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Posted by: | Posted on: August 3, 2014

Cambodia education exam policy and its irrelevance

“Through education, everything is possible”, this is a phrase I am daily heard at my work place as an employee at the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), a Western styled local education school board management. Each year, the board has produced huge market-oriented labors for this sprawling city and Canada country. Hence, their up-to-date curriculum and learning policy have been constantly revamped. At their first sentence for public opinion relating to curriculum adoption domain , the question is “How can curriculum remain relevant in an increasingly global and digital world?” to notify the public opinion to shape future of their children. Their education leadership is always posed at an outstanding performance as well.

Remarkably, the student success is not measured by their high score at final exam but by their assessment on effort (attendance), homework done and participation. All these are become accumulation of their yearly schooling scores. The school adopted competency-based education which measures student achievement through traditional on-site courses, online coursework, internships and paid employments, portfolios, and prior learning assessment (PLAs). This approach is the education diversification to welcome this new trend of economic diversification.

Regardless of relevant curriculum and outstanding leadership in education, the rampant corruption on K-12 exam each year is not yet resolved for Cambodia. The school exam bribery and cheating have been so pervasive in Cambodia.

don-bosco-phnom-penh-semester-exam-2014This 2014, thousands of Khmer students are entering into the exam rooms with different expectation of “no cheat, no exam leak, no corruption etc.” in according to the promise of new Education Minister, Dr. Hang Chuon Naron. But the lingering question is how could he achieve this mission in handling with human flaws of both his staffs and meager salary instructors? He also rejected the advise from NGOs on combining the exam scores with their two semesters schooling scores to decide student achievement, or at my understanding, this final exam is counted only 50% by allocating other 50% for students’ effort at school.

Lord Buddha said “Viriyena Dhukka Miccheti” or means “effort bring us success”. Civilized countries have adopted this theory completely by assessing students through their effort rather than through the few days strict test or exam.

All students are expected to pass the K-12 through their yearly schooling performance. The exam happened only through “entrance” which mean to enter into privilege universities or high required job positions etc. Why you judge Cambodian students’ competency through these few days strict exam? It is impossible to build pragmatic human resources for future Cambodia through strict exam. Myself and many friends have passed through this system at K-12 exam experience. We are sad on this continuing exam model. During my time, I was told the prospect of strict exam occurred on the reason of no chair (space) for university enrollment. Now, universities (both state and private) are mushrooming, the excuse of fearing no space for passed students to pursue their dream of higher education is not relevant any more.

By Sophoan Seng

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 3, 2014

១០ជំនាញអ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ ដើម្បី​ជោគជ័យ​​​​នៅ​​​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​​នេះ​

១០ជំនាញអ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ ដើម្បី​ជោគជ័យ​​​​នៅ​​​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​​នេះ​

១០ ជំនាញ​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​​នៅ​ក្នុង​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​នេះប្រភព៖​ rothstaffing

តើ​អ្នក​ត្រៀមខ្លួន​ហើយ​ឬ​នៅ​សម្រាប់​ពង្រីក និង​ពង្រឹង​ជំនាញ​របស់​​អ្នក​? នេះ​​គឺ​ជា​សំនួរ​មួយ​ដែល​ចោទ​សួរ​ទៅ​លើ​​លោក​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​ស្គាល់​សមត្ថភាព​ខ្លួន​ឯង​កាន់តែ​ច្បាស់ សម្រាប់​បង្កើន​គុណភាព​ជីវិត​តាម​រយៈ​អាជីព​​។ មិន​ចំពោះ​ថា អ្នក​បាន​រៀន​នៅ​ទី​ណា ពេលណា ពិន្ទុ​ខ្ពស់​ក្តី ឬ ទាប​ក្តី​នោះ​ទេ​ ដរាប​ណា​លោក​អ្នក​អាច​ឆក់​​យក​បាន​សមត្ថភាព​ទាំង​១០ ជំនាញ​ខាងក្រោម​នេះ នោះ​អ្នក​នឹង​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​ជោគជ័យ​លើ​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​ដែល​ចាំបាច់​ត្រូវ​មាន​នៅ​យុគសម័យ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​នេះ។​​

​​​​១) សម្រប​ខ្លួន​ទាន់​សភាពការណ៍​​
ចរន្ត​សកលភាវូបនីយកម្ម​​បាន​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​យ៉ាង​ឆាប់​រហ័ស​ក្នុង​រយៈ​​ពេល​ដ៏​ខ្លី​មួយ​ដែល​ពេល​ខ្លះ​អ្នក​ស្ទើរ​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​មិនទាន់។ ស្ថានភាព​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ចេះ​សម្រប​ខ្លួន​ទាន់​សភាពការណ៍​ភ្លាមៗ​ស្រប​តាម​ការ​​វិវឌ្ឍ​នានា​នៅ​​ជុំវិញ​ខ្លួន​ដោយ​ត្រូវ​ចងចាំ​ថា អ្នក​មិន​មែន​ចំណាយ​ពេល​ច្រើន​​ស្វែង​រក​អ្វី​ដែល​​អ្នក​គ្មាន​នោះ​ឡើយ តែ​ជា​​​ការ​ចំណាយ​ពេល​​​ស្វែង​រក​គន្លឹះ​ដើរ​ឲ្យ​ទាន់​តាម​​​ការ​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​នោះ។​​​

២) ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី ឬ ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​
ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី​សំដៅ​លើ​គោលគំនិត​ប្រាជ្ញា​ស្មារតី និង​​ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​​របស់​អ្នក​ខុស​ប្លែក​ពី​​របកគំហើញ​មុនៗ​ ដែល​មនុស្ស​មួយ​ចំនួន​ធ្លាប់​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ពេល​កន្លងមក។ ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​​​នឹង​ធ្វើ​​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​មាន​សក្ដានុពល​​​ម្នាក់ អាច​ចូលរួម​ប្រកួតប្រជែង​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ​សង្គម​បាន​យ៉ាង​ជោគជ័យ​​លើស​ពី​អ្វី​ដែល​ខ្លួន​រំពឹង​ទុក។ ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី​អាច​កំណត់​បាន​ថា វា​ជា​រឿង​មួយ​មិន​អាច​ទៅ​រួច​សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ដទៃ តែ​វា​​អាច​ទៅ​រួច​សម្រាប់​អ្នក​​​ ដរាប​ណា​​​អ្នក​មិន​បោះបង់​ការ​ព្យាយាម។

៣) ជំនាញ​តស៊ូ​មតិ

ជំនាញ​តស៊ូ​មតិ មិន​ទាមទារ​លក្ខខណ្ឌ​​ថា អ្នក​ត្រូវ​តែ​ពូកែ មាន​សមត្ថភាព​​ខ្ពស់​នោះ​ឡើយ។​ ទាំង​នេះ​​ជា​អ្វី​ដែល​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​ទុក​មួយ​ឡែក ហើយ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​បញ្ចេញ​គំនិត ឬ ទស្សនៈ​​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន​របស់​​អ្នក​បញ្ជ្រាប​ចូល​ទៅ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​មនុស្ស​ម្នា​ទាំងឡាយ។ លក្ខណៈ​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ភាព​ប៉ិនប្រសព្វ​ក្នុង​ការ​បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល​អ្នក​ដទៃ​ឲ្យ​​ជឿជាក់​លើ​អំណះអំណាង​របស់​អ្នក​​ដោយ​ធ្វើ​ការសិក្សា​លើ​ប្រតិកម្ម​របស់​ពួកគេ​ ទន្ទឹម​នឹង​ការ​ថ្លឹងថ្លែង​យ៉ាង​ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន​​ពី​ទស្សនៈ​របស់​អ្នក​ដទៃ។ ​​​​
៤) ជំនាញ​​ពង្រីក​​កិត្តិសព្ទ​របស់​ខ្លួន​​ចូល​ក្នុង​សង្គម​
​​ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​ពិភពលោក​កំពុង​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​ខ្លាំង​លើ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​ទំនើបៗ ​ឆ្លៀត​ក្នុង​ឱកាស​នេះ​អ្នក​អាច​កសាង​ប្រជាប្រិយភាព​របស់​អ្នក​បាន​ឲ្យ​មនុស្ស​ទូទៅ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ដូច​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​​Google ឬ Apple ជា​ដើម។ នេះ​មិន​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដើរ​​​​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ពី​សមត្ថភាព​របស់​ខ្លួន​នោះ​​ឡើយ តែ​អ្នក​អាច​ប្រើប្រាស់​បណ្ដាញ​សង្គម​ ដូច​ជា Facebook, LinkedIn ឬ Twitter ដើម្បី​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ និង​​ផ្តល់​ព័ត៌មាន​សំខាន់ៗ​ដែល​មាន​គុណប្រយោជន៍​ទូទៅ​សម្រាប់​សាធារណជន​​​បាន​។
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៥) ជំនាញ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​
ជំនាញ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ថា ​បាន​ដើរ​តួនាទី​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​នៅ​យុគសម័យ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​នេះ។ សមត្ថភាព​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​របស់​អ្នក​ទោះបី​ជា​​មាន​​ទំនាក់ទំនង​តិច​ក្តី ច្រើន​ក្តី មិន​អាច​គេច​ផុត​​ពី​ជំនាញ​មួយ​នេះ​បាន​ឡើយ។ MS-Office, PowerPoint ឬ Excel គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​គ្រឹះ​មួយ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​មើល​ឃើញ​ជា​ទូទៅ​ថា មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ចាំបាច់​សម្រាប់​​​កិច្ចការ​ប្រចាំ​ថ្ងៃ​​​នៅ​​គ្រប់​ស្ថាប័ន​នានា​ ហើយ​​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​ដើរ​ឲ្យ​ទាន់​កម្មវិធី​ថ្មីៗ​ដែល​បំពាក់​លើ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​នេះ​។

៦) ជំនាញ​លើ​សមត្ថភាព​​ដំណោះស្រាយ​​​
ដំណោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​មួយ​យ៉ាង​ពិសេស​ដែល​អាច​បង្កើត​ភាព​អស្ចារ្យ​នៅ​ក្នុង​បរិស្ថាន​ការងារ​ និង​ជីវភាព​​របស់​អ្នក។ ទោះបី​ជា​​បញ្ហា​ទាំង​នោះ ធំ ឬ តូច​ ការ​​ផ្ដោត​លើ​គន្លឹះ​ជា​​ដំណោះស្រាយ​​គឺ​ជា​មូលដ្ឋាន​គ្រឹះ​ ជួយ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​​ម្នាក់។ ទាំង​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​មាន​ទំនុក​ចិត្ត ក្លាហាន​ ហ៊ាន​ប្រឈម​មុខ​នឹង​ឧបសគ្គ និង​មាន​សុទិដ្ឋិនិយម​ខ្ពស់​​ធ្វើ​យ៉ាង​ណា​​​ប្រែ​ក្លាយ​រឿង​ធំ​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​ជា​រឿង​តូច​បាន។​​​

៧) ជំនាញ​លើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ចិត្ត

​មនុស្ស​ដែល​​មាន​សមត្ថភាព​ក្នុង​ការ​សម្រេចចិត្ត​ដ៏​ត្រឹមត្រូវ​ទោះបី​ជា​​​ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុង​កាលៈទេសៈ​បែប​ណា​ក៏​ដោយ នឹង​មិន​សាង​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​​ឈឺចាប់ និង ​និយាយ​ពាក្យ​ថា​ ស្តាយក្រោយ​​សម្រាប់​ខ្លួនឯង ឬ អ្នក​ដទៃ​នោះ​ឡើយ។ ​អ្នក​អាច​​ស្វែង​យល់​ពី​ស្ថានភាព​នោះ​ឲ្យ​ច្បាស់ និង​លើក​គន្លឹះ​ជា​ច្រើន​​​​មុន​នឹង​ធ្វើ​ការ​សម្រេចចិត្ត​ដោយ​ភាព​ជឿជាក់​ព្រមទាំង​​ព្យាយាម​ធ្វើ​វា​ឲ្យ​​​សាមញ្ញ​ និង​ងាយ​ស្រួល​តាម​អ្វី​ដែល​ខ្លួន​អាច​ធ្វើ​បាន។​​​​

៨) ជំនាញ​​វិភាគ​វែកញែក

ជីវិត​ពិត​ជា​ពោរពេញ​ទៅ​ដោយ​ឧបសគ្គ និង​បញ្ហា​ជា​ច្រើន​​ដែល​​កើត​មាន​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់ ដែល​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​មាន​ជំនាញ​យ៉ាង​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត​​ដើម្បី​​ជីកឫសគល់​​បញ្ហា​ទាំង​នោះ គឺ​​ជំនាញ​​វិភាគ​វែកញែក។ ដំណោះស្រាយ​ជា​​ច្រក​ផ្លូវ​ ឬ អំណះអំណាង​ដ៏​ត្រឹមត្រូវ​​​របស់​អ្នក​កើត​ចេញ​ពី​ការ​វិភាគ​បញ្ហា​ទាំងនោះ​​​ នឹង​ពាំនាំ​មក​នូវ​ទំនុក​ចិត្ត និង ភាព​ជឿជាក់​ អាច​បង្កើន​សមត្ថភាព​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​​​របស់​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​ដើរ​រលូត​ឆ្ពោះ​ទៅ​មុខ​ជានិច្ច។​​​​

៩) ជំនាញ​​គ្រប់គ្រង​ពេលវេលា
ការ​គ្រប់គ្រង​ពេលវេលា​ឲ្យ​​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព ជា​មួយ​នឹង​ការ​ប្ដេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​​ខ្ពស់ ដើម្បី​ការ​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​ គឺ​ជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​គ្រប់​ស្ថានភាព​ទាំងអស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ជីវិត។ វា​ហាក់បីដូច​ជា រឿង​ងាយ​ស្រួល​ដើម្បី​បំប៉ន​ខ្លួន​​អ្នក​​ឲ្យ​មាន​ជំនាញ​នេះ ប៉ុន្តែ​​វា​មិន​ដូច​អ្វី​ដែល​អ្នក​គិត​នោះ​ឡើយ។ វិធីសាស្ត្រ​ដ៏​ល្អ​ដើម្បី​អនុវត្ត​ចំណុច​នេះ គឺ​ត្រូវ​រៀប​ចំ​គម្រោង​បែងចែក​កិច្ចការ​របស់​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​បាន​​​​​ត្រឹមត្រូវ និង​ច្បាស់លាស់ ហើយ​ចាប់​​ផ្តើម​ធ្វើ​វា​ភ្លាមៗ​ដោយ​មិន​​រារែក​អ្វី​ទាំងអស់។

១០) ជំនាញ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​​​​
ការ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត​ដែល​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​ ហើយ​ការងារ​ដែល​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព ​យ៉ាង​​ពិត​ប្រាកដ​ពិត​ជា​មិន​អាច​កើត​មាន​នោះ​ឡើយ ដរាបណា​អ្នក​គ្មាន​វា​កាន់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដៃ​ទេ​នោះ។

​ការ​ប្រាស្រ័យ​ទាក់ទង​តាម​​រយៈ​ការ​សរសេរ ស្តាប់ និង ការ​សន្ទនា​​​យ៉ាង​យក​ចិត្ត​ទុកដាក់​ជា​មួយ​មនុស្ស​នៅ​ជុំវិញ​ខ្លួន នឹង​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​​ជំនាញ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​របស់​អ្នក​មាន​សក្ដានុពល​កាន់តែ​​ខ្លាំង​​ឡើង។ ក្រៅ​ពី​នោះ​អ្នក​នឹង​អាច​កសាង​បាន​​អត្ថប្រយោជន៍​ជា​ច្រើន​ទៀត​ផង​ដែរ ដូច​ជា ជំនាញ​​ឧទ្ទេសនាម​ (Presentation) ភាព​ជឿជាក់ និង​ទំនុកចិត្ត​ពី​គ្រប់​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​​​​​៕

ប្រែសម្រួល៖ ខេវិន

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 3, 2014

Leadership Skills that fit your traits

There are many leadership skills and competencies that, when combined and applied, go toward making you an effective leader. You have the ability to develop each of these skills within yourself. Read on for specific ideas on how you can improve your leadership skills!

Personal Characteristics

a self-confidenceSuccessful leaders tend to have certain traits. Two keys areas of personal growth and development are fundamental to leadership success: self-confidence, and a positive attitude.

Self-confident people are usually inspiring, and people like to be around individuals who believe in themselves and in what they’re doing. Likewise, if you’re a positive and optimistic person who tries to make the best of any situation, you’ll find it much easier to motivate people to do their best.

Self-Confidence

Self-confidence is built by mastering significant skills and situations, and by knowing that you can add real value by the work you do. One of the best ways to improve your confidence is to become aware of all of the things you’ve already achieved.

Positive Attitude and Outlook

A positive mindset is also associated with strong leadership. However, being positive is much more than presenting a happy face to the world: you need to develop a strong sense of balance, and recognize that setbacks and problems happen – it’s how you deal with those problems that makes the difference.

Positive people approach situations realistically, prepared to make the changes necessary to overcome a problem. Negative people, on the other hand, often give in to the stress and pressure of the situation. This can lead to fear, worry, distress, anger and failure.

Stress management techniques, including getting enough Rest, Relaxation and Sleep as well as physical exercise, are great ways of getting rid of negative thoughts and feelings. Understanding your thinking patterns, and learning to identify and eliminate negative thinking are key.

Emotional Intelligence

The concept of emotional intelligence used to be referred to as “soft skills,” “character”, or even “communication skills”. The more recent idea of Emotional Intelligence  (EQ) offers a more precise understanding of a specific kind of human talent. EQ is the ability to recognize feelings – your own and those of others – and manage those emotions to create strong relationships.

Learning to develop Empathy is essential for emotional intelligence, as is communicating effectively, and practicing Emphatic Listening. These all help you really understand the other person’s perspective.

Transformational Leadership

Transformational leadership is a leadership style where leaders create an inspiring vision of the future, motivate their followers to achieve it, manage implementation successfully, and develop the members of their teams to be even more effective in the future. We explore these dimensions below.

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Posted by: | Posted on: July 28, 2014

The Twilight of Social Fabric of Cambodian Society

Social fabric of Cambodian society is one of the rewarding studies on how to establish “strong institution of Cambodia”. According to a dictionary, social fabric means “The demographics of an area that consists of wealth, A Social fabricethnic composition, level of education, rate of employment and regional values that are combined to create this social fabric.” But according to generalized concept, social fabric is the primary foundation of society bonding or society cohesiveness. Primary foundation of Cambodia doesn’t refer to the past foundation, but the present cultivating phenomena of this state crafting. Many puzzling questions have evolved within Khmer mentality that who are responsible for the cracking, demolishing, revitalizing and reinventing of this society?

The reality that all Khmers must realize

Since the post-cold war, Cambodia at least has been traumatized by three social failures: the swift change from monarchy to republican during the Lon Nol regime which was trembled by the conflict between democratic bloc of USA and communist bloc of China, the Khmer Rouge regime of absolute violence power between 1975 to 1979, and the Cambodia socialist regime under Vietnamese occupation between 1979 to 1989. The syndromes of this traumatic reality are the visible dividing between supporters of monarchy and republican, the violence-embedded behavior of the Khmer Rouge and post-Khmer Rouge, and the nondetachable anti-Vietnamese sentiment. The reality of this divided social pattern is displaying in our daily sight of at least one Cambodian has carried one of these syndromes or two or all three together indistinguishably.

Institutionalizing political norm

A Neilson Mandela CambodiaOne of the important resources to build a strong institution is to look at how effective communication between the state and society can respond to its realism, pragmatism, practicality and procedural-legal responsiveness. New sight of political culture of Cambodia at the present is the emergence of two-parties state and the political will of the top leaders of both CNRP and CPP. The agreement to settle down the confrontation on the street to paving way for the debate in the parliament through the reforming of National Election Committees (NEC), re-regulating the internal rules of the assembly which major voice can respect lesser voice, and lesser voice and respect major voice, and the resuming check and balance of democratic power, are all responsive.

As the ninth member of the NEC has been chosen, Dr. Pung Chiv Kek of LICADHO’s founder, the next step of NEC reform is on public blinking eyes. But Cambodian people are still reluctant to predict good outcome from this move especially their doubts fall upon Hun Sen who is well-known for his great ability of tactician to advance his political career through means of undemocratic past. Like recent handcuffing and jailing of 7 MPs-elect of CNRP without fair trial, Hun Sen can utilize all his existing means to defeat, defame, or demolish his rivals. But this time, through the recent waking-up call of anti-Hun Sen voting and demonstrations, he has possibly surrendered himself by putting aside his past great techniques to embrace new way of competing through fair ballots and public participation. Sam Rainsy has also said that Hun Sen has embraced his new leadership style. Hence, the Cambodian people are still not quickly believing on this swift change. Hun Sen said before about his tactic of allowing balloon to be inflated to its apogee as he can deflate it to the eternal nonexistence.

However, it seems arguable that his leadership has been changed by the new realization of young leaders or pragmatist clout from both CPP and CNRP. Those has silently demanded leadership change to embrace principles rather than stick on 3 kingdoms of Chinese legendary movie.

Other thing is the non-cornering approach of the opposition leader. At the first party’s convention on July 27, 2014, top leader Sam Rainsy stated clearly on his non-supporting on the culture of “ant and fish tradition” by “embracing genuine national reconciliation of non-violence, non-revenge, and pursuing full heuristic political will to solve the problems of the nation”.

If the 7 points agreement shall be implemented without changing or obstructing, the hope for strong institutionalizing of Cambodia politics will pave a strong primary foundation to tackle all three mentioned social syndromes and it will become the comprehensive method of building social fabric of Cambodian society.

The Buddha’s teaching of non-violence, compassion and  wisdom

A Lotus FlowerCambodian Buddhists are representing 95% of the total population in which there are about 4000 temples residential of more than 60,000 Buddhist monks. Through this density of moral population plus the strong cultural and traditional belief, the Buddhism has played important role to invent new social fabric of Cambodian society. We can say nothing in this world can hide itself from the “truth”, the “moon” and the “sun” or it is the “wisdom”, the “compassion” , and the “non-violence”.

CNRP has apparently embraced this policy and it is one ultimate answer to bring back the Cambodian value is of the “Non-Violence”. Top leader Sam Rainsy, Kem Sokha and well-known women wing Mu Sochua have claimed this same value “non-violence”. Mu Sochua has always carried “lotus flower” as symbol of compassion, non-violence and wisdom. Since her daily routine to free the freedom park to the latest event of her release from Prey Sor prison, lotus flower has become her attire for public attention.

The non-violence mean can defeat the culture of violence and division, the compassion mean can renege the politicians from fear of revenge when they are out of power, and the wisdom mean can produce large capital for sustainable democratic development. These three strategic means can surely spell out dividing, violence and Vietnamese ethnic sentiment in order to pave a new social fabric of Cambodian society.

Cambodian political leadership is a home made one

Once, a journalist asked me what democratic country that Cambodia should copy to develop its democracy? I respond that none. Cambodia can create their own democracy through the blending of universal value of democracy, Cambodian culture and Buddhism. With this argument, democracy itself has a lot of flaws. But Cambodia democracy will ensure that all Cambodian people can enjoy both physical and mental well-being. Many democratic countries advanced their politics and economic to the edge of materialistic achievement while the people are still shortcoming mental strength.

After reconciling all the three suffering syndromes, the new social fabric of Cambodian society should be enriched by both physical and mental well-being.

By Sophoan Seng