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…

Excerpts of impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet during the “visit to and inauguration of achievements at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)” [Unoffiial excerpts and translation]

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(1) More than 2.4 million pages of confidential and public genocide trial documents Just now, on my way in, I looked at the archives where there are more than 2.4 million pages, which we need to divide into confidential and public documents. But more importantly, the end of this 16 year (trial) has ended a…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of “the Dhamma Stupa, the Marble Carvings, Concrete Roads and Achievements in the Cambodian Buddhist Cultural Center” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[4] (1) With peace, people have rights and freedom of religion, and the ability to build religious achievements […] If we talk about attaining peace and merit making, we can confirm that (the two events) are related to one another […] it is with peace that we can perform religious/Buddhist rituals or merit making. Without…