1.   Analysts said the move shows Abdullah will succeed the ailing monarch.

2.   A number of senators have said they would attend a funeral for the ailing monarch.

3.   King Norodom Sihanouk has emphatically denied statements from opposition leader Sam Rainsy that the ailing monarch is pondering who will succeed him on the Cambodian throne.

4.   Many offered to donate their organs to the ailing monarch.

5.   Since returning to Malaysia, a string of high-powered visitors including Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called on the ailing monarch.

6.   The ailing monarch is in Beijing, China, receiving treatment for a host of medical problems.

7.   The ailing monarch is viewed by many Cambodians as the only figure capable of holding the country together.