Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Residents in the Angkor Area Who Voluntarily Relocate to the New Settlement at Run Ta Ek Village, Banteay Srey District, Siem Reap Province [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Preah Borom Ratanakaod Initiated Designation Request Since 1991 for Angkor Wat to Be Listed as a World Heritage Site Today is the third day of our (fifteen) religious rites and a day when our people can come together here. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our people for understanding what we…

Opening Remarks By Samdech Techo HUN SEN at the 2022 ASEAN Leadership and Partnership Forum Under the Theme “Partnerships for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”

Samdech, Excellencies Members of the Royal Government of Cambodia; Excellencies Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Cambodia; Neak Oknha Kith Meng, Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and President of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce; Excellency Dr. Sok Siphana, Senior Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia and Chairman of the Board of Director of the…

Excerpts from the Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Construction of Two Overpasses – (1) the Preah Monivong Overpass and (2) the Overpass (Samdech Chao Fah Veang) Kong Sam Ol [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Preah Monivong Overpass and Kong Sam Ol Overpass – Roads Are Not Up for Transportation Demand […] since these bridges have long names, I would like to suggest we call the first bridge “Preah Monivong Flyover/Overpass” […] and the second bridge […] “Kong Sam Ol Overpass” […] it is not that we are starting,…

Excerpts from the Off-the-Cuff Speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Presentation of Diplomas to the Graduates of Asia-Europe University

(1) Digital Technology Widely Used in Education; the Country Fully Reopened; Students Prioritized for Vaccination; Disables Reaped Benefit from Education  Today, I am thrilled to be present at the Asia-Europe University graduation ceremony, which we had not been able to organize for the past two years. As I said last week, with the crisis that…

Remarks at the Handover Ceremony of COVID-19 Vaccine (Pfizer) for Children from the People and Government of the Kingdom of Spain to the People and Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Cristina Elisa Aguilar Jiménez, Chargée D’Affaires a.i. Embassy of Spain to Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, Samdech, Excellencies, Ladies, and Gentlemen! Today, I am very pleased to join Samdech, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen to receive a generous donation of 300,000 (three hundred thousand) doses of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children from the People and Government…

Speech and Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Off-the-Cuff Speech at the Closing Ceremony of the Tourism Conference to Review the Plan for the Rehabilitation and Promotion of Tourism in Cambodia during and after the Covid-19 Crisis, Phase 1 (2020-2021), and the First Semester of 2022. Setting the Directions of the Tourism Rehabilitation Plan in the Second Phase (Second Half of 2022-2023) [Unofficial Translation]

In addition to the prepared text, Samdech Techo Hun Sen made off-the-cuff speech that CNV unofficially transcribed and translated as followed: (1) Tourism Affected by Wars and Sanctions in the World Allow me to make additional assessments and offer reminders on some points. We already know that Covid-19 has had the biggest impact on tourism.…

Speech by Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the Occasion of The Opening of the Council Meeting of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) and the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) [Unofficial translation]

Samdech, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen; Excellences Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Cambodia; Distinguished Guests from the Council of the Southeast Asian and the ASEAN PARA Games; Distinguished Delegations, National and International Guests!   [Start of Impromptu Comments] Four days ago, we all learned about the horror that took place in Japan – the assassination of…

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]

(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…