(1) Growth achieved thanks to leadership, resources and human wisdom
I would like to express my appreciation to Samdech Vong Aneta who led (the effort to build) this monastery on behalf of Samdech Sangharaja Bur Kry […] even though it started in a difficult situation, we could see that the effort has been successful. In certain places, they started from a better to worse condition due to mismanagement. Some started in a difficult situation, as we see here, but became a place that grew. This shows the importance of leadership that stemmed from human resources and human wisdom. Some have led a prosperous to become a ruined country. The late His Majesty, King Norodom Sihanouk, the Father of the Cambodian Nation, led the national construction from the difficult situation of the post-independence era to remarkable growth. Unfortunately, after the 1970 coup that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the war caused devastation, destroying a large part of our country […] the Khmer Rouge, who came to power later, had in just over 3 years, plunged the country to crumbles. My colleagues and myself – Samdech Say Chhum, Samdech Sar Kheng, Samdech Tea Banh, Samdech Men Sam An and other leaders, started (working to save the country) from a young age […]
(2) The GDP of Kandal is currently equal to that of the whole nation in the past
Since then, we have reached a new stage. His Excellency Kuoch Chamroeun, the provincial governor, mentioned the (activities and dimensions) of the economy in the province […] the gross domestic product (of Kandal province has been recorded) to be 3,141 million (riels), of which the agricultural sector contributes 37.2%, industry contributes 36.7%, and services contribute 26.1%. This shows that the Kandal Province GDP of more than 3,000 million (riels is larger than the size of the economy) of our country in the past, which was anywhere at 2,000-3,000 million (riels) […] according to the figures for 2023, the income of the people in (Kandal Province) is approximately $2,275, and the figures for (2024) show that the income of the people has increased. If we look at the figures for the whole country in (2024), the average income for each person is approximately $3,000 […]
(3) Either Buddhist or secular world, if the support is a success, the philanthropist is happy to contribute
(It was thanked to) the monastery’s leadership that numerous achievements have been realized and/or expanded, providing opportunities for training human resources, both monks and lay people […] the Buddhist monks do not conduct businesses to make a profit to help build all these (achievements), but they rely on the philanthropist. The philanthropist would assess if the monastery’s management is not good, they would not have any interests and make no contribution […] on the contrary, if their contributions are put into good use with credible results, serving the public interest or the interests of any particular field that their contributions are aimed for, whether it is the Buddhist world or the secular world, the people are happy to continue to help. As in the case of this pagoda, I am happy to come because the growth of achievements has shown clearly – both the number of students, monks and lay people, have come in large numbers to study […]
(4) “Who will succeed Hun Sen?” had been a question at home and abroad
I would like to thank the people of Ang Snoul district, Kandal province in general, and the people of the whole country, who voted overwhelmingly to support the Cambodian People’s Party in the July-2023 elections […] and supported my decision, as well as the leadership of the Cambodian People’s Party, to transfer power from the previous generation and hand over responsibilities to the succeeding generation. This is not a small issue. The question that has always been raised in the past was who would succeed Hun Sen? It was not only a question at home, but also raised abroad, especially in Japan […] it is not a small issue because it concerns the stability of the people and the national society. (It is more often than not) in history that every change of leader always led to chaos, and even to armed conflict. My colleagues in the Cambodian People’s Party do not want such history to repeat itself […] (the point to consider here is that) although continuing to hold power may be good, we must think about the long-term stability. (Therefore, we choose) to step down from power and hand over power to the succeeding generation […]
(5) The succeeding team maintains and accelerates political and macroeconomic stability, and ensures continued development
(The government of the succeeding team) has been on its way for more than 17 months now […] the team is (continuing and) accelerating, on the one hand, to maintain peace, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity – especially peace, political and macroeconomic stability, and on the other hand, ensuring continued development. Economic growth in the power transference year was more than 5.6%. Economic growth in the whole of 2024 was 6%. This year, it may be even higher, although there has been in this year the creation of uncertainty dues to the new policies regarding tax and other issues (announced by leaders of some major powers) […] in these 17 years, the Cambodian citizens could have been aware that there has been no fear of losing peace […] after the COVID-19 crisis and the on-going Russia-Ukraine war, coupling with the chaotic sanctions causing impacts on the whole world, last year the Cambodian trade volume reached more than five billion US dollars, of which we exported more than 26 billion US dollars abroad. We have transformed our country from lacking rice for consumption to a country with rice surplus for exports […]
(6) “The elders retreat to be behind the scene for the youngers to move forward”
Thank you for trusting the succeeding team and did not create chaos that might lead to fear among the people and/or uncontrollably bad situation. I am very proud of the unity of the Cambodian People’s Party, especially regarding the political consensus and unity – in which “the elders stepped back and stay behind providing support to the younger team to move forward.” Although I am not a professor of public administration, I would like to send a message to foreigners who often write on this issue of “when will Hun Manet step out of his father’s shadow?” or “when will the new group step out of the shadow of the Cambodian People’s Party?” that having said/asked this question proves “your ignorance.” I may remind you that you may be lucky to be born in a rich country, but your brains may not be entirely better than those of us born in a poor country […]”
(7) While the party approves political platform, the PM makes decisions within his competence in political leadership at home and abroad
In the proportional representation system, people vote for a party […] (the party decides) who will be the prime minister, and through that, the party leader submits (the candidate) to HM the King for appointment. The prime minister prepares the cabinet and leads them to seek approval from the National Assembly. Therefore, the royal government must implement the party’s political program […] the actions of the prime minister or ministers cannot deviate from the party’s political line […] if the royal government sees the need to make adjustments, it may do so through a meeting, a general assembly, of the party to adjust any points or parts that are not appropriate […] that means the party approves the political program, and the prime minister has the sole authority to make decisions within his competence in political leadership at home and abroad […] some say that only when Hun Manet acted contrary to his father’s, he would be considered a person of his own free will. Should he, or anyone else, dare to do that the person would be removed from office […] more so, (the CPP) members of the National Assembly may not continue to support the government. They would be dismissed. I believe, however, that neither the prime minister nor the ministers in the team would act contrary to the constitution or the party’s policies […]
(8) “The stupid ones are ruling the country, the smart ones ran away”
There is a story. I thought of posting it on Facebook, but now I just say it here. Last year, some media people went to the University of Bristol to find Hun Manet’s thesis. When they got there, the university said that they did not have the right to present the thesis of any doctoral candidate. Some opponents, including those who said that Hun Manet went to Westpoint and got a second level degrees, have been wishing to use this issue to attack Hun Manet […] I called and asked him, “Do you by any chance have a thesis with you? Can you post it?” […] Manet said that since that was the need, he would post both his master’s degree at New York University and his doctorate at Bristol University in England. When the degrees are posted, they went silent […]
The reasons could be firstly, those who claim that Hun Manet does not hold a doctorate degree are themselves not doctors of any sort […] and secondly, even if they have doctorate degrees, they had no right to comment on Hun Manet’s thesis. Doing so is tantamount to belittling the professor and the University of Bristol. They tried to blame (everyone in the country) “stupid, but these stupid people are ruling the country. The “smart people” are running away from the country […].” With peace, we continue to move forward together. Even though the world turmoil has been shifting from one continent to another, our country continues to grow. Even if it is in a slow pace, it is still better than going backwards […]
(9) Riel 100 million/month for one year, a 48-room high school building, and a university building for the monastery
About the requests of Venerable Vong Aneta […] if we demolished both buildings here, we would be able to put a 4-story building […] of 48 rooms […]; as for the monastery general expenses […] I would like to contribute Riel 100 million per month for one year […] and we have two other requests – the university building and (the other is the possibility of accepting) contract teachers, doctors and volunteer staff as civil servants. I am no longer the one who issues orders anymore as I said earlier […] please turn this request over to the Ministry of Education (Youth and Sports) and the Ministry of Health to study this issue with the Ministry of Civil Service […] as the government is making deep reforms […] I think decision would be made according to the system […] since doing so will not belittling the efficiency of the state and it would be fair to those who had failed the exam (to become civil servants) […] as for the request for the university building […] I would like to negotiate a change from your original request for a seven floors to only five floors, including the ground floor. That would not need for an elevator. According to the preliminary estimate, the cost is 1,847,000 USD […] if there is an agreement to this change, I would be grateful and would instruct concerned parties to begin building this university at a rapid pace […]
(10) The attempted drone attack is an act of terrorism
Let me send a message. In the case of a planned drone attack on (my residence in) Takhmao […] this is a national security issue, an act of terrorism […] you (the perpetrators) would not have thought that your messages and communication about such a plan could be discovered by the (state security). Let me point out that the fact that some people have been missing from the local community is because they are related to a terrorist plot. May all foreign circles not interfere in the internal affairs of Cambodia. Cambodia needs to carry out its security management […]
Why do you (the perpetrators) want to kill me? We have intercepted specific and detail information and communication about their order for a drone attack plan […] and regarding the intelligence crisis, it is needless to say. There is no need to give salt, fish sauce, MSG to the spoiled soup that was to be thrown away. Or, there is no need to find medicine or emergency equipment for a dead body that is being buried […] when the situation is getting worse, they should have stayed quiet and stayed strong. That is what a politician would do […]./.