Where is the fervour which was swelling the streets of Phnom Penh during the previous ceremonies around the passing away of King Norodom Shanouk? Where has it gone? Besides invited groups and boy-scouts which were provided with plastic flowers and small photographs of the late King, concentrated along Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevards, the carefully choreographed […]
A somehow subdued ceremony was held in front of the Royal Palace in the afternoon of the 1st of 3 days of ceremonies for the transfer of late King Norodom Sihanouk’s ashes to a stupa inside the Royal Palace compound. Was it the presence of a delegation of opposition CNRP lawmakers, led by its Vice […]
Some of the ahe ashes of late King Norodom Sihanouk, deceased in Beijing on October 15th 2012, will be transferred from the Royal Palace to a stupa within the compound. About 1,000 buddhist monks received alms in front of the palace , before entering through the side door and starting a 3-day long ceremony. The […]
About 200 members of the Khmer Youth Group, together with other civil society groups, monks from the Independent Monk Network for Social Justice (IMNSJ), Radio Beehive’s Mam Sonando and CNRP Lawmaker Real Camerin, stormed through two or three blockade attempts by Municipal Security Guards and Riot Police before being stopped at a few meters from […]
The Boeung Kak lake community held a demonstration in front of the Anti Corruption Unit gates regarding their land issue with Mr Lao Mengkhim, Senator, heading the company which obtained a 99 year lease on the 133 hectares of Boeung Kak lake, evicted 3000 families, and just recently sold about 1 hectare to another company […]
Better than a trip to Sihanoukville, better than a hammock in Kieng Svay, better than watching a ‘brodal serei’ match on TV: the shopping mall…
Sothearos Boulevard was flooded by a heavy, long rain. For some it is great fun. For the Japanese Cooperation it is probably not. The drainage system they set in place, and which is not yet finished, couldn’t cope with the amount of rain. I wonder which drainage system could cope with that quantity of water […]
Several army units braved the blistering heat in front of the Royal Palace for the rehearsals of a carefully planned ceremony during which part of the ashes from late King Norodom Sihanouk, deceased on October 15th 2013, will be brought to a stupa within the grounds of the Royal Palace. Reminder: my e-book ‘Royal Silence’, […]