The big crowds are still prevented from reaching the Royal Palace to pay respect to the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here) on the day before his cremation. The police lets people through on a fairly arbitrary basis. The idea is probably to prevent a stampede. But those who came from the provinces are disappointed. […]
From early morning on even bigger lines of rather orderly and devout Cambodians stood in the blazing sun to pay respect to the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here) at the ‘Veal Meru’ or cremation ground, where the coffin containing the remains of King are exposed. To be continued… Chances that the iBook for the […]
The area in front of the Royal Palace was closed to the public today because the Royal Family gathered at the funeral pyre to pray for the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here), together with all the members of the government. A private affair sort of. And for sure an affair where you need longer […]
Long lines have formed near the Veal Meas (Veal Mean? Veal Meru? I still haven’t found out how the royal cremation ground in front of the National Museum is called) of people wanting to pay tribute to King Norodom Sihanouk on this second of the last four days of ceremonies for the deceased King Norodom […]
Probably out of security concerns and with the Koh Pich tragedy in mind (see here), access to the area in front of the Royal Palace is discouraged by fences manned with dissuasive policemen. People nevertheless manage to talk their way through to pay respect to the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here). An iBook for […]
The remains of late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here) were brought to the funeral pyre with an impressive procession and great respect from the population. An iBook, should be available within the next weeks on the iTunes Bookstore. All pictures but one taken with the Sony RX1…
People start to gather in front of the Royal Palace on the eve of the last ceremonies (see here) for the Late King Norodom Sihanouk. An iBook for the iPad with this story will be published in the coming weeks. Stay tuned… Yes: taken with the Sony RX1…
The guns for late King Norodom Sihanouk’s procession (see here) are ready. Pointed towards the Mekong in front of the Royal Palace, they went through a mute rehearsal. Yes… Taken with the Sony RX1 An iBook for the iPad will be available on the iBookstore some time later… Stay tuned….