{"asset":"news","key":"6020","locale":"en","id":"news:6020:en","entityId":"news:6020","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/6020","state":"ready","title":"Koh Rong New Year festivities open as mayor reports fully booked rooms","summary":"Governor Mang Sineth and his wife attended the April 11 opening of Koh Rong’s three-day Sankranta. Traditional games and food demonstrations featured, while the mayor said rooms on the island were fully booked.","body":"On the afternoon of April 11, Preah Sihanouk Governor Mang Sineth and his wife visited a Koh Rong beach, presided over the opening of Koh Rong’s Khmer New Year celebration and cut the ribbon. The local festivities were scheduled for three days, April 11–13.\nThe programme combined tradition and creativity, with folk games such as hiding a handkerchief and tug of war, as well as lobster-catching and jicama-eating contests. Demonstrations of wrapping sticky-rice cakes and making bamboo sticky rice also drew visitors.\nAccording to Koh Rong’s mayor, rooms across the island had already been fully booked, amid a lively tourism atmosphere. The report said local police had deployed security personnel to maintain order and safety over the holiday, aiming to let visitors enjoy the blue skies, white sand and coral reefs while celebrating the New Year.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"14127","languageVersionId":"8571","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.IMYU-3_vEWEPpwYxIRvSJBrR6Jbkubf4Fw6PFQ-rJTo"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-12T03:20:43Z"}