A Big Loss for Cambodian People

King Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia, died at the age of 90 at 1:20 AM (Cambodia time) on October 15, 2012, in Beijing, China.

King Norodom Sihanouk's photo displayed along the road in Phnom Penh on October 17, 2012

According to the article 'View of the Death of King Norodom Sihanouk' posted in RFA website (follow the link to see the original page) Cambodian people are having mourning for his death. They think that this is a big loss for Cambodia. The majority explained that King Norodom Sihanouk brought Independence from French Colony, Preah Vihear Temple from Thailand in 1962 for the owner Cambodia, and nation unity. They continued that because of him, Cambodia has had nation unity until this present day.

Comments in Facebook

The above picture is one of many discussions in Facebook about the king's death. So many people are having mourning for the loss of their beloved king, while a few people aren't so. Those large number of people thought that those small number of people did not have faith in their nation because the small number do not like the king and do not have mourning when the king died.

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The views of this from Khmer people living abroad also focus on this big loss. Most of them explained that the king played an important role in Cambodian politics and territory. One woman in Virginia State, USA, intended to know the true history during his regime and how Cambodia can be until today.

Hopefully, all Khmer people understand that different people have different thoughts. We are all Khmer. Khmer love Khmer.