Former dancer takes the Khmer crown, with Hun Sen&#39;s approval
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Cambodia moved smoothly into a new royal era yesterday as Prince Norodom Sihamoni ascended to the throne surprisingly abdicated by his father King Norodom Sihanouk.
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Cambodia, politically fractious and still traumatized by Pol Pot&#39;s brutal 1970s rule, moved smoothly into a new royal era Thursday by choosing a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his shock abdication.
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia&#39;s retired king yesterday for the first time publicly backed his 51-year-old son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, to take over the throne he relinquished last week.
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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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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia&#39;s Senate yesterday approved the formation of a throne council to pick a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the nation last week by announcing his intention to abdicate.
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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 approves a law to choose a new monarch, after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.
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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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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.
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A week after Cambodian monarch King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s surprise abdication, a new king has been chosen - his son Norodom Sihamoni.
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PRAGUE - The new monarch of Cambodia was once a dance-crazy youngster whose passion for ballet took him all the way to Prague for 13 years of rigorous training with the best, steeping himself in Czech language and culture in the process.
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Former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni ascended the throne of Cambodia at a ornate and lavish ceremony at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Friday evening.
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Cambodia's new King Sihamoni is anointed by his father as his coronation day gets under way.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia The reluctant heir to the Cambodian throne is better known for his skills as a ballet teacher. Despite his admitted lack of experience in politics, Prince Norodom Sihamoni (nor-oh-DAHM
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Southeast Asia&#39;s wiliest political survivor yesterday completed his own intricately scripted exit from the stage. King Norodom Sihanouk, who first took Cambodia&#39;s throne when
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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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The stage has been set for a little-known son of King Norodom Sihanouk to be crowned Cambodia&#39;s next monarch after the king&#39;s surprise abdication last week.