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The Path To Succession
King’s Retirement Ensures Monarchy Survives
by Corinne Purtill


Norodom Sihanouk arrives at Phnom Penh International Airport in this file photo
In his missives to the nation in the months leading up to his retirement, King Norodom Sihanouk framed his decision to step down from the throne as the twilight wish of an aging, ailing monarch desiring to live out his final years in peace.

Events at the FCC and the US embassy allow people to celebrate and learn about Senator Barack Obama's meteoric rise to the American presidency
Photo by: Eleanor Ainge Roy

The UN refugee agency prepared to make another trip to the northeast jungles on Monday as a human rights worker reported that nearly 60 Montagnard asylum-seekers are hiding in Ratanakkiri province.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees took 15 Montagnard asylum-seekers hiding in Rata-nakkiri province into its protection Wednesday. The 10 men and five women were hiding in O'Yadaw district's Pok Touch village, said Chung Ravuth, UNHCR field officer. In the past two days, 48 Montagnards have emerged from the province's jungles, bringing the total number of Montagnards to enter UNHCR protection since July to 335. The UNHCR plans to search for other groups of Montagnards reported to be hiding in Andong Meas and Lumphat districts. Cooperation with government authorities thus far has been "perfect," Chung Ravuth said.

Amid circulating reports that provincial authorities are scouring the jungles of Ratanakkiri province for more Montagnard asylum-seekers in hiding, the UN refugee agency will complete its third mission in the province and return to Phnom Penh on Wednesday, agency officials and human rights workers said.

A survey found that 59 percent of the public is unaware of the country's UN-backed Millennium Development Goals to fight poverty
Photo by: Heng Chivoan

A UNESCO delegation is set today to begin marking out the boundary of Preah Vihear temple, which was listed as a World Heritage site in