Excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of “Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE)” organization and the graduation ceremony for students of the 2021-2024 Academic Year [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

Speech

[1] (1) The success of a unit/organization is its ability to continue operating and growing Yesterday, I went to Svay Rieng and requested that people not call me ‘Grandfather’ (Ta) […] My hair is a bit gray, but it is not that bad yet. In two years, I will have reached half a century. I…

Selected excerpts of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the showring ceremony for the senior Buddhist monks [Unofficial excerpts and translation]

Speech

All religions (1), Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions all have the same purpose – to educate people/practitioners to have a righteous mindset, to do good deeds, and to respect each other as a basis for living with morality, virtue, mutual respect and harmony. Self-esteem is an important task in modern times, when we have…