Former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk dies
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country's politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, has died. He was 89.
Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Sihanouk died of natural causes early today in Beijing, where he had traveled for medical treatment.
Sihanouk saw Cambodia reel from colony to kingdom, U.S.-backed regime to Khmer Rouge killing field and foreign-occupied land to guerrilla war zone -- and finally to a fragile experiment with democracy.
Sihanouk was a feudal-style monarch beloved by his people. But he was seldom able to deliver the stability they craved through decades of violence.
-- AP
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'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.
