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Number of Khmer New Year Tourists Hits Record High
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 --  Almost 22 million national and international visitors travelled to different tourist destinations across Cambodia during the four-day holiday of Khmer Traditional New Year, from April 13 to 16. A report released this afternoon showed that of the total number, 21.70 million are national tourists and loca...

64 Cases of Road Accidents Happened during Khmer New Year Celebration
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 --  During the four-day holiday of Khmer Traditional New Year, from April 13 to 16, there were 64 cases of road accidents, according to a report of the General Commissariat of National Police. The accidents claimed 37 lives and injured 88 people, the same source pointed out. Seventeen (17) road accidents...

New Survey: Over 700 Different Species Discovered in Cambodia Mangroves
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 -- More than 700 different species exist in Cambodia mangroves, according to a survey led by Fauna & Flora's Cambodia team and Cambodian Fishing Cat Project in collaboration with Ministry of Environment. The first comprehensive biodiversity survey of Cambodia's largest mangrove forest has uncovered a wide va...

Cambodian PM to Participate in the Opening of UN-ESCAP’s 80th Session Next Week
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 -- Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will deliver a special address at the high-level opening of the eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) next week. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...

Khmer Riel Listed at Tokyo Haneda Airport
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 -- Travelex, a market leading foreign exchange brand, in cooperation with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), listed Khmer Riel (KHR) for trading at Tokyo Haneda Airport on April 16. The move is a result of an effort of the NBC to promote the use of the Cambodian currency. It is also a sign of the growing inter...

PM: Peace Allows Cambodian People to Live with Unity, Honour and Dignity
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2024 -- The shade of peace has provided an opportunity for all Cambodians to live together with virtue and unity in a single Cambodian family on the beloved land of Angkor and in happiness, honour and dignity forever. The remarks were made by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Ca...

Over 13 Million People Travel Across Cambodia on First Three Days of Khmer New Year Celebration
AKP Phnom Penh, April 16, 2024 -- Cambodia registered some 13.35 million holiday makers on the first three days of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival, from April 13 to 15, according to a report released today. Almost 13.28 million of them are national tourists and 81,745 are foreigners, it pointed out. Kampong Cham province reco...

World Bank Says Poorest Countries Have Three Things Going for Them
AKP Phnom Penh, April 15, 2024 -- Even before the Covid pandemic, the world’s poorest and most vulnerable economies — including ASEAN members Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar — faced big challenges. Recovery from Covid-related economic slumps is now compounded by soaring inflation, rising interest rates and wider problems like climate change. A...

Foreign Media Embraces Sankranta Celebration in Siem Reap Province
AKP Phnom Penh, April 15, 2024 -- A group of foreign journalists from the Mekong-Lancang countries, including Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam are visiting Cambodia in the Khmer New Year to learn the country’s culture and tradition and Sankranta celebration. The official launching ceremony of the foreign journalists’ visit...

Almost 1.4 Million Tourists Registered on First Day of Khmer New Year Celebration
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- Some 1.38 million people travelled to tourism destinations across Cambodia on the first day of Khmer  Traditional New Year holiday, according to a report released today. More than 1.36 million of them are local tourists and nearly 20,000 are foreigners, it added. Battambang region, including Bant...

U.S. President Extends New Year Wishes to Cambodian People
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- H.E. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, U.S. President, has sent his best wishes to the Cambodian people on the occasion of the Khmer Traditional New Year to fall from April. 13-16. “To all those gathering around the world in celebration of Vaisakhi, Navratri, Songkran, and the incoming New Year this week, Jill and I...

Sankanta Celebrations Held in Capital and Provinces to Entertain Local People and Tourists
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- Every year, the capital of Phnom Penh and the provinces hold Sankranta events on the occasion of the Khmer Traditional New Year to entertain local residents as well as national and international tourists. In some provinces, Sankranta events have been held ahead of the Khmer New Year, while others during the N...

Khmer New Year Holiday Expects to See High Record Number of Tourists
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- Cambodia is celebrating the Khmer Traditional New Year on April 13-16 with positive expectation of both national and international tourists travelling across the country during this long holiday, said officials and key insiders. Main tourism destinations including Siem Reap province, home to the UNESCO-listed fa...

“Troddi”, a Folk Dance on New Year Day
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- “Troddi” (Troddi) is one of the much-liked Khmer folk dances performed most often on the occasion of Cambodia’s traditional New Year “Chaul Chhnam Thmei” to drive out all bad lucks in the old year and wish for the good in the new year, and on some big festivals. It also used to be performed at praising-for-rain...

Cambodia Earns US$2.69 Billion from Exports to RCEP Countries in Q1
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- Cambodia earned over US$2.69 billion from exports to members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the first three months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 25.7 percent, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. The Kingdom recorded US$5.66 billion imports from the RCEP countries, u...

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People Return to Phnom Penh by Free Public Bus after Khmer New Year Holiday
General View of People Returning to Phnom Penh Capital City
Nearly 600,000 Tourists Visit Kampong Chhnang Province during Khmer Traditional New Year Festival
General View at Wat Phnom Historical Resort on Final Day of Khmer New Year Celebration
Buddha Statues’s Bathing Ceremony at Kul Totoeung Pagoda on Final Day of Khmer New Year Festival
Siem Reap Provincial Administration Holds a Buddhist Religious Ceremony on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year
Mekong-Langcang Journalists Visit a Kite Exhibition in Siem Reap Province
Mekong-Langcang Journalists Visit Reach Bo Pagoda in Siem Reap Province
Kandal Province Holds a Buddhist Religious Ceremony on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year
People Enjoy Folk Games on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival
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