Selected excerpts of the impromptu remarks of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet on the occasion of the 19th May-12 anniversary of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Day [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) The Veterans Associations in the capitals, provinces, districts and cities help score brilliant results “We thank peace! We thank the win-win policy!”Let us thank the founder, the leader, and the operators of the win-win policy that brought about peace and complete national unity! I am very happy to preside over the 19th Cambodian…

Selected excerpts of the interventional address of Prime Minister, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, at the 7th Legislative National Assembly’s Extraordinary Session on the Draft Law on Military Conscription [Unoffiial excerpts and translations]

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[1] [Speech] For Cambodia, a small country with limited resources, a conscription system is an appropriate option to strengthen and increase both the full-time (full-time/professional) army and the creation of a reserve army to ensure that the government can quickly and adequately mobilize military forces to serve necessary and urgent needs. (1) This is based…

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]

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[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 impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of the cement factory of Conch Cement factory of the Conch KT Cement (Phnom Penh) Company [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Anti-corruption, anti-Vietnam, anti-His Majesty the King (Norodom Sihanouk) were excuses to launch a coup on March 18, 1970 May 20, previously we called it the Day of Anger, has now been the day of remembrance of the millions of Cambodians who died in the Pol Pot genocidal regime of three years, eight months,…

Selected excerpts of the adlib remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of the school buildings, teachers’ dormitory and other achievements in Prey Nop District, Preah Sihanouk Province [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] (1) These educational facilities will benefit generations to come May I congratulate the people, the farmers, the students, and the teachers for the new achievements we have realized today, not only for this generation, but for generations to come. Preah Sihanouk Province is a province with potential, and building human resources is an important…

Excerpts of impromptu speech by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing session of the Ministry of Tourism’s 2024 stocktaking and 2025 directives setting [Unofficial excerpts an translations]

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[2] (1) Promoting culture and/or kindness of people is an attractive factor for tourism I sincerely thank our citizens for their joint force with the Royal Government and all sectors to promote the good points (about Cambodia) […] these days, an individual has become an idol, a public figure, without having to have a role…

Selected excerpts of the off-the-cuff remarks by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the graduation ceremony of the Asia-Europe University [unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[2] (1) Learn throughout your life because everything evolves non-stop To say that learning and continue to learn, learning constantly is not a wrong thing to do. Learning anytime, anywhere, from everyone, not just learning professional skills, but also living skills, (because one need to) coordinate and work together. The Khmer word for that is…

Excerpts of the impromptu speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the friendly football match to celebrate the 29-December “Peace Day in Cambodia” [Unofficial excerpts an translations]

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[1] It was due to the absence of peace that even the membership in the Olympics, which Cambodia has been one of its members of since 1956, was suspended between in between 1970s and 1994 […] please allow me to share with you the impressions of HE Sao Sokha, (Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian…

Excerpts of off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet at the inauguration of the “achievements of the Boeung Jung Ruk Techo win-win development area” [unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) Win-win politics turns a battlefield into national unification and resolving land disputes I am honored and happy to join in the celebration of the great achievements in the Boeung Jung Ruk Techo win-win development area […] the initial stage of the win-win politics was to transform a battlefield into a place of unification. Now…