Special Address by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on “the Royal Government’s Decision Concerning the Overlapping Maritime Claims with Thailand.”

Speech

My fellow compatriots! Today, I wish to inform all Cambodian people of an important decision taking by the Royal Government of Cambodia concerning our nation’s overlapping maritime claims with Thailand. We have delivered a formal notice to Thailand and to the Secretary General of the United Nations to begin compulsory conciliation proceeding under the United…

Selected excerpts from the address of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the meeting with students who passed the 2024-2025 Secondary School Certificate Examination with Distinction and the Level 3 Technical and Vocational Certificate Examination [Selected excerpts and unofficial translations]

Speech

[1] Today, we are organizing (the meeting with students who passed the 2024-2025 Secondary School Certificate Examination with Distinction and the Level 3 Technical and Vocational Certificate Examination). We had postponed the previous plan for the meeting several times because of the border situation. Finally, we have shelved the postponement to meet today. Although it…

Selected off-the-cuff address by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet during the Visit to the 540 Displaced Families at Wat Bak Kam Safety Center, Tbeng Meanchey District, Preah Vihear Province [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

Speech

His Excellencies the Deputy Prime Ministers, His Excellency the Senior Ministers,His Excellency the Ministers who are here present, His Excellency the Governors,the leaders, and especially the grandparents, uncles, aunts, and fellow citizens! I would like to thank His Excellency Kim Rithy, Governor of Preah Vihear Province, and the team that organized this meeting. Thank you…

Facebook Message Regarding the Implementation of Temporary Border Measurement and Demarking on the Section of the Border Line Between Border Pillars 42-47 in Banteay Meanchey Province and 52-59 in Battambang Province

Speech

To My Fellow Compatriots, The border issue is a complex matter that has existed for hundreds of years. It is our shared responsibility to resolve it together so that the people of both countries can live peacefully along the border in the future. In the past, I have informed my fellow compatriots about the Royal…

Special Message of Samdech Thipadei on Facebook After the Unprovoked Use of Violence by the Thai Side Against Innocent Cambodian Civilians in Prey Chan Village

Speech

“I strongly condemn the unprovoked use of violence by the Thai side against innocent Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan Village in the afternoon of 12 November 2025, which resulted in injuries to three Cambodian civilians and the tragic loss of one life. This act violates international humanitarian law and international law, and goes against humanitarian…

Selected excerpts of elaborations by Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing of the 2025 Central Committee Meeting of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

Speech

[1] (1) National consensus at this time is Cambodia’s strength I thank the leaders, members, brothers and sisters, citizens, especially the youth, who organized and participated in the “Solidarity March” on June 18, 2025, with more than 150,000 participants […] It has been viral on social media everywhere and even in foreign newspapers […] The…

Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet Orders Permanent Closure of Two Border Crossings in Udor Meanchey Province in Response to Thai Military Action

Speech

Late last night, 21st of June, governor of Udor Meanchey province reported to me that Military Region 2 of the Thai army has informed about its UNILATERAL decision to close Choub Korki border checkpoint from today. I agreed with the governor’s response that we will also close that border checkpoint permanently. I also ordered the…

Selected excerpts of remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the official inauguration of the academic, administrative, dormitory and experimental buildings and achievements in Ratanakiri Province [Unofficial translation of selected excerpts]

Speech

[1] (1) Ratanakiri had so much difficulties during the war and animosity period Let me thank HE Nhem Sam Oeun, Governor of Ratanakiri Province, for the report that the female and male citizens in the province have reached almost equal number […] I am happy to be back in Ratanakiri Province. This is the first…

The introductory note on the Cambodia-Thailand Border Issue of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet to the Joint Session of the National Assembly and the Senate regarding the Intervention on the “Social Protection System” [Unofficial translation]

Speech

Before delivering the speech at the Joint Session of the National Assembly and the Senate on the topic of “Informal Economy,” Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet gave introductory briefing on the border issue in the military region 4 which encompasses the provinces of Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey. [Start of introductory note on the…