On Oct. 15 State TV Radio of Cambodia published the announcement of the Cambodian government to all people and foreign friends.

The announcement said Great King Norodom Sihanouk, father of the independence, territorial integrity and national reconciliation of Cambodia, passed away at the age of 90 at a hospital in Beijing early on the morning of Oct. 15.

The Cambodian government will hold a funeral service at the royal palace according to the manners of Cambodia, it noted.