Leaving the Monkhood for Love

Date: 2004

Region: Asia

Subject: Religious

Medium: Music


Artist: Singer Heng Bunleap Radio and TV stations in Cambodia

Confronting Bodies: Cambodian government - the Information Ministry

Date of Action: December, 2004

Location: Cambodia

Description of Artwork: A song with lyrics about a monk who prefers love in the arms of a woman to life at the pagoda.

The Incident: The Information Ministry has requested radio and TV stations to not play the song.

Results of Incident: Unknown.

Source: BBC News/ NCAC [[Category:Singer Heng Bunleap Radio and TV stations in Cambodia]]