Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country

STORY: Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists visiting the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province 2. various of people playing with water at the Pub Street in Siem Reap province 3. various of people celebrating traditional New Year in Battambang province 4. various of people celebrating traditional New Year in Sihanoukville STORYLINE: Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. Sankranta festival is the largest annual holiday in the Southeast Asian nation. On the occasion, revelers participate in religious ceremonies, visit their families in home provinces, and go to tourist destinations for leisure. "During the New Year celebrations from April

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

(230417) -- SIEM REAP, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country" (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

(230417) -- SIEM REAP, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country" (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

(230417) -- SIEM REAP, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country" (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

(230417) -- SIEM REAP, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country" (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

CAMBODIA-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL-TOURISM

(230417) -- SIEM REAP, April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Cambodia's three-day Sankranta festival, or the traditional New Year celebration, ended on Sunday with 13.1 million people traveling to various tourist attractions across the kingdom, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Monday. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's Sankranta festival ends with over 13 mln tourists traveling across country" (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230416) -- SIEM REAP, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate the Sankranta festival at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 16, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, on Friday. A variety of events, including a cultural show, traditional games, dancing, singing, martial arts, trade exhibition, food show, and modern concert, were held at the festival. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230416) -- SIEM REAP, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform archery during the Sankranta festival at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 16, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, on Friday. A variety of events, including a cultural show, traditional games, dancing, singing, martial arts, trade exhibition, food show, and modern concert, were held at the festival. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

Cambodia kicks off Sankranta festival at famed Angkor after 4-year hiatus

STORY: Cambodia kicks off Sankranta festival at famed Angkor after 4-year hiatus DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of Sankranta festival 2. various of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaking 3. various of the Sankranta festival 4. various of people playing traditional game tug-of-war 5. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): SEATT PHOBB, Sankranta festival reveler STORYLINE: Cambodia on Friday kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or Lunar New Year's celebration, at the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Siem Reap province after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to thousands of officials and revelers at the event, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen attributed the resumption of the Sankranta festival to the government's successful control of the pandemic. Hun Sen was confident that the Sankranta festival would give a boost to the recovery of the pandemic-devastated tou

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230414) -- SIEM REAP, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People play traditional tug-of-war game at the Sankranta festival in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 14, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, at the famed Angkor Archeological Park on Friday. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230414) -- SIEM REAP, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (L, front) beats a gong during the opening ceremony of the Sankranta festival in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 14, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, at the famed Angkor Archeological Park on Friday. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230414) -- SIEM REAP, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A large Chapei Dang Veng, the long-necked, two-stringed lute, is displayed at the Sankranta festival in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 14, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, at the famed Angkor Archeological Park on Friday. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-SANKRANTA FESTIVAL

(230414) -- SIEM REAP, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People play traditional tug-of-war game at the Sankranta festival in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 14, 2023. Cambodia kicked off the three-day Sankranta festival, or the Khmer New Year celebration, at the famed Angkor Archeological Park on Friday. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)