Selected adlib remarks of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the highest representative of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, at the opening ceremony of the “33rd National Buddhist Monks Conference” [Unofficial excerpts and translation]

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[1] (1) Once the secular world deteriorates, the Buddhist and religious worlds crumble (I have always emphasized regarding) the relationship between Buddhism, or religions, or in other words, the secular world and the Buddhist/religious world. They cannot be separated. The connection here is profound. I should recall that in my leadership for nearly four decades,…

A dangerous game that could lead to self-destruction

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Today, a Thai opposition party has proposed that the Thai government stop selling oil to Cambodia, aiming to pressure Cambodia into submission. In response, we firmly state that we will not collapse simply because we don’t import oil from Thailand. On the contrary, it may be Thailand’s own PTT company that will face the consequences.…