On the morning of September 11, 2025, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration to arrange free buses for people travelling to their hometowns for the traditional Pchum Ben festival.
The full text of the prime minister’s message follows:
“As in previous years, to help ease citizens’ expenses when travelling home for our traditional Pchum Ben festival, I have given instructions to Phnom Penh authorities to arrange buses to take people to their hometowns free of charge.
Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng confirmed that the municipal administration has prepared 597 buses for daily public transport in the capital and homeward travel during Pchum Ben 2025 for six days, from September 20 to 25, 2025. Of these:
1. One hundred buses will serve daily public transport in Phnom Penh and the public Techo International Airport express bus service (AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS).
2. Four hundred and ninety-seven buses will take people from Phnom Penh to their hometowns and back, divided among seven main routes. Phnom Penh Municipal Hall will provide details to the public soon.
I hope this arrangement can facilitate travel and ease some burdens for people during this year’s traditional Pchum Ben festival.”
Sihanoukville Television. Edited by: ចិន្តា ទីទិ.
