Khmer New Year Public Holidays Allowed, But With Preventive Measures

All authorities and faculty of the state organizations are permitted to have three days off during the approaching Khmer Traditional New Year as expressed in the rundown of public occasions for government employees, representatives and laborers in 2021, as indicated by an administration's mandate delivered this evening.

For staff, laborers, workers of the private area, they likewise can have the three days off during the New Year or alongside the Pchum Ben Festival in October or some other forthcoming public occasions, in light of the concurrence with their managers and in accordance with the Labor Law, said the mandate.

Capable services establishments and neighborhood specialists are told to take important measures to mange and guarantee security, wellbeing and public request just as the severe regard of wellbeing rules at public territories, especially pagodas, resorts and swarmed regions, it added.

Then again, a similar source proceeded, the general population are required not to go to COVID-19 high-hazard zones dictated by the Ministry of Health and significant specialists, not to arrange any services, including the strict ones, or enormous social events, and to carefully follow the "3 Dos and 3 Don'ts" measure just as other fundamental wellbeing measures.

The public authority additionally approached all vehicle organizations not to expand the vehicle charges during the New Year occasions and to apply the wellbeing security rules for their travelers.

This year, Cambodian individuals will praise their Traditional New Year from April 14 to 16.

By C. Nika