Selected excerpts from the off-the-cuff speech of Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the “Closing Sesson of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the National Scout Movement of Cambodia” [Unofficial translation]

[2] (1) Scouting – a model of inspiring spirit and volunteerism, not only to benefit from but to share back to society Organizing youth mechanisms such as scouting is part of building human capital. The word human capital is not only about ability. It must have a spirit, morality, virtue, especially a high sense of…

Selected excerpts of remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official inauguration of the academic, administrative, dormitory and experimental buildings and achievements in Ratanakiri Province [Unofficial translation of selected excerpts]

[1] (1) Ratanakiri had so much difficulties during the war and animosity period Let me thank HE Nhem Sam Oeun, Governor of Ratanakiri Province, for the report that the female and male citizens in the province have reached almost equal number […] I am happy to be back in Ratanakiri Province. This is the first…

Responses and explanations by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet to the comments and questions from the Joint-session of the National Assembly and Senate on “agriculture”

First of all, I would like to thank for the many comments on this important topic. Sharing your views, experiences, and suggestions is an important input as well as a suggestion for the Royal Government to consider and take into account in preparing its assessment and policy framework. Before moving on to my intervention related…

Selected excerpts of the off-the-cuff speech by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official inauguration of the “Special Program to Promote Investment in the Four Provinces in the Northeast” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (From the prepared text) – All other relevant actors, especially the private sector, are invited to provide comments and input at any time, as necessary, to the working group, as well as the Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) and/or the Head of Government, in the spirit of improving the implementation and ensuring the…

Excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the 2nd annual convention of the Cambodian Oknha Association – taking stocks of 2024 and setting the directions for 2025 [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) Oknha – titles bestowed by HM the King and recognized by society […] Oknha is (a title given to) two types of people. The first group is those who have succeeded through their own struggles […] there are two generations – the first generation is those who came out (of the genocide) with…

Selected excerpts of the off-the-cuff remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation ceremony of the Asia-Europe University [unofficial excerpts and translations]

[2] (1) Learn throughout your life because everything evolves non-stop To say that learning and continue to learn, learning constantly is not a wrong thing to do. Learning anytime, anywhere, from everyone, not just learning professional skills, but also living skills, (because one need to) coordinate and work together. The Khmer word for that is…

Selected excepts from the exchanges with elaboration between Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister and the modern cashew nuts farming community “Prasat Sambor Rung Roeung” in Kompong Thom Province [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

(1) Help farmers increase cultivation efficiency, reduce costs, and take more profit In this new mandate, we are planning to build an economy that relies mainly on agriculture, in which cashew nuts have been given great attention in the previous mandates under Samdech Techo Hun Sen. We want to be efficient in doing (agriculture), with…

Selected excerpts of impromptu elaboration of the prepared speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the declaration of Kampong Cham as the first province to have completed systematic land surveying and land titles distribution [Unofficial Translation]

[1] (1) Under Pol Pot, every land titles completely erased It is a new page that we have completed the survey and registration for the people of Kampong Cham province. If we look at our land history from the beginning, we can say that (this achievement) is historic. Previously, we had never come down to…

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]

[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…