Cambodia to cremate beloved former king
By Suy Se
Cambodia is due to hold an elaborate cremation ceremony on Monday for its revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, part of a weeklong funeral for the colorful late royal.
Cambodia is due to hold an elaborate cremation ceremony on Monday for its revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, part of a weeklong funeral for the colorful late royal.
When the flames at the cremation ground are quenched and Cambodia’s former monarch Norodom Sihanouk’s ashes scattered on Phnom Penh’s riverfront, the mighty Mekong River may well carry away the country’s last true king, a towering figure in a procession of more than 100 monarchs stretching back 2,000 years.
BEIJING — Chinese police have escorted Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk’s body from a Beijing hospital to the airport for return to Phnom Penh. Sihanouk died Monday at age 89 of a heart attack in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment since January. Beijing traffic authorities cleared several roads and a [...]
