Former ballet dancer crowned Cambodia&#39;s new king
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Carried on a golden litter by eight bearers and blessed by dozens of chanting Buddhist monks, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as Cambodia&#39;s
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New Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni said on Friday he had accepted the throne with trepidation and used his first message to his people to apologise for the lack of experience he brings to the job.
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King Sihamoni is due to arrive in Phnom Penh after being named last week as the his father's successor.
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Sihamoni, who was chosen as Cambodia&#39;s monarch by the nine-member Royal Council on Oct. 14 following his father king Norodom Sihanouk announced abdication a week earlier, is the second king for the Cambodian nation in over 60 years.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday congratulated King Norodom Sihamoni for his election as Cambodia&#39;s new king and head of state.
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Traditional religious rituals for the coronation of new Cambodian monarch, Norodom Sihamoni, have begun, as the capital gears up for three days of festivities marking his ascension.
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Cambodia&#39;s newly selected king returned from China on Wednesday to take up the throne after his father, outgoing monarch Norodom Sihanouk, abdicated earlier this month because of poor health.
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Prince Norodom Sihamoni was named Cambodia's new king Thursday, succeeding his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the country last week by announcing his abdication because of ill health.
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Norodom Sihamoni returned home to Cambodia on Wednesday, appointed as the country&#39;s new king to replace his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated this month.
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Norodom Sihamoni was crowned yesterday as Cambodia&#39;s first new king in 50 years, in ornate ceremonies that formally ended the reign of one of Asia&#39;s longest-serving and best-known rulers.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king left China on Wednesday to take up the crown in his poverty-stricken Southeast Asian nation following his ageing father&#39;s surprise abdication.
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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, who is in Beijing, has abdicated, his son and national assembly president Prince Norodom Ranariddh told reporters.
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PHNOM PENH : Thousands of Cambodians flocked to the royal palace to catch a glimpse of new King Norodom Sihamoni as his formal coronation period ended with the extinguishing of a candle.
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Norodom Sihamoni returned home to Cambodia on Wednesday, appointed as the country's new king to replace his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated this month.
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As a boy, he danced the Nutcracker in Prague. As a young man, he performed traditional Korean numbers for the future dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-il.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king, Norodom Sihamoni, said in his first message to his kingdom Friday that he would stay out of politics, and asked for guidance and understanding while he learns his new role.
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Cambodia's new King Sihamoni is anointed by his father as his coronation day gets under way.