Source: The Columbus Dispatch
On September 18, 2002 The Columbus Dispatch reported that "a Cambodian prince who has done intelligence work for that country's king said yesterday that [Rev. Lim Buntheoun],... abbot of a Buddhist temple in central Ohio, is the long-missing Prince Norodom Naradipo, potential heir to the throne. The declaration by Sisowath, 65, appeared to put him at odds with King Sihanouk, who is being treated in Beijing for prostate cancer and diabetes. 'Do I believe that Prince Naradipo is alive?' asked Prince Sisowath Suriyavong, after he flew into Columbus from Paris and spent two days with the Rev. Lim Buntheoun. 'The answer is yes.' Sisowath is the half brother of Prince Sisowath Sirikmatak, a key leader of Cambodia's pro-American government who was killed by the communist Khmer Rouge when it took over that country in 1975. 'Where is he (Naradipo)?' Prince Sisowath asked. 'He is at Watt Khmer Puthipreak,' the Plain City temple... Speculation about Lim's real identity coincides with debate in Cambodian government circles over who should succeed the king when he dies."