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

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]

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]

[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]

[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…

Off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Mani Hun Manet at the certificates awarding ceremony for legal students and lawyers [Unofficial Translation]

[1] (1) National Authority for Dispute Resolution outside the Judiciary plays an additional and complementary role to facilitate and increase the efficiency of resolving disputes […] In this term, we have assigned some tasks for the Royal Government’s lawyers […] to help solve issues with challenges such as real estate fraud […] and representing the…

Selected transcripts of dialogue and recommendations of Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inspection of the implementation of key measures in the education sector with/to teachers, parents and students of Trapeang Ka Ek Primary School in Trapeang Ka Ek Village, Sangkat Veal Pong, Udong city, Kompong Speu [ Unofficial selection of transcripts and translations ]

The following is the unofficial translation of the excerpted transcripts from the dialogue and recommendations of Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet during the inspection of the implementation of key measures in the education sector at the Trapeang Ka Ek Primary School, Trapeang Ka Ek Village, Sangkat Veal Pong, Udong city, Kompong Speu:  [a] Now…

Statement by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the “One Year Achievements of the Royal Government of the 7th Legislature of the National Assembly” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[2] In this regard, I would like to emphasize that ensuring the integrity and justice of the youth is to ensure equality in the competition, first of all, in building a clean and competent civil service base, which is the foundation for reform. In fact, in the seven exams, there were 80,000 candidates, of which…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the ninth meeting with some 1,000 wiseman-woman across the country [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) Wiseman-woman play important roles in maintaining the practice and the preservation of the Khmer traditions Cambodia has gotten a clear cultural tradition and civilization for thousands of years […] although the country has moved into the stage of advancement and wide-ranging education, where, in the modern age, people have access to smart phones,…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation ceremony of the University of Puthisastra [unofficial excerpts and translation]

(1) The Funan Techo Canal (FTC) is a symbol of Khmer national unity Let me take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude on the preparation for the construction of the Funan Techo canal (FTC), which we launched the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. I have witnessed a strong sense of unity. Though this canal is just…