Khmer Circle រង្វង់ខ្មែរ: Buddha portrayals stir anger in Thailand

Sunday, 27 October 2013

Buddha portrayals stir anger in Thailand

Religious tolerance may be one of country's biggest assets, but some want law on use of image for commercial purposes.
Al Jazeera - 26 Oct 2013

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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.”