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…

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

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(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]

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(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…

Samdech Techo Hun Sen: “2022 – Unusual Year for Our Diplomatic Battle” – Extracts from the speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen speech at the closing the 2022 work review meeting and raising the work direction for 2023 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [Unofficial Translation]

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Today, I am very pleased to be able to attend the closing ceremony of the annual meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which was suspended for two years due to the Covid-19 epidemic. I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency, Lok Chumteav, leaders, members of the Royal Government,…

Speech and Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Speech at the 25th National Cultural Day, March 3, 2023” and “the 4th Meeting with National Artists” [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Youth for national culture […] At this point, I would like to emphasize that in the past we chose a different topic for each year. Since 2015, the theme of youth for national culture has been consistent at all stages of every year, because the youth will be the ones to take turns from…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Inauguration of Two Buildings and Conferment of Diplomas to Students of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Education restarted with empty hands in war and unjust punishment … His Excellency Dr. Hang Chuon Naron made a report just now. We are putting into operation two new building in the vicinity of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). Secondly, we have this graduation ceremony and diplomas conferment for 4,617 graduates […]…