Excerpts of off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of 2023 Review Meeting on Drugs, and Ninth Directives Setting and Dissemination Campaign for 2024 [nofficial excerpts and translations]

(1) Will not let Cambodia become a country of clean environment and social security Drugs is not a problem in Cambodia alone. This problem exists in every region, even in countries with strict laws, where drug traffickers/traders are being executed, or superpowers with ability to spend billions of dollars a year […] it is complicated,…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the groundbreaking ceremony to build the bridge across the Bassac River (between Chak Angre Krom and Prek Pra) [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) The RGC’s main goal is to end the war, keep the peace and ensure progress (This area of the) 60-meter width road […] has become an urban area with many roads connecting to it. The main goal of the government in this seventh legislative term, as in the previous term, is to promote…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation and inauguration ceremony of the Faculty of Economics, Digital Technology, National University of Management [Unofficial Translation]

[1] (1) Education is for the present and the future This is the first (diploma handout) program for me after the establishment of the Royal Government, and in this new role, I came to meet the students in the graduation program […] this is our common achievement […] firstly, it is the achievement scored by…

Excerpts from the elaboration of the speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing of the 2023 annual review and directives setting for 2024 of the Ministry of Inspection [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Inspection work is to keep our house clean – the core principle of the 7th legislative-term Royal Government […] In the pentagonal strategy as well as the previous rectangular strategy, the core issue was governance. What does governance mean? (It means) preparing our house clean before going out to see other people’s house. Prepare…

Excerpts of elaboration of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing of the 2023 annual review and the work directions in 2024, and the launch of the strategic plan for the development of labor, social security and vocational training 2024-2028 [Unofficial Translation]

[4] [The prepared text] The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training must strive to successfully implement the reform measures introduced by the Royal Government at the 19th Royal Government-Private Sector Forum on November 13, 2023, by facilitating the provision of various services and a series of public services in response to requests from the private…

Speech and elaborations of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official launch of the implementation of “Special Program to Promote Investment in Sihanoukville 2024” [Unofficail Translation]

[1] (1) Intervention Program 2024 – (1) Visit Siem Reap 2024 and (2) Investment Promotion of Sihanoukville 2024 Why is it necessary to have a special program (for investment promotion in Sihanoukville in 2024)? […] in order to drive growth, especially to capture the potential of certain zones and areas that need to be further…

Remarks and elaborations of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of the 2023 stocktaking of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and the directives setting for 2024 [Unofficial Translation]

[1] (1) El Niño phenomenon can last a long time, the authorities may need to intervene, rescue and try to maintain the water reservoir […] The world assesses the long-term risks of El Niño (this year). Last year we had a lot of favorable both in wet and dry rice cultivation, and the price (of…

Excerpts of the Impromptu Speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the celebration of the “25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, 24 January 1999 – 24 January 2024” [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Although established in 1999, the army has a history of contributing to the liberation of the country from genocidal regimes and preventing the return of this regime Although the army command was established 25 years ago on January 24, 1999, the Army’s officers have been involved in all stages of the nation’s development, from…

Excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet in the meeting to review the work results for 2023 and work directions for 2024 of the Ministry of Information [Unofficial Translation]

[1] (1) Support measures to adjust and strengthen the internal structure and human resources I would like to support the Ministry of Information’s practical measures to revise the internal structure, to strengthen human resources and to organize the use of existing human resources, while allocating and building capacity of existing resources or using the existing…