Son of Cambodian king ‘ready to accept crown’
The pledge came in a letter read on Cambodian state-run television, hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen said lawmakers must work day and night to complete the process of choosing a new king or risk the country becoming a republic.
Hun Sen said it has become increasingly unlikely that Sihanouk will heed pleas from the country’s political leaders to rescind his decision to step down, although they would continue trying.
