Ethnic Khmer community in Soc Trang and Bac Lieu to enjoy a New Year's Festival

12/04/2006 (GMT+7)

The Ethnic Khmer community in southern province of Bac Lieu will welcome the up-coming Chol Chnam Thmay traditional New Year's Festival with joy thanks to the care given by the Party and the State as well as the provincial authorities.

Representatives of Khmer Buddhist dignitaries from 22 local pagodas and Khmer people made the appreciation at a get-together held on April 8 by the provincial administration on the occasion of the festival.

"We are really moved while seeing delegations from the provincial authorities visiting and presenting gifts to Khmer households and pagodas when the festival is approaching," they said.

Over the past few years, the local ethnic Khmer people saw considerable improvement in both material and spiritual lives thanks to all-out efforts of the Party, the State and the provincial authorities, they stressed.

On this occasion, the provincial People's Committee presented over 230 Khmer employees with VND 100,000 each.

* The Party Commission and People's Committee of Soc Trang Province has instructed relevant agencies and branches to make favourable conditions for the ethnic Khmer community during their up-coming Chol Chnam Thmay traditional New Year's Festival.

Authorities in the southern province on April 10 held a meeting with Khmer Buddhist dignitaries and representatives of the ethnic Khmer community on the occasion of the Festival.

The provincial authorities on this occasion also sent delegations to visit and present gifts to Khmer households, with the total value of VND 120 million.

(Source: ND)

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