Nov 20, 2010

5 Million Expected for This Year's Water Festival

 Cambodian racers row their wooden boats past hundreds of spectators at the Tonle Sap River in front
of the Royal Palace. (File photo)

Phnom Penh has deployed more than 10,000 security forces across the city in anticipation of 5 million guests for the annual Water Festival, officials said Friday.

The festival of boat races and celebrations will last through Monday, when the moon is full, the largest collective revelry in the Cambodian calendar...

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