16:40' 14/04/2007 (GMT+7)
An Giang Province is home to over 86,000 Khmer people.
VietNamNet Bridge – Southern An Giang Province has handed out VND300mil for restoration work on 65 of the province's Khmer pagodas, in order to celebrate the Khmer New Year Festival, Chol Chnam Thmay.
A further VND50mil was given to the pagodas to be used for the teaching of Pali, an ancient Khmer script.
During the harvest festival, which falls on April 12-14, officials of the province paid congratulatory visits to over 60 Khmer families.
An Giang Province is home to over 86,000 Khmer people, who account for four percent of the total provincial population. They live mainly in the districts of Tri Ton, Tinh Bien, Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, and Thoai Son.
(Source: VNA)
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