Nearly 300 boats are participating in Cambodia’s traditional boat race which started along a stretch of the Tonle Sap river that runs in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh on November 2.
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Nearly 300 boats are participating in Cambodia’straditional boat race which started along a stretch of the Tonle Sap river thatruns in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh on November 2.
The opening ceremony was attended by King Norodom Sihamoni, National Assembly PresientHeng Samrin, President of the Cambodia Senate Samdech Say Chhum, andPrime Minister Hun Sen among others.
More than 12,000 security personnel have beenmobilised to keep order in the city during the three-day event.
The traditional boat race is the focus ofCambodia’s water festival, the biggest annual festival in the country. Therace, dating back to the Yayvarrman reign in the 12th century, marks the TonleSap River’s annual change of direction.
On the last day of the water festival in 2010, morethan 350 people were killed in a stampede on an overcrowded bridge.-VNA
The Government of Cambodia has decided to cancel the annual traditional boat race next month in Phnom Penh due to great losses caused by Mekong flash floods.
As many as 10,000 security personnel of the National Police and Military Police will be mobilised to keep order in the city during the Water Festival that runs from November 5-7, according to Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatevong.
This year’s Water Festival of Cambodia, which features traditional boat racing, was called off due to fears about low water levels in the Tonle Sap River, a Mekong tributary.
Cambodia is ready to deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital during the Water Festival, which will take place on November 13-15, said the Municipal Governor of Phnom Penh.
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King Norodom Sihamoni at the event (Source: VNA)
