Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s special audio message on decision to step down as Prime Minister after the 2023 National Election [Unofficial Translation]

(1) The 2023 election – a record breaker to the previous elections Earlier, I just visited HM the King to inform HM about the election and the process ahead. As a first step, I would inform our compatriots that our election in 2023 is a record-breaking election (election) to those held in the past, that…

Excerpts from the Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Closing of the Training Course in 2020-2021 and Opening of the Training Course in 2022 of the Royal School of Administration [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Win the battles of Delta, Alpha and Omicron in the Covid-19 War Today, we come together to celebrate the graduation ceremony for the closing courses of 2020 and 2021 of 1733 graduates, and the opening of new training courses for 665 students. We canceled such events for 2021, but we now can organize it…

Selected Extempore Speech at the Graduation and Diploma Presenting Ceremony of the Asia-Europe University [Unofficial Translation]

Internal Factors Determined Successes As in 1970, even though there were foreign influences, should Lon Nol, Sarik Matak, Cheng Heng, and In Tam not collude, there could not have been a coup. Take the present situation into consideration, for instance, foreigners could give us ideas and assistance but would anyone think that we would be…

Selected off-the-Cuff Speech at the Graduation and Diploma Presenting Ceremony of the Asia-Europe University [Unofficial Translation]

Studying Jobs Market and Orienting Training […] We must make further efforts to attract investments to serve human resource training and development to serve requirement of human resource in investments. Take for instance, we are now stepping into this stage of mineral exploration and exploitation, and first of all relating to oil. How many engineers…

Selected Impromptu Comments at the Graduation and Diploma Presenting Ceremony of the Royal University of Law and Economics [Unofficial Translation]

A University with Famous Reputation Today, I have a great pleasure to join with all 3,579 graduates of the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) to celebrate their graduation and to present them with their diplomas. Since 1996, this is my 17th presence for the graduation and diplomas presenting ceremony for RULE. I could…