Economic, social and cultural rights
Religious freedom
Buddhists flock to Oudong ceremony
More than 1,000 people flocked to Oudong Mountain in Kandal province yesterday to observe Meak Bochea Day, which marks the day the Buddha prophesied his own death.Nguon Nhel, second vice president of the National Assembly, presided over the ceremony accompanied by many lawmakers and government ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50105768/buddhists-flock-to-oudong-ceremony/
Chams not integrated into society: US report
Cham Muslims are not fully integrated into Cambodian society and many Cambodian people continue to think Chams are practitioners of “black magic,” according to a report on religious freedom released last week by the US State Department. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28645/chams-not-integrated-into-society--us-report/
State President welcomes Cambodian Senior Minister
President Trần Đại Quang hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Cambodia’s Senior Minister and Minister of Cults and Religion, Him Chhem, during which he stressed the need for the two countries to boost religious cooperation in bilateral and multilateral frameworks. ...
Viet Nam News
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/300579/state-president-welcomes-cambodian-senior-minister.html#WEOSRtzhVAbORK3O.97
Statues built on ancient bricks
Authorities in Kampong Chhnang took down two Vietnamese religious statues on Tuesday that had appeared overnight, after it was discovered their base was made of bricks allegedly stolen from two ancient temples. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/statues-built-ancient-bricks
