In the afternoon of 23 March, Samdech Techo Hun Sen conducted bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier HE Li Keqiang to strengthen the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership. Samdech Techo suggested the Chinese friend to expedite approvals of projects to build the Morodok Techo stadium and three hospitals as well as Phnom Penh-Preah Sihanouk province railway express and an airport in Siem Reap province. Samdech Techo hopes strongly that trade volume between the two countries will increase to 5 billion...Read More
On 17 March 2016, presenting diplomas to graduates of the Norton University, Samdech Techo Hun Sen affirmed that on forthcoming 4 April (the National Assembly) would vote to approve changes of composition of the Royal Government in its proposal to reshuffle the Cabinet for more work efficiency. Samdech Techo hinted that eight ministries would have their ministers changed, while four provinces – Kompong Speu, Kompot, Banteay Meanjei and Svay Rieng, would have new governors as well. “It is for...Read More
On 16 March 2016, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new passenger terminal of Phnom Penh International Airport, Samdech Techo Hun Sen stressed that the new achievement will further boost the airport’s capacity to welcome five million passengers a year and to respond to the increase in foreign arrivals in five to eight years. Last year, the number of foreign visitors to Cambodia reached some 4.7 million thanks to full peace under the win-win policy, underlined the Cambodian...Read More
On 14 March 2016, speaking to the opening ceremony on the National Conference on Development of Microfinance in Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen stressed that people should be careful of non-governmental organizations turned microfinance institutions who provide loans with a seeming intention for confiscating houses and lands of people. Samdech Techo drew attentions on the fact that those microfinance operators do not care if the loans are for business and/or income-generated production. Samdech Techo urged people to be careful...Read More
In the afternoon of 8 March 2016, while receiving Cambodian athletes contested in the 8th ASEAN Para Games, held in Singapore, and the Cambodia All Stars football team, Samdech Techo advised Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, and Minister of Tourism, who chairs the Cambodian National Olympic Committee, to organize a get-together with Cambodian athletes at Koh Pich Exhibition Centre on the evening of 4 April, his made-up birthday, before the Khmer New Year. In the same occasion, Samdech...Read More
Commemorating the 105th anniversary of the 8-March International Women’s Day, responding to request made to his Facebook Page regarding increase of salary for wives and children of the Royal Government officials and armed forces, Samdech Techo thanked commenter and replied that the issue has been forwarded to Ministers of Economy and Finance, and Public Functions to work out a solution. Samdech Techo said “though it may not be possible to increase salary for wives and children of the Royal Government officials and...Read More
On 5 March 2016, inaugurating the SOS Children’s Village – Kompot, Samdech Techo Hun Sen appealed to the Cambodian people to consume local salt produced from seawater evaporation rather than those mined and imported from abroad. Samdech Techo drew consumers attention that salt produced locally also iodized to help prevent people from thyroid issue. Relating to activities carried out by SOS Children’s Villages International (SOS-CVI) in Cambodia, Samdech Techo expressed satisfaction with cooperation, jointly conducted since 1999, which until the present spent...Read More
On 4 March 2016, leading the full Cabinet meeting at the Peace Palace on drafts of National Demographic Policy for 2016 through to 2030, and Measures to Prohibit Smoking or Share smoke of cigarette in working and/or public places, Samdech Techo Hun Sen advised choice of local officials for sub-national positions rather than sending someone from national level. “It is for the sake of work efficiency,” he stressed. As far as National Demographic Policy is concerned, demographic trend, and development planning addressed...Read More
In the afternoon of 1 March 2016, closing the ceremony to commemorate the ten -year achievements of the Cambodian troops deployment to the United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Peace Palace, Samdech Techo Hun Sen recalled Cambodia’s ambition in expanding its peacekeeping troops to foreign countries should there be request from the United Nations. Samdech Techi emphasized “I have an ambition. Friends helped us. We also helped friends. Though Cambodia is short of money but Cambodia is not short of heart …...Read More
On 29 February 2016, inaugurating a referral hospital of Preah Sihanouk province assisted by Japanese, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said “to avoid misunderstanding by people who like to discredit reputations of the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Japan, … (I would suggest they) ask HE Japanese Ambassador, Head of JICA mission here or even the Government of Japan.” Samdech Techo reaffirmed that Japanese projects are going through auctions in Japan and only Japanese companies are allowed. Concerning recent criticism...Read More
Seeing that huge trucks with trailers in overloaded goods and caused damages to infrastructures such as the recent accident at Tsubasa Bridge and recent knocking over of a motorcycles resulting in loss of life, in his Facebook message posted in the morning of 27 February 2016, Samdech argued that overloaded condition could destroy bridges if they have permission to travel across every day. While expressing his belief that competent authority, especially those with assigned task to station at either side of the...Read More
In the afternoon of 25 February 2016, presiding over the closing of the annual review and directives setting conference of the Ministry of Interior, Samdech Techo Hun Sen strongly reprimanded the Ministries of Transports, and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for being irresponsive to resolving problems under their own supervisions. Samdech Techo hinted whether he had to consider a cabinet reshuffle – “I am thinking, maybe I should reshuffle the Cabinet in this year … I cannot leave it like that …”
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