Selected Off-the-Cuff Speech at the First Cabinet Meeting of the Sixth Legislative -Term National-Assembly Royal Government [Unofficial Translation]

[Start of Off-the-Cuff Speech] Today the Cabinet is convening its first full meeting which I wish to affirm that we will have two parts. One part of the meeting, we will go live to send message to our people about the Royal Government’s political platform and an abridged version of the rectangular strategy. After the…

Remarks at the Opening of the Regional Workshop on “Transforming Rural Areas – Strategic Vision for the Asia and Pacific”

His Excellency Mr. John Murray McIntire, Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Her Excellency Ms. Hoonae Kim, Director for Asia and the Pacific Division of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished guests All the Participants, Today, I am honored and delighted to participate in the regional workshop…

Speech at the Cambodia Outlook Conference 2014: A Partnership of CDRI and ANZ Royal Bank – “Cambodia – the Next Five Years: Reform and Competitiveness in an Integrated Region”

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen It is my great pleasure today to preside over the opening of the 2014 Cambodia Outlook Conference on the very timely theme of “Cambodia the Next Five Years – Reform and Competitiveness in an Integrated Region”. This is the eighth occasion on which I have had the pleasure of delivering the…

Selected Impromptu Comments during the Inauguration of the 100-MW Coal-Powered Electric Station in Preah Sihanouk Province and the 230-KV Power Transmission Line from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham

Cambodia’s First Coal-Fired Power Station Today, I am so happy to be in the province of Preah Sihanouk once again to put into official use the 100 MW coal fired station and, taking this opportune moment, to inaugurate from here the 230 KV power transmission line from Udong of Kompong Speu to the province of…

Speech On the Occasion of Official Launching of Cambodia’s Trade Integration Strategy 2014-2018, Peace Palace

Excellencies, Ambassadors to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Ms. Claire Van der Vaeren, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Cambodia, Mr. Eric Sidgewick, ADB Country Director for Cambodia, Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director of the Enhanced Integrated Framework, Mr. Bernhard Schlachter, Executive Officer of the UNOPS, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, National and International Guests, It…

Selected Extempore Comments at the Graduation, Diploma and Certificates Presenting Ceremony at the Royal School of Administration (RSA) – Unofficial Translation

RSA Administered by the Ministry of Public Functions I am so glad to preside over two events at the same time – (1) to give out diplomas and certificates to 290 senior officials, medium and senior administrative officials for 2014 and (2) to launch the training and retraining courses for 237 students who are senior…