asia's longest-serving monarchs, Sihanouk abruptly quit the throne in
October 2004 in favour of his son, citing old age and health problems.
At the welcoming ceremony, Emperor Akihito expressed hope that the king's visit
would help enhance the friendly relations and understanding between the two
countries, the agency said.
The ceremony in a garden at the palace was attended by the emperor and empress,
Crown Prince Naruhito and his brother Prince Akishino and his wife, as well as
Prime Minister Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, the agency said.
In a speech at the royal banquet, King Sihamoni said Japan-Cambodia cooperation
would "help expand stability for the region and the world to develop further,"
the agency said.
What is the true Khmer spirit?
Sopheap Chak (Photo: SopheapFocus.com)
a Cambodian graduate student in Japan, Sopheap Chak, who posted "Reflection on
Cambodian Women Value and Model" on her website on March 7. She stated: "In
Cambodia, a male-dominated society, females are more expected to conform to
norm and tradition which placed women inferior to their male counterparts." She
writes of the tension between "old tradition" that teaches that females should
stay home, and her parents' teaching "that brought me to today's higher
education."
Chak said: "There are various traditional codes of conduct for women as
described in proverbs, folktales and novels, especially in 'Chbab Srey'
('Women's Code of Conduct'), on how women should behave." She examined an
excerpt from "Chbab Srey" and she posted its English translation by Cambodia's
Partnership Against Domestic Violence.
Chak also posted Tharum Bun's "Musings from Cambodia: Cambodian Woman in the
Information Age," which contains a history of codes of conduct for men and
women, introduced during King Ang Duong's reign in 1848-1860, that are "still
being taught by family and school in this 21st Century."
Although "old practices" still continue, "globalization and modernization have
brought much change to Cambodian perception," Chak says.
Global Voice Online's "Cambodia: Riding the Wave of Change" states: "In a
country where men tend to have more privileges in family and society, a new
wave of change is about to begin." GVO presents Chak as "another urban woman
with initiatives and ambitions."
Chak writes in her biography, "All my life I've been dedicated to social
causes."
"We all can make change," Chak said in an interview published in GVO. Her
biography reads, "I truly believe that with the right mindset, and the right
people, Cambodia will see change. ... It's only a matter of time before justice
comes along."
All this brings me back to my article, "Understanding Khmer Folktales,"
published in the Winter 1995 issue of Taipei's Asian-Pacific Culture Quarterly
of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians' Union. In it, I presented two opposing
currents in Cambodia's post-Angkor literature: The elitist conservative
literature of the royal court of Lovek and Oudong; and the revolutionary
popular literature of the average citizen.
The elitist literature, in the form of poems, advice and codes of behavior,
preaches respect for customs, traditions, the establishment and authority.
"Chbab Kram," or "Codes of Civility," teach Khmer children to be docile,
respectful, accepting of authority, to know how to bend and to serve to the end
of one's life; "Chbab Srey," or "Codes of Conduct for Women" extols the man and
teaches the women to endure, no matter how wrong her husband may be; "Chbab
Koeng Kantrai" teaches that the king is the final and supreme judge.
Though the elitist literature defines the model Khmer of Theravada Buddhism as
docile, quiet, complacent, patient, accepting, accommodating, passive, a
believer in "karma" and reincarnation, the Khmer classic "Krung Suphmitr"
(1789) reveals the Brahman era's powerful influence on Khmer thought in the
form of a hero with supernatural strength capable of resisting obstacles before
him.
Thus, a dichotomy of the Khmer person emerges: An accepting, accommodating and
harmony-seeking Khmer Buddhist caught in a warrior tradition of Brahmanism.
Opposing this elitist perspective is the revolutionary literature in the form
of folktales and legends. These broke away from the golden past and undermined
the Angkor traditions, focusing on common men and women as central characters.
The Khmer folktales -- "A Chey" and "Thnenh Chey," "A Lev," "Sophea Tunsay" --
spare no one, from powerful aristocrats to the divine king and Buddhist monks.
They remain popular. They illustrate a common man's reaction against a society
that was deeply traditional and unequal.
What is the true Khmer spirit? Does it lie in the Codes of Conduct or in the
bawdy and irreverent folktales, or in both?
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