Radio Australia is to join in the celebrations and festivities at the annual Water Festival in Cambodia this month.
Radio Australia’s Khmer and English services will broadcast live from Phnom Penh on Friday the 23rd November at King Leper Sculpture.

The broadcast commences at 7am with Breakfast Club program host, Phil Kafcaloudes, sharing a traditional ‘noodle cart’ breakfast with local audiences on the banks of the Mekong River.

Executive Producer of Radio Australia’s Khmer service and Australian of the year finalist, Seda Douglas, will commence Radio Australia’s daily one hour Khmer broadcast at midday, joined by local Cambodian pop star Preap Sovath, as they attract local audiences to explore and uncover what it means to be Cambodian.

Later, the Radio Australia team will join forces with the Phnom Penh International University of Cambodia and popular local identity Khat Sokhim to host a reality style quiz focusing on English learning. This compliments Radio Australia’s bi-lingual English language learning materials available via download from the Radio Australia website.

For three days up to a million Phnom Penh citizens and people from various provinces gather in the capital to celebrate the Water festival on the banks of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers.

Participation and attendance at the Water Festival builds on the growing links Radio Australia has established with audiences and partners in Cambodia, and highlights the appeal of Radio Australia’s Khmer service which is broadcast over 90% of the country through a myriad of partner rebroadcasters, as well as the English language service available locally on 101.5FM in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.