Selected excerpts from the address of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the meeting with students who passed the 2024-2025 Secondary School Certificate Examination with Distinction and the Level 3 Technical and Vocational Certificate Examination [Selected excerpts and unofficial translations]

[1] Today, we are organizing (the meeting with students who passed the 2024-2025 Secondary School Certificate Examination with Distinction and the Level 3 Technical and Vocational Certificate Examination). We had postponed the previous plan for the meeting several times because of the border situation. Finally, we have shelved the postponement to meet today. Although it…

Selected off-the-cuff address by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet during the Visit to the 540 Displaced Families at Wat Bak Kam Safety Center, Tbeng Meanchey District, Preah Vihear Province [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

His Excellencies the Deputy Prime Ministers, His Excellency the Senior Ministers,His Excellency the Ministers who are here present, His Excellency the Governors,the leaders, and especially the grandparents, uncles, aunts, and fellow citizens! I would like to thank His Excellency Kim Rithy, Governor of Preah Vihear Province, and the team that organized this meeting. Thank you…

Facebook Message Regarding the Implementation of Temporary Border Measurement and Demarking on the Section of the Border Line Between Border Pillars 42-47 in Banteay Meanchey Province and 52-59 in Battambang Province

To My Fellow Compatriots, The border issue is a complex matter that has existed for hundreds of years. It is our shared responsibility to resolve it together so that the people of both countries can live peacefully along the border in the future. In the past, I have informed my fellow compatriots about the Royal…

Special Message of Samdech Thipadei on Facebook After the Unprovoked Use of Violence by the Thai Side Against Innocent Cambodian Civilians in Prey Chan Village

I strongly condemn the unprovoked use of violence by the Thai side against innocent Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan Village in the afternoon of 12 November 2025, which resulted in injuries to three Cambodian civilians and the tragic loss of one life. This act violates international humanitarian law and international law, and goes against humanitarian…

Selected excerpts of elaborations by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing of the 2025 Central Committee Meeting of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) National consensus at this time is Cambodia’s strength I thank the leaders, members, brothers and sisters, citizens, especially the youth, who organized and participated in the “Solidarity March” on June 18, 2025, with more than 150,000 participants […] It has been viral on social media everywhere and even in foreign newspapers […] The…

Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet Orders Permanent Closure of Two Border Crossings in Udor Meanchey Province in Response to Thai Military Action

Late last night, 21st of June, governor of Udor Meanchey province reported to me that Military Region 2 of the Thai army has informed about its UNILATERAL decision to close Choub Korki border checkpoint from today. I agreed with the governor’s response that we will also close that border checkpoint permanently. I also ordered the…

The introductory note on the Cambodia-Thailand Border Issue of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet to the Joint Session of the National Assembly and the Senate regarding the Intervention on the “Social Protection System” [Unofficial translation]

Before delivering the speech at the Joint Session of the National Assembly and the Senate on the topic of “Informal Economy,” Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet gave introductory briefing on the border issue in the military region 4 which encompasses the provinces of Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey. [Start of introductory note on the…

Selected excerpts of the adlib remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of the school buildings, teachers’ dormitory and other achievements in Prey Nop District, Preah Sihanouk Province [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) These educational facilities will benefit generations to come May I congratulate the people, the farmers, the students, and the teachers for the new achievements we have realized today, not only for this generation, but for generations to come. Preah Sihanouk Province is a province with potential, and building human resources is an important…

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…