Cambodia News: Sihamoni

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday amended the Law on Political Parties to clear the way for banned ...

The deputy governor of Siem Reap province, Tea Seiha, has been made the governor, replacing Khim Bunsong who was transferred to the Ministry of Defence ...

A senior official at the Ministry of Interior on Monday said that opposition leader Sam Rainsy would not be eligible for a reinstatement of his political rights if a ...

Siem Reap Deputy Provincial Governor Tea Seiha has been promoted as new provincial governor replacing Khim Bunsong. According to Royal Decree issued ...

After having formed a “government in exile” in 2016, the Khmer National Liberation Front of Sam Serey said it will register as a legitimate political party on ...

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

NDO/VNA – Vietnam will do its utmost to preserve, protect and nurture the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, General Secretary of the ...

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

Senior government officials said on Thursday that regardless of whether a proposed amendment to the law is passed, former opposition leader Kem Sokha will ...

The Permanent Committee of the National Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the proposed amendment to Article 45 of the Law on Political Parties ...

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 ...

The late Dr Beat Richner's ashes have arrived in Cambodia to be placed in a stupa in front of Jayavarman VII hospital, a branch of the Kantha Bopha Children's ...

The International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) kicked off its two-day plenary ...

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

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia celebrated here on Tuesday the 25th anniversary of the founding of the International Coordinating ...

In his message on celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, known by its French acronym FUNSK, Prime Minister ...

A proposed amendment to Article 45 of the Law on Political Parties seeks to allow individuals barred by the courts to re-enter politics before the term of their ban ...

The Apsara Authority, responsible for the research, protection and conservation of cultural heritage sites around Angkor have organized an exhibition of the ...

Cambodia and Vietnam vowed to enhance their cooperation on issues of security and affirmed that neither country will allow armed forces of another nation to ...

Often playing second fiddle to ancient Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh is Cambodia's first port of call when it comes to discovering the throbbing modern heart of this ...

King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and senior officials attended the last day of the water festival (Nov.23) and the King presented awards to the ...

by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia celebrated the Water Festival on Wednesday, reviving the more than ...

The National Assembly yesterday unanimously approved the national budget for 2019, which will be 11.4 percent higher than this year's, amounting to $6.7 ...

King Norodom Sihamoni evening extinguished the Kingdom's Victory Flame at the Independence Monument after it burned for three days as a reminder of ...

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

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

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

King Norodom Sihamoni, in his capacity as head of the Supreme Council of Magistracy, on Saturday promoted several prosecutors and deputy prosecutors as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

King Norodom Sihamoni congratulates China on its National Day.

Cambodian king freed Ricketson after 15 months in jail due to spying accusations.

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

Australian film maker and convicted spy James Ricketson has been pardoned by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, according to his family and a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan met with visiting Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Beijing on Wednesday, hailing that ...

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

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 ...

PHNOM PENH--Cambodia's one-party legislature on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Hun Sen for another five-year term, cementing his status as one of the ...

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

Prime minister-designate Hun Sen on Friday sent a letter to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting a reshuffle among top brass at the Ministry of Interior. Seen by ...

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 ...

Pardons come less than a week after the second anniversary of Tep Vanny's imprisonment on a charge of aggravated intentional violence in connection with a ...

King Norodom Sihamoni on Friday appointed Hun Sen as prime minister with the duty of organising a government for approval by the National Assembly.

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

BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday exchanged congratulatory messages with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni to mark ...

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 ...

Commemorating the National Arbor Day, King Norodom Sihamoni plants 12500 tree saplings across ten hectares of land.

PHNOM PENH, June 21 (Xinhua) -- A road crash that badly injured Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh and killed his wife Ouk Phalla was a "genuine ...

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

Phnom Penh: Former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh has been seriously injured Sunday in a road crash that killed his wife and injured ...

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 ...

Fears that Cambodia's new lese majeste law would be used by the government as a weapon against political opponents appears to have come to fruition with ...

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

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, the King of Cambodia since 2004, has addressed the Senate this week for the first time since the ruling party won all the available ...

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.

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 ...

The Senate yesterday passed controversial amendments to the Constitution and Penal Code despite an appeal from the United Nations to reconsider their ...

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.

The changes to Cambodia's criminal law include a penalty of between one and five years imprisonment, along with fines of $500 to $2500.

We've always been curious about who the members of the royal family are beyond the walls of the Royal Palace. Ambassador Julio A. Jeldres, PhD, Counsellor ...

Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition of The Royal House of Cambodia, royal biographer Julio A Jeldres has released an update, revealing new ...

Cambodia's Council of Ministers approved plans on February 2 to introduce a lèse majesté law that would make it illegal to make disparaging comments against ...

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 ...

A government spokesman said offenders could also receive a fine of more than $15000.

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 ...

At noon of January 11, 2018 local time, Premier Li Keqiang met with King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Li Keqiang ...

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

“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 ...

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Observers say the legislation could precipitate Cambodia's slide into dictatorship.

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 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 ...

SINCE his coronation in 2004 Cambodia's king, Norodom Sihamoni, has enjoyed a quiet life, sticking to his constitutional role as a monarch who reigns but does ...