Pas Plus Royaliste Que Le Roi (2004-Oct-30) Le directeur des Pots de chambre : Attendez! C'est pas encore votre tour! (Puis tout bas : Quel lécheur! Il est plus royaliste que le roi!) Sam Rainsy (Tout bas : Cette vieille fripouille de Sihanouk! Il n' a pas dit un mot sur ma lettre que Hun Sèn veut incriminer!)

Ruom Ritt: "Funcinpec isn't a royalist party" (2004-Oct-30)
         Samngatki : Ruom Ritt, who is reportedly former King Norodom Sihanouk's childhood and like-minded friend now living in France, wrote on October 6 (the very day King Norodom Sihanouk announced from Beijing his decision to give up the throne) a revealing letter to the King, who published it in the 2-6 October 2004 edition of the royal Bulletin Mensuel de Documentation. Using slightly disguised and easily recognizable names Ruom Ritt said, among other things: « (...) Therefore one must not confuse [the Funcinpec party] with [Sihanouk]". Moreover, one should not say or write that [Funcinpec] is a Royalist Party. One may call it [Ranariddhist], but calling it "Royalist" is an insult to the King. »
           Original text in French: « (...) Il ne faut donc pas assimiler le FECINPUN à SOUKHANI. Et surtout, il ne faut pas dire et écrire que le FECINPUN est un Parti Royaliste. On peut l'appeler Riddhnaraniste, mais l'appeler "Royaliste" est une insulte au Roi.

No Cambodian Halloween (2004-Oct-29)   His name is Mr Chan Sophal, 38, and he was a famous night-club singer. Born in Battambang province, he started singing at Tonle Sap night-club in Phnom Penh in 1988, at the age of 22. He fell in love with a colleague, married her and have had a daughter with her. On April 10, 1994, at 4 a.m., Chan Sophal was victim of an unknown assailant who poured on his face 5 bottles of acid. Sophal explained that his career success had drawn a lot of jealousy and the acid attack was aimed at destroying his sex appeal and his singer business. His former wife has divorced but another compassionate woman still wanted him, married him and gave him five kids. His home now is the sidewalks of the Palilay village, Poipet commune, O Chreuv district, Banteay Mean Chey province. His current job is begging around the casinos at the Cambodia-Thailand border.

[ Photo, more details in Koh Santepheap ]