King Norodom Sihamoni will attend a tree-planting ceremony in Pursat province for National Planting Day on Thursday as part of a celebration organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Khem Chenda, director of the ministry's Department of Administrative Affairs, said Tuesday. He said the King will also visit people in Krakor district's Trapiang Klay village who run a community conservation project that attempts to protect the province's forests. "Forests consist of life. Planting trees is a national virtue," he said.