Selected excerpts of the adlib speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the opening of the 2025 Angkor Sangkranta Event – “Smiling to Celebrate the New Year” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1&2] I am very grateful to Samdech Kittisangahabandit Men Sam An for having led the event to welcome the new year Deity at Angkor Thom this morning. This morning, we also celebrated another special ceremony for the New Year, the Royal ceremony to pray for the peace of the Kingdom of Cambodia in front of…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the 9th River Festival – “The Value of the River: Connecting Culture and Ecotourism” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Community development approach and prioritization before taking in investment from outside Days ago, I met with HE MASATO KANDA, the new President of the Asian Development Bank […] He visited two places in Cambodia, and one of which was the fishing community in Kep province. He said that it is a good example…

Excerpts of the adlib speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the 27th National Culture Day (March 3) and the 6th dialogue with national artists [Unofficial excerpts and translation]

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[1] (1) Update the list if those listed archaeological sites are still ones on the ground Regarding this point (about determining the maximum number of areas necessary to protect in all archaeological sites in 2025), I would like to recommend that the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MCFA) work with the Ministry of Land…

Excerpts of impromptu speech by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of the Ministry of Tourism’s 2024 stocktaking and 2025 directives setting [Unofficial excerpts an translations]

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[2] (1) Promoting culture and/or kindness of people is an attractive factor for tourism I sincerely thank our citizens for their joint force with the Royal Government and all sectors to promote the good points (about Cambodia) […] these days, an individual has become an idol, a public figure, without having to have a role…

Selected excerpts of impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the presenting of certificates and diplomas to the students and fellows of the University of Human Resources [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Figuring out a database where theses of previous generations of students can be stored and retrieved Regarding this (issue of publishing the scientific) journal […] we have many students who had written theses so far. If you ask where we can go (find) theses that thousands of students have written, however, there is…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech delivered by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of the 32nd National Convention of the Buddhist Monks in 2024 [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) In absence of religion, people no longer think about sin or the boundaries of virtue and morality The Khmer history is perhaps the most unique. There was a period of three years, eight months, and 20 days (under the Democratic Kampuchea,) in which religion was abolished. Some countries have had restriction on this…

Selected excerpts of the remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the RUPP (Royal University of Phnom Penh) graduation ceremony [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) Promotion brings foreign tourists to the water festival There has been a large number of (foreign) tourists coming (to enjoy) the water festival […] large planes from Singapore are full of tourists, many of them coming from Europe. They said they were coming to see the water festival in Cambodia, when asked […]…

Excerpts of adlib remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of the Ote Thipadei Dam, Sen Sokdom Dam and Sen Monorom Dam in Mondulkiri province [Selected excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Stability and peace, regional and international integration, and reduction of poverty Mondulkiri province has plenty of natural resources potential […] what are those favorable factors? After the successful implementation of the win-win politics, which ended the war, our country has been freed from territorial division for the last 500 years, and realized full…

Selected excerpts of the adlib remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the Cambodian Mixed Martial Arts (CMMA) contests [Selected excerpts and translations]

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(1) Whether winning or losing, the main goal of the game is respect, love and friendship I do not have much​ to say today. For the past three days, you have been taking parts in the contest with full care and management […] I thank the organizing committee […] and the participation of contestants from…