Thomas Cristofoletti
Cambodia
ASIA
personal website -> www.thomascristofoletti.com
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Cambodian activist and independent radio station owner, Mam Sonando, was released from jail after his 20-year sentence was suspended by the Phnom Penh court. Thousands of supporters waited for hours outside the prison to welcome him.
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A hearing to review the verdict against Cambodian human rights activist Mam Sonando (sentenced to 20 years for leading an alleged secession movement) has begun in Phnom Penh. The hearing is expected to last two days.
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A final procession, in which the ashes of the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, were accompanied by King Sihamoni and Queen Mother Monineath from the crematorium to the Royal Palace, concluded the 7 days of funeral ceremonies.
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On the 4th day of the funeral, the body of the late Cambodian King Sihanouk, is cremated in a sumptuous Buddhist ceremony held in the crematorium built nearby the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh, at the presence of numerous foreign heads of state.
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Celebrations of the funerals of the late king Sihanouk continue in Phnom Penh, with a private ceremony held by the Royal Family at the crematorium site and two massive concentrations of Cambodian people gathered to pay their last respects.
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Buddhist funeral rites for the former Cambodian King Sihanouk saw a golden coffin carrying his embalmed body paraded through the streets of Phnom Penh that were lined with thousands of mourners paying their last respects.
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More than 1.6 million Hindu Tamils gathered in the Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival and to pay homage to Lord Muruga.
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Police block the protest of 200 land activists nearby the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, waiting for the result of the trials against T. Sakmony and Y. Bopha. Both detentions were considered fabricated and a violation of human Rights.
