Speech given by the Prime Minister on national and international occasions, review conference, etc. in English and in Khmer

Off-the-cuff speech of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Five Gold Stars General, Acting Head of State and President of the Cambodian Veterans Association at the Closing Ceremony of the Extraordinary General Assembly of Nationwide Representatives of the Cambodian Veterans Association [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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[1] Once again, I would like to express my deep gratitude for the presence and active participation of His Excellency, Lok Chumteav, Lok Oknha, Nak Oknha, Oknha, ladies and gentlemen – members of the General Assembly – in/for sharing their views [at the General Assembly of the “Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association” (CVRA)]. Although we…

Speech and excerpts of elaborations of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Acting Head of State of the Kingdom of Cambodia and President of the Cambodian Veterans Association, at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Cambodian Veterans Association nationwide [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) The statutes must be approved by the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Cambodian Veterans Association (Let me warmly welcome Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Oknha, ladies and gentlemen – 430 members of the grand assembly, which embodies truly historical significance and is a reminder of the Cambodian veterans who have made sacrifices in every way,…

Speech by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Acting Head of State at the Reception to Celebrate the 76th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

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His Excellency Wang Wenbin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Cambodia Samdech, Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Lok Chumteav Members of the Senate, Members of the National Assembly, Members of the Royal Government of Cambodia, and Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished national and international guests, Ladies and Gentlemen…

Speech by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia at the Reception to Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

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Excellency Nguyen Minh Vu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Kingdom of Cambodia Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteav, Members of the Senate, National Assembly, and Royal Government Excellencies, Lok Chumteav, Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps of the Friendly Countries to Cambodia Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished National and International Guests!…

Excerpts from the impromptu speech of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Thipadei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, at the extraordinary session of the Fifth legislative term Senate, focusing on the proposed Constitutional Law on amendment of Article 33 and the response to Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) No matter what the situation is, even COVID-19, Cambodia does not place the country in a state of emergency or martial law or general military draft Before proceeding to adopting the proposed laws, (please) let me remind you of this point a little. The last (amendment of some articles in the Constitution) was made…

I urge world and ASEAN leaders to acknowledge Thaksin’s claims

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As I stated on June 27, 2025, in Preah Vihear Province, it is undeniable that online fraud kingpins are widespread across Thailand, with Bangkok being a stronghold for cybercriminals and large-scale money laundering operations. This criminal network has increasingly spread from Thailand into Cambodia. Recently, on July 9, 2025, Thaksin publicly admitted during a televised…

Extensive excerpt from the impromptu speech of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, at a meeting with students and teachers of the Chea Sim Kamchaymar Education and Training Center [Unofficial selected excerpts and translations  ]

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(1) Started working at somewhat 20s and 30s, and wish to stay another twenty years We all need to take care of our health. In the Senate, just in the past year, two people have left us. It all happened more than 40 years ago. We started working at relatively the age of 20, under…

Speech by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen President of the Cambodian People’s Party, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia At the Meeting to Commemorate the 74th Anniversary of the Founding of the Cambodian People’s Party (28.06.1951-28.06.2025)

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Venerables Samdech Preah Akka Moha Sangkharaja Thipadei, Samdech Preah Sangkareach, Samdech Preah Reachea Kana, Preah Theranutherak, Senior leaders of the Islamic community, Leaders of the Christian community, Samdech, Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Lok Chumteav, Lok Oknha, Neak Oknha, Ladies and Gentlemen, National Distinguished Guests, Representatives of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Leaders…

Selected excerpts from the impromptu address of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, during the meeting with members of provincial, city, district, and commune councils at Preah Vihear Provincial Hall [ Unofficial excerpts and translations ]

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(1) More than 6,000 kilometers journey to invest more than 400 million US dollars in the education sector – the Techo’s legacy, the foundation for the succeeding generation to follow I stayed up until 12 o’clock at night […] such exhaustion is not comparable to the exhaustion of our farmers and workers […] I never…

Selected excerpts of the adlib speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, at the meeting with displaced people at the safe haven of 5,000 Buddha Trees Monastery [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) The war pain unimaginably returns through the aggression of neighbors The (Cambodian) Prime Minister has already come to see you. Now the Prime Minister’s father, along with other leaders, have come here to greet you. Even though I am no longer serving as Prime Minister, I still have responsibilities as a Cambodian leader and…