Cambodian government announces new committee to organise Kathin in Khmer Krom

Buddhist monks pay homage at the Bidak Tyaram pagoda in Preah Trapeang district (Vietnam’s Tra Vinh province) last September. - Photo: Bidak Tyaram pagoda

PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government has established a committee to organise a series of Kathin processions to temples in Kampuchea Krom, which is now in South Vietnam, marking an event that is being described as “unprecedented” at the government level.

According to a document signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday (Oct 4), the committee will be chaired by Men Sam An, president of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association.