Cambodia's royal oxen eat during a royal ploughing ceremony in Takeo province, Cambodia, on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's royal oxen predicted a plentiful harvest of rice, the country's biggest crop, at an ancient ploughing ceremony on Wednesday. "I pray ... for seasonal rain and regular weather," Korng Ken, a Brahmin priest dressed in traditional white robes, said at the ceremony in Takeo province. The good omen will be welcomed in Cambodia after the European Union imposed tariffs in January on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar in a bid to protect EU producers. Thailand's royal oxen predicted a good harvest at a ploughing ceremony this month presided over by newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his queen.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2019 07:16 UTC