Sihamoni, 72, says he will remain in China for treatmentKing Norodom Sihamoni greets people at the Independence Monument during a ceremony marking Independence Day celebrations in Phnom Penh on Nov 9, 2024. (Photo: AFP)King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he said in a statement on Friday, and will stay in China for prolonged treatment for the disease. Doctors in Beijing “have confirmed that currently I have prostate cancer”, the 72-year-old king said in a statement to his country, adding that doctors have prescribed hospitalisation of up to two months for treatment. He took over the role after his father King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated following his own cancer treatment in Beijing. Sihamoni’s reign as head of state has been largely symbolic under a deal struck between his father and Cambodia’s leadership in 1993, allowing him to re-ascend the throne after years in exile.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2026 11:57 UTC