Thursday, April 20, 2006

King-Father To Host Dinner for Journalists in Phnom Penh 'June or July'

Retired Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and his wife, Queen Monineath Sihanouk (Photo Reuters)

Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Text in French 15 Apr 06


The website of former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk, at www.norodomsihanouk.info, on 15 April 2006 posted a handwritten "fax" message from Sihanouk to Cambodian Royal Palace officials "His Excellency Samdech Kong Sam-ol and Her Excellency Nanou" in Phnom Penh, asking them to inform journalists accredited to Cambodia of a "dinner and musical evening" to be hosted by Sihanouk during his "next stay in Cambodia." The fax message was datelined "Chhang Sou Won, 13 April 2006."

In his handwritten fax message Sihanouk asked Palace Minister Kong Sam-ol and Palace Chief of Protocol Khek Sisoda, aka 'Nanou', to inform reporters "recognized by the Royal Government of Cambodia" of the following:

"During my next stay in Cambodia I have the honor, in June or July 2006 (the exact date will be indicated to them [reporters] at an opportune time), to offer in their honor a dinner and a musical, and if they so desire, dancing evening. I will not talk politics. There is and there will be no press interview. No photo; no film."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sdach Chhakaer looks for shield from press any Hun Sen cook him for Viet delegation state dinner next round.

Anonymous said...

Music and dance is all he cares about. He needs to die soon. Otherwise, the country will be in chaos again.