Cambodia condemns Web sites for exploiting king's name
The Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia's royal palace has condemned four Web sites that use the name of King Norodom Sihamoni to promote Las Vegas casinos, discount airfares and dating services.
The palace called for those behind the sites to be prosecuted for slander.
"The royal palace condemns vigorously all persons usurping (the king's name) for their personal use or to slander the sovereign," said a statement from the palace dated Feb. 23.
The king's official Web site is http://www.norodomsihamoni.org.
The Web sites in question include http://www.norodomsihamoni.com, which provides links to Las Vegas hotels and casinos and to online dating services, and http://www.norodomsihamoni.info, which offers travel deals and free music downloads. Neither has any connection to the Cambodian king.
Two others cited by the palace were http://www.norodomsihamoni.net and http://www.norodomsihamoni.gov, which did not appear to be functional.
It was not immediately clear where the Web sites were based.
Sihamoni, a constitutional monarch, ascended to Cambodia's throne in October 2004 after the abdication of his father, former king Sihanouk.
The palace called for those behind the sites to be prosecuted for slander.
"The royal palace condemns vigorously all persons usurping (the king's name) for their personal use or to slander the sovereign," said a statement from the palace dated Feb. 23.
The king's official Web site is http://www.norodomsihamoni.org.
The Web sites in question include http://www.norodomsihamoni.com, which provides links to Las Vegas hotels and casinos and to online dating services, and http://www.norodomsihamoni.info, which offers travel deals and free music downloads. Neither has any connection to the Cambodian king.
Two others cited by the palace were http://www.norodomsihamoni.net and http://www.norodomsihamoni.gov, which did not appear to be functional.
It was not immediately clear where the Web sites were based.
Sihamoni, a constitutional monarch, ascended to Cambodia's throne in October 2004 after the abdication of his father, former king Sihanouk.
Damn, I thought the King was moonlighting.
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It is not a surprised to see that because if you do not buy all the domains for yourself, someone will buy it...
ReplyDeleteAnythingAtAll
Slander? What kind of joke is that? If the royal family wants the domain, they should consider going through UDRP.
ReplyDeleteStop trying to deceive Khmer People
ReplyDeletehere, you stupid idiots. We all
know Ah Khmer-Yuons is behind all
this, and they all should be
deported back to Vietnam.