634795 — Devotees wear protective face masks as they make offerings to monks during a merit making ceremony in the Krang Angkrong village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia,on March 8, 2020. The ceremony was held in advance of Cambodian New Year's celebration which falls on April 13 through 16 this year. - AP

Cambodia to cancel New Year celebrations

April 8, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday (April 7) declared the cancellation of traditional New Year celebrations, scheduled on April 13-16, in order to curb the spread of Covid-19.

“I decided to suspend the celebrations of the Khmer New Year, and state and private institutions are required to work normally on the occasion,” he said during a press conference on the latest situation on Covid-19 in Cambodia.

“The government will give them five days off later when the Covid-19 is over.”

In full: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/07/cambodia-to-cancel-new-year-celebrations

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