Part of the ashes of the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here or here) who was cremated yesterday were carried in a procession to a barge moored along the Tonle Sap. Once members of the Royal Family had boarded it was dragged to the confluence of the 4 rivers and the ashes were spread in […]
Lots of expectations for everyone at tonight’s cremation ceremony for the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here and here): smoke, no smoke? White smoke, black smoke? What we mostly had was a lot of security guards. Clearly the media savvy ‘Papa Sihanouk’ is gone and we have now entered another era with less space for […]
This is supposed to be the last day where people can come to pay respect to the late King Norodom Sihanouk (see here and here) at the ‘Veal Meru’, or cremation site. Tonight the King’s remains will be cremated and while some of it will be scattered in the Mekong waters, his ashes will be […]
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 […]