On the morning of 25 February 2016, in the ceremony to inaugurate the “Morodok Techo” building, and to open the annual review conference of environmental works carried out in 2015 and directives setting for 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen hailed HE Say Sam Al, Minister of Environment, for being the first Minister requested for transference of functions and job delegation. Minister Say Sam Al requested to the Royal Government to give and transfer projects relating to economic land concessions for industrial crops...Read More
In message greeting the 17th National Awareness Day of Mines on 24 February 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen reminded those living in areas prone to be affected by mines and UXOs to increase vigilance against possible accidents they could cause. Samdech stressed that while mines and UXOs could cause lethal tragedy to our people, they could also be obstacles to restoration and development of family livelihood and national economy. “The Royal Government considers mine action its 18th sustainable development goal and...Read More
On 14 February 2016 (15 February in Cambodia), prior to participating in the US-ASEAN Summit to be held from 15 through to 16 February in the Californian resort of Sunnylands, Samdech Techo Hun Sen took his tight schedule to meet with some 600 Cambodian-Americans from different US states in the Hyatt Regency hotel. Samdech shared with those compatriots that uniting, respecting, and treating each other Cambodians throughout the world with affection, irrespective of political tendency bears great significance in...Read More
On 11 February 2016, giving a speech at the inauguration of the Heng Samrin-Tbong Khmom University, in Tbong Khmom province, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, affirmed that state and private investements in the field of education and the localization of schools to people help reduce knowledge gap in the country. Samdech Techo asserted that human resource training has become key in the development of Cambodia as it would reduce not only gap internally...Read More
On 10 February 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen wrote on Facebook that the Royal Government of Cambodia continues to build infrastructure for the sake of facilitating people’s growing need for travel and transportation. For instance, the last segment of four Kilometers of the National Road 1, from the bridge of Monivong through to the pagoda of Kdey Takoy in Khan Jbar Ampeo, Phnom Penh, is under busy construction. This road project is a token of cooperation between the Royal...Read More
On 8 February 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen issued an instruction guiding Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Deputy Prime Ministers, Delegate Ministers, Ministers, Heads of State institutions and Mayor/governors of cities and provinces to set up a working group to monitor and select information, complaints, and requests that people sent in to Facebook of Samdech Techo. “I am asking Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Deputy Prime Ministers, Delegate Ministers, Ministers, Heads of State institutions and Mayor/governors of cities and provinces to pay attention...Read More
Through Facebook on February 6, Samdech Techo Hun Sen posted a message informing the Cambodian compatriots that the Royal Government decided to cancel a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) investment contract of the National Road 123 in Takeo province. “From today onward, people cease to pay fee for use of NR 123 that links the National Road 2 at the Jombak Market through to the village of Tomnub, Thnaot commune, Bati district in Takeo province” Samdech Techo wrote. He expressed hope that the decision...Read More
In the ceremony on 5 February 2016 to confer diploma for graduates of the National University of Management (NUM), while greeting progress made by NUM as well as efforts of graduates, Samdech Techo Hun Sen urged further deep reform of education. Samdech emphasized that adapting to changes in region and world requires competition that human resource has become key in process of integration in sub-regional, regional and world levels. Relating to regional and world affairs, Samdech Techo stressed that...Read More
On 30 January 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen informed on his Facebook draft rules of the “I Am a Khmer Youth Role Model” contest requesting audience to participate and comment from today through to Wednesday, 3 February 2016. The contest’s objective and aim is to attract more youth to express their opinions, excel good actions, and act, and participate in making oneself role model citizen in society. Candidates could choose freely form of participation such as producing a VDO...Read More
On 28 January 2016, Samdech Techo Hun Sen granted audiences separately to Ambassadors of Cuba, the United States of America, and European Union in the Peace Palace. Meeting with HE Juan de Jesus Hidalgo Gato Perez, new Cuban Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdech Techo gladly recalled the two countries’ relations started back in 1979 and highly approved the determination of the Cuban Ambassador in promoting cooperation between Cuba and Cambodia.
In a successive meeting, HE William A. Heidt,...Read More
On 28 January 2016, in a message on Facebook recalling about smoking and quitting smoking history, Samdech Techo wrote “28 January 2016, my granddaughter turned 16 years old. The biggest present I reserved for her was my fulfillment of a promise that I would stop smoking when I had a first grandchild.” From March 2014 up to the present, Samdech recalled, “I quitted smoking completely 22 months already.” Samdech Techo affirmed he no longer had to flee or put...Read More
On 26 January 2016, while calling on and having working discussion with Samdech Techo Hun Sen, HE John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, shared his admission that the Kingdom of Cambodia is making remarkable progress, especially Phnom Penh, where development has been rapid compared to a few years ago. In addition to his remark that Cambodia has potential and opportunity for Americans’ investments, US Secretary of State expressed his thanks to the Royal Government of Cambodia for taking...Read More
