<p>The 88 year-old monarch, who remains a revered figure in Cambodia, was given a red-carpet sendoff by his son King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior government officials at Phnom Penh airport.<br /><br />Sihanouk has suffered from a number of ailments, including cancer, diabetes and hypertension, and has received the bulk of his medical treatment in China, although he had been back in Phnom Penh since early April.<br /><br />“He goes back this time to have his health checked to stay healthy and live longer among his people,” Prince Sisowath Sirirath, second Deputy President of the Royalist Funcinpec Party, told reporters.<br /></p>
<p>The 88 year-old monarch, who remains a revered figure in Cambodia, was given a red-carpet sendoff by his son King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior government officials at Phnom Penh airport.<br /><br />Sihanouk has suffered from a number of ailments, including cancer, diabetes and hypertension, and has received the bulk of his medical treatment in China, although he had been back in Phnom Penh since early April.<br /><br />“He goes back this time to have his health checked to stay healthy and live longer among his people,” Prince Sisowath Sirirath, second Deputy President of the Royalist Funcinpec Party, told reporters.<br /></p>