Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Former Cambodian king to pay brief home visit

Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk will return to his homeland for a two-month visit after being successfully treated for cancer in Beijing, according to a handwritten message on his personal website.

The 86-year-old retired monarch said he would return to Cambodia in July to stay at a royal residence in the northern city of Siem Reap. “Between July 9 and September 2009 I shall have the honor and the joy to live in Cambodia among my beloved relatives,” he said. But Sihanouk said he would have to return to Beijing after two months to continue his medical treatment. He said last week that he had beaten a third bout of cancer.

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