(Reuters) -Human rights activists accused Communist-run Vietnam of infringing on freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four ...

A group of Cambodian monks thanked U.S. President Donald Trump in summer 2025 for ending a war between Cambodia and Thailand. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: Cambodian monks on a ...

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 2007 Human Rights Watch press release: Cambodia: Ensure Safety of Buddhist Monks Prosecute Police Involved in ‘Burma-Style’ Crackdown (New York, December 21 ...

Weeks after a Trump-negotiated ceasefire fell apart, the two countries seem far from finding another pause in the fighting.

LOWELL, Mass. — For years, Ly Van Aggadipo served as the spiritual mentor to many Cambodian refugees in this old mill city, guiding followers at the Glory Buddhist Temple through family issues, work ...

Cambodian police have arrested a monk, who has been defrocked and charged with defaming tycoon Sieng Chanheng by claiming she had confiscated a plot of land in Japan which was to be used for ...

At age 84, Venerable Chau Ty continues teaching the sacred art of palm-leaf scripture carving, safeguarding Khmer Buddhist heritage in modern Vietnam. Nestled at the foot of To Mountain, Soai So ...

STEVE INSKEEP, host: Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep. Some Buddhist monks in Cambodia have taken a vow to abstain from pleasurable activities. Under those rules, watching television is out. At least ...

For a few days this fall at the Khemara Buddhikarama temple, a chaotic scene unfolded. On one side of the temple gates stood screaming protesters, demanding that a group of monks be allowed to return ...