Khmer Circle រង្វង់ខ្មែរ: Myanmar's Turn

Sunday, 9 December 2012

Myanmar's Turn

Al Jazeera - Published on Apr 21, 2012

The country formerly known as Burma is undergoing its most significant political change since military rule began in 1962. 101 East travels to the Southeast Asian country to find out the reasons behind the country's dramatic turn.

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The long tragedy of Cham history

“The process [‘Nam Tien’ or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by Léopold Cadière in 1911: “As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and “planting the bamboo” – the hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages – or by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues.” In short, there was no room left for the Chams.”