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Phnom Penh - More than 500 vendors said they would complain to Prime Minister Hun Sen after an official banned them from playing traditional games during New Year's celebrations, local media reported Tuesday.
Cambodia's New Year festivities begin Thursday, and markets, schools and businesses close as hundreds of thousands of people head to the provinces to visit family.
Market owner Roath Sopheap told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper that the commune chief had sent a 'ridiculous' letter banning the games over the holiday period.
Roath Sopheap said she received the letter after informing officials that people would use her market to play the games.
The letter warned that officials would not be held responsible for the consequences if the banning order was ignored.
Among the games is Chol Chhoung, in which two groups throw a ball between them. The first group to drop the ball has to sing or dance. Another is Bos Angkunh, a game similar to marbles but played with inedible seeds.
One vendor at Prek Pnov market in the capital said the games were legal and part of the tradition of celebrating the New Year.
'We will complain to the court and Prime Minister Hun Sen to fire those officials if they don't allow us to play,' said gold seller Sok Sareth, speaking on behalf of the market's 500-plus vendors.
A deputy governor said later that officials would only ban illegal games, which are typically defined as any pastime involving gambling.
The commune chief who wrote the letter was not available for comment.
5 comments:
who care just play the game. let see if they can all arrest the whole country playing the game haha.
That officials must be Yuon or Vietcong...NOT Khmer!
Yes I agree with 2:09PM!! This is another Vietcong in disguise obstructing justice in Cambodia. If he was Khmer in blood he would not do such a thing. This is traditional Khmer game and it should be played during New Year's. Viets dont have nothing like that so they become jealous and harass the Khmer people. Where is Hun Sen and all the rest of the Coconut Chimpanzee Party when you need them???!! Oh I forgot they are mostly Viets, I should of known!! Damn mangroids!! Kill them all!!! No mercy for Vietcong in Cambodia!!
people should let their emotion interfere with their clear thinking, etc!
If those officials treat you Khmer people badly, scream out loud that Youn bastards hurt and harass me. Let the people know Yuon officials are illegally installed by CPP Yuon.
Please scream out and make your voice heard. If they beat you, then Khmer people will help and kick Yuon Official's ass or have gun to shoot that Yuon bastards. It is legally to shoot those Yuon officials who did bad things in Cambodia because they are illegal residents. International Communities and UN will notice that, too. Don't worry, You Khmer people. It is the right thing to do against the illegal Yuon Officials who behave badly toward to Khmer people. Those Yuon Officials have no rights to threaten Khmer people because they are not belonging here in Cambodia.
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