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Siem Reap, Cambodia - Retired former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk flew into this northern tourist province Sunday from months in China looking sprightly and attributing his health to prayers and Chinese doctors. Now aged 85, Sihanouk waved reporters past his notoriously protective North Korean bodyguards and chatted at length about the importance of free speech, the media, his health and future plans.
He was greeted by all of the nation's leaders, including Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sihanouk's son, King Norodom Sihamoni, before driving past thousands of his subjects who lined the route to his royal residence to cheer his return.
"I am retired, so there is no need for me to intefere in this country's politics," the famously political octogenarian told reporters, repeating an earlier pledge. "However I am happy to stay here though and help all of you and I welcome direct opinions (to me) on this country.
"I am still alive, strong and younger than my years thanks to the prayers and wishes of my people and the skill of my Chinese doctors."
The former monarch, who has been in Beijing undergoing routine medical checkups with his wife, Norodom Monineath, since November also praised journalists, saying they were "working hard for the country."
Sihanouk spends increasing periods of time in Beijing, where a team of Chinese doctors are treating him for a range of ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and colon cancer, although he previously announced that his cancer was in remission.
A palace official said this week that he was planning a gala to celebrate the nation's most important holiday, Khmer New Year, at his residence in the capital less than 10 days after his return.
The former king, who abdicated in 2004, had not set a date for his return to China, but Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Saturday that Sihanouk had been invited to, and was expected to attend, the opening of the Beijing Olympics in July.
He was greeted by all of the nation's leaders, including Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sihanouk's son, King Norodom Sihamoni, before driving past thousands of his subjects who lined the route to his royal residence to cheer his return.
"I am retired, so there is no need for me to intefere in this country's politics," the famously political octogenarian told reporters, repeating an earlier pledge. "However I am happy to stay here though and help all of you and I welcome direct opinions (to me) on this country.
"I am still alive, strong and younger than my years thanks to the prayers and wishes of my people and the skill of my Chinese doctors."
The former monarch, who has been in Beijing undergoing routine medical checkups with his wife, Norodom Monineath, since November also praised journalists, saying they were "working hard for the country."
Sihanouk spends increasing periods of time in Beijing, where a team of Chinese doctors are treating him for a range of ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and colon cancer, although he previously announced that his cancer was in remission.
A palace official said this week that he was planning a gala to celebrate the nation's most important holiday, Khmer New Year, at his residence in the capital less than 10 days after his return.
The former king, who abdicated in 2004, had not set a date for his return to China, but Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Saturday that Sihanouk had been invited to, and was expected to attend, the opening of the Beijing Olympics in July.
12 comments:
When will you die ah tmil Sihanuk!!!!
You destroy us all and support Ah Hun Xen(Youn Hanoi and the dictator).You want to kill khmer people more and more!!!
Please shut your mouth and don't desturb us and work for Hun Xen!!!
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we will all piss and shit on your graveyard mother and auntfucker sihanouk! when you die!
Thanks for two comments above,even if not so nice,but it well deserve for Xihaknouk and next generation of Cambodian king,when ever or what ever and it doesn't matter if you have no disciplinary nor moral so the king and an ordinary people will no longer respecting,so the piece of the shit Xihaknouk compare to Stung Mean Chei's trash there the trash will more value than the retarded king.
there will be no more puppet king like this, if khmers start stand up for their rights. and there will be no more future king b/c he only love guy! ..no kid from him..very desfunction family, and worse than all dogs.
Ah Xam Rainxy notorious killer must be stopped from destroying our religion.
What minister let this Terrorist Shithanouk back in?
Do Ma 7:47 AM.....kong kak ka long lieurng
ah sdach moha kbot cheat ,ah sdach condom come back to Cambodia again to dance , sing ,party and fuck.... when the dirt poor Cambodian people staving and dying on the street due to the out of control inflation and ah kwack do not care about it .
Go back to your master Peking and Pyongyang and die there !!!!!!!!!
Ce descendant de jardinier....that become actor and singer and form a music band with the other "royal" members of family... What a shame.... Instead of taking care of the nation, just know how to lick the ass of Hun Sen...
And he will make a banquet, while the khmer population is dying from starvation.... We call that foutage de gueule.... Anyway no wonder.. he s not real khmer, that s why he does not give a shit to khmer people...
A sdach thmil descending the traitor cheychetha 2 and srey yuon has helped yuon to destroy Khmer and will do. It with the lackey yuon xen. He , yuonxen and their family will be damned forever.
Down with them
Vive Khmer republic
cheyo Sam rainsy!
you are real Khmer hero
You are our last hope to save Khmer from yuon and their
ayang yuon
unite we survive
divide we die
this I the last time for the great traitor to sing. I predict he will die this year and all his dinasty will disappear with him.
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