Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the Senate President, stated this morning that the 18 Cambodian soldiers still being held in Thailand have been honored as “national martyrs” since the moment they were arrested. This arrest happened just hours after a ceasefire (agreement to stop fighting) began at midnight on July 28, 2025. Speaking in Phnom Penh, […]
Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the Senate President, has once again stated clearly that Cambodia will not ask Thailand to reopen the border. He stressed that the choice to open it rests entirely with Thailand. Speaking at the opening of the 33rd National Congress of Buddhist Monks in Phnom Penh, he sent a direct message: “I
Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the Senate President, recently spoke about how much he supports and respects the important role that religion plays in making Cambodian society more moral and virtuous. Speaking at the 33rd National Congress of Buddhist Monks in Phnom Penh, Mr. Hun Sen (who is also a top advisor to the King) made
PHNOM PENH –This afternoon, November 11, 2025, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the solemn ceremony to extinguish the Victory Flame (Pleng Chey) at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, concluding the 72nd anniversary celebration of National Independence Day (November 9). The King’s procession was accompanied by Cambodia’s highest leaders, including: Samdech Techo Hun
PHNOM PENH – Senate President Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen affirmed that the agro-industrial sector has been a key priority for the Royal Government of Cambodia from the outset. He stressed that the current government continues to view this sector, particularly agricultural product processing, as essential and a high national priority. The
In a powerful statement tonight, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, forcefully rejected the idea that Cambodia is seeking to have its border with Thailand reopened. Instead, he framed the Thai decision to close checkpoints as an unexpected opportunity that has energized local Cambodian production. His remarks were made
Phnom Penh, October 31, 2025 —President of the Senate of Cambodia, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, received a courtesy visit from Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, Chairman of the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia-Pacific, and his delegation this afternoon, according to Senate Spokesperson Chea Thirith. At the start of the meeting, Samdech Techo
The morning of October 26, 2025, marked a new historic chapter for Southeast Asia as Timor-Leste was officially proclaimed the 11th full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This event brings geographical completeness to the Southeast Asian map under a single ASEAN umbrella.
PHNOM PENH – Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, has firmly stated that the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements (PPA) cannot be applied as a framework to resolve the ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. Speaking on the morning of October 24, 2025, at the 4th Session of the Fifth Legislature of the
PHNOM PENH – On the afternoon of Friday, October 24, 2025, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia, attended the one-year memorial service for H.E. Dr. Chea Chanto. H.E. Dr. Chea Chanto, who served as the Member of Parliament for Kampong Thom province and as the Honorary Governor