Speech given by the Prime Minister on national and international occasions, review conference, etc. in English and in Khmer

Excerpts from the off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen conferring diplomas to three higher agricultural education institutions – Royal Agriculture University, Prek Leap Agriculture College, Agriculture College of Kampong Cham [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Agriculture is the core of economic growth and food security Today we distribute diplomas to 3,279 students as agricultural technicians […] we see that the number of female students is not large in the agricultural sector. I think that in the future, there will be a large number of female students to participate in…

Acceptance Speech by Samdech Techo HUN SEN at the Conferment Ceremony for Honorary Title “Patron of World Fellowship of Buddhists” by the World Fellowship of Buddhists and “Honorary Doctorate in Humanities” by Universitas Negeri Padang of Indonesia

Holy Venerable the Great Supreme Patriarchs of two orders of Nikay; Holy Venerable Heads and Venerable Monks from all Buddhist denominations; Holy Venerable the Great Supreme Patriarchs Prasit Suddhabandhu, Senior Advisor of the World Fellowship of Buddhists and Head of Wat Bo Pagoda, Thailand; Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta, Venerable Deputy Head of the Lumbini Development Trust;…

Selected excerpts from the speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen with the Cambodian sports delegation before participating in the 32nd SEA Games in the Kingdom of Cambodia [Unofficial Translation]

(1) We thank HM the King for giving the fire for the SEA Games Before talking about other issues, I would like to thank His Majesty the King for the travel he made to Siem Reap to light the torch for SEA Games. The torch has passed through all 10 ASEAN countries, including us. Due…

Selected excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s off-the-cuff speech at the 137th anniversary celebration of International Labor Day – May 1, and the groundbreaking ceremony for Sihanoukville container terminal and the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Japan [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Westerdam to return to Sihanoukville port to mark the history of Cambodia’s humanitarian gesture Today we are celebrating three ceremonies together. The first is the celebration of the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day. The second is the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the container terminal at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), and the…

Selected excerpts from the off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the closing of the training course in 2022 and launching the training course in 2023 of the Royal School of Administration (RSA/ERA) [Unofficial Translation]

(1) The six Cambodian Muslim students in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, have been evacuated […] About our Cambodian Muslim students studying in the capital of Kathmandu, Sudan, which there is fighting […] have been evacuated from Sudan by ship […] arriving in Saudi Arabia with the help of Malaysia […] according to the announcement of…

Excerpts from the speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the handing over of diplomas to students, teaching staffs, and educators at the National Institute of Education [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Collect and retrain teachers for the school year of 1979/80 […] Compared to before, we have come a long way. The starting point was that we relaunched the school year 1979-1980. At that time, we gathered the remaining teachers from the killing (by the Khmer Rouge Democratic Kampuchea regime) and selected those who were…

Selected excerpts from the adlib speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the inauguration of the Buddhist temple and various achievements in Wat Preah Baramei Vongkot Boreo, Phnom Penh [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Democratic Kampuchea could never obliterate religions/faiths from people’s minds/hearts […] according to history, the monastery was previously only a haven for war refugees from 1970 to 1975. Then, between 1975 and 1979, all religions in Cambodia were destroyed by the genocidal regime of Pol Pot […] once, the former governor of Pursat province asked…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen Adlib Inaugural Speech at the Inauguration of the Maternity Ward in the National Pediatric Hospital of Phnom Penh [Unofficial Translation]

(1) In time of Covid-19 strike, no construction projects suspended I am pleased to attend the inauguration, at the beginning of the new year the new achievement – the 100% investment from the Royal Government made in the difficult Covid-19 phase of 2021. We already know that Covid-19 had been exploding in 2021 and we…

Selected excerpts from the off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the opening ceremony of Angkor Sankranta 2023 and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of Angkor Sankranta [Unofficial Translation]

​(1) Angkor Sankranta initiates the Cambodian’s understanding, love and promoting of culture, civilization, traditions and valuable traditions of Cambodia […] I am pleased to once again attend the opening of Angkor Sankranta 2023, the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of this major cultural event. The event is meant to inspire the Cambodian people, especially the…