Selected excerpts of the adlib address of Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the reception of 200 investment companies and meeting with workers in the Special Economic Zone, Preah Sihanouk province [Unofficial selections of excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) Number of workers ups on the ground, getting income directly and many more get benefits indirectly The largest number of workers I had met in the past was more than 10,000 people. Today, it is over 30,000. In this area, we have an increasing number of factories […] This is the true development…

Selected excerpts of the adlib speech by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the groundbreaking ceremony to build the “Takhmao Wastewater Treatment System” [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) Cambodia-RoK diplomatic relations elevated to strategic partnership with synergy for investment and people-to-people cooperation in all fields This year marks the 28th anniversary of the Cambodia-Korea diplomatic relations. (Actually, our country-to-country relations) began in 1970, but were almost destroyed during the Khmer Rouge era. (The former Prime Minister) Samdech Techo worked hard to…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing of the 2024 stocktaking and 2025 work directions of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[2] (1) Public works achievements – synergy for connectivity […] In the past 17 months (of the establishment of the Royal Government), we have inaugurated many major achievements in the public works sector […] (we) are moving forward and those achievements are a key synergy for connectivity. The infrastructural development for waterways, land, and air…

Facebook Message on the Conclusion of the “Border Infrastructure Fund with a focus on the construction of the border ring road” [Unofficial Translation]

On August 22, 2024, I announced the establishment of the “Border Infrastructure Fund,” with a primary focus on the construction of the border ring road. Commencing on August 26, 2024, the fund team will begin accepting voluntary contributions from Cambodian citizens, both within the country and abroad. The “Border Infrastructure Fund with a focus on…

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]

[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…

Excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official inauguration of the “253 meters additional container terminal” [Unofficial Translation]

[1] Meeting with the Ambassador (of Japan, I said) that (1) since I took office as Prime Minister, we (have) met seven times. With Japan, we have inaugurated many achievements here, three times in addition to the inauguration of the National Road 5, the water treatment station, and the surgery department (of a hospital) in…

Selected excerpts from the adlib speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the groundbreaking ceremony to construct the Funan Techo Canal [Unofficial selections and translations]

[1&2] (1) The vision to build Funan Techo canal aligns with that of ancestors in the Funan time The fact that we have decided to launch the groundbreaking ceremony to build the Funan Techo Canal (FTC) as soon as we can confirms the high level of commitment […] and support from the people across the…

Excerpted impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the construction site of the twin flyovers along the Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. intersecting with National Road 2 at the border of Phnom Penh and Kandal [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

[1] (1) Phnom Penh grows in size, population and the means of transportation – in quantitively and qualitatively […] Over the decades, Phnom Penh has developed both quantitatively and qualitatively. In quantity, we refer to numbers. (Firstly,) the area of ​​Phnom Penh has increased from 300 square kilometers to nearly 700 square kilometers […] secondly,…