Festival set to return in November Water fun to flow on November 16, 17, 18, 2013. Cambodia’s annual Water Festival will go forward as usual this November after a two-year hiatus. The festival,… Read More
“Out of sight – Out of mind”. And the owner of the notorious stampede bridge in Phnom Penh takes this claim to heart. Dismantling has started of stampede bridge. Workers began to dismantle… Read More
Exactly one year ago, on Nov 22, 2010 the catastrophic stampede took place during the Water Festival in Phnom Penh. But in these days there is an air of normality in this place:… Read More
On the morning of the third day of Bon Om Touk or Water Festival. Sad mood along the Tonle Sap river bank. Today, I am an early bird. It’s a few minutes after… Read More
The Kingdom of Cambodia is celebrating the anniversary of its independence from France on every November 9 since 1953. Today I had a kind of sarcastic moments: I decided to ask some of… Read More
New Koh Pich Bridges to prevent future tragedies inaugurated two days before upcoming Water Festival 2011. The new Twin Dragon Bridges lie parallel to the Diamond Bridge, the site of the disaster that… Read More
Next week, the Kingdom of Cambodia will celebrate its world-famous Bon Om Touk aka Water Festival: November 9 – 11. This year in a reduced form, without boat races because of severe monsoon… Read More
In the Kingdom of Wonder, at the end of the rainy season, the season of fireworks begins. The first firework was designed in honor of the Coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni, Saturday 29,… Read More
There will be a 2011 Water Festival, aka Bon Om Touk, but without “Touk”, i.e. boats and boat races. Political business as usual?
The Cambodian government has canceled the annual Water Festival to preserve funds for addressing the effects of devastating floods that continue to sweep through the Kingdom. P.S. I suspect that the Cambodian authorities… Read More
