Businesses Told to Close for 8 Days for King Father’s Funeral
Business owners in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district yesterday said they will not follow a government directive to close their businesses for eight days in observance of the second mourning period for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk. The order, which was distributed on Sunday to shops and restaurants in Chey Chumneah commune on Sothearos Boulevard and street 13, 178 and 184, said that businesses would be required to close from January 31 to February 7. The late King Father’s funeral procession will take place on February 1 and his cremation on February 4. …
