Cambodian PM sets five-day holiday in lieu of cancelled Khmer New Year holiday in April

A Khmer New Year performance being staged in front of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family at the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province on April 13, 2018. This year's celebrations have been postponed to Aug 17-21. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday (July 14) that all civil servants and employees will be granted a five-day holiday from Aug 17 to Aug 21 in lieu of the Khmer New Year holiday in April that was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"As promised, the government decided to make up for a five-day Khmer New Year holiday from Aug 17 to 21," he said during a visit to the Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Development Centre in southeastern Prey Veng province.