Selected excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Cambodia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) [Unofficial translations of selected excerpts]

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[1] (1) Cambodia becomes a low-middle-income country and one of the promising in Asia As of present, Cambodia has become a low-middle-income country, and one of the promising in Asia. Where does this (situation) come from? It is not born of chance or of angels being kind to us. It comes from setting clear policies…

Keynote Address at the Networking Breakfast Session at the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) 2024

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His Excellency Mr. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; His Excellency Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Oudet Souvannavong, President of Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2024; Excellencies, Ladies, Gentlemen; Today, I am very pleased…

Selected excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation ceremony of the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) Together build human resource base for joint development In every graduation, I always wanted to know how many of graduates were the first in their families to be bestowed with a post graduate degree. Do we have any in here? […] look, there are quite many […] sometimes, students come up (to receive…

Transcrpits of Special Message from Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the Continuation of the Northeast Regional Development Plan and Continuation of Infrastructure Construction along the Borders [Unofficial Translation]

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Dear compatriots! On September 20, 2024, the Royal Government made a decision to conclude its involvement in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV-DTA). This decision has raised concerns regarding the status of the Royal Government’s previously established plans, including border visits, infrastructure development along the border (with a focus on the construction of the border ring…

Samdech Techo Hun Sen Announces Cambodia’s Withdrawal from the CLV Development Triangle Area to Prevent Extremist Manipulation

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FN – Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Hun Manet and senior leaders announced Cambodia’s withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA), effective 20 September 2024. Samdech Techo Hun Sen wrote on his Facebook page on Friday night (Sep. 20): Dear compatriots! The Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam Development…

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet’s Facebook Message Confirms “End of Cambodia’s Participation in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV-DTA) from September 20, 2024” [Unofficial Translation]

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Dear compatriots! The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV-DTA) initiative has been in operation for 25 years and has successfully contributed to the progress and prosperity of Kratie, Stung Treng, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakkiri provinces. In the past, extremist groups have misused this as a political tool to defame and criticize the government by consistently misleading the public…

Selected off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Main Center Building, the parking lot and the workshop, and the Cyclotron Medical Building at Calmette Hospital [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) Do not prohibit people to have more cars and/or to have more children but to build more infrastructures I think that Phnom Penh in the future, we will probably see more parking buildings because we have got empty land no more […] we have now an underground parking space in front of the…

Excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official inauguration of the “253 meters additional container terminal” [Unofficial Translation]

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[1] Meeting with the Ambassador (of Japan, I said) that (1) since I took office as Prime Minister, we (have) met seven times. With Japan, we have inaugurated many achievements here, three times in addition to the inauguration of the National Road 5, the water treatment station, and the surgery department (of a hospital) in…