Two monks fled Vietnam 15 years ago, one “broken” between his Khmer identity and Vietnamese education, the other persecuted over pro-Khmer protests. They haven’t been back since, but still fight to preserve a fading heritage in a foreign country.
A Candlelight Party activist who was arrested in Battambang on Wednesday has now been charged by the court with breaking and entering. The NEC has received 85 election-related complaints.
As Kampong Speu’s Metta forest is rapidly destroyed, locals’ allegations against Brigade 70 soldiers are multiplying: a monk’s phone confiscated to prevent photos of forest clearing, seven Buddha statues destroyed, and the land sold to tycoons for dirt mining.
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