Protesters rally in Phnom Penh Sunday during a demonstration aimed at urging women, particularly students, not to wear ‘sexy clothing’ and short skirts that fall above the knees. Rally organisers said they disapproved of what they see as a growing desire on the part of Khmer youth to copy foreign cultures, which they said ran the risk of compromising Khmer traditions. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)By Mom Kunthear
The Phnom Penh Post
MORE than 100 people rallied on Sunday in an effort to urge Khmer women not to wear short skirts, organisers said.
Seang Bunheang, director of the Khmer Teachers’ Association, hailed the weekend rally as a success, even though it attracted fewer than half the number of participants originally projected.
“We want to appeal to teachers, school directors, female students and their parents to take measures to stop female students from wearing short skirts,” Seang Bunheang said.
Sunday’s rally was an abridged version of what had been planned as a march through the streets of the capital. City Hall refused to allow the group to march, Seang Bunheang said.
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