Selected excerpts from the impromptu speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) The ASEAN Highway Ho Chi Minh/Phnom Penh/Bangkok becomes a reality Seeing the importance of the expressway, we started negotiations with our Chinese friend, the Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation, which has implemented the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project, to study the expressway project of connecting Phnom Penh with Bavet town, linking up with the expressway…

Selected excerpt from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s inauguration ceremony of the Royal Academy of Justice of Cambodia and the graduation ceremony for graduates of judicial degrees [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Training of human resources in the field of justice – judges, clerks, bailiffs, public notaries (The Royal Academy of Justice of Cambodia – RAJC) has to move from the Royal School of Administration and relocate to this place. If we leave RAJC with the Royal School of Administration (RSA), it is clear that efforts…

Selected Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s impromptu speech at the graduation ceremony for students of the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Human resource development reaches a point of pride […] We have focused on training human resources as a priority for the sake of responding to our effort to build the country. I have stated that we started with “those who know more, teach those who know less, and those who know less, teach those…

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

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(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 Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Workers at 81 Factories in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (Day 2) [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) The second-round meeting with workers reviews the implementation of the 10 recommendations and the results of the first-round meeting […] From May 22 in Sihanoukville yesterday and today I have met in total, both in Sihanoukville and here about 60,000 workers. The specific purpose of the meeting is to review the implementation of the…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Athletes, Coaches and Sports Team Leaders before Participating in the 12th ASEAN Para Games [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Chairing the Paralympic Games to encourage people with disabilities I accept this role (as chairman) because I wanted to encourage and provide commitment for all people with disabilities. We are partially physically disabled, but we are not mentally disabled. I still consider myself a cripple, but I can do anything, including being the longest-serving…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Workers at Marvel Garment Factory in Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Cambodia provides 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine and some medical equipment to Myanmar […] It was difficult to forbid us (from meeting each other). It is like we – father and children or grandfather and grandchildren missing each other. Hopefully the Ministry of Health will not sue us for violating safety distance rules…