Prince Ranariddh (right) proudly presents his son with Princess Ouk Phalla (2nd left) (Photo: Koh Santepheap)Wednesday, December 26, 2007
By Chey Dara Sralanh Khmer newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A source indicated that the Funcinpec leadership will reveal Prince Ranariddh’s disgraceful stories on 02 January 2008, the date of the prince’s birthday. At the beginning of 2008, Princess Ratana Devi, the daughter of Prince Ranariddh, who is also known as Anna, will open a French restaurant behind the Royal Palace, the restaurant is a gift from Chea Sophara, the former governor of the city of Phnom Penh, to the prince in exchange for his (Chea Sophara) nomination to the position of the city governor from the Funcinpec quota during the second government mandate.
A Funcinpec official indicated that during the prince’s birthday, whether when he was the No. 1 prime minister or when he was the president of the National Assembly, he ordered all city and provincial government officials with the rank of ministers to give him envelopes (filled with money) and fruits baskets, and they must all be present during the celebration (of his birthday).
At the beginning of 2005, when he took Princess Ouk Phalla to see the SEA games in the Philippines, and when he took her to participate in several official functions in Cambodia, Prince Ranariddh also organized the envelopes collection quite often, exactly three times during the first two months of 2005.
On 02 January 2007, Prince Ranariddh celebrated his birthday at the National Assembly, and he also collected envelopes from Funcinpec officials who were working for the government. A few days after this event, he organized a warm up party for his wooden house in Siem Reap province. Later on, during the engagement of his daughter, Princess Ratana Devi, the prince again ordered another collection of envelopes.
At his house warm up party in Siem Reap, Prince Sisowath Pana Sirivudh became drunk and he slipped and fell down, hit his head on a piece of rock and lost consciousness. He sustained a big gash on his head and had to be transported to the hospital for emergency. Since that time, Prince Pana Sirivudh’s health took a turn for the worst, and he was no longer seen playing music instrument at the royal palace during reception anymore.
Because of his illness, the Funcinpec leadership decided to nominate Veng Sirivudh, the former legal husband of Princess Ouk Phalla, to replace Prince Pana Sirivudh, as the minister of culture and fine arts.
The same Funcinpec official also said that, when Prince Ranariddh was the president of the National Assembly, he spent a lot of time overseas with Princess Ouk Phalla. His stay in Cambodia was very minimal.
A source indicated that a Funcinpec minister had decided to defect to the CPP because he did not have the ability to find money to support the young mistress of the prince, who was a movie star and a native of Kampong Thom province. The prince had this mistress installed in France.
A Funcinpec official said that during each of prince’s birthday, he ordered (Funcinpec) ministers and secretary of states, or some city and provincials (Funcinpec) government officials to lavish money on his mistresses, in addition to the gifts they have to give him for his birthday.
This is why a Funcinpec official is determined to reveal all the prince’s disgraceful stories on 02 January 2008, the date of the prince’s birthday. At the beginning of this upcoming year, while the prince cannot return back home, his daughter, Princess Ratana Devi aka Anna, will be inaugurating her huge French restaurant located behind the Royal Palace.
A Funcinpec official indicated that during the prince’s birthday, whether when he was the No. 1 prime minister or when he was the president of the National Assembly, he ordered all city and provincial government officials with the rank of ministers to give him envelopes (filled with money) and fruits baskets, and they must all be present during the celebration (of his birthday).
At the beginning of 2005, when he took Princess Ouk Phalla to see the SEA games in the Philippines, and when he took her to participate in several official functions in Cambodia, Prince Ranariddh also organized the envelopes collection quite often, exactly three times during the first two months of 2005.
On 02 January 2007, Prince Ranariddh celebrated his birthday at the National Assembly, and he also collected envelopes from Funcinpec officials who were working for the government. A few days after this event, he organized a warm up party for his wooden house in Siem Reap province. Later on, during the engagement of his daughter, Princess Ratana Devi, the prince again ordered another collection of envelopes.
At his house warm up party in Siem Reap, Prince Sisowath Pana Sirivudh became drunk and he slipped and fell down, hit his head on a piece of rock and lost consciousness. He sustained a big gash on his head and had to be transported to the hospital for emergency. Since that time, Prince Pana Sirivudh’s health took a turn for the worst, and he was no longer seen playing music instrument at the royal palace during reception anymore.
Because of his illness, the Funcinpec leadership decided to nominate Veng Sirivudh, the former legal husband of Princess Ouk Phalla, to replace Prince Pana Sirivudh, as the minister of culture and fine arts.
The same Funcinpec official also said that, when Prince Ranariddh was the president of the National Assembly, he spent a lot of time overseas with Princess Ouk Phalla. His stay in Cambodia was very minimal.
A source indicated that a Funcinpec minister had decided to defect to the CPP because he did not have the ability to find money to support the young mistress of the prince, who was a movie star and a native of Kampong Thom province. The prince had this mistress installed in France.
A Funcinpec official said that during each of prince’s birthday, he ordered (Funcinpec) ministers and secretary of states, or some city and provincials (Funcinpec) government officials to lavish money on his mistresses, in addition to the gifts they have to give him for his birthday.
This is why a Funcinpec official is determined to reveal all the prince’s disgraceful stories on 02 January 2008, the date of the prince’s birthday. At the beginning of this upcoming year, while the prince cannot return back home, his daughter, Princess Ratana Devi aka Anna, will be inaugurating her huge French restaurant located behind the Royal Palace.
