The funeral was held in Phomn Penh where massive crowds were expected.
We travelled instead to Kampong Cham where we spent some weeks doing our language training.
I found the following information about the former King:
Cambodia on Thursday wrapped up a week-long funeral for its revered
former King Norodom Sihanouk with a procession to return the cremated remains
of the colourful ex-monarch to the royal palace.
After chanting by 90
Buddhist monks, two diamond-studded gold urns and one marble urn containing the
remains were transported atop a golden float shaped like a mythological bird
from the crematorium to the palace.
"This is to honour
his majesty who is the greatest hero of Cambodia," Sihanouk's long-time
personal assistant Prince Sisowath Thomico told AFP.
The rest of the remains
had been lowered into the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac
rivers in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.
Sihanouk's widow Monique
and his son King Norodom Sihamoni travelled on the float with the urns during a
televised procession attended by senior government officials, including Prime
Minister Hun Sen.
The urns will be kept in
a stupa inside the palace, where before his death Sihanouk had asked to be
placed with his favourite daughter, Kantha Bopha, who died aged three.
Sihanouk died of a heart
attack in Beijing in October, aged 89.
After lying in state for
three months, his embalmed body was cremated on Monday after several days of
lavish ceremonies including an elaborate procession through the streets of
Phnom Penh that drew crowds of mourners.
A father of 14 children
over six marriages, Sihanouk abdicated in 2004 after steering Cambodia through
six decades marked by independence from France, civil war, the murderous Khmer
Rouge regime, his own exile and finally peace.
Many elderly Cambodians
credit him with overseeing a rare period of political stability in the 1950s
and 1960s, following independence, until the Khmer Rouge emerged in the 1970s.
On a practical note, we now have a new 1000 Riel bank note featuring the King:
The Alape collection from Reece Plumbing Centres
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construction materials, with its durability and simplicity in the design, the Alape collection has been favored by Reece Plumbing Centres for its promotional campaign.
"One of Reece's most striking lines is The Alape Collection imported directly from Europe," retail marketing manager Simon Duggan stated. "The Alape basins are available in five ranges – the Architek, Linea, Circa and the new White and Absolut basins."
"The Alape range is manufactured in Germany and was designed by the influential designer Dieter Sieger,"
The supplier’s retail marketing manager also stated about the company service: "We have been supplying the public and the plumbing industry for over 80 years," added Duggan. "Our staff are well versed in all aspects of our bathroomware and have a good idea of what your plumber is likely to require for a project."
4 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold in first day
ReplyDeleteWell-known digital marketing agency, According to Apple, the company sold a record 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones on Friday, the first day that the new iGadgets were available for pre-order.
So high was the demand for the new iPhones that the iPhone 6 Plus sold out within hours. Whereas a large number of people who pre-ordered the iPhone 6 will get them this Friday, many others won't get their iPhones delivered until next month. Apple said: "Demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order supply."
Thanks to this, Apple is going to produce additional phones and make it available to walk-in customers on Friday Sept. 19, beginning at 8:00 a.m. local time at Apple stores.