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…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s off-the-cuff address at the inauguration of Krouch Chhmar district referral hospital, Tbong Khmum Province [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Unfatal sickness can be fatal due to lack of hospitals, doctors and without infrastructure […] for the celebration of the new achievements we have received in the territory of Kroch Chhma district, I would like to thank HE Chea Sophara for leading the efforts to build this great hospital. As HE Mam Bunheng made…

Samdech Techo Hun Sen: “Make No Request for Vaccination by Sectors and/or by Provinces, Please. Cambodia Vaccinates Every Citizens in Accordance with the Strategic Plan” – Audio Message​ [Unofficial Translation]

Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Institutions as well as Provinces In the past, there have been a series of requests for vaccinations in the provinces or ministries, which yesterday, in addition to the ministries, (I also) received requests for vaccinations in this province or that province, and for instance, (there was this request from) the tourism…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Ground-breaking Ceremony to Rebuild National Roads 2 & 22 [Unofficial Translation]

• … in 1987 or 33 years ago, I proclaimed four priorities for investment – water/irrigation, road, electricity/power, and human resource […] in 1993, up to the present, we have changed its order to focus as number one on human resource training […] the four priorities have been fundamentally correct for the past 33 years, and, I think, will be so for the next 33 or even 100 years […]

• … according to the study, the (Jroy Jangva-Svay Jrum) bridge would cost anywhere between 40 to 50 million USD […] in between 2019 through to 2023, (Republic of) Korea has package of 700 million USD for Cambodia […]

• … governor of Preah Sihanouk province Kuoch Chamroeun filed a report about a Dutch tourist, on a visiting cruise ship, being quarantined for high temperature […] we are waiting for results from the lab to certify if he is or is not infected with novel coronavirus. If he is, he would have to stay for treatment in Cambodia until he fully recovered […]

• As in weeks to come, some factories may close down because supplies from China would not be coming on time, please do not link this matter to economic sanction from the European Commission. Whether the sanction happens or not […] it will be in August […]

• … on the forthcoming 14 March 2020, there will be the ASEAN-US Summit in Las Vegas. Let me inform Cambodians in America that I will be arriving in Las Vegas on 12 March. I may have time for golf on 13 March […] on 14 March, it will be the Summit. On 15 March, I will meet with Cambodians before I will be leaving on 16 March. I think I will meet with the US President Donald Trump […]

Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Groundbreaking Ceremony for Improvement Project of the NR 2 and NR 22, 11 February 2020