Wednesday, 19 March 2008

King Father to Return for New Year

By Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
18 March 2008

Khmer audio aired March 18 (563KB) - Listen (MP3)

Former king Norodom Sihanouk will return from medical treatment in Beijing ahead of the new year, officials said Tuesday.

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday morning during a Phnom Penh bridge inauguration the former king and queen would "enjoy Khmer New Year with their children and grandchildren in Cambodia."

Sihanouk will arrive April 7 and stay throughout the elections, according to a royal family member who asked not to be named.

Sihanouk, 85, often travels to Beijing for medical treatment and has been there since the end of November 2007.

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