PHNOM PENH: The 51-year-old son of Cambodia's abdicating king was named his likely successor yesterday as hopes faded of a change of heart by his father, according to the country's premier.
Prince Norodom Sihamoni, a former ballet dancer, will be put forward for election on Thursday if his father fails to reverse his decision to abdicate, Hun Sen said in his first public comments on the crisis.
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