Cambodia's Sihanouk Signals Abdication
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 7 -- The announcement Thursday that King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia would abdicate his throne because of poor health has raised new uncertainties for a country with a viciously divisive modern history and few symbols of national unity.
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Cambodia&#39;s Throne Council choseThursday Prince Norodom Sihamoni a new king of Cambodia, a week after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated.
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King Norodom Sihamoni, a former dancer, was chosen to succeed his father Norodom Sihanouk after he announced his abdication earlier this month.
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Cambodiaâs King Norodom Sihanouk declared today that his son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, is ready to accept the crown to resolve a political crisis triggered last week when the 81-year-old monarch announced he would abdicate.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen,  concerned for his country's political stability, said on Sunday  that a new monarch should be chosen next week if King Norodom  Sihanouk was determined to retire.
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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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Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk has urged his citizens to choose a new king and avoid any chaos in the country. His statement came hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen, said a new monarch should be chosen soon if King Sihanouk is determined to retire.
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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 7. - Cambodiaâs King Norodom Sihanouk has abdicated, citing poor health, and asked the country to begin searching for his successor, the head of the National Assembly said on Thursday.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia&#39;s retired King Norodom Sihanouk has confirmed that he will not retake the throne despite the pleas of his nation to change his mind.
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BANGKOK -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now 83, sick, and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the Khmer Rouge era of mass killings, wants to give up his throne. Sihanouk had delayed his scheduled return from China, where he has been undergoing medical treatment for several months, and announced his desire to ...
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Cambodia is a step closer to choosing a new king, after the Senate approved a draft law on the terms of succession. King Sihanouk announced his abdication last week, even though the current law has no provision for such a move.
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Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication statement last week stunned the nation and left politicians scrambling to figure out how to choose a new king.
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The announcement Thursday that King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia would abdicate his throne because of poor health has raised new uncertainties for a country with
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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 10. - King Norodom Sihanouk declared on Sunday that his son, Crown Prince Norodom Sihamoni is ready to accept kingship.
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King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication announcement is not the first time the mercurial and enigmatic Cambodian has caught his nation by surprise.
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King Norodom Sihanouk has urged Cambodians to choose a new king and avoid &quot;any chaos&quot; in the impoverished country still struggling to recover from its Khmer Rouge past.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king arrived in the capital of his homeland today to be crowned after the shock abdication of his ageing father, King Norodom Sihanouk.