{"asset":"news","key":"1707","locale":"en","id":"news:1707:en","entityId":"news:1707","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/1707","state":"ready","title":"Hun Manet urges safe, peaceful Pchum Ben celebrations","summary":"Hun Manet offered Pchum Ben greetings on September 7, urging safe travel and respect for traffic laws. He directed local police, relevant agencies and pagoda organising committees to coordinate public safety.","body":"Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television, September 7 — Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a social media message today greeting Buddhist followers nationwide for Pchum Ben and urging safe travel, compliance with traffic laws and orderly observance of ancestral rites.\nHe said the annual 15-day observance would begin on September 8. Buddhists nationwide would visit pagodas to honour ancestors and give alms. He wished everyone safe journeys and stressed that traffic safety was essential to smooth celebrations.\nHun Manet directed police and relevant agencies in all provinces and the capital, particularly pagoda festival organising committees, to coordinate closely, make proper arrangements and maintain public safety, creating a joyful, peaceful atmosphere for traditional religious activities.\nHe concluded: “Wishing everyone good health and safety during Pchum Ben!”\nCompiled by our newsroom","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"18594","languageVersionId":"18798","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.UgVXpTeSMhV2Q3hsLMA7Cd8vrVAMMwBIPlGpDPDy6Wk"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"183","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-09-07T04:03:04Z"}