At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

Four people were killed and five others injured as a crowd scrambled for food and cash handouts from one of Cambodia’s richest men as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift

Cambodia crowd crush kills four after tycoon offers Lunar New Year cash-stacked envelopes - Crowds surge happened as after one of Cambodia’s richest men offered charity giveaway outside home in Phnom

Pictures show hundreds of people pushing towards the gates of tycoon Sok Kong's mansion. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A crowd surge during Sok Kong's Lunar New Year charity giveaway in Phnom Penh led to four deaths and several injuries.

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death in Cambodia on Thursday after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon's home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money.

PHNOM PENH, Jan 23 — At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

Four Cambodians were crushed to death on Jan. 23 in a stampede for red envelopes containing money, which a prominent business tycoon offered as a goodwill gesture for Chinese New Year celebrations.

Traditional lion dance, a cultural exhibition, and arts performance were held here on Saturday (Jan 18) to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, attracting hundreds of revelers.

Delegations from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh on January 22 to extend lunar New Year (Tet) wishes.

The Vietnamese communities across the Southeast Asian region have held vibrant celebrations of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnam in a year with various festive activities.

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon s home to