A lesbian couple from Pakistan are seeking asylum in the UK after having defied death threats in order to get a civil partnership.
Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, originally lived in separate parts of Pakistan, and met three years ago after coming to Birmingham University to study business and health care management.
Earlier this month they held a civil partnership ceremony in Leeds Registry Office. Relatives of the couple said they had hoped to celebrate their relationship with an Islamic ceremony, but were unable to find an imam willing to conduct one.
They have since received death threats from Pakistan and within the UK and are seeking asylum. Their families say they would not be safe if they returned to their native country.
“This country allows us rights and it’s a very personal decision that we have taken. It’s no one’s business as to what we do with our personal lives,” Ms Kausar told the Sunday Mercury.
“The problem with Pakistan is that everyone believes he is in charge of other people lives and can best decide about the morals of others but that’s not the right approach. We are in this state because of our clergy, who have hijacked our society, which was once tolerant and respected individuals’ freedoms.”
A relative said: “The couple did not have an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikah, as they could not find an imam to conduct what would have been a controversial ceremony.
“They have been very brave throughout as our religion does not condone homosexuality. The couple have had their lives threatened both here and in Pakistan and there is no way they could ever return there.”
Research published earlier this year by the University of Southampton shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by UK judges.
The research, based on interviews with 11 lesbians from countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and Jamaica found that the interviewees were frequently disbelieved by immigration judges, and faced questions such as whether they had read Oscar Wilde of attended Pride in an attempt to determine their sexuality.Monday, 27 May 2013
A lesbian couple from Pakistan are seeking asylum in the UK after having defied death threats in order to get a civil partnership.
Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, originally lived in separate parts of Pakistan, and met three years ago after coming to Birmingham University to study business and health care management.
Earlier this month they held a civil partnership ceremony in Leeds Registry Office. Relatives of the couple said they had hoped to celebrate their relationship with an Islamic ceremony, but were unable to find an imam willing to conduct one.
They have since received death threats from Pakistan and within the UK and are seeking asylum. Their families say they would not be safe if they returned to their native country.
“This country allows us rights and it’s a very personal decision that we have taken. It’s no one’s business as to what we do with our personal lives,” Ms Kausar told the Sunday Mercury.
“The problem with Pakistan is that everyone believes he is in charge of other people lives and can best decide about the morals of others but that’s not the right approach. We are in this state because of our clergy, who have hijacked our society, which was once tolerant and respected individuals’ freedoms.”
A relative said: “The couple did not have an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikah, as they could not find an imam to conduct what would have been a controversial ceremony.
“They have been very brave throughout as our religion does not condone homosexuality. The couple have had their lives threatened both here and in Pakistan and there is no way they could ever return there.”
Research published earlier this year by the University of Southampton shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by UK judges.
The research, based on interviews with 11 lesbians from countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and Jamaica found that the interviewees were frequently disbelieved by immigration judges, and faced questions such as whether they had read Oscar Wilde of attended Pride in an attempt to determine their sexuality.A lesbian couple from Pakistan are seeking asylum in the UK after having defied death threats in order to get a civil partnership.
Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, originally lived in separate parts of Pakistan, and met three years ago after coming to Birmingham University to study business and health care management.
Earlier this month they held a civil partnership ceremony in Leeds Registry Office. Relatives of the couple said they had hoped to celebrate their relationship with an Islamic ceremony, but were unable to find an imam willing to conduct one.
They have since received death threats from Pakistan and within the UK and are seeking asylum. Their families say they would not be safe if they returned to their native country.
“This country allows us rights and it’s a very personal decision that we have taken. It’s no one’s business as to what we do with our personal lives,” Ms Kausar told the Sunday Mercury.
“The problem with Pakistan is that everyone believes he is in charge of other people lives and can best decide about the morals of others but that’s not the right approach. We are in this state because of our clergy, who have hijacked our society, which was once tolerant and respected individuals’ freedoms.”
A relative said: “The couple did not have an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikah, as they could not find an imam to conduct what would have been a controversial ceremony.
“They have been very brave throughout as our religion does not condone homosexuality. The couple have had their lives threatened both here and in Pakistan and there is no way they could ever return there.”
Research published earlier this year by the University of Southampton shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by UK judges.
The research, based on interviews with 11 lesbians from countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and Jamaica found that the interviewees were frequently disbelieved by immigration judges, and faced questions such as whether they had read Oscar Wilde of attended Pride in an attempt to determine their sexuality.A lesbian couple from Pakistan are seeking asylum in the UK after having defied death threats in order to get a civil partnership.
Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, originally lived in separate parts of Pakistan, and met three years ago after coming to Birmingham University to study business and health care management.
Earlier this month they held a civil partnership ceremony in Leeds Registry Office. Relatives of the couple said they had hoped to celebrate their relationship with an Islamic ceremony, but were unable to find an imam willing to conduct one.
They have since received death threats from Pakistan and within the UK and are seeking asylum. Their families say they would not be safe if they returned to their native country.
“This country allows us rights and it’s a very personal decision that we have taken. It’s no one’s business as to what we do with our personal lives,” Ms Kausar told the Sunday Mercury.
“The problem with Pakistan is that everyone believes he is in charge of other people lives and can best decide about the morals of others but that’s not the right approach. We are in this state because of our clergy, who have hijacked our society, which was once tolerant and respected individuals’ freedoms.”
A relative said: “The couple did not have an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikah, as they could not find an imam to conduct what would have been a controversial ceremony.
“They have been very brave throughout as our religion does not condone homosexuality. The couple have had their lives threatened both here and in Pakistan and there is no way they could ever return there.”
Research published earlier this year by the University of Southampton shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by UK judges.
The research, based on interviews with 11 lesbians from countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and Jamaica found that the interviewees were frequently disbelieved by immigration judges, and faced questions such as whether they had read Oscar Wilde of attended Pride in an attempt to determine their sexuality.
A gay teenager in Italy who wrote an impassioned letter published in a newspaper has been invited to parliament by the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
Davide Tancredi wrote to La Repubblica newspaper in a letter published 25 May: “I am gay, I am 17-years old and this letter is my last alternative to suicide in a troglodyte society; in a world that does not accept me even though I’m born that way.
“Not everyone is fortunate enough to be born heterosexual. If there was a little less discrimination and a little more sympathy or Christian charity, people would stop hating.”
The Independent reports that Laura Boldrini, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, responded to the letter by inviting Mr Tancredi to parliament to discuss LGBT rights with him.
“I have a daughter not much older than you, and I’m deeply disturbed by your cry for help,” she wrote.
“A country that considers itself civilised cannot afford to live without a law against ‘homophobia, an evil that drives many young people to take their own lives,” she added, criticising Italy’s lack of anti-discrimination laws.
ILGA-Europe’s 2013 report states that Italy is not taking any legislative initiatives despite having a “relatively high level” of violent homophobia and transphobia.
Boldrini has angered the Italian right by defying her neutral position as speaker to make statements on social issues such as LGBT rights.
On the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia this month she gave a speech condemning macho culture for reducing “women to objects and homosexuals to caricatures.”
Earlier this month a junior equalities minister lasted less than 24 hours in her post as a member of Italy’s new coalition government, after she said that gay people invite discrimination by “ghettoising” themselves.
Having returned to professional sport after a short retirement, openly gay player Robbie Rogers is with US team LA Galaxy, coming back to excellent support and a win in his debut game.
Former Leeds United player Robbie Rogers made his historic debut in Major League Soccer, playing for LA Galaxy, who won against the Seattle Sounders 4-0 last night.
He made the debut less than 24 hours after officially signing for the team, as MLS confirmed it had received his international transfer papers, stepping off the bench to a standing ovation from Galaxy fans.
Writing on Instagram, Rogers said: “An exciting future lies ahead, not only for me but for our society,” beside a picture of him posing with the LA Galaxy scarf and kit.
Rogers quit professional football in January, shortly before coming out as gay.
He had returned to training with the Los Angeles team three weeks ago, and is now the first openly gay Major League Soccer player.
He said he was inspired to return to the sport after attending the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland last month.
“I seriously felt like a coward,” he said. “These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and I’m 25, I have a platform and a voice to be a role model. How much of a coward was I to not step up to the plate.
“I was a little scared to put myself back in that situation but after the first few days I was like, ‘wow, I miss this, I love this,’” Rogers said.
“Once I got on the field, I felt really normal. More normal than I ever did in the past. I just want to be able to compete. Every day in training, make my team better and prove myself.”
Rogers would no longer be the only openly gay Major League player, since in April NBA star Jason Collins confirmed he is gay in an article to Sports Illustrated magazine. He said: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”
Selain itu, pelakon itu juga mengingkari arahan polis yang bertugas yang menyuruhnya untuk duduk serta jangan mencampuri urusan polis dengan suaminya ketika itu.
Witherspoon dengan lagak bersahaja menyoal, “anda tahu siapa saya? Anda patut tahu siapa saya, anda akan jadi bahan berita”.
Menurut sumber Sky News, selepas insiden memalukan itu, Witherspoon dilaporkan berkata, “saya mabuk pada ketika itu dan saya berasa sangat malu dengan segala apa yang saya kata sebelum ini”.
“Ianya merupakan situasi yang menakutkan dan saya berasa takut dengan dengan apa yang menimpa suaminya saya, tapi itu bukannya alasan (untuk ingkar arahan polis),” katanya.
Pelakon genit itu juga menyatakan kekesalannya serta telah meminta maaf kepada polis tersebut di atas kelakuan buruknya itu.
Golden memories . . . អនុស្សាវរីយ៍មាស
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-- Indian ProverbAll the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.
Neymar Umum Sertai Barcelona
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Bintang Brazil, Neymar menerusi akaun Instagram miliknya hari ni
menyatakan yang dia bakal menyertai Barcelona, musim depan sekali gus
memberi tamparan hebat buat Real Madrid yang turut berminat mendapatkan
khidmat penyerang muda itu.
“Pada Isnin (esok), saya akan menandatangani kontrak dengan Barcelona. Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada para penyokong Santos untuk sembilan tahun yang cukup hebat ini,” kata pemain berusia 21 tahun itu.
Santos menerima tawaran daripada Barcelona dan Real yang mahu membeli Neymar daripada kelab Brazil itu tetapi selepas pendedahan Neymar, Barcelona akhirnya mengesahkan perpindahan itu.
“Barcelona dan Santos sudah bersetuju dengan terma-terma untuk mendapatkan Neymar. Penyerang Brazil itu akan menyarung jersi Barcelona untuk lima musim akan datang,” demikian kenyataan dalam laman web rasmi kelab Sepanyol itu.
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“Pada Isnin (esok), saya akan menandatangani kontrak dengan Barcelona. Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada para penyokong Santos untuk sembilan tahun yang cukup hebat ini,” kata pemain berusia 21 tahun itu.
Santos menerima tawaran daripada Barcelona dan Real yang mahu membeli Neymar daripada kelab Brazil itu tetapi selepas pendedahan Neymar, Barcelona akhirnya mengesahkan perpindahan itu.
“Barcelona dan Santos sudah bersetuju dengan terma-terma untuk mendapatkan Neymar. Penyerang Brazil itu akan menyarung jersi Barcelona untuk lima musim akan datang,” demikian kenyataan dalam laman web rasmi kelab Sepanyol itu.
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PENYANYI terkenal Mariah Carey hampir
mengalami situasi memalukan apabila zip gaun rekaan Donatella Versace
yang dipakai terbuka dan hampir mendedahkan payudaranya dihadapan
peminat.
Ketika kejadian, Mariah, 43, sedang
berbual dengan hos program Good Morning America (GMA) yang disiarkan
secara langsung pada Jumaat lalu dan menyedari zip baju tersebut
terbuka.
Bagaimanapun Mariah dengan pantas meletakkan tangannya pada bahagian dada agar payudaranya tidak terdedah.
“Saya sayangkan anda Donatella (Versace) tapi ia terbuka, sayang,” katanya secara spontan ketika kejadian itu berlaku.
Tindakan pantas daripada pembantunya telah menyelamatkan keadaan tersebut.
Mariah muncul pada program berkenaan
untuk menjayakan konsert mini GMA bagi mempromosikan single terbaharunya
berjudul #Beautiful duet bersama Miguel.
Pada acara itu, Mariah turut
menyampaikan tiga buah lagu untuk peminat yang hadir ke konsert
berkenaan iaitu Always Be My Baby, We Belong Together dan #Beautiful.
PETALING JAYA – Pelakon Izara Aishah
mengakui tumpuannya kepada projek filem pada tahun ini telah
menyebabkannya jarang muncul di televisyen sejak akhir-akhir ini.
Izara bagaimanapun berkata, itu tidak
bererti dia tidak mahu lagi berlakon dalam drama sebaliknya akan
menerima tawaran sekiranya ia sesuai.
“Saya kelihatan menyepi mungkin kerana
jarang berlakon drama untuk TV3 pada tahun ini kerana sebelum ini banyak
lakonan saya untuk siaran stesen tersebut.
“Tambahan pula tahun ini memang saya
memberi tumpuan kepada projek filem dan jadual sangat penggambaran
sangat padat,” jelasnya kepada mStar Online.
Dalam pada itu, Izara berkata, dia tidak
bimbang popularitinya dikatakan merundum gara-gara jarang muncul di
televisyen kerana sedar tidak banyak karya terbaharu menampilkannya.
Jelas Izara, dia juga melihat perkara
itu dari sudut positif kerana jika terlalu kerap muncul bimbang ia akan
membuatkan penonton bosan.
“Jika terlalu kerap muncul takut orang
bosan pula dan biar sesuatu kemunculan itu dapat meninggalkan kesan
kepada penonton,” ujarnya.
Sementara itu, Izara berkata, dia kini
sedang dalam proses menyiapkan lima buah filem dan mengakui jadualnya
cukup padat sehingga tiada masa untuk dirinya sendiri.
Bagaimanapun kata Izara, kepercayaan
yang diberikan adalah satu peluang untuk dia buktikan kemampuan diri
sebagai seorang pelakon dan mengakui menimba pelbagai ilmu daripada
pengarah-pengarah yang dia bekerjasama.
“Alhamdulillah rezeki murah tahun ini dengan pelbagai tawaran filem dan kepercayaan mereka tidak akan saya sia-siakan,” katanya.
Izara bakal muncul dengan lima buah filem iaitu Showdown The Movie, Sejoli, Pilot Cafe, KL Zombie dan Balun
Brown dilaporkan kembali berhubungan dengan bekas kekasihnya, Karrueche Tran.
Tran juga dilaporkan sudah mengangkut semua pakaiannya untuk tinggal di kediaman mewah Brown yang terletak di Hollywood Hills.
Brown sebelum ini pernah memutuskan hubungannya dengan Tran pada Oktober lalu semata-mata untuk kembali berbaik dengan Rihanna.
Penyanyi yang popular dengan lagu With You ini sememangnya dikenali dengan hubungan ‘on and off’ bersama Rihanna.
Adakah hubungan kali kedua Brown dan Tran ini akan kekal bahagia buat selamanya?
Kita tunggu dan lihat sahaja nanti.
Sekarang, jualan tiket filem francais Too Fast Too Furious 6 atau dikenali sebagai Fast 6 sedang laku macam goreng pisang panas!
Namun apa yang ingin dikongsikan penulis
ialah mengenai betapa terkejutnya reaksi yang ditunjukkan oleh para
pelakonnya iaitu Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriquez, Gina Carano dan Luke
Evans terhadap harga pasaran kereta yang terdapat di Singapura.
Wartawan yang menemuramah mereka meminta
keempat-empat pelakon terkenal Hollywood itu untuk meneka harga kereta
yang dinyatakan dan ternyata semua tekaan mereka itu tersasar jauh
daripada harga sebenarnya.
Sebagai contoh, Diesel begitu
terperanjat besar apabila diberitahu kereta jenis Toyota Prius di
Singapura berharga sebanyak USD154,000 berbanding tekaannya iaitu
USD50,000.
Malah Diesel sempat berjenaka dengan
mengatakan jangan membeli kereta di Singapura jika anda mahu menjadi
warganegara yang bijak.
Nyata, harga kereta di negara republik
itu tersangat tinggi kerana kerajaannya mahu penduduk di sana kurang
membeli kereta untuk mengelakkan masalah kesesakkan jalan raya dan
trafik di negara tersebut.
Apa-apa pun layan dulu video aksi spontan pelakon-pelakon hebat ini!
SHAH ALAM – Misteri kehilangan dua
sahabat sejak sebulan lalu terungkai selepas penyebaran beberapa keping
gambar di percayai mayat kedua-dua mangsa, di sebuah laman sosial
Facebook didaftarkan atas nama Ridan Pendewa Titisannnya Sakera.
Susulan penyebaran gambar tersebut, dua
individu ditahan dipercayai ada kaitan dengan kehilangan dua mangsa yang
dikenali sebagai Dofi, 21, dan Saiful, 19, yang dilaporkan hilang
selepas keluar membeli barang di pusat membeli belah di Seri Kembangan
pada 1 Mei lalu.
Hasil soal siasat ke atas seorang
daripada suspek kemudiannya membawa kepada penemuan dua rangka manusia
dalam semak di tepi Sungai Klang, berhampiran kawasan perindustrian di
Seksyen 26, di sini, petang semalam.
Sepupu Dofi, Hamsani, 46, yang ditemui
di lokasi kejadian berkata, mangsa bersama rakan baiknya, Saiful, pergi
ke pusat membeli belah tersebut dengan menaiki sebuah teksi.
“Kedua-dua mereka bagaimanapun gagal
dihubungi setelah tempoh 24 jam, sebelum bapa Dofi, terima panggilan
daripada seorang yang tidak dikenali meminta duit sebanyak RM5,000.
“Bapa Dofi hanya memasukkan duit
berjumlah RM 2,500 melalui satu akaun bank yang diberi, sebelum dia
dimaklumkan kedua-dua mangsa sudah dibebaskan dan dalam perjalanan
pulang ke rumah dengan menaiki teksi,” katanya.
Menurutnya, kedua-dua mangsa
bagaimanapun tidak pulang ke rumah dan gagal dihubungi menyebabkan bapa
Dofi membuat satu lagi laporan polis berhubung perkara itu.
Ketika ditanya bagaimana dia mengetahui berhubung Facebook terbabit, Hamsani berkata, dia mengetahui melalui bapa saudaranya.
“Setelah kami melihat gambar yang
terdapat dalam Facebook itu, bapa Dofi mengecam pakaian, kasut dan tali
pinggang yang dipakai oleh anaknya,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Timbalan Ketua Polis
Serdang, Deputi Superintendan Lam Chien Fei ketika dihubungi mengesahkan
berhubung penemuan rangka manusia di kawasan terbabit, semalam.
Beliau berkata, penemuan rangka
kedua-dua mangsa ditemui kira-kira jam 3.15 petang semalam, selepas
suspek pertama ditahan ketika menunjukkan lokasi kejadian kepada polis.
“Siasatan awal dapati kes pembunuhan ini ada kaitan dengan kes kehilangan di Kotaraya, Kuala Lumpur, awal bulan ini.”
“Susulan penemuan rangka itu, kita tahan
seorang lagi suspek di sekitar kawasan Serdang, hari ini (semalam),
kesemua yang ditahan itu warga Indonesia. Difahamkan suspek merupakan
ahli kumpulan ‘Sakera’,” katanya.
Menurutnya, kedua-dua rangka manusia itu
dibawa ke Hospital Serdang untuk dibedah siasat dan kes ini
diklasifikasikan di bawah Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membunuh. – Sinar Harian Online
UN envoy urges fair polls in Cambodia
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UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights to Cambodia Surya P Subedi. The UN, bowing to
international pressure to affect a peaceful settlement of the long standing
Cambodian conflict, had had to undertake the role of midwife in relations to
the warring parties and their respective patrons sitting at its influential
Permanent Council body, armed with one of the largest funding budgets in its
history - over $2 billions US for a single project - in this mission. Whilst
some of its initial accomplishments - repatriation of Cambodian refugees along
the border with Thailand, institution of a multiparty political model, getting
the Cambodia government to sign Human Rights Charters etc. - its overall
success rate has been modest - and some might argue - congruous with its
limited and superfluous or ambiguous influence in seeing out its own aims and
visions. In fact, multiparty political assembly along with the UN's presence in
the country, constitutional monarchy, the Paris Peace Accords had all been
effectively squashed or neutered and/or dead in the water from the time of the
violent coup of 1997. The ending of armed conflict has seen the influx of
foreign investors into the country, the resurgence in largely free market
activities as well as the growth in services sectors, especially, in
international tourism which all contribute to the nation's increased 'budget'
and a healthy GDP. But these benefits are generally and systematically reaped
by the ruling political and economic elite through in-built backhanded channels
and mechanisms and enforced non-transparency, leaving the vast population mired
in dire condition of subsistence and hand-to-mouth fight for survival. If the
social situation is as bleak as I have just described, why then has there been
no real popular outcry or reaction against the ruling party on a vaster scale,
and strong enough to threaten its stranglehold on power? Well, that is for you
- the reader - to reflect upon. What I would like to add is that for whatever
factors or dynamics, whoever had ruled Cambodia from December/January 1979 [or
even before then] to September 1989, and up until the UN's brief
intervention in 1993 are/is still in de facto control of her today. In effect,
this is largely made possible because not only 'opposition forces' and the
conditions they need to prevail by - multiparty climate or pluralism - had been
denied them ["I want the Opposition dead!": Hun Sen], but the Midwife
to the Cambodian drama had also been pacified or ostracized as a counter
interested party, and has remained so for some time now, and Mr/Prof Subedi is
probably more conscious of this fact than anyone else is. If he had not been
so previously, he is now - after having been heckled and barracked by those
mobs affiliated to the ruling party and Mr Hun Sen. Exercise of free speech?
Try disrupting Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam or the Chinese Premier on their next
visit to Phnom Penh and see what happens! - School of Vice
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Subedi is just a ghost specter sent into town to haunt - periodically - a few
control freaks, that's all...really...
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Good job, lad! One
of the hecklers – Mr Chea Chheng - during
Prof Subedi’s recent lecture at the Mekong University seen here
receiving gifts
from Mr Hun Sen. Chheng’s attack on Prof Subedi appears to centre on his
report's 'unfavourable'/ ‘biased’ contents as these relate to
Cambodia’s overall civil
and human rights conditions which in Chhen’s argument can do damage to
the
country’s international ‘image’. Such a scenario - the argument goes -
could dissuade potential
investors from considering investing in Cambodia. This is a specious and
unfeasible
argument to advance not only in light of Cambodia’s mass misery brought
about
by corrupt commercial deals and ‘unsound’ business practices and by the
loss of
national sovereignty in the immediate and long terms, but also in face
of
worldwide economic developments and patterns that have overwhelmingly
shown
economic well-being or prosperity and a strong investment climate to be
inseparable from, and synonymous with favourable democratic and civil
right
environments. For instance, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma [Myanmar]
recently
called upon [potential or prospective] foreign investors to press their
local Burmese
counterparts for maximum transparency at all levels in their business
dealings.
This is because sound business practices tend to foster business
confidence, helping
to engender long term socio-political stability that rests upon having a
well-represented [unionised] workforce at the one end, and a body of
sound-ethical
investors themselves, at the other – School
of Vice
Visiting UN Special Rapporteur for Human
Rights to Cambodia Surya P Subedi has appealed to all political parties and the
election body to do everything in accordance with law in order to ensure that
July’s general election would be free and fair.
“I once again urge all parties and National
Election Committee to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections,” he said at a
press briefing after a one-week fact-finding mission on the human rights
situation in Cambodia. “All sides should play by the rules, demonstrate
maturity in debate, and not engage in insulting games. “
The envoy also urged for fair and equitable
access to the state media and the strict prohibition of use of state resources
by any political party during the election campaign, Xinhua reported.
Moreover, he appealed to all sides concerned
to refrain completely from exploiting racial sentiments to garner support for
their election campaign. “I will continue to monitor the electoral system and
process in the country,” he said.
Cambodia is scheduled to hold a general
election on July 28, according to the National Election Committee.
The Lion and the Wolf
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Re: UN envoy urges fair polls in Cambodia
Mr. School
of Vice,
Thank you very much for your insight and great love for our tragically
unfortunate country.
The great lion uses cunning or even resorts to low cunning in order to prey on
a smaller wolf; the victimized wolf, even though it has suffered tremendously
at the hand of the wicked lion, unfortunately uses the same style of hunting to
prey upon the domestic animals with the assistance of the silly ones in order
to bring to the lion the delicious meat of the smaller and weaker birds
forgetting that, once all the birds are gone, it is the meat of the wolf itself
that the lion will happily savour with deliciously expensive French wines.
'Only in Cambodia where one can get a doctorate degree and yet cannot write or even think!'
As you have said it quite eloquently, whoever had ruled Cambodia from
December/January 1979 [or even before then] to September 1989, and up until the
UN's brief intervention in 1993 are/is still in de facto control of her today.
This “whoever” has taught the wolf quite well and continues to influence its
tactics in how to take control of and exploit the domestic animals using the
always feasible ancient method of divide and conquer to rule the village where
most of the smaller birds know exactly what is going on, but choose to remain
silent for whatever reason, thus allowing the few short-sighted, but quite
selfish ones to work for the wolf obviously with every intention to fatten
themselves at the destruction of the rest of the birds and village and possibly
the disappearance of the village altogether.
I have watched with great concern the direction to which our country is moving
for some time now. I hope I do not see the complete subjugation of our beloved
country in my lifetime or in any time of the future, but I do certainly fear
for the future of our beautiful, again I repeat, our beautiful, but unfortunate
country of Cambodia.
These so-called educated hecklers affiliated to the ruling party used the
freedom of speech guaranteed in a democratic society to distract public
attention to the destruction and devastation of the country committed by the
CPP who are indeed their boss. I would have no problem seeing the disagreement
being expressed in a civilized manner with an attempt to understand why the UN
representative judges Cambodia the way he has done. After all, they can prepare
a counter argument and express it in a noble way. Somehow I strongly doubt they
have the kind of education and thought required for such a purpose. By their
rowdy behaviour they certainly do possess the ability and tendency to resort to
violence to prove their unfounded points.
What scares me the most is that even in our current modern era of technology
and great knowledge, a surprisingly disturbing number of Cambodian youths
appear to have learnt nothing concrete from school and the rest of the world
and yet thousands of degrees are passed out each year! Only in Cambodia where
one can get a doctorate degree and yet cannot write or even think!
ដោយៈ ឆាំ ឆានី ២៧ ឧសភា ២០១៣
វិសាខបូជាគឺជាពីធីបុណ្យដ៏ធំមួយក្នុងព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនាដែលពុទ្ធមាមិកជនអ្នកកាន់ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា
តែងតែ ប្រារព្ធធ្វើឡើងជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ ដើម្បីរំលឹកនឹកគុណដល់ព្រះសមណគោត្តម
ដែលព្រះអង្គទ្រង់ប្រសូត្រ ត្រាស់ដឹងនូវអនុត្តរសម្មាសម្ពោធិញ្ញាណ និងទ្រង់រំលត់ខ័ន្ធចូលកាន់ព្រះនិព្វាន ។
ក្នុងគម្ពីរបឋមសម្ពោធិ បានហៅថ្ងៃបុណ្យវិសាខបូជានេះថា
ជាថ្ងៃមហាមង្គលអភិលក្ខិតកាល គឺជាថ្ងៃ មហាមង្គល ដែលត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃដែលព្រះសម្ពុទ្ធបរមគ្រូ៖
១.ទ្រង់ប្រសូតិនៅ ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ពេញបូណ៌មី
ខែវិសាខ ឆ្នាំច
វេលាជិតថ្ងៃត្រង់ មុន ពុទ្ធសករាជ ៨០ឆ្នាំ ។ នៅឧទ្យានលុម្ពិនី ព្រៃសាលព្រឹក្ស
ចន្លោះនគរទាំងពីរ គឺកបិលពស្តុ និង ទេវទហៈ។ ឧទ្យានលុម្ពិនី
សព្វថ្ងៃនេះស្ថិតនៅក្នុងប្រទេសនេប៉ាល់
មានចម្ងាយ២៧គ.ម. ពីព្រំដែន នៃប្រទេសឥណ្ឌា ។
២.ទ្រង់ត្រាស់ដឹង នៅថ្ងៃពុធ
ពេញបូណ៌មី ខែវិសាខ ឆ្នាំរកាវេលា ជិតភ្លឺ មុនពុទ្ធសករាជ៤៥ឆ្នាំ ក្នុងព្រះជន្ម៣៥ឆ្នាំ។ ទីស្ថានដែលព្រះអង្គបាន
ត្រាស់ដឹងជាសព្វញ្ញូពុទ្ធ ហៅថាពុទ្ធគយាស្ថិតនៅក្នុង រដ្ឋពីហា ( Bihar ) ប្រទេសឥណ្ឌា។
៣.ទ្រង់យាងចូលព្រះបរិនិព្វាន ក្នុងថ្ងៃអង្គារ
ពេញបូណ៌មី ខែវិសាខ ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់
វេលាជិតបែកបច្ចូសម័យ មុនពុទ្ធសករាជ ១ថ្ងៃក្នុង ព្រះជន្ម ៨០ឆ្នាំ គត់
ចន្លោះសាលព្រឹក្សទាំងគូ ក្នុងក្រុងកុសិនារា ។ សព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
ទីក្រុង កុសិនារា ត្រូវបានគេហៅថា ក្រុងកុសិនាហ្គារ៍ (កុសិនគរ)
ឬហៅថាក្រុងកាស្យា ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋឧត្តរប្រទេស របស់ឥណ្ឌា ។
សំរាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនៅប្រទេសន័រវេស្ស
ក្នុងនាមពុទ្ធសាសនិកជន អ្នកកាន់ព្រះពុទ្ធ សាសនា
ក៏បានស្រុះស្រួលមួលមតិគ្នាប្រារព្ធពិធីបុណ្យវិសាខបូជានេះឡើង ដែលមាន
កម្មវិធីដូចជា មនស្សការថ្វាយបង្គំព្រះរតនៈត្រ័យ សមាទានសុំសីល រាប់បាត្រ
ប្រគេនចង្ហាន់ព្រះសង្ឃ ចំរើនព្រះបរិត្ត សម្តែងព្រះសទ្ធម្មវិសេសទេនា
និងប្រកាសពិធីវិខបូជា។
ពិធីបុណ្យនេះបានប្រារព្ធឡើងពីម៉ោង៩.០០ ដល់ម៉ោង១៤.០០ ដែលមានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ចូលរួមយ៉ាងច្រើន កុះករ ។
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage -- [Nick is now in Phnom Penh for 2 SOLD OUT evenings at Koh Pich, tonight and tomorrow]
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Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Amid childhood bullying, he once tried to drown himself.He credits Christianity with giving him the will to continue, and founded a California-based religious charitable organization when he was 19. Now 30 and married with one son, he has visited 47 countries as part of his global outreach.Vujicic's trip to Vietnam was organized by local Christians but sponsored by a large construction company headed by a Buddhist. The company said it had spent $1.7 million staging his eight events in two cities, recognizing the value of having its brand associated with a good-looking foreigner with a compelling tale of success and family values, not to mention eye-catching images of him surfing, skateboarding and playing golf.Shares for the company, the Hoa Sen group, rose nearly 10 percent over the last four days, with Vujicic its only major recent publicity.
AP | 24 May 2013
All those themes resonate with Vietnamese and their leaders, one of whom — the vice president — was watching from the VIP area.
HANOI, Vietnam
(AP) — The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more
watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical
preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to
deliver.
"Do you know why I love God?" Nick Vujicic
asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and
legs. "Because heaven is real. And one day when we get to heaven, we are
going to have arms and legs. And we are going to run, and we are going
play, and we are going to race."
The remark was Vujicic's
only direct reference to his faith in a night that was otherwise
motivational. Most people in the audience were not Christians, but were
attracted to Vujicic as a living example of overcoming adversity.
Yet Vujicic's appearance is a sign of how a government that once
severely restricted religion as a challenge to its authoritarian
one-party rule is now taking a slightly more relaxed attitude. Those
associated with Vujicic's Vietnam tour said it was the first by a
foreign Christian — and the largest gathering to be addressed by a
foreigner in the country's recent history.
"We are a unique ministry. We can go on national TV where other
Christians cannot," Vujicic said backstage Thursday, his face and hair
wet from a tropical downpour that almost cut short his appearance on a
hot Hanoi evening. "Of course, in Vietnam there are limitations in how
you can and can't talk about your faith, but with wisdom we come in.
Some places we go we have to be wise as serpents and gentle as doves."
Nguyen Dat An, a Christian
who organized the trip, said he was surprised the state broadcaster
didn't cut off Vujicic's speech when he brought up God and heaven.
Vujicic's translator appeared to be caught unawares, and stumbled.
"Come on man," said the Australian, urging him to translate his words.
"This was a miracle in Vietnam," said An. "God is the general director of this event."
Vietnam is about 8 percent Christian and 16 percent Buddhist, while
about 45 percent of Vietnamese belong to indigenous religions, according
to the 2010 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Vietnam's
constitutions provide for religious freedom, but in practice it is
regulated and in some cases restricted. Followers who speak up in favor
of democracy face abuse, arrest and long sentences.
The U.S. State Department's 2012 report on international religious
freedom noted the restrictions but said there "were signs of progress."
The country is often compared favorably to China, its giant
authoritarian neighbor, in discussions on religious freedom.
Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder
characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Amid childhood bullying,
he once tried to drown himself.
He credits Christianity with giving him the will to continue, and
founded a California-based religious charitable organization when he was
19. Now 30 and married with one son, he has visited 47 countries as
part of his global outreach.
Vujicic's trip to Vietnam was organized by local Christians but
sponsored by a large construction company headed by a Buddhist. The
company said it had spent $1.7 million staging his eight events in two
cities, recognizing the value of having its brand associated with a
good-looking foreigner with a compelling tale of success and family
values, not to mention eye-catching images of him surfing, skateboarding
and playing golf.
Shares for the company, the Hoa Sen group, rose nearly 10 percent
over the last four days, with Vujicic its only major recent publicity.
Hoa Sen's sponsorship paid for a huge marketing campaign: billboards
around major cities, social media buzz and his appearance on the front
pages of most state-run newspapers when he arrived on Wednesday. It
created a lot of the attention around his visit, but it was also clear
his story struck a chord among many in Vietnam.
Tickets, given away by sponsors to those who registered, were being
sold by touts for $10 outside the stadium, while young girls with "Love
Nick" stickers on their cheeks checked pink cellphones and waited for
friends to arrive. The crowd was larger than when the Vietnamese
national soccer played regional rival Indonesia in the same stadium last
year.
"I just want to see him in real life," said 19-year-old student Tong
Thi Nhung, who found out about Vujicic on Facebook. "He is amazing."
None of the marketing or media coverage mentioned Vujicic's faith,
though it is clear from a glance at his website that it is his central
purpose in life. Of eight people asked at the concert, which was
preceded by a local rock band, lucky draws and bubbling TV presenters,
none were Christians or even aware of Vujicic's religion.
Vujicic, who is able to stand up and move around on his pelvis,
shuffled round on a small table set up on a stage on corner of the
field. In a talk laced with jokes, platitudes and attempts at
Vietnamese, he spoke out against bullying and drinking; on the need for
forgiveness and hope; and respect for family. All those themes resonate
with Vietnamese and their leaders, one of whom — the vice president —
was watching from the VIP area.
Vujicic took the speech into potential sensitive territory with vague remarks about Ho Chi Minh, the founder of the country.
"Uncle Ho believed in Vietnam and here we are, but we must keep moving forward in liberty," he said.
Many disabled people attended; some joined him on stage and embraced
him. His message on the need to help and respect those with disabilities
had extra resonance in a country where birth defects linked to Agent
Orange defoliant sprayed by the U.S. during the Vietnam War are
widespread.
The Rev. Peter Kham, the Roman Catholic deputy bishop of Ho Chi Minh
City, welcomed the trip, saying he was "personally so happy to see a
Christian preaching what he believes."
In recent years, Vietnam has generally allowed large congregations to
gather, churches and temples to be built and made it easier to register
new denominations.
But Kham also said the country, which doesn't celebrate any religious
holidays as national holidays and has no televised religious programs,
still has far to go.
"Even though our churches are filled with people, we can't be
involved in health care or in education. Everything belongs to the
government. There is a political monopoly," said Kham. "There is still
friction, but there have been developments.
"God Sleepeth Not": Helen Keller's Blistering Letter to Book-Burning German Students
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"God Sleepeth Not":
To the student body of Germany:
History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them.
You can burn my books and the books of the best minds in Europe, but the ideas in them have seeped through a million channels and will continue to quicken other minds. I gave all the royalties of my books for all time to the German soldiers blinded in the World War with no thought in my heart but love and compassion for the German people.
I acknowledge the grievous complications that have led to your intolerance; all the more do I deplore the injustice and unwisdom of passing on to unborn generations the stigma of your deeds.
Do not imagine that your barbarities to the Jews are unknown here. God sleepeth not, and He will visit His judgment upon you. Better were it for you to have a mill-stone hung around your neck and sink into the sea than to be hated and despised of all men.
History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them.
You can burn my books and the books of the best minds in Europe, but the ideas in them have seeped through a million channels and will continue to quicken other minds. I gave all the royalties of my books for all time to the German soldiers blinded in the World War with no thought in my heart but love and compassion for the German people.
I acknowledge the grievous complications that have led to your intolerance; all the more do I deplore the injustice and unwisdom of passing on to unborn generations the stigma of your deeds.
Do not imagine that your barbarities to the Jews are unknown here. God sleepeth not, and He will visit His judgment upon you. Better were it for you to have a mill-stone hung around your neck and sink into the sea than to be hated and despised of all men.
Birds of Paradise
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Birds of Paradise
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Abigail Disney: If you take five minutes to
watch this you will be so glad. I don't understand why evolution does
serve as yet further proof that there is a God, or some kind of divine
force. Otherwise, how could the world be so overwhelmingly gorgeous that
it can bring a tear to your eye?
Theary C. Seng EXQUISITE,
EXQUISITE, EXQUISITE BEAUTY that is PERFECT (FAT!) CHANCE... The most
amazing 5 minutes of video I've seen in YEARS...
រំដោះជាតិដូចម្តេច? (by Um Hak)
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រំដោះជាតិដូចម្តេច
NATIONAL LIBERATION
(ដោយ អ៊ុម ហាក់)
តាមចំណាំ ពេលណាដែលប្រទេសគេមានអាសន្ន គេតែងតែឃើញវិរបុរសរបស់គេម្នាក់
ចេញមុខមកដឹកនាំបង្រួបបង្រួមពលរដ្ធតស៊ូរំដោះជាតិគេឲ្យរស់ឡើងវិញ មានលោក
Charles de Gaulle ប្រទេសបារាំងសេសនឹងលោក Winston Churchill នៃប្រទេសអង់គ្លេ
ស៍ជាដើម។ ចម្លែកបន្តិចស្រុកខ្មែរ ក្នុងគ្រាអាសន្នដោយបរទេសយួនឈ្លានពានត្រួតត្រា
គេសង្កេតឃើញមានវិរបុរសស្នេហាជាតិជាច្រើនងើបឡើងច្រូងច្រាងបង្កើតបានជាក្រុម
តស៊ូរំដោះជាតិមួយចំនួនឯករាជ្យដាច់ពីគ្នា ប្រើមធ្យោបាយផ្សេងៗពីគ្នា មិនតែប៉ុននោះ
គេជឿថាមធ្យោបាយរបស់គេជាមធ្យោបាយតែមួយគត់ដែលអាចរំដោះជាតិបាន។
សូមអនុញ្ញាតិលើកយកករណីក្រុមខ្លះៗមកសាកល្បងសិក្សាដូចតទៅ។
ក្រុមមួយបានប្តឹងទៅក្រុមប្រិក្សាអចិន្រ្តៃយនៃអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិសុំឲ្យអង្គការនេះ
ជួយអនុវត្តិកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងទីក្រុងប៉ារីស៍ថ្ងៃទី២៣តុលា១៩៩១ស្តីពីស្រុកខ្មែរ។ អង្គការសហ
ប្រជាជាតិបានឆ្លើយតបថាបានចម្លងបណ្តឹងនោះជូនទៅប្រទេសជាសាមីនឹងជូនទៅលោក
អគ្គលេខាធិការអង្គការ រួចហើយ។ ជាភាសាសាមញ្ញចម្លើយនេះមានន័យថាគ្មានចំណាត់
ការអ្វីលើសពីនេះទេ។ ចប់។
ក្រុមមួយទៀតជាក្រុមប្រឆាំងការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះដោយសំអាងថាជាការបោះ
ឆ្នោតបង្រ្គប់កិច្ចគ្រាន់តែធ្វើឲ្យបក្សប្រជាជនកាន់អំណាចស្របច្បាប់បន្ត៥ឆ្នាំទៅមុខទៀត
តែប៉ុននោះ។ គេឃោសនាថាមានតែកម្លាំងពលរដ្ធខ្មែរទេដែលអាចរំដោះស្រុកខ្មែរចេញ
ពីអាណានិគមនិយមយួន នឹងចេញពីអំណាចផ្តាច់ការបក្សកាន់អំណាចសព្វថ្ងៃបាន។
ក្រុមនេះបានប្តឹង ( ឬក៏អត់? )លោកហ៊ុន-សែនទៅតុលាការអន្តរជាតិនៅក្រុងឡាអេ ប្រ
ទេសហូឡង់អំពីឧក្រិដ្ធកម្មផ្សេងៗ។ តុលាការនេះបានឆ្លើយតបវិញដោយបានទាមទារ
ភស្តុតាងបន្ថែមទៀត។ ជាភាសាសាមញ្ញចម្លើយក៏មានន័យថាគ្មានចំណាត់ការលើពា
ក្យបណ្តឹងនេះនៅឡើយទេ។ចប់។
ក្រុមមួយទៀតជាក្រុមដែលពឹងពាក់លើអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិស្ទើរតែទាំងស្រុង។ គេ
ធ្លាប់បានធ្វើបាតុកម្មនៅមុខអ.ស.ប.ញយដង ជាពិសេសនៅផ្នែកសទ្ធិមនុស្សនាប្រទេស
ស៊្វីស។ លទ្ធផលបានយ៉ាងណាៗស្ថិតនៅលើក្តីប៉ាន់ស្មានរបស់យើងរាល់គ្នានៅឡើយ។
ចុងក្រោយនេះគេឲ្យដឹងថា អ.ស.ប.គេចាំតែជួយយើងទេតែគេមិនទាន់ហ៊ានលូកដៃនៅ
ឡើយ គេបញ្ជាក់ទៀតថាគេមានម្ហួបបញ្ចុកយើងហើយទាស់តែយើងមិនព្រមបើកមាត់
ឆីតែប៉ុននោះ។ នេះគេចង់ទំលាក់ទោសទៅលើគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិដែលមិនព្រមទ
ទួលសំណើររបស់គេ។ គេថាគេមិនសុំឲ្យបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិធ្វើពហិការរឿងបោះឆ្នោត
នោះទេ គេគ្រាន់តែឲ្យសុំពន្យាពេលចំនួនមួយឆ្នាំកន្លះដើមបីឲ្យគេមានពេលគ្រប់គ្រាន់
កែរទម្រង់ប្រព័ន្ធបោះឆ្នោតតែប៉ុននោះ។ គេបន្ថែមថាបើគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិប្រកាស
មិនចូលរួមការបោះឆ្នោតល្គិកណាបើគ្មានការកែរទម្រង់ប្រព័ន្ធការបោះឆ្នោតទេ នោះ
អ.ស.ប.គេអាចនឹងចូលស្រុកខ្មែររៀបចំប្រព័ន្ធការបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យបានសេរីនឹងយុត្តិធម៌ដោយ
ស្របច្បាប់។ តើវាសនាស្រុកខ្មែរអាចនឹងដោះស្រាយបានស្រួលអីចឹងកើតឬ? តើអំណះអំ
ណាងបែបនេះអាចជឿទុកចិត្តបាន លេបមិនស្លាក់ទេឬ? សូមក្រឡេកទៅមើលប្រទេស
ស៊ីរីយ៉ាបន្តិចមើលតើវាយ៉ាងណាទៅហើយ។ ក្រុមបះបោរច្បាំងនឹងរដ្ធអំណាចផ្តាច់ការ
អស់ពេលច្រើនខែមកហើយ ស្លាប់មនុស្សអស់វាល់ម៉ឺនទៅហើយដើមបីទាមទារសេរី
ភាព។ អាវុធគីមីបានត្រូវគេយកមកប្រើប្រាសទាំងខុសច្បាប់ក្នុងសង្រ្គាមនេះ។ សួរថាតើ
អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិបានកំរើកម្រាមដៃតិចតួចហើយឬនៅ?។ សូមបីតែសេចក្តីថ្លែង
ការណ៍ថ្កោលទោសអំពីបទឧក្រិដ្ធនេះលើក្រដាស់ក៏ដូចជាគ្មានផង។ អីចឹងបើយើងជឿ
ថាអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិនឹងចូលទៅរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យខ្មែរបាន គ្រាន់តែឲ្យបក្សប្រ
ឆាំងប្រកាសធ្វើពហិការប៉ុននោះ ក្រែងយើង « សង្ឃឹមផ្កាយលើមេឃ » ទេដឹង?។
ក្រុមមួយទៀតហៅខ្លួនគេថាជាក្រុមបដិវត្តន៍ មិនប្រកាន់ថាដោយមធ្យោបាយអហឹង្សា
ឬក៏ហឹង្សាឡើយយកគំរូតាមប្រទេស ទុយនីស៊ី លីប៊ី អេស្ហ៊ីប នឹងស៊ីរីជាដើម។ គេមិនគ្រាន់
តែប្រឆាំងនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតនៅខែកក្កដាឆ្នាំ២០១៣ខាងមុខប៉ុននោះទេ គេថែមទាំងចោទ
ទាំងគណបក្សនយោបាយដែលទៅចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោត ទាំងប្រជាពលរដ្ធដែលនឹងទៅបោះ
ឆ្នោតថាជាជនក្បត់ជាតិផង។កម្មវិធីបដិវត្តន៍របស់គេតាមលំដាប់អាទិភាពមាន ១- ដណ្តើម
ឯករាជ្យពីយួន ២- ទម្លាក់របបផ្តាច់ការ កុម្មុយនិស្តសព្វថ្ងៃ ៣-រៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតដោយ
សេរីនឹងយុត្តិធម៌។ គំរោងការរបស់ក្រុមនេះធ្វើឲ្យយើងឃើញថា គេបានអានសៀវភៅ
ជាច្រើន នឹងបានសិក្សាអំពីបដិវត្តន៍ជាច្រើនក្នុងលោក មិនដឹងថាតើគេមានការពិសោធ
ក្នុងកិច្ចប្រតិបត្តិជាក់ស្តែងលើទឹកដីឬទេ។ ដោយខ្ញុំមិនមានតំរេះខាងបំបះបំបោរ ឬណែនាំ
បាតុកម្មសោះនោះខ្ញុំសូមអនុញ្ញាតិគ្រាន់តែធ្វើចំណាប់អារម្ភខ្លះៗដូចទៅ៖
ក- ការចោទប្រកាន់បងប្អូនខ្មែររាប់លាននាក់ដែលបំរុងនឹងទៅបោះឆ្នោតនៅថ្ងៃ២៨កក្កដា
ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ថាជាជនក្បត់ជាតិ ដូចជាធ្ងន់ធ្ងរជ្រុលពេកទេដឹង?
ខ- ការឲ្យខ្មែរធ្វើបដិវត្តន៍ដោយយកគំរូតាមស្រុកទុយនីស៊ី លីប៊ី អេស្ហ៊ីប នឹងស៊ីរីនោះតើ
លទ្ធផលបានដូចបំណងឬទេ? ករណីស្រុកខ្មែរនឹងស្រុកអារាបទាំងឡាយនោះមិនដូចគ្នា
ទេ។ ១-ស្រុកទាំងឡាយនោះគេឯករាជ្យ រីឯស្រុកខ្មែរកញ្ជះយួន។ ២-ស្រុកគេកាន់សា
សនាអ៊ីស្លាម រីឯខ្មែរកាន់ពុទ្ធសាសនា។ ៣-ប្រជារាស្រ្តស្រុកទាំងឡាយនោះមិនប្រាកដ់ជា
បានទទួលនូវសេរីភាពដូចបំណងផងទេ។ តួយ៉ាងដូចជាប្រទេសអេស្ហ៊ីបជាដើម ការបោះ
ឆ្នោតដោយសេរីនឹងយុត្តិធម៌ បានត្រិមតែដកជនផ្តាច់ការម្នាក់ដាក់ជនផ្តាច់ការម្នាក់ទៀត
ដែលមាននិន្នាការណ៌អ៊ីស្លាមតឹងតែងមកពី « ភាតរភាពអ៊ីស្លាម » Islam Brotherhood។
នៅពីក្រោយពួកជ្រុលនិយមនេះមានក្រុមភេរវជន « អាល់កេដា » Al Qaeda ជួយណែនាំ
ញាក់ខ្សែផង។ រីឯប្រទេសដទៃខ្លះទៀតនៅច្បាំងគ្នានៅឡើយ ហើយក៏មានពួក « អាល់កេ
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គ- ការទាមទារឯករាជ្យពីយួនដោយវិធីណាក៏ដោយ ត្រូវចាំបាច់ប៉ះទង្គិចនឹងអាយ៉ងវាដែល
ជាខ្មែរជាមុនជាដាច់ខាតព្រោះយួនវានៅគាំទ្រតែពីខាងក្រោយ។ ដល់អីចឹងទៅអំណះអំ
ណាងថាយកឯករាជ្យពីយួនបានទើបទម្លាក់របបខ្មែរកុម្មុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការនោះ តើត្រូវធ្វើ
របៀបណា?
ឃ- ការធ្វើបាតុកម្ម ឬការបះបោរទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំ ដើមបីទាមទារឯករាជ្យ ឬដើមបីរំលំរបបដឹក
នាំឲ្យបានជោកជ័យវាអាស្រ័យទៅលើកម្លាំង និស្សិត បញ្ញវន្ត កសិករ កម្មករ សហជីព នឹង
ពលរដ្ធទូទៅ។ បើយើងពិនិត្យស្ថានភាពស្រុកខ្មែរ គេឃើញថានិស្សិត បញ្ញវន្តតិចតួចស្តួច
ស្តើងណាស់បានប្រុងប្រៀបខ្លួនរួចហើយ។ បើក្រឡេកមើលទៅកសិករ កម្មករ នឹងពលរដ្ធ
ជាទូទៅ គេឃើញច្បាស់ថាមិនត្រិមតែអស់ជំនឿលើរដ្ធាភិបាលកុម្មុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការហ៊ុន-
សែន នឹងអ្នកមានអំណាចបុណ្យសក្តិ៍ប្លន់ដីដុតផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេពេញស្រុកខ្មែរប៉ុននោះទេ
ពួកគេក្តៅក្រហាយដល់ថ្នាក់កំពូលទៅហើយ។ ជាញឹកញាប់ពួកគេធ្វើបាតុកម្មដាច់ដោយ
ឡែកពីគ្នាគ្រប់ទឹសគ្រប់ទីពេញប្រទេសទៅហើយ។ បើសិនជាមានប្រព័ន្ធសហការណ៍ល្អ
កម្លាំងពួកគេរួមគ្នាអាចមានលទ្ធភាពរំលំរបបកុម្មុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការហ៊ុន-សែននឹងបក្សពួក
បាន។ អ្វីដែលខ្វះពេលនេះគឺមេដឹកនាំ នឹងប្រព៍ន្ធដឹកនាំបង្រួបបង្រួម។ បើនិយាយពីសហ
ជីពវិញមានច្រើនហើយហាក់មានទឹសដៅខុសៗគ្នា មិនសូវរួបរួមគ្នាទេ។
ក្រុមមួយទៀតគឺគណបក្សនយោបាយដែលប្រុងប្រៀបទៅរួមបោះឆ្នោតសាកលនៅថ្ងៃ
ទី២៨កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ខាងមុខ។ សូមអនុញ្ញាតិលើកយកតែករណីគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះ
ជាតិដែលកើតចេញមកពីការរួមចូលគ្នារបស់គណបក្ស សម រង្សី នឹងគណបក្ស សិទ្ធិម
នុស្សដោយសារសម្ពាធពីសំណាក់ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរទាំងក្នុងនឹងក្រៅប្រទេស នឹងជាគណបក្ស
ប្រជែងខ្លាំងជាងគេមកពិចារណា។ ក្រុមនេះមានការគាំទ្រខ្លាំងក្លាពីសំណាក់ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរ
ទាំងក្នុងទាំងក្រៅប្រទេសគួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្ភក្រៃលែង។ គេបានដាក់ពាក្យចូលប្រកួតបោះ
ឆ្នោតរួចហើយ តែគេក៏បានធ្វើបាតុកម្មទាមទារឲ្យមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរគណកម្មការរៀបចំការ
បោះឆ្នោត ( គ.ជ.ប. ) នឹងប្រព័ន្ធបោះឆ្នោតផងដែរ។ គេមិនទាន់បានទាត់ចោលនូវពហិ
ការក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតនៅឡើយដែរទេ។ អនាគតវាទៅជាយ៉ាងណានោះក៏វានៅតេលើ
ការប៉ាន់ស្មានរបស់យើងរាល់គ្នានៅឡើយដែរ។ គួរកត់សំគាល់ថាពេលនេះខ្មែរយើងរួប
រួមគ្នាងើបឡើងប្រឆាំងយួនឈ្លានពានមិនខុសពីកាលឆ្នាំ១៩៧០ ថ្ងៃទី១៨មិនាឡើយ។
គេងើបឡើងជួយគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិដោយគ្រប់មធ្យោបាយដែលអាចធ្វើបាន
គួរឲ្យមានក្តីសង្ឃឹម។ បើសិក្សាអំពី « ជំនោរខ្យល់ជូន » លុះបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះគណបក្ស
សង្រ្គោះជាតិនឹងចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោតនៅថ្ងៃ២៨កក្កដាឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះព្រោះវាជាជំរើសដែល
អាក្រក់តិចជាងគេ។
ការរៀបរាប់មកយ៉ាងវែងអន្លាយនេះ គ្រាន់តែចង់រំលឹកថាទោះជាត្រូវគេប្រហារអស់រាប់
លាននាក់ទៅហើយយ៉ាងណាក្តី ក៏មាននៅសល់វិរជនជាបណ្ឌិតក្រាសក្រែល នឹងវិរជន
អ្នកស្នេហាជាតិមួយចំនួនធំផងដែរ ទាស់តែគេមានះថាមានតែគំនិតនឹងមធ្យោបាយរបស់
គេទេដែលអាចជួយរំដោះស្រុកបាន។ ដល់អីចឹងទៅ មិនត្រិមតែស្តីបន្ទោសក្រុមដទៃដោយ
ប្រការផ្សេងៗ ជួនកាលរហូតដល់ទៅចោទគ្នាថាក្បត់ជាតិថែមទៅទៀត។ រូបភាពនេះធ្វើ
យើងនឹកឃើញដល់រឿង នាយខ្វាក់បួននាក់ស្ទាបដំរី។ នាយម្នាក់ស្ទាបស្លិកត្រចៀកថាដំរី
ដូចចង្អេរ នាយម្នាក់ទៀតស្ទាបប្រម៉ោយថាដូចអង្រែ នាយម្នាក់ស្ទាបជើងថាដូចសសរ ឯ
ម្នាក់ចុងក្រោយស្ទាបកន្ទុយថាដូចអំបោស។ មាននរណាយស់ខុសឬទេ?។ អត់ទេ។ និ
យាយឲ្យខ្លីទៅ នាយខ្វាក់ទាំងបូនស្គាល់ដំរីមួយជ្រុងម្នាក់គឺ ត្រចៀកដំរីពិតជាដូចចង្អេរ ប្រ
ម៉ោយដំរីដូចអង្រែ ជើងវាដូចសសរ ហើយកន្ទុយវាដូចអំបោសពិតប្រាកដ់ មិនមាននរណា
ខុសទាល់តែសោះ។ រូបរាងដំរីពិតប្រាកដ់នឹងរកឃើញម្តេចនឹងកើតបើគេមិនព្រមយកគំ
ហ៊ើញទាំងអស់មកបូកចូលគ្នា?។ យ៉ាងណាមិញ វិរជនខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិគ្រប់ក្រុមហាក់
មានះមិនខុសអ្វីអំពីនាយខ្វាក់បួននាក់ស្ទាបដំរីដែរ។ ក្រុមណាក៏ដូចក្រុមណាដែរ គេជឿ
ជាក់ថាមានតែមធ្យោបាយក្រុមខ្លួនមួយទេដែលអាចរំដោះស្រុកបាន។ គេហាក់ដូចជា
មើលឃើញដំណោះស្រាយបញ្ហាខ្មែរមួយក្រុមមួយជ្រុង តែពុំបានឃើញបញ្ហាទាំងមូល
ផងទេ។
ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់សំដីរបស់អធិរាជបារាំងសេស Napoleon Bonaparte ដែលថ្លែងថា “ Il faut
defendre la patrie soit avec ignominie soit avec gloire. Tous les moyens sont bons
pourvu qu’elle soit defendue “ មានន័យជាអាទិ៍ថា ត្រូវតែការពារមាតុភូមិឲ្យបានទោះជា
ត្រូវប្រើមធ្យោបាយកខ្វក់ថោកទាប ឬមធ្យោបាយថ្លៃថ្នូរប្រកបដោយកិត្តិយស។ មធ្យោបា
យណាក៏ល្អដែរ ឲ្យតែការពារបាន។
ជាទីបញ្ចប់ខ្ញុំសូមអង្វរករវិរជន/នារីខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិគ្រប់ក្រុម បើបានមើលឃើញមធ្យោ
បាយសក្តិ៍សិទ្ធអាចជួយរំដោះជាតិបាន សូមអញ្ជើញនាំគ្នាប្រឹងប្រែងតស៊ូរំដោះជាតិតាម
មធ្យោបាយរបស់ក្រុមខ្លួនទៅ។ បើមិនអាចទៅចូលរួមជាមួយក្រុមផ្សេង ឬមិនអាចហៅ
រកក្រុមផ្សេងមករួបរួមជាមួយក្រុមខ្លួនបានទេ សូមតែកុំវាយប្រហារគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។
ធ្វើបានប៉ុននេះគឺបានឈានមួយជំហានដំបូងឆ្ពោះទៅរកការរួបរួមគ្នាដើមបីរំដោះជាតិ
ជាទីស្នេហាដែរហើយ។ សូមស្វាគមន៍មតិផ្សេង!!!៕
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Reading MARK -- The Family of God
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Reading MARK
ដំណឹងល្អ រៀបរៀងដោយ លោកម៉ាកុស
Background Notes
Background Notes
Recently,
I discovered the sermons of my college pastor online. While at
Georgetown University (1991-95), I, along with 10-20 other Georgetown
friends, attended Fourth Presbyterian Church, a 10-15 minute drive from
campus through the manicured estates of Northwest Washington, DC to the
leafy suburban neighborhood of Bethesda in Maryland.
We
drank in the deep wisdom of our college director, Chuck Jacob (now a
senior pastor at Knox Presbyterian in Ann Arbor, MI) and of Dr. Rob
Norris on Sunday mornings (and at times, classes he taught during the
week days).
When
I attended, the US Vice-President Dan Quayle and his family (and
security detail), my Georgetown professor former UN Ambassador Jeanne
Kirkpatrick, and many other well-known names from politics, academia and
media, also attended. Dr. Norris' predecessor was then-chaplain of the
US Senate, Dr. Richard Halverson.
All
to say, if all of these accomplished people came Sunday after Sunday
and benefited from Dr. Norris' sermons, maybe we too can find
intellectual as well as spiritual nourishment from these talks?
It
does not take long before one is taken in by the profundity and the
humor -- not to mention, the accent! -- of Dr. Norris's exposition.
Sermons of Dr. Rob Norris by chapter
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
(Complete Gospel of Mark)
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ប្រោសមនុស្ស ស្វិតដៃម្នាក់ ឲ្យជា
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