Selected excerpts of impromptu comments of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet during the meeting with top students’ graduation of the secondary school exams and the level-3 technical and vocational exams [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) What guarantees successful exam is studying hard and don’t rely on luck Last year, there were over 1,600 grade-A students. This year, the number has increased to over 2,200 […] year after year, the ability level of the students who passed the (secondary school) exam, whether with grade-A (or with) other grades, has…

Selected excerpts of the prepared speech elaboration of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the opening ceremony of the 18th National Day Against Human Trafficking for 2024 [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) Preventive measures are the effective way to tackle human trafficking Over the past year, as the Royal Government’s general staff in law enforcement and efforts to prevent and combat various security issues, including human trafficking, the Ministry of Interior, all law enforcement agencies, the National Police, the Military Police, and relevant agencies and ministries/institutions,…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech elaborations by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the 2023 and 2024 work results and 2025 work directions setting of the Ministry of Mines and Energy [unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) Sawn Stone – the first fruitful solution The sawn stone sector – is the first solution that I have provided in my term as Prime Minister. In September 2023, I remember going to an exhibition in Nanning (China) […] a sister, who has now confirmed that she is the daughter of Oknha Leng…

Selected excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inaugural ceremony of the China-aid project for the improvement of school environment and educational facilities in Cambodia (CPISEEF) [Unofficial selections and translations]

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[1] (1) Education achievements in three provinces I am happy to come to Kang Meas district (of Kampong Cham province) for the 20th time […] I had been here previously either to inaugurate new achievements or to meet with young people. However, mostly, I am here for the inauguration of religious achievements, schools, pagodas. Today,…

Selected excerpts of off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Cambodia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) [Unofficial translations of selected excerpts]

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[1] (1) Cambodia becomes a low-middle-income country and one of the promising in Asia As of present, Cambodia has become a low-middle-income country, and one of the promising in Asia. Where does this (situation) come from? It is not born of chance or of angels being kind to us. It comes from setting clear policies…

Selected off-the-cuff remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Main Center Building, the parking lot and the workshop, and the Cyclotron Medical Building at Calmette Hospital [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) Do not prohibit people to have more cars and/or to have more children but to build more infrastructures I think that Phnom Penh in the future, we will probably see more parking buildings because we have got empty land no more […] we have now an underground parking space in front of the…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation ceremony of the University of Puthisastra [unofficial excerpts and translation]

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(1) The Funan Techo Canal (FTC) is a symbol of Khmer national unity Let me take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude on the preparation for the construction of the Funan Techo canal (FTC), which we launched the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. I have witnessed a strong sense of unity. Though this canal is just…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the celebration of the 19th July-1 National Fish Day [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Agriculture ensures food security and livelihood […] Cambodia was and still is considered an agricultural country. By 2023, agriculture accounted for about 22% of the country’s gross domestic product. That is why the Royal Government of all terms since 1979, after the liberation (from the Pol Pot regime), has always given priority to…

Excerpts from the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official launch of the implementation of the national single window system (NSW) [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) The remaining institutions encouraged to join the NSW system to strengthen the capacity to provide public services In the video that has just been shown, we have 16 participating ministries and institutions. The remaining half of this number are not yet (participating). So, what can be done to encourage His Excellency, Lok Chumteav,…

Selected excerpts from the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration ceremony of the Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., (“TTMC”) [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] His Excellency (Ambassador) UENO Atsushi and I have met many times since the new government was born, and every time we meet, there is always a new achievement. Yesterday, we met at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port at the celebration of phase-I expansion of SAP preparing it to be a regional port and regional logistics hub…