Things come together. After a two-week truce, members of the Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila community picked up their demonstration baton again, be it a very peacefull one. They gathered in front of the Royal Palace to pray and ‘ask the former king’s magic to help Yearm Bopha and Kim Sakmony’ who are imprisoned […]
On sunday it is more the people from the countryside gathering and praying in front of the Royal Palace to the memory of their deceased king. Small vans and trucks fill the parking lot nearby. For me it is a good opportunity to add a few photographs to the elusive ‘On the Edge’ project. All […]
The official mourning period for King Norodom Sihanouk of 7 days ended yesterday. Attendance in front of the Royal Palace has drastically declined, suddenly revealing those who were probably there the previous days but went mostly unnoticed, drowned as they were in the crowds of worshippers: the street children eking out a living by selling […]
A ceremony involving several thousands of monks was staged again on this particular monthly praying day. King Norodom Sihamoni and the Queen Mother Monineath came to greet the thousands of people gathered in front of the Royal Palace on this 9 th day of King Norodom Sihanouk’s death. All the photographs from the past days […]
Nobody knows yet when the public will be allowed to greet King Norodom Sihanouk on his wake bed. Meanwhile the crowd in front of the Royal Palace was chased away by a heavy rain in the evening. They will be back tomorrow… All the photographs from the past days are to be found at this […]
While limousines from official delegations enter the gates, people are camping outside the Royal Palace in the hope of being allowed to get in and greet the remains of King Norodom Sihanouk who passed away on October 15th. Donations of water bottles and food come from all sides to feed those who stay overnight. All […]
About 2000 buddhist monks, joined by many other Cambodians, gathered in front of the Royal Palace to meditate on the occasion of King Norodom Sihanouk’s passing away on October 15th. All the photographs of these past days can be found at this link.
The crowd paying tribute to King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace is not diminishing. Volunteers are collecting donations of food and drinking water to distribute to the population (and the police forces). All the photographs of the funeral are to be found at this link.