Selected excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s impromptu speech to workers at Camton Industrial Park, Ponhea Leu District, Kandal Province [Unofficial Translation]

(1) The second round of workers’ gatherings were impossible due to Covid-19 […] Actually, I wanted to run the second round (of meetings with workers) as soon as possible, but unfortunately Covid-19 was in the way […] and in early 2023, before the (Covid-19) test requirement waived, we did not have a chance to meet…

Excerpts from the speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the inauguration and graduation ceremony of students of the Royal University of Fine Arts [Unofficial Translation]

(1) The Royal University of Fine Arts near the National Museum was established more than 100 years ago We already know the history of more than 100 years of the University of Fine Arts in our country, which is located in Phnom Penh, near the National Museum […] in the former state of Cambodia, (former…

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;…

Impromptu Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the inauguration of the movie “The Son Born under the Full Moon” [Unofficial Translation]

(1) The movie – “The Son Born under the Full Moon” appeared in parallel with the book “Cambodia’s strong man” […] While foreigners were writing book about “Cambodia’s strongman,” the story of the son under the moonlight appeared. At that time, I was listening to Radio 103 Phnom Penh. I think this was very much…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Impromptu Speech at the Conferment of Diplomas to Students of the Khmer New Generation Institute [Unofficial Translation]

(1) With Covid-19 under control, economic growth rose from -3.1% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2022 […] It can be considered that Cambodia succeeded in controlling Covid-19 and reopened the country, which boosted the growth rate after declining to -3.1 (percent). We had economic recovery growth of 3% in 2021 and 5.2% in 2022. That…