ANGKOR WAT CULTURE AND THE DECLINE after 1431-2008.
ABSENCE OF MORALITY IN THE COUNTRY
FRANCE CULTURE & SAVOIR VIVRE decline today
Wednesday 15 October 2008.
1. Boos against the Marseillaise spark a heated debate in France
“Anyone who boos the Marseillaise just should not be in France!” wrote one
Internet user. But for researcher Christophe Bertossi: "Just because these
youths reject the Marseillaise doesn’t mean they hate France."
2. Oct 16, 2008 6:12 am US/Eastern
Air France Passenger Arrested For Punching Captain
Heir To French Luxury Fashion House Hermes Accused Of Grabbing Captain's Crotch
On Paris-To-NYC Flight
NEW YORK (AP) ― A passenger on a Paris-to-New York flight has been accused of
trying to punch the captain and grabbing his crotch.
The FBI says Mathias Guerrand-Hermes has been released on a $50,000 personal
recognizance bond after appearing in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday. He
is charged with interfering with flight crew members.
Guerrand-Hermes' attorney didn't immediately respond to an after-hours
telephone message.
The court complaint says the commotion Tuesday on Air France Flight 008 began
when Guerrand-Hermes sat on a female passenger's armrest and ignored orders to
sit down.
The crew handcuffed Guerrand-Hermes until the plane landed at John F. Kennedy
International Airport.
News reports have identified Guerrand-Hermes as an heir to the French luxury
fashion house Hermes. The company says he isn't involved in its management.
FOR CAMBODIA ?
CAUSES OF DELCINE :
After Jayavarman VII's death, Kambuja entered a long period of decline that led
to its eventual disintegration.
A. The Thai were a growing menace on the empire's western borders.
B. The spread of Theravada Buddhism, which came to Kambuja from Sri Lanka by
way of the Mon kingdoms, challenged the royal Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist
cults.
Preaching austerity and the salvation of the individual through his or own her
efforts, Theravada Buddhism did not lend doctrinal support to a society ruled
by an opulent royal establishment maintained through the virtual slavery of the
masses. (from Library of Congress Country Studies
--- On Thu, 10/16/08, KhmerNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: KhmerNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Border dispute may hurt trade: Cambodian official
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 5:22 AM
Border dispute may hurt trade: Cambodian official
www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-16 11:53:38
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- With violence erupting on the
Cambodia-Thai border, government officials and investors warned that the
dispute could affect bilateral trade, tourism and investment between the
two countries, the Phnom Penh Post reported Thursday.
"Imports of Thai goods have declined lately because many Thai
business people fear they will not be able to collect payment from
Cambodian whole sellers should the situation on the border deteriorate,"
Mao Thora, secretary of state at the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, was
quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
Kong Bunly, the trade director for Banteay Meanchey province, said
cross-border with Thailand has remained largely unaffected by the
dispute over territory around Preah Vihear, but that Thai tourists have
stopped crossing into Cambodia.
Meanwhile, an employee at the Thai Plastic Company who asked not to
be identified said she is concerned that any armed confrontation between
the two countries could affect her company.
"I'm really worried about this because Cambodian people could stop
buying Thai products if fighting breaks out," she told the Post.
"This crisis absolutely impacts Thai business in Cambodia and
Cambodian employees employed by Thai companies," she said, adding that
her manager had already returned to Thailand because of the border crisis.
Two Cambodian soldiers were killed and several Cambodian and Thai
troops were wounded during Wednesday's gunfire exchange between the two
neighbors.
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