The opening ceremony of the contest will kick off in capital Phnom Penh, with the semi-finals being held in the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk and the finals in the cultural province of Siem Reap.

“The event aims at providing an opportunity to people with disabilities throughout the country to show their abilities and artistic talents in traditional and contemporary music,” he said.

“It is also to show the Cambodian government’s policy in which Prime Minister Hun Sen always supports, promotes and pays high attention to people with disabilities in order to give them decent living conditions,” he added.

Kanharith said the event is announced after the Covid-19 situation in the South-East Asian nation has been brought under control and most of the kingdom’s 16 million population have been vaccinated against the disease.

He said with its high vaccination rate, Cambodia has fully resumed its socio-economic activities in all sectors and reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers without quarantine since the middle of November last year.

The contest is organised by the Ministry of Information with support from the prime minister, relevant ministries and private companies.

According to thestar.com.my

(https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/03/27/second-cambodian-voice-of-persons-with-disabilities-contest-to-kick-off-next-month)