Tag Archives: Buddhism

Tracing the Splendor of the Ancient Khmer Empire: Siem Reap, Gateway to Angkor

(Second Part of a Two-Part Series)   By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL     One of my “bucket list” items had always been to go Cambodia and photograph Angkor Wat. When, at last, I managed to fulfil that dream, I discovered a number of factors that I hereby pass on to you to make your journey to Angkor as uncomplicated and pleasant as possible:

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Tracing the Splendor of the Ancient Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat and the Ta Phrom Temple

(First Part of a Two-Part Series)   By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL     Whether it is your first visit to the jungle-shrouded Buddhist citadel or a return trek to re-witness the wonders of its timeless palatial opulence, you cannot help but be engulfed by an overriding sense of calm and tranquility when you arrive at Angkor Wat. The pervasive ataraxia of its impeccably

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A People Displaced

Until the Rakhine crisis – which began in 2016 after the Myanmar Army and police launched a massive military crackdown on the predominately Muslim Rohingya following attacks on Burmese border posts by Rohingya insurgents – the majority of the million-or-so Rohingyas lived in Rakhine, along Myanmar’s western coast

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