Typhoon Ketsana made this year’s annual flood in Cambodia so much more intense that hectares of rice have been destroyed. Oxfam’s Dow Punpiputt reports. This is my first...
Stung Treng, Cambodia _ Somewhere in a small, remote village where everyone has been more or less affected by Typhoon Ketsana since September last year, there was at...
Value of Water Filter – Women’s Perspective
Hang Kosuan Village, Stung Treng _ For most people, the 80-liter plastic container and a clay water filter are probably the last things they consider as quality household...
Cambodia: Changing Climate Leads to Increase in Malaria and Other Diseases
Flooded crops and multiplying mosquitoes create health challenges for Cambodia’s rural people. by Tul Pinkaew Sen Sles shivers with a high fever as he sits on the...
Cakkavatti Sutta: The Wheel-turning Emperor
Cakkavatti Sutta: The Wheel-turning Emperor translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 2002–2011 Translator's IntroductionThe body of this sutta consists of a narrative illustrating the power of skillful...
Sakka-pañha Sutta: Sakka's Questions (excerpt)
Sakka-pañha Sutta: Sakka's Questions (excerpt)translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 1999–2011... Having been given leave by the Blessed One, Sakka the deva-king asked him his first question:...
Maha-nidana Sutta: The Great Causes Discourse
Maha-nidana Sutta: The Great Causes Discourse translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 1997–2011 Translator's IntroductionThis is one of the most profound discourses in the Pali canon. It...
Lohicca Sutta: To Lohicca
Lohicca Sutta: To Lohicca translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 1998–2011 I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was on a wandering tour among...