Off-the-cuff remark of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, at the solidarity dinner with the Cambodian performance artists football team and the Khmer martial arts team [Unofficial excerpts and translations]

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(1) Were there enough means and support, the Khmer martial arts would have grown faster Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the success of the football match to raise funds to help the Khmer martial arts (KMA). we have received a temporary figure of more than 1 billion Riels. Today, I do not have…

Selected Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s impromptu speech at the graduation ceremony for students of the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Human resource development reaches a point of pride […] We have focused on training human resources as a priority for the sake of responding to our effort to build the country. I have stated that we started with “those who know more, teach those who know less, and those who know less, teach those…

Excerpts from Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Conversation with Athletes, Coaches and Sports Team Leaders before Participating in the 12th ASEAN Para Games [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Chairing the Paralympic Games to encourage people with disabilities I accept this role (as chairman) because I wanted to encourage and provide commitment for all people with disabilities. We are partially physically disabled, but we are not mentally disabled. I still consider myself a cripple, but I can do anything, including being the longest-serving…

Selected excerpts from the speech of Samdech Techo Hun Sen with the Cambodian sports delegation before participating in the 32nd SEA Games in the Kingdom of Cambodia [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) We thank HM the King for giving the fire for the SEA Games Before talking about other issues, I would like to thank His Majesty the King for the travel he made to Siem Reap to light the torch for SEA Games. The torch has passed through all 10 ASEAN countries, including us. Due…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen’s Impromptu Speech at the Conferment of Diplomas to Students of the Khmer New Generation Institute [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) With Covid-19 under control, economic growth rose from -3.1% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2022 […] It can be considered that Cambodia succeeded in controlling Covid-19 and reopened the country, which boosted the growth rate after declining to -3.1 (percent). We had economic recovery growth of 3% in 2021 and 5.2% in 2022. That…

Excerpts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen Off-the-Cuff Speech at the Diplomas Presentation Ceremony to Students of Cambodian University for Specialties (CUS) [Unofficial Translation]

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(1) Strengthen the quality of education, enhance the capacity of human resources to respond to global development […] Without human resources, nothing can be done. We must prioritize the training of human resources to meet the needs of the nation’s development. We need to see an imbalance between the needs of development and limited human…