Selected excerpts from the impromptu address of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, during the meeting with members of provincial, city, district, and commune councils at Preah Vihear Provincial Hall [ Unofficial excerpts and translations ]

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(1) More than 6,000 kilometers journey to invest more than 400 million US dollars in the education sector – the Techo’s legacy, the foundation for the succeeding generation to follow I stayed up until 12 o’clock at night […] such exhaustion is not comparable to the exhaustion of our farmers and workers […] I never…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with the People in and Inspection of Stung Pursat 1 Hydropower Project Construction Site, Bramoy Commune, Veal Veng District, Pursat Province [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) 99% of villages and 90% of houses nationwide are connected to the electricity network […] Nationwide, 99% of villages … and 90% of the houses are already connected to the national network. It is the age of electricity, not the age of incandescent lamp, the use of candles/lanterns […] the current solution of electricity…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Remarks and Advice to the ASEAN Para Games Delegation Before Going for the Games at Solo, Indonesia [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) From Year to Year, Cambodian Sports Have Developed Positively […] We know that Vietnam and Philippines did not send their (players) because the countries are struggling with both disasters and Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam organized the SEA Games, but do not go for the ASEAN Para Games for Covid-19. We should thank Indonesia for hosting…

Extensive Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Speech at the Meeting with Samdech Techo Voluntary Youth Doctor Association (TYDA) [Unofficial Translation]

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To Meet with Medical Teams to Express Royal Government’s Gratitude Today, we are happy to get together after the first meeting, when there were just over 400 young physicians joining the Covid-19 combat movement. Of course, on February 19 (2022), we had scheduled to meet again, and like the meeting with Mention-A students, because the…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Off-the-Cuff Speech at the Inaugural Ceremony of Chaom Chao Overpasses and Underpasses [Unofficial Translation]

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Chaom Chao Over-Underpasses – Achievements Collaboratively Develop Phnom Penh Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Ladies and Gentlemen, Compatriots who were invited to participate in this occasion, and I would also like to express my respect to our compatriots all over the country, as well as our Cambodian compatriots living abroad, and the armed forces operating under the…

Remarks at the Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum 2021 with the Theme “Energy, Climate and Environment”

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His Excellency Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China; Excellencies Heads of States and Governments; Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen; First of all, I would like to express my greatest pleasure and delight to deliver my remarks via pre-recorded video, and my high appreciation to the People’s Republic of China for hosting the Taiyuan…

Cambodia’s First Gold Refining Starts Off on June 21, 2021 in O’Khvav, Keo Seima District, Mondulkiri Province

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Today, Cambodia started the first gold refining in O’Khvav area, Keo Seima district, Mondulkiri province. On the morning of June 21, 2021, the Royal Government of Cambodia, with the Ministry of Mines and Energy as an operator, celebrated the opening ceremony of the first gold refinery operation spearheaded by the Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Limited in…

29-December-1998 Win-win Policy Brings about Peace, National Unity, Unification of Land and Water, and Now the First Drop of Oil in Cambodia [Unofficial Translation]

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Venerable Buddhist Monks, Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Members of the Senate, National Assembly and the Royal Government, Dear Senior Citizens, Grandpas and Grandmas, Compatriots! On behalf of the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, I have a great pleasure to inform all our compatriots about the start of Cambodia’s first oil production in Block…