MGC Asian Traditional Textiles Museum is going to exhibit Khmer traditional clothes (Hol, Pamoung) from Prey Kabas residents in Takeo province, for the public to learn about old Khmer handicrafts.
The six-month non-permanent exhibition will start on Feb. 9 with the display of 21 fabrics, said Mr. Sen Kimsun, Acting Deputy Director of the MGC Asian Traditional Textiles Museum of the APSARA National Authority.
According to the authority’s news release, the above collection, 51 items in total, including skirts, shirts, and fabrics, is the donation of people in Prey Kabas district. The museum team went to receive the collection on May 18, 2023 and then registered for conservation, cleaning, and repair before organising an exhibition for the public. Some handkerchiefs are between 40 and 60 years old and have been carefully cared for by people before and during the Khmer Rouge era.
This is the first phase of the exhibition, said Mr. Sen Kimsun, explaining that the museum has selected 21 of the 51 items for the
event. He called on the public to visit this important exhibition in order to appreciate and learn about the artwork of the people of Prey Kabas.
MGC Asian Traditional Textiles Museum is located in Siem Reap and open for visits from Wednesday to Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Hanoi: The Ministry of National Defence on February 5 held a virtual event connecting with the Vietnamese forces engaged in the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the threshold of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The event facilitated a connection between Hanoi’s Military Radio and Television Centre, Ho Chi Minh City’s 175 Military Hospital, and key UN peacekeeping missions, including the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and the UN headquarters in the US.
Chairing the event, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien, who is also Chairman of the Defence Ministry’s steering committee on participation in the UN peacekeeping operations, extended his warm Tet wishes to the Vietnamese “blue beret” soldiers.
He reminded them to enjoy Tet while fulfilling their duties, especially ensuring the safety of the forces stationed in peacekeeping missions amid
conflicts and instability in Africa.
Exchanges between officers, soldiers and their relatives were also held at the event.
As a guest at the Abyei point, Minister of Education and Construction of Abyei region Nyinkwany Aguer Bol commended the Vietnamese peacekeeping force in Abyei for going beyond their mission, not only fulfilling their peacekeeping duties but also making specific contributions to assisting the local people.
Over the past nearly a decade, Vietnam has sent nearly 800 officers and soldiers to the UN peacekeeping missions at UN bases and headquarters, in alignment with the country’s commitment to realising the Party and State’s foreign policy of multilateralisation and diversification of external ties, and being a responsible member of the international community, in which the military and police forces have been at the forefront./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency