Word: monivong
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...Sapor Rendall, modeling-agency director Start with the historic ambiance of the Elephant Bar in Raffles Hotel Le Royal, tel: (855-23) 981 888. Happy hour there is a staple for the city's glitterati. The hotel's Café Monivong has a great a la carte menu and fine buffet spread. For an after-dinner or a preclub drink, try the chic Metro Bar, tel: (855-23) 222 275, on Sisowath Quay. Just around the corner, off the riverfront, is the Memphis Pub, tel: (855-12) 871 263, which has live rock and blues until the early hours...
Though the late King's bodily remains thus passed into smoke and ashes, no devout Cambodian believed that that was the end of Préa Bat Samdach Préa Sisowath Monivong Chamcha-Vrapong Harireach Barmintor Phouvanay Krayveofa Sulalay Préa Chan Crung Campuchéa Tippedey...
...another Sisowath, to fight in France. Such loyalty did not prevent the mediating Japanese, in March, from breaking off a succulent chunk of his sun-broiled satrapy, handing it to hostile Thailand. Last week, at his capital Pnom-Penh, weary Préa Bat Samdach Préa Sisowath Monivong Chamcha-Vrapong Harireach Barmintor Phou-vanay Krayveofa Sulalay Préa Chan Crung Campuchea Tippedey died...
Since 1863 Cambodia has been a protectorate of France within the jurisdiction of French Indo-China. But France has let Cambodia remain a kingdom. The present King, whose name is Préa Bat Samdach Préa Sisowath Monivong Chamcha-Vra-pong Harireach Barmintor Phouvanay Krayveofa Sulalay Préa Chan Crung Campuchéa Tippedey (Sisowath Monivong to his friends), is somewhat like the Little King of O. Soglow's cartoons: he likes to be everywhere at once, to do everything himself...
King Sisowath Monivong likes also to take part in affairs of state. Last week there were grave affairs for his attention...