Thai Spy Freed; 412 Prisoners to Be Released on Monday
Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, who had been imprisoned on espionage charges since 2010, shed tears of joy when her six-year sentence came to an early end...
Thousands Line Up to Pay Final Respects to Norodom Sihanouk
Tens of thousands of Cambodians, young and old, turned out over the weekend to pay their final respects to late King Father Norodom Sihanouk...
The Final Journey of King Father Norodom Sihanouk
The golden casket bearing the body of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made its final journey through the streets of Phnom Penh on...
A Generation Says Farewell to Their King, Norodom Sihanouk
Va Sin was just 27 the last time Cambodia said goodbye to a king. It was 1960 and King Norodom Suramarit, the father of...
In Pictures, a Funeral Fit for a King
The casket holding the body of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk embarks on a 6-kilometer procession around Phnom Penh on Friday morning. Mourners clad in white and black lined the capital’s streets to bid one final farewell to their former king, who peacefully won Cambodia’s independence from France, rallied political factions in the 1980s to achieve peace against all odds and, when crowned for a second time, mediated the country’s conflicts out of crisis in the 1990s.
Cambodian Officials Prepare Funeral Ceremony Fit for a King
Officials around Phnom Penh yesterday finalized preparations for Cambodia’s largest funeral in decades, deploying thousands of heavily armed soldiers and installing a dozen Howitzer...
In Pictures, Cambodia Prepares for King Father’s Cremation
The body of late King Father Norodom Sihanouk will embark on a 6-kilometer procession through Phnom Penh tomorrow ahead of a cremation ceremony to be held on February 4.
Gun Salute Tested Before King Father’s Funeral
As the finishing touches were being put to the Preah Meru plaza in front of the National Museum where late King Father Norodom Sihanouk...
Final Preparations Put in Place for Sihanouk’s Cremation
About 3,000 people took part in a final run-through Saturday morning of the procession that will deliver the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk’s body...
Palace Minister Concerned Over Cremation Site Financing
The government minister in charge of constructing the cremation site for late King Father Norodom Sihanouk said on Monday that he is concerned that...
Hundreds to Be Freed for King Father’s Cremation
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Cambodia will release up to 500 prisoners, including the assistant of Thai nationalist Veera Somkwamkid, from jails around the country during a four-day period...
Late King Sihanouk’s Cremation Site Will Cost $5 Million
Construction of the site for the cremation of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk will cost a whopping $5 million, a member of the...
King Father’s Body to Be Cremated on February 4
The remains of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk will be cremated on February 4, Prime Minister Hun Sen said during a speech yesterday...
King Father Likely to Be Cremated by February
The late King Father Norodom Sihanouk will likely be cremated by early February and will have a new statue erected in his honor, Prime...
King, Queen Mother Join Crowds at Royal Palace
As the sun went down on the seventh and final official day of mourning for King Father Norodom Sihanouk yesterday, King Sihamoni and Queen...
Monks Stage Mass Prayer at Palace for Late King Father
At least 2,000 monks from across Phnom Penh gathered in front of the Royal Palace on Saturday afternoon to pay their respects to the...
Sam Rainsy Seeks Return To Bid King Father Norodom Sihanouk Farewell
Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy has sent a request to Prime Minister Hun Sen and King Norodom Sihamoni asking for permission to return to...
Tradition, Splendor for King Father’s Funeral
The funeral of Norodom Sihanouk is set to honor an ancient tradition for Khmer kings based on rituals not put into practice since the...
One Million Line the Streets in Final Farewell to King Father
The late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made his final journey back to Cambodia yesterday to be greeted by an estimated 1 million people who...
The King Father Remembered—in Pictures
The Cambodia Daily remembers King Father Norodom Sihanouk.
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