Cambodia News: Sihamoni

HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang ...

Cultural celebration: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (sixth left, center) poses for a photograph with Indonesian Coordinating Human Development and ...

Vietnamese President is to pay a 2-day state visit to meet with high ranking officials.

Withdrawing Cambodia's EBA privileges might not do more harm than good.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong will make a two-day state visit on Monday to meet the Kingdom's high ranking officials.

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King Norodom Sihamoni approves 50 new advisor positions at the Interior Ministry.

Senior government officials on Monday defended the appointment of a new batch of advisers to the Ministry of Interior, saying the promotions are needed to ...

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The former senior adviser to the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Kong Korm, has been named the honorary president of ...

King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday signed off on an amendment to the law on municipal, provincial and district council elections, effectively increasing the ...

On behalf of ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, I am honored to add our welcome to those already expressed here for the delegates ...

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A veteran Cambodian politician and his son on Jan. 16 became the first among ...

King Norodom Sihamoni has lifted the political ban on former opposition party top adviser Kong Korm and his son Kong Bora after the duo submitted requests to ...

A Cambodian court has jailed a man for three years for insulting the king in Facebook posts, the second known conviction under a new lèse-majesté law ...

The King signs off on the amendment to the Law on Political Parties.

Independent journalism is under threat in Cambodia. The Cambodia Daily's goal is to produce more independent reporting on the news and events that affect ...

Vietnam's president congratulated Cambodia on the country's achievements under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the government of Prime Minister ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni left Phnom Penh for Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Wednesday morning, as he embarked on a three-day “friendship ...

King Norodom Sihamoni on Wednesday signed off on a $6.7 billion budget for 2019, an 11.4 percent increase when compared to this year's $6.09 billion.

King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath paid their respects to Beat Richner, the founder of the Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals, ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni attended here the closing ceremony of an event marking the 25th anniversary ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) and UNESCO's Director-General Audrey Azoulay (L, front) attend the closing ceremony of an event marking the ...

King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Monday by celebrating the progress made in ...

Some 25000 government officials, civil servants and members of the security forces took part in the annual event in Phnom Penh.

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia commemorated the 65th anniversary of its independence from France in a two-hour ceremony here on Friday.

Thousands of government officials and students join the celebration of Cambodia's 65th anniversary of its Independence Day on November 9, 2018, at the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday marked the 14th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation by saying the King has significantly contributed to ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has moved almost 60 court officials, judges, and prosecutors to new posts across the country in a move welcomed by ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen marked the 14th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation by saying the King has significantly contributed to national ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated on Wednesday his government's support of the monarchy. In words welcomed by the royalist Funcinpec party, he said those ...

Meach Sovannara, an activist and former official of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was released from a Cambodian prison in August.

Prayers commemorating late King Norodom Sihanouk are expected to be held today on Memorial Day. The National Committee for National and International ...

A Cambodian court has jailed a 70-year-old barber for seven months over a violation of the country's royal insult law, the first such conviction since the law was ...

Meanwhile, a former commune official is sent back to jail for defying Prime Minister Hun Sen in an online video.

The Siem Reap provincial court sentenced a 70-year-old barber to a year in prison under the lèse majesté law for a Facebook post insulting King Norodom ...

King Norodom Sihamoni congratulates China on its National Day.

The Australian film-maker James Ricketson has landed on home soil but has promised he will return to Cambodia, days after being granted a royal pardon.

Australian filmmaker who was sentenced to six years in prison in Cambodia for espionage, has been granted a royal pardon, according to a government ...

Cambodia and China established diplomatic ties some 60 years ago, cultivated in large part by the late King Norodom Sihanouk.

China Daily /ANN: China will join hands with Cambodia to further the two countries' traditional friendship and promote their comprehensive strategic and ...

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on Wednesday visited Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has appointed a total of 101 people as personal advisers and assistants to the ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, left here ...

King Norodom Sihamoni has legitimised the Supreme Consultative Council.

King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen mother Monineath Sihanouk flew to Beijing today to have their medical check-up. According to Prime Minister Hun Sen's ...

King Norodom Sihamoni legitimised the Supreme Consultative Council and appointed 30 representatives of 16 political parties as advisors to the government at ...

King Norodom Sihamoni used the opening of parliament on Wednesday morning to call for “strong national solidarity based on the spirit of national unity” as he ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the opening of the new National Assembly on Wednesday after a recent ...

The King decorates Song Tao with the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia.

King Norodom Sihamoni will preside over its opening session on September 5.

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni issued a royal pardon for former oppositional lawmaker Um Sam An (CNRP) who was serving a prison sentence for ...

Sam Rainsy was charged in June with lèse-majesté after he suggested that a letter from King Norodom Sihamoni calling on Cambodians to vote was actually ...

King Norodom Sihamoni appoints Hun Sen as PM with the duty of organising a government for approval by the NA.

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Friday designated Samdech Techo Hun Sen as the prime minister for an upcoming ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Thursday released three letters from King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and ...

On July 19, 2018, President Xi Jinping and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia exchanged congratulatory messages, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the ...

Leaders of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have taken a new tack in their call for a boycott of the national elections later this month.

The King and the Queen Mother have donated $1 million to Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals to continue providing free treatment to children. The donation ...

Sam Rainsy had suggested a letter from the king endorsing an upcoming election was 'legally worthless.'

Former PM Norodom Ranariddh and Ouk Phalla were travelling to meet supporters in the south-west.

The Royal Palace avowed on Friday, June 8, that King Norodom Sihamoni's letter (dated May 18 and made public on June 5) is authentic. The letter encourages ...

Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Sam Rainsy has been given a slap in the face, after the King sent out a royal message calling on ...

Cambodian People's Party (CPP) spokesperson Soky Eysan has condemned a letter Sam Rainsy wrote to King Norodom Sihamoni asking him not to cooperate ...

Cambodian police have arrested a 70-year-old barber for allegedly insulting the king, the second such case since a controversial lese majeste law was ...

A 70-year-old barber in Siem Reap province became the second person to be charged for violating the Kingdom's new lèse majesté law, after he shared a post ...

BANGKOK - Cambodian police have arrested a 70-year-old barber for allegedly insulting the king, the second such case since a controversial lese majeste law ...

PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) - A 50-year-old teacher has been arrested in Cambodia for allegedly insulting the monarchy in a comment posted on Facebook, ...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—A Cambodian school director has become the first person to be arrested on charges of insulting the monarchy after posting ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian school director has become the first person to be arrested on charges of insulting the monarchy after posting ...

PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday held the ancient royal ploughing ceremony in southeastern Svay Rieng province under the auspices ...

Following its formal opening last week, the Senate on Monday picked chairpersons for its internal committees, with all of these positions going to Cambodian ...

King Norodom Sihamoni, in an opening speech on Monday to Cambodia's newly minted Senate, urged the legislative body to uphold human rights and justice.

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni will preside over the first Senate session in the fourth mandate on April 23, said a statement released by the Senate's ...

With Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in attendance, the birth of Buddha was commemorated on April 8 at Sampozan Muryojuji Temple, the head temple of ...

King Norodom Sihamoni praised Cambodia's government in a written statement that was read aloud by National Assembly President Heng Samrin on Monday.

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni flew to Japan on Friday, April 6, to attend International Buddhist Day and the inauguration ceremony of the Nalanda ...

The Ministry of Cults and Religion yesterday said that an interview given by an activist monk defamed the King and all Cambodian people by suggesting they ...

King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk left Cambodia for Beijing for routine medical check-ups.

King Norodom Sihamoni's Senate nominations were announced Thursday morning, just as he left the country for Beijing after transferring his authority to sign ...

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni will attend the plenary session of the Supreme Council of Magistracy on Monday.

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PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia's government on Friday (Feb 2) approved the country's first lese majeste law handing a five-year sentence to anyone found ...

The Ministry of Justice today confirmed that a proposed lèse majesté law would be among a series of legal amendments considered by the Council of Ministers ...

The statement comes amid growing tensions between Cambodia and the United States over Prime Minister Hun Sen's government's crackdown on political ...

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“I don't want to be King. I want to consecrate my life to culture, to choreography, to film. The throne does not interest me, I have never wanted to be King … if I ...

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has approved a set of controversial amendments to the country's electoral law, paving the way for the dissolution of the ...

The letter said that the elections would be a chance for Cambodians to express their political views in private without fear of a backlash.

On March 6, 2017, President Xi Jinping met with King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia at Zhongnanhai.

On December 25, a photograph appeared on Facebook of the Cambodian King's face photoshopped onto an image of gay pornography along with the ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) talking to Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha (L) during a parliamentary meeting at the National Assembly in ...

On October 13, 2016 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Xi Jinping spoke highly of the ...

The appeal coincided with the opening of a plenary session at parliament, which the opposition boycotted.

On June 3, 2016, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia. Both sides agreed to consolidate ...

King Norodom Sihamoni delivered an impassioned plea for a legally binding international climate change treaty in an address to the delegates of 195 nations ...

The King eats alone. After he wakes in his en-suite bedroom in the Royal Palace, he either skips breakfast or has a small snack before launching into the ...

With a sprig of leaves behind his ear in place of a crown, King Norodom Sihamoni ascended Cambodia's throne 10 years ago Wednesday in a ceremony at the ...

A year ago this week, the world was awakened to the popularity of Cambodia's monarchy. What had been latent adoration for the late King Father Norodom ...

BBC News Online profiles Norodom Sihamoni, the king of Cambodia.