Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen Closing Address to the Annual Conference on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2022 and Directive Setting for 2023 [Unofficial Translation]

(1) Changing rice seeds strategy started in the 1980s […] I applaud the ongoing research associated with (rice) cultivation. Historically, starting in the 1980s, if I am not mistaken, it was a rice seed changing campaign. I remember when I was talking about changing rice varieties, my father said, “I raise your head this big,…

Extensive Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Off-the-cuff Speech on Inspection of Works at Construction Site of Siem Reap Angkor International Airport

Samdech, Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Ladies and Gentlemen! Mr. LU WEI and President of AIAI and all the staff who joined us! “North Star” … Undergoing Construction of Siem Reap Angkor International Airport I am greeting all Cambodian/Chinese workers working here. I would also like to say from here to my compatriots who are watching the…

Selected Off-the-Cuff Speech at the Gathering of Civil Servants and Technicians Teams Involved in Building Infrastructures of the Province of Preah Sihanouk [Unofficial Translation]

In 7 Months, 94% of 34 Roads Constructed My presence here today is mainly to inspect results of physical infrastructural development in the city of Preah Sihanouk. This morning we also had a form of meeting in the time of Covid-19 […] with someone talking from behind and those of us listening sitting in front…

Selected Extempore Speech at the Groundbreaking Ceremony to Build Expressway between Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanoukville [Unofficial Translation]

Peace and Good Relations Brings about Expressway Project In addition to the reports by Public Works and Transports Minister HE Sun Chanthol, by President of China Road & Bridge Corporation Co., Ltd., Company, (CRBC) and HE Kong Xuanyou, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, allow me to make a point…