Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen ——————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister

Issue 266 | January 2021 | http://www.cnv.org.kh One Million Doses of China’s Covid-19 Vaccine MPWT Office Buildings Inaugurated (15 January 2021 — Extensive Excerpts and Unofficial Translaon) (22 January 2021 — Extensive Excerpts and Unofficial Translaon) New Normal Way Meeting; 4 – which will also be my offi- April 4 – Land Management cial birthday, we will try organ- Office Building Inaugurated izing the new normal gathering in the building because it will Today we are gathering here to be in hot weather. Well, we set celebrate the official inaugura- up the gathering in the building tion of the new office buildings as an experience of moving of Ministry of Public Works forward with a new normal and Transport (MPWT) and process or a new normal life. the Techo Sen Institute of Pub- This is the starting point to lic Works and Transports, as confirm one of ways to exer- well as some other programs. I cises new method. We used would like to take this oppor- this method in Siem Reap tunity, as the old year 2020 province but in a smaller scale. passed and we moved into the Now we do it a bit larger. 22 January 2021 - Samdech Techo Hun Sen: “… Sinopharm is to international New Year 2021, I arrive (in Cambodia) this February ... when the vaccine ar- wish everyone the four Bud- Use of NR4 to NR3 Access rives ... I will come to the airport to receive the vaccine myself dhist blessings. Today’s gath- and Underpass from NR4 to … the jabs are for free and on voluntary basis ...” ering is a test meeting or an Chaom Chao Allowed One Million Doses leaders, millions of Chinese exercise related to living a nor- mal life or working in a new Today, let me do something of Vaccine from China people and some other coun- first. It is still relating to the tries, including Indonesia, way. Our event today, as I re- Today I need to inform our ceived a request from my cabi- road anyway, but so that the where even the Indonesian people in Phnom Penh get compatriots that the Govern- President also received the jab net, (we have had to decide on) ment of the People’s Republic how to prepare for it. information in advance and let of the vaccine from the Peo- Phnom Penh Capital Hall do of China, through the Ministry ple’s Republic of China. Indo- of National Defense of China There have been two options – this work one-step ahead. As nesia is the world’s fourth most the first option is to set up a today is Friday, there is always and the Ministry of National populous country after China, Defense of the Kingdom of gathering in open space like traffic jams in the evening, on India and the United States. this and the second option is to Saturday traffic is a bit lighter, Cambodia, has provided one Indonesia uses the vaccine of million doses of the (Covid-19) set up the meeting in the closed and on Sunday, it is in conges- the People’s Republic of Chi- -up building above. I would tion again. Let me affirm that vaccine for 500,000 people. na. We have also received Originally, I said that we like to try the first preparation the flyover intersection under information that Malaysia and option. We begin preparing it construction in Chaom Chao, would only accept donations or the Philippines will also use the purchase vaccines approved by as an exercise by which experi- where on October 10, 2020, I (Chinese) vaccine. It is also ence we will demonstrate to allowed a temporary use of the World Health Organiza- used in Africa, the Middle East tion. But so far the World other places the new normal underpass. and Latin America. As a result, course of work in the COVID- Health Organization has not tens of millions of people have Now there is the announce- given any country or company 19 era. This yard can accom- already been vaccinated with modate 5,000 to 10,000 peo- ment that the 204-meter-long, a vaccine recognition. At the the Chinese vaccines. 5-and-a-half-meter-wide road same time, many countries are ple, but now that we have tak- en precautionary measures, we for traffic from National Road already using many different Chinese Vaccines: Used by 4 to National Road 3, will be in vaccines, including those of the No Less Than 10 Countries have reserved a space of one and a half meters between each use. Secondly, the underpass, People’s Republic of China, and Appropriate Storage which is 458 meters long and 8 Sinopharm and Sinovac. Conditions other. That is a new normal work course to practise (in time meters 50 wide, for traffic di- For the need to defend our In this regard, I would like to of pandemic). rection from National Road 4 nation and protect our people say that we can no longer wait to Chaom Chao Road is also from this deadly epidemic, we because of the need to protect On April 4, 2021, I will inau- now in use. can no longer wait. We must the health of our people, which gurate the new office buildings of the Ministry of Land Man- His Excellency Khuong Sreng use the vaccine that has already (as of) yesterday, there were up may officially announces and been applying on Chinese agement, Urban Planning and (Continued on page 8) Construction (LMUPC). April (Continued on page 2)

Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 (Continued from page 1) thority. We then move NCDM evacuation). Most of them are For example, my ministry, (the opens the roads for travellers to the former MME office old people, women and chil- Ministry of Foreign Affairs), from this hour onwards. As buildings. Achieving the new dren. (The city was) empty of where I was the foreign minis- three lines (of the underpasses/ office buildings for MPWT people. Adults were killed. ter, started with only four peo- road in the intersections) put makes it easier for me to hand ple. One minister, one driver, into operation, along with over the former complex to So starting a ministry in Cam- one bodyguard and one assis- more that are still under con- MME, and the former building bodia is different from any tant, all four of us. We start struction, we are sure they will complex of MME to NCDM. other country in the world. setting up an institution by first ease the congested traffic. This Countries in the world (even if) picking up the former Ministry is to inform the people in Office of LMUPC Handed they change their regimes, of Foreign Affairs in front of Phnom Penh, as well as those Over to Ministry of Rural either through revolution or the Royal Palace, then going to traveling through the area to Development (MRD) elections, they accept the old the Buddhist University, be- legacy. No need to look for benefit from the Choam Chao Furthermore, I would like to cause at that time there were no underpasses/roads in Por Sen examples elsewhere. The Lon monks from anywhere. Well, announce that HE Deputy Nol regime overthrew the Chey (district of Phnom Penh) Prime Minister Chea Sophara the location has to be chosen […] Sangkum Reastr Niyum along with the recruitments of has also built a new office (popular socialist) regime of buildings complex for human resources. Both was Handing over Building Com- Samdech Preah Norodom difficult. There were no human plex of MPWT to the MME LMUPC and we will launch Sihanouk (the Head of State) the inauguration on April 4, resources from anywhere. For- but the regime accepted every tunately, through a long pro- Senior Minister Sun Chanthol 2021. The former (office of) achievements left from the has already mentioned in his LMUPC will hand over to the cess, we collected a pool of time of Preah Norodom Sihan- them. report. I would like to express Ministry of Rural Develop- ouk Preah Borom Ratana my appreciation for the inno- ment, which is now working in Kaod. This means that Lon Many Intellectuals vative efforts to create new a narrow space. The former Nol does not need to build up Recruited by Foreign Affairs achievements for this new MRD will become the Phnom ministries again. The ministries building complex of MPWT. Penh Department of LMUPC. are already in order as orga- The then Ministry of Foreign The new office buildings of the Well, it helps to solve work- nized by Preah Borom Ratana Affairs gathered and recruited MPWT has made it easy for place problems as well. Apart Kaod. By the time Pol Pot the most intellectuals, the econ- me to resolve demand for of- from that, the Ministry of In- comes, if Pol Pot does not de- omists, and the engineers de- fice space and location. I decid- dustry, Science, Technology stroy, Pol Pot will get the insti- nied by the Ministry of Indus- ed to offer the former office and Innovation is also building tutions left behind as well. Pol try, we accepted them – two buildings complex of MPWT its new office buildings com- Pot ruined those achievements. engineers studying in Germa- to the Ministry of Mines and plex, the Ministry of National Hence, after we overthrew the ny, a few others locally trained, Energy, which is a new Minis- Defence of Samdech Pichey Pol Pot regime, there was noth- etc. Even, an agronomists like try and has not gotten a place Sena Tea Banh is also in the ing left. Mr. Kang Keng … Well, all (for its office building) yet process of building the new the engineers came to work in […]. His Excellency Sun office buildings complex […] I would clarify this point in the the Ministry of Foreign Af- Chanthol confirmed that (once history so that our next genera- fairs. I also had some profes- he has gotten) the new office Knowledge of the Past – a tion of civil servants, who will sors in the field of literatures … buildings for MPWT ready, he Historical Perspective in be in charge of the work in the Later we redistributed them to will hand over the former of- Analysis future and beyond, can under- various ministries that needed fice complex to Samdech I should take this opportunity stand the history related to the their expertise, including the Techo Prime Minister. Well, to clarify a bit that before we reorganization (of our country President of the Supreme the Prime Minister upon re- have come to this, workplace and ministries). Countries in Court, Dith Munty, who also ceiving property from one issue is a problem for us to the world, as I said, whether by was from the Ministry of For- child will give it to another solve. We do not have the military overthrow, coup eign Affairs … (Samdech) Sok child. We will give it to MME, money to build them. We just d’etat, or post-election govern- An and Cham Prasidh are also which has quite a reasonably have to trade for them. Why ment, inherit from all previous from the Ministry of Foreign large number of staff. It is un- this was so. I would like to governments, including curren- Affairs. They started as my der reparation now […] clarify a bit so that one could cy, only then they can print personal secretaries. Only the new banknotes to replace old Ministry of National Defence Office of the MME to Na- understand the story. It is a historical link. You may re- ones. Old banknotes, however, and the Ministry of Finance tional Committee for Disas- retain their values from before came back to use their former ter Management (NCDM) member that after liberating Phnom Penh from the geno- the new ones come. Except for office buildings complexes Now, to whom do we hand the cidal regime of Pol Pot, I met the armed forces who are dis- […] banded, the state administrative former office buildings of only 70 people near the Cana- Revolutionary Council of MME over? We will hand it dia (tower now). Those people structure may be partially pre- served … even after Vietnam Kampuchea and Various over to the National Commit- are not residents of Phnom Committees tee for Disaster Management Penh. They were evacuees was liberated, after Laos was (NCDM), because now the from Loeuk Dek district who liberated, schools were kept, I would also like to clarify this location of the NCDM is travelled pass Kien Svay into hospitals were kept, and banks issue a bit. The ministries, in- spreading in three institutions – Phnom Penh and our army were kept, some civil servant cluding MPWT, were not real- NCDM, the Human Rights arrived just in time (to rescue officials were kept except the ly ministries then. At that time, Committee and the Mine Au- them from the Khmer Rouge’s armed forces. What were there for us? (Continued on page 3) (Continued from page 2) Sena Tea Banh, who was then do with our limited human Phnom Penh Doubled in Size we called it communication, Deputy Prime Minister and resource capacity that we need transportation and post office. Minister of Public Works, to find ways to provide more This capital city (of Phnom They called it the committee. Transport and Post before I training. Penh) had had then neither We turn around a bit so that we changed him to Deputy Prime electricity nor running water. know. We should know the Minister and Minister for De- For me, since 1979, I have As of now, our capital is not past (about our history) and fence to push for a political never neglected training, alt- just developing but also ex- that is the historical perspective solution in early 1988. At that hough at the time it was diffi- panding from more than 300 in analysing the problem, or time, I had to change two min- cult. At that time, we searched square Kilometres to more how far have we come, and, isters to serve the flow of nego- for beds and kitchen utensils than 700 square Kilometres. where else to go. At the begin- tiations – one defence minister and set up a collective dining That is why I am tired of the ning of the formation of the and one foreign minister. In house at the former National repetitive claims of some peo- government, the so-called Peo- fact, I have held both positions Assembly building, which is ple that we are clearing this or ple’s Revolutionary Council of as Prime Minister and Minister now the Supreme Court. We that lake. Now I wanted to ask Kampuchea, there were only a of Foreign Affairs. I handed opened training courses for them back, where in Phnom handful of people, and there foreign affairs over to Kong diplomats of that generation. Penh originally that there are were no ministers at that time. Koam, but during the negotia- How many we recruited, we hard land. There were lakes in You may review the proclama- tions, it was necessary to gather organized for them diplomatic Phnom Penh. My house is tion. all the efforts to negotiate training and retraining. Now at right on the creek. Independ- peace. After Samdech Pichey the Ministry of Foreign Af- ence Monument built on a Back then, first, Heng Samrin, Sena Tea Banh was HE Oung fairs, there is also a diplomatic creek. We have lakes of Raing, President of the People’s Rev- Phan … after Oung Phan was institute next to it. As I said, it Keng Kang, Prolit, etc., in olutionary Council of Kampu- Ros Chhun. After Ros Chhun has been my pleasure to see Phnom Penh. At that time, chea, meaning that Heng came So Khun and at this that the Institute of Technical how could they claim them? Samrin plays both the roles of stage, after the elections, we Training on Public Works and Now, why I cannot do it. President and Prime Minister. divided into the Ministry of Transport is also there and Look, let us talk on this point a Second, Pen Sovann, Vice Public Works and Transports cooperates with the Ministry of little. If there is a need for de- President of the People’s Rev- and the Ministry of Posts. His Education to train students on velopment, if it needs to be olutionary Council in charge of Excellency Ung Kiet took over road and bridge constructions. developed, we need to level national defence. Third, Hun MPWT. HE Khy Tang Lim As for roads, we are talking the land […] Sen, member in charge of For- took it over from Ung Kiet. about normal roads, overpass- eign Affairs. Fourth Chea Sim, es, underpasses, underground I kept wondering, why the From Khy Tang Lim came previous generation could do member in charge of the interi- Sun Chanthol. From Sun roads. We had to practice. It or. Fifth, Keo Chenda, member was not yet time before, but it, and my generation could not Chanthol to Tram Iv Tek. And, … despites what I said, I do in charge of media and culture. from Tram Iv Tek to Sun now it is (time), even today we Sixth, Mok Sokun, member in have put another underpass not agree with the closure of Chanthol again. That is about the waterways that divert the charge of economy and liveli- the history […] and a truncation into operation. hood. Seventh, Chan Ven, flow of water. For example, member in charge of Educa- Delighted on Setting up a These points show the difficult the river of Prek Tnaot, etc., tion. Eighth, Nou Beng, mem- Technical Training Institute preparation, not easy, in the we must keep its flowing ber in charge of health. for PWT early stages. From the begin- ways. I would like to confirm ning (in 1979, if) a ministry about Boeung Ta Mok, I regret When we arrived in Phnom Now I am happy to see that in wanted to take hundreds of that I signed a sub-decree Penh, we set up committees every ministries the process of houses (as their ministry com- wrong. Why is that wrong? such as an agricultural commit- human resources development plex), no one would say any- (They) make a sub-decree tee, an industrial committee, a has been going quite well from thing but no one dared to take stating the border (of the lake) transportation and postal com- lack of human resources to them. Even the Ministry of is where the water reaches for mittee, a trade committee, and plenty of them. What I like Agriculture, which has the me to sign. In the past, there a social affairs committee, etc. more is that this institution and former ministry building, but was no sub-decree. Now that So later, Khun Chi was in some other institutions have Neo Samum (who is) the we have to issue sub-decree, charge of the committee or the jointly built a training site, Chairman of the Agriculture they do it based on the exam- ministry (of transports and which includes the construc- Commission or the first Minis- ple of the late Ly Kimhan. communication) and they then tion of a technical training in- ter of Agriculture did not dare People asked where the border called him the minister. stitute building for public to go there. He took one house, of fishing zone is. Ly Kimhan works and transports, spon- he stayed and another house as replied that the fishing zone PWT Chairman sored by the China Road Cor- the Ministry. (It) now belongs border is wherever the water or Ministers poration at a cost of 2.5 million to the Ministry of Water Re- reaches. On that account, I So, as far as MPWT is con- USD. It has already signed an sources. Well, that was the wanted to determine the area cerned, if we describe, it has agreement with the Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture from for protection. Suddenly, (we gone through the first phase of Education (Youth and Sports). that time. Then HE Kong Sam see that it was) all the people’s leadership under Khun Chi, This point is very important. Ol built an adjacent building dry season rice fields. We need to know that good nearby. They dare not go occu- who was holding this commit- Winners Write History tee, called public works, trans- working places are not im- py the former ministry com- ports and post. The second portant. Work effectiveness is plex because they were afraid Now look at the sub-decree, minister was Samdech Pichey more important. Find out the of ghosts to tell the truth. functions and tasks we need to (Continued on page 4) (Continued from page 3) Now, the City Hall asks for a come (to the state) because the front, he went all the way to they were all the dry season piece of it. HE Chea Sophara, pay annual property tax. The get France to protect rice fields. I will continue to DPM and Minister of LMUPC nation grows like that. (Cambodia). France came and trim it out, I tell you, because asked for a piece of it. I just ask controlled the country. They they are people’s dry season on question, in this time of High Respect controlled Khmer, Laos, and rice fields. By the way, having year, is it land or in the water. to Preah Baat Ang Duong both Annam and Cochinchina. said that, not everyone can just They said people are cultivat- From one stage to another, it is That what had happened. Why go do it. While people are cul- ing dry season rice. If they do, not the same. We should know then blame me (about) losing tivating dry season rice there, trim it out. It will end the prob- our history. That is why I have land. No, I’m sorry, I beg to (they write) in the sub-decree lem. We can keep the land for respect for Preah Baat Ang protect only the land that exists that they are state land. All (are development. The more we Duong. If we look back from today, and whoever is mighti- in fact hard) land. They are dry developed, the bigger coun- the beginning, we pay our re- er, please go and get it your- lands when dry season comes. try’s capital city is, the more spects to the souls of King Ang self. That I bring up this is be- I regret it, but leave this sub- workplaces we have. Now I Duong, King Norodom, King cause I wanted to highlight decree to me. (I will figure out send the Commander-in-Chief Sisowath, King Sisowath some of the historical factors where) we should, and where of the Army to this side (of Monivong, to King Norodom that have happened in our we should not go ahead. Boeung Ta Mork). I give a Suramarit, and later King No- country. We have been glori- piece of land for the Calmette rodom Sihanouk, head of state ous for 16 years. In 1953, we Countries are pumping to the Hospital and another piece for won independence, but the real sea, claiming land of the sea, since 1960. What we should infectious disease. look back is that Cambodia His Majesty the King-Father taking land for development. national construction time had The Growth of State or Pri- almost disappeared from the Why whatever Cambodia does not started until 1955, because vate Sectors Is the Growth world map. (There was) a is wrong. Are they jealous? of interferences of the opposi- of the Nation stage around 1840, there were Say it out. Some say that the tions and foreign aggressions. southern part (of Phnom Penh) only less than one million As we are expanding on that Cambodians. At that time, Now that is history. Let us find where we are developing is the side, it has nothing to do with an answer firstly to whether we wetlands. Wet land it is. Shall King Ang Duong worked hard water storage. The water came to liberate the country and tried had a war from 1970 to 1975 we leave it as is? I will not from above upstream we chan- or not. Secondly, was there a leave it so. Wait, they can dis- to set up the capital at the nel it to downstream. As there Veang Chas or old palace area. genocidal regime of Pol Pot or mantle buildings, and throw is no barrier in front of it, so the not? them away, when they come. water always hits the dam of Around the old palace where I Uncle Mak Hoen Not Stupid Now, the southern part of the Kob Srov. When there is a went to celebrate annual Bud- 60 meters-width road becomes barrier in front, there is nothing dhist ceremony, there was a Let me take this opportunity to a new city, the north (of to worry about water coming mediated fellow named Nhean Phnom Penh) expands, the answer to uncle Mak Hoen. from upstream anymore. Re- Moeung, who, more than 70 Uncle Mak Hoen issued a south (of Phnom Penh) ex- member the year 2000 we years before I went to build the pands, the west (of Phnom VDO-clip lately saying for the went to sleep guarding the pagoda, told the locals that this way he analysed, would he be Penh) expands, and soon (the dam. Why? Because of the pagoda was to be later built by east of Phnom Penh at) Arey in this group of stupid analysts water came colliding directly a farmer’s son. I go there (for or not. Maybe he listens to my Ksatr will also expand, let us with the dam. Now we extend annual Buddhist ceremony) be clear. speech and I used to note that the land 500 meters of soil every year. King Ang Duong there are philosophers, histori- Originally, how much of forward (from the dam), water worked very hard to get our ans, economists, and the stupid Phnom Penh was on land. would not cause that trouble country back. Thus, our Con- ones too. He may have listened Even the Independence Monu- again. It is the progress of the stitution can only trace back to me that he asked for the way ment, which the King-Father nation. What does the public or and stipulate to King Ang he analysed, would Mr. Hun built the Independence Monu- private sector represent? Duong. One may ask how Sen put him in the group of the about those before King Ang stupid ones or not. Uncle, you ment, and even my house (near Let me point to you about this Duong. None. That is why the are not among them because it), when we drilled to lay the building. For a building like Constitution states that “The your analysis based on one of foundation, on pulling out, we this, almost 2,000 staff are King of Cambodia shall be a the three methodologies that saw that at a depth of 20 me- working. It is a state sector member of the Royal family, Hun Sen used and it is the his- ters, there were the Smach building. If this were to be a of at least 30 years old, de- torical perspectives/approach. trees that they used to build the private building, we would foundation. They cleared the scending from the blood line of have solved works for nearly King Ang Duong, King No- No matter who it is, if s/he lake to make a city, how could 2,000 people. That is one bene- they curse us. No matter how rodom or King Sisowath …” failed to stand on historical fit. As for the employees who point of view in her/his analy- much you scold us, we are come to work, there must be a Protect Existing Land doing it. I keep saying that only sis, I still give the same score tax on the salary that the state We have to dive at least to as the stupid ones. Should you the winner can have the right to will receive from or provided write history. We are not abus- those who built the land if we do not recognize how destruc- by the employers. When it do not dive to the Angkorian tive the war of 1970-1975 was, ing power. (It has become) comes to the point of having to farmland (already) and (they era. The Angkorian era (we) how many Pol Pot killed and pay taxes, they have to pay was almost extinct because of the consequences of regime … said) it was a lake. I was not taxes to the state. In addition, careful enough to trust the staff. endless conflicts. King Ang and the fact that war continued the more real estate we have, Duong did his best to put the until its end in 1998 through When we issued the sub- the more the income taxes decree, it hits people’s land. country back together. On one (Continued on page 5) (Continued from page 4) Sen come from. It was until few days ago. Maybe he has source disequilibrium in that win-win politics, and you only 1982 that people came to know not even returned. They are regard. In the Royal Govern- look at what happens today, of him. He said that people analysts (looking at Cambodia ment and at the sub-national even if you have truckload of know only Heng Samrin, Chea from) outside. Mr. Krishna, I level, the point of concern has PhD, I still call you stupid. Sim, Pen Sovann, and no one also listened his analysis. Now, been limited human resources. Uncle Mak Hoen, however, ever knew Hun Sen. I just re- if you want to come, I will help This is the point to look for was not in this group. At least minded you that if you did not pay your plane tickets to visit solution. Therefore, we must he has his analysis based on know of Hun Sen, it would be Cambodia to find out what the not ignore human resource historical approach. similar to the Cambodians do country is like. training need. (We must) es- not know palm sugar. Hun Sen tablish ongoing training. We Three Approaches has always been present at Win-win Policy Ends War have here a school that can in Analyzing, Evaluating every stages (and) recorded in from 1970, Political Struggle accommodate 300 people for and Predicting history. Speaking of the name a Democratic Process training, so our road and bridge I use a combination of three of the Front, Hun Sen was the Those analysts in the United engineers come to study here. methods/approaches. As al- one who proposed it. Why? States who speak on live Together with the Institute of ways, Hun Sen uses three The army that Hun Sen built shows are better than the ones Technology, we will develop methods. The first method is called the National Salvation of in Phnom Penh, who do not more engineers. On this point, the historical method/ Kampuchea Army. There are know even the win-win policy. I still encourage harder work approach. The second method photos to assert that. They considered there were […] is dialectical approach. The When it comes to a time to nothing come out of the win- China, Japan Provide Road third method is logic approach. form a front, in order to avoid win (policy). I have already Machinery Supports Hun Sen always uses a combi- changing the name of the stated that my win-win policy nation of the three to analyse armed forces, I has to propose means that I ended the war that In addition, today also present- the situation, assess the situa- the name. Luckily, the other began in 1970, to prevent ed the support of Shanghai tion and predict what is going party accepts. Do not forget armed fighting from happening Company on two concrete to happen. I would like to give that Cambodian (resistant forc- again. As for political strug- production machines with a a clue to Mr. Mak Hoen, let me es then) has five parties to start gles, they are a normal process production capacity of 120 open a bracket here, on one of with. The group led by Say in a democracy. Why can they tons/hour and 16 asphalt pav- his clips that he said two wrong Phu Thong and Tea Banh in not understand? Due to their ill ing machines to facilitate the things. First, you said that Thailand could not come for- intentions, one cannot accept construction of roads – all of Heng Samrin and Hun Sen ward publicly. The other four the logic of this thought. I which are worth more than faced no exits and Pol Pot al- parties can come forward pub- thank UNTAC (United Na- 2,230,000 USD. The Japanese most killed them to cause them licly. One party led by tions Transitional Authority in government, through the Socio to run away. At this point, I ask Samdech Heng Samrin, Presi- Cambodia). I am a signatory to -Economic Development Pro- you to separate two facts. dent, and Samdech Chea Sim, the Paris Agreement, and at gram of the Japan International Samdech Heng Samrin and I Vice President. The party led least two of the signatories are Cooperation Agency (JICA), are not together. I went out to by Pen Sovann, Chairman and present here – me, Samdech provided 18 roadside recycling build an army on June 20, Mok Sokun, Vice Chairman. Pichey Sena Tia Banh. We machines worth 4.5 million 1977. Samdech Heng Samrin The party led by Bun Mey, could be considered founding USD. So the more our ma- had started in 1978, a year lat- Chairman, and Bou Thong, members of the Paris Agree- chines we have, the more our er. Vice Chairman. The party led ment because if the Phnom ability to solve problems on by Hun Sen, Chairman, and Penh side does not agree, who road construction, road repair. I am the founder of the Nation- will sign with whom? From Please note that finding it is al Salvation Armed Forces of Hem Samin, Vice Chairman. Thus, there are four parties. Phnom Penh at that time, Hun difficult, trying to make it hap- Kampuchea, not just the com- Sen played a final role in the pen is difficult, and ensuring its mander, but also the founder of Out of the four parties, Hun Sen is the party with the armed negotiations. There have been sustainability is another chal- the armed forces. I was not at some giving interviews to for- lenge. my dead end to do so but I am forces. This is a historical fact […] eign radio saying they do not looking for a way to save the know what win-win policy MPWT has moved to a place nation. (You) may try on However, Uncle Mak Hoen’s aimed for. They even claimed not far from LMUPC Ministry YouTube (by) typing “Journey analysis has been good – it was that the trial of the Khmer … Now they come together to National Salvation,” and correct and straightforward. He Rouge was in violation of the here where there is the Phnom there will be documentary clips said that on January 22 (1979), Paris Agreement. That is an- Penh police commissioner and Samdech Pichey Sena Tea he also came to Phnom Penh other legal and moral aspect. (also) … how deep was this Banh put together all the places because he also spent life un- before (the land levelling). I went through, as I traded my der the Pol Pot’s time. He More Human Resources Levelling up three to four me- life to capitalize on national came to Phnom Penh and later Training Efforts ters … this place does not need salvation. a waterway. It has turned from to the United States. So please … I would like to express my come visit the country. I will a muddy, unusable land into a The Front Named after the thanks and appreciation to His valuable land. Now, what is National Salvation Army of pay for your plane ticket. I am Excellency Sun Chanthol for asking you to come see Phnom the price of this land? (One Kampuchea initiating the construction of square meter) US$ 1,000. In Penh today, how different it is this building and thank you for As for the second point, Mr. from Phnom Penh when you 1979, no one would accept it if setting up an institute to train given free (of charge) […] Mak Hoen said that he does left. Mr. Chetra too. Mr. Soben human resources … Today, all (Continued on page 6) not seem to know where Hun just came to Kampong Speu a institutions are in human re- (Continued from page 5) provided us with some fund- the injection and do not so that manded us to share 5% contri- Vaccinated Free ing. We have a number of op- we can quantify the number bution (to the cost). Now, they and Voluntarily tions in terms of vaccines for needed among our population. do not ask for it. There is no the Cambodian people. There contribution budget anymore. Now I should talk a little bit is a Chinese vaccine and we Vaccination Could Become Well, we will get 3.2 million about the vaccine issue. It is will get it through COVAX, Criteria to Enter a Country doses, but ask when will we one of my statements in this which will be available to us in receive it? It is in this concern moment. These days, there I believe (that) it will arrive March. Probably just about there. I have this experience in that we have to buy one mil- have been comments about the there. COVAX can buy vac- lion doses of vaccines through vaccine issue and I would like Africa. Before traveling to cines from China/Korea/UK/ Africa, one has to have a vac- COVAX. COVAX has to to take this opportunity to in- US and COVAX will give us work hard to get us one million form our compatriots. Earlier I cination against yellow fever. enough for 20% of the popula- Without it you cannot enter doses of the vaccines. The one said that we only accept vac- tion. For the emergency stage, million doses can be those cines recognized by the World Africa. I was the one who had they will provide only 3%. If to get the vaccination against from US/UK/China/Russia/ Health Organization. On the COVAX gives 20%, it is India altogether – countries that other hand, some countries use yellow fever before entering equivalent to 3.2 million doses Africa. Soon there will be have already produced vac- vaccines in their own countries among 16 million people. cines, which the World Health and sell vaccines abroad. In countries making it a condition that if you do not have a vac- Organization through the CO- such a situation, we cannot To Receive Sinopharm Vac- VAX mechanism, can buy and wait any longer. We need to cine at Airport on Arrival in cination certificate (against Covid-19), you cannot enter give us. We will receive make contacts to find vaccines February through this commission. to vaccinate our people for free their country. It is not us who and on a voluntary basis. Yesterday, I called the Chinese are forcing it, but those coun- The gateways we find for vac- ambassador for a discussion tries are. Maybe in the future, if cines are three – the first is For a first step, I allowed and asked my Chinese friend we inject them to a great num- COVAX, owned by the World Samdech Pichey Sena Tea to give me how much China ber of people, we may also Health Organization and has Banh to write a letter to the can afford to give to Cambo- require those who come to our more than 90 member coun- Chinese Minister of Defence. dia. We know that with the country to have the jabs before tries, including China and In- The Chinese side also respond- money from the Asian Devel- allowing them to enter. This is dia, for instance. For option 2, ed it provides one million dos- opment Bank (ADB), about $ a voluntary principle, but each we hold bilateral talks with our es for Cambodia. Yesterday, I 95 million, we will be able to country may have a need to partners, country to country, handed over a letter to Chinese have some British vaccine that ensure their safety. such as with China, with India, Premier Li Keqiang, where I can stay within the temperature and possibly with South Korea, also met with the Chinese am- range of China vaccines from 2 If we vaccinate the majority of population, the flow of invest- which I am considering of bassador yesterday to discuss -8 degrees Celsius. Thailand asking if they can consider ways to obtain vaccines from seemed to be using China’s ment to our country will be better. On the other hand, if we giving us some assistance. For China through either provision Sinovac and ordered 1.2 mil- the third option, we will negoti- of additional grants or use Chi- lion doses. They seemed to do not vaccinate our people, people will see Cambodia as a ate directly with companies nese aid money to purchase the have ordered another nine mil- such as the British Vaccine Chinese vaccines. We may lion doses. For Indonesia, the risky area where they do not come to invest. The vaccine Company. As far as I know, borrow from China and use it President had the first China’s the British Ambassador came to buy back the Chinese vac- Sinovac before anyone else. not only protects people from the COVID-19 pandemic, but to meet Lok Chumteav York cines or use our money to buy Sinopharm is set to make its Sambath, Secretary of State for Chinese vaccines not only debut (in Cambodia) this Feb- also is part of attracting foreign investment to Cambodia, as health. That means the British Sinopharm, but also both Si- ruary. company wants to sell. We nopharm and Sinovac. they do not consider Cambodia I would like to announce that a place for COVID-19 infec- have many options to go about. I also wrote a letter to the when the vaccine arrives at tion. Please understand this Well, what would those who Prime Minister of India to con- Pochentong Airport, I make issue. That is why I have to are against the Chinese vaccine sider the possibility of supply- my presence at the airport to deal with this problem with the say when they see that Cambo- ing vaccines to Cambodia receive the vaccine myself. We Vaccine Commission. I am not dia uses the British vaccine. while India is using its vac- consider this vaccine to be a doing it on my own. Cambodia would use not only cines to inject its citizens. I am strategic commodity and for Chinese vaccines. We are also also thinking about whether to the safety of the Cambodian An Additional One Million Doses of COVAX Vaccine proposing to India because write a letter to the South Kore- people. Of course, there have India is also injecting hundreds an president requesting the been interviews and I hear of In the future, based on what we of millions. There are two Korean vaccine because they them. I thank both those who have done with COVAX, CO- companies in China. Si- have already produced it. CO- want to receive and those who VAX will give us three million nopharm is a state-owned VAX also placed orders in do not want to receive it. My (doses) equal to 20% of the company and Sinovac is a South Korea. We also sur- language has been “the jabs for population. We have ordered private company. In Indonesia, veyed the use of a British vac- free and on voluntary basis” so another one million doses from they already inoculated among cine called AstraZeneca UK, it will be up to the people COVAX. For the one million people and there is a possibility which can survive at a temper- whether they may or may not doses may consist of some US/ of investing in vaccine produc- ature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, want the injection. I hope HE some British/some Chinese/ tion there by a Chinese compa- using a loan from the Asian Mam Bunheng can start the some South Korean, because it Development Bank, which census from now on who need is a gift. Previously they de- (Continued on page 7) (Continued from page 6) service providers will receive […] 4%. Let us stimulate for eco- ny. Some seemed to have said the protection as I constantly nomic growth with all efforts, that together they would not be reminded. Even the street Misjudging Hun Sen, as we have nearly three million the test of the Chinese vaccine. sweepers is a priority in getting One Cannot Defeat Him people on continued subsidies. I am just giving you infor- the vaccine because s/he is at Some people have written Workers who lose their jobs mation that this is a self- risk while performing duties. things (about all this). I rebuke also need help. Social policies, defence vaccine. Motorbike taxi drivers, tricycle David Huot, who used to write social assistance continue as drivers, taxi drivers as many normal. Get the First Dose for Cambodia Daily, and his people walk around her/him articles always attack me, and of COVID-19 Vaccine every day. They are the recipi- Wear a Mask, Wash Hands at Calmette Hospital my children. He was wrong. In and Keep a Safe Distance ents (of vaccination priorities). this article written on the Dip- I would like to confirm that Our vaccination policy is like lomat or Asia Times, someone Our process is to revive the once the vaccine has arrived I that. We do not think it raw came out saying “Cambodia economy with the prevention will come to receive if official- […] will get the vaccine by the end of re-emergence (of COVID- ly. My previous habit was to Cash and Clean Water of 2022.” He knows too little 19 pandemic) in the communi- welcome visiting Prime Minis- Provisions Continue about Hun Sen. He should ty through which we exercise ter with honouring troops at the for Border Provinces Where learn to know more about Hun today (the meeting to inaugu- airport. Later we cut that out. Workers from Thailand Are Sen. He could not catch up rate new achievements). To- We bring the guests to honour in Quarantines with Hun Sen. Because they day, I consider this gathering a them the Peace Palace. I would cannot catch up with Hun Sen drill of a new normal way of escort only HM the King and At this stage, we also have to that they cannot defeat Hun life and work in the COVID- the Queen Mother to the air- be careful. As the (events on) 3 Sen […] 19 phase. We cannot go back port once they leave the coun- November closed, (the event to the past, and if ever we try and received them when of) 28 November came. As we … January is my lucky month. could go back to the past, we they return. Now I will go to closed the (event on) Novem- Marriage was also in January, do not know when. Therefore, the airport to receive the vac- ber 28, we have this leak from the 45th anniversary of the safety distance are still neces- cine. After that I will get the (Thailand). The Thai ambassa- beginning of the government, sary. Three types of protection first dose injection. That day, I dor is here with us today I hope the 42nd anniversary of the – wear a mask, wash hands, hope that Samdech Pichey that our Thai friend can help liberation on January 7, the first and exercise safety distancing Sena Tia Banh, His Excellency prevent it. Luckily today, those grandson was in January and … for a space of this size Chea Sophara, Excellencies, from Thailand are not infected the last was in January. There where we used to house 7,000 Lok Chumteav all go and have (COVID-19). Yesterday, five are many things and memories to 8,000 people, now we only the jabs with me at Calmette people were infected. Today, in January. Being the Prime have about 1,000. That is how Hospital. I will give a press no migrants from Thailand Minister for 36 years just came we should do it. Do not go to conference then. My self- found infected, but in Phnom by a few days ago, also on crowded places. Even if there worth is what I have to do to Penh, there are two passengers January 14. When Chan Si are crowded people, do not make the Cambodian people from the United States, a cou- went to Moscow for treatment, touch each other and keep a see clearly. We are getting ple and a Nigerian. Last night, from October 1984 until Janu- distance from each other. Do ready and the person who in- maybe you were in the group ary 14, I was the Acting Prime not be in an enclosed space and ject me will be the doctor who with me on the border issue. I Minister. use only air conditioning and took care of my health, now sent out a message at about 2020 Economic Growth do not hug each other […] the Secretary of State of the 4am because I got the statistics Negative; Boosting Economic Wives Should Interfere Ministry of Health. After that, of those in quarantines and the and Social Benefits we proceed to injecting others. financial requirements for so in No Works of Husbands After the injection, I will hold a and so provinces. I have talked about this much. There is one thing I should press conference at Calmette However, the talk aims to mo- remind our leaders of, and this Hospital to send a message. Today, we must release 300 tivate people to move forward. million riels to Banteay is a generational experience. The 2020 economy, though Ministers, provincial gover- 500,000 People Vaccinated Meanchey province, another negative, is not too bad. We before Khmer New Year 200 million riels to Oddar nors, district governors, what- had had economic downturn ever level, it is better not to let Meanchey province, plus by the global financial crisis of I wanted that Cambodia re- 2,000 cases of bottled drinking wives come into offices. I have ceived vaccines for 500,000 2008 and beyond. Let me re- seen many promoted to this or water to Oddar Meanchey as mind you a little bit. We used people before the Khmer New they have only 40 cases left. I that position and the wives Year. Soon, 300,000 doses will to get our economy in 2005 to came to organize their offices have issued the order in the 13.3 percent growth. In 2006, it arrive for 150,000 people. The morning. Yesterday I also gave to set up the Feng Shui … Do- Chinese friend is working to was 12 percent. In 2007, it was ing those things at home is orders since morning. Last more than 11 percent, but by get us 600,000 doses. If we get night, I had to give an order to okay, do as you please, but in 600,000 doses in February, we the economic crisis at the be- the office do not. Not good for release the money … I always ginning of 2008, we dropped will inject 300,000 people and play the role of General Com- the eyes of staff and subordi- another 400,000 doses for to 6.8 percent and by 2009, it nates. My success also has a mander of Logistics. Even in was only 0.5 percent. In 2010, 200,000 people. Therefore, the battlefield, I also have to part of my wife’s contribution. before the Khmer New Year, we grew by more than 6 per- In more than 42 years of work- check from food to ammuni- cent. From 2011 to 2019, there if we can, 500,000 people will tions. Now to COVID-19, I ing life, from the Minister of be vaccinated. Our front-line are more than 7%. We are now also have look into it directly projecting to grow by almost (Continued on page 8) (Continued from page 1) perature. To sustain vaccines at Armed Forces. We will use on bodia in October 2020. The to 15 people found Covid-19 minus 70 degrees or 80 de- all front-line units, for whom Chinese foreign minister con- positive and up to 10 more grees is rather beyond our we previously planned to buy, firmed that he had already been cases today, all from neighbor- management ability. The point as we have the one million vaccinated. And at that time, if ing Thailand. As this vaccine is I am making here is that we are doses in hand now. We will I were willing to accept, our already widely used in the Peo- reversing what I said last time continue our efforts to vac- Chinese friend would give me ple’s Republic of China and in about accepting only vaccines cinate about 10 million people, the vaccine immediately, but no less than 10 countries with recognized by the World or even up to 13 million if re- we are still waiting to see the large populations, and judging Health Organization. If we quired, an equivalence of 80 effectiveness of the vaccination by its storage conditions – at look at countries with a popu- percent of our population. process. So far, Foreign Minis- temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees lation of more than 1.4 billion There could be, however, a ter Wang Yi of the People’s Celsius, compared to the vac- people, from the People’s Re- reduction to even 60 or 70 Republic of China is in good cines of some countries, at public of China to Indonesia, to percent of the population, and health and can travel places. temperatures of -70 degrees, it Egypt, Brazil and so on, they we will release our budget He is now visiting Southeast is appropriate to the situation in dare to use the Chinese vac- either to buy or to find/receive Asia region, following his visit Cambodia. Apart from this cines without hesitation, even through assistances. First of all, to several African countries. problem, it is also convenient the Indonesian President who our Chinese friends have Thus, the experience of For- to transport from the People’s was the first to receive the Chi- helped us with the one million eign Minister Wang Yi, a key Republic of China to the King- nese vaccine. doses in a generous gesture leader of the People’s Republic dom of Cambodia. Our Chi- and good relationship with the of China, gives us confidence nese friend also asked (if we I would like to inform you that Kingdom of Cambodia. that there is no risk to human would like to have) “this 1 the vaccines produced in China life for the Chinese vaccine. million doses all at once or in used in China and outside of PM’s Bodyguards and Staff Some countries have used both stages?” This issue needs to be China are Sinopharm and Si- to Get the Jabs, Then Front the US vaccine and the British considered further but I would novac. This time, we will now Liners vaccine, and nothing has hap- get the Sinopharm, the one also like to suggest that those I urge our Buddhist monks and pened. who were first to be vaccinated used in Egypt and then we could proceed to use of Sino- compatriots to calm down. We Vaccine for Free and on may be those around me, […] will get the vaccines soon. I those around His Majesty the vac. But we also do not rule Voluntary Basis; Donation out accepting aid from other have discussed with com- for Vaccines Purchase No King, those around the Presi- manders of my bodyguards dent of the Senate, and around countries that wish to help us More […] under conditions where and we have decided that the the President of the National Bodyguard Commanders, the Therefore, it is enough for Assembly. we can use them efficiently, as well as transport and store bodyguards, and those who Cambodia to make a political More Vaccines from China them within our management work around me will be the decision to save the lives of our and/or Others for Reasona- capacity. first to receive the jabs. (Then) people. Still I insist that we will ble Prices/Suitable Storing we will arrange for the front be vaccinated free-of-charge Conditions Boost Vaccination to Reach line workers, especially the and on a voluntary basis. On Up to 80% of Population team of doctors, teachers, all the other hand, even if you In addition to the first one mil- kinds of armed forces, the judi- have the jabs, please continue lion doses that we will inject it I would like to take this oppor- cial police in all divisions, all to maintain the three protec- to 500,000 people in the front tunity to thank His Excellency the sanitation staff involved in tions: wearing mask, washing line, as I have already men- President Xi Jinping, His Ex- providing services, including hand and maintaining a safety tioned, we need to buy or re- cellency Premier Li Keqiang, motorbike/tricycle/taxi drivers gap of one and a half meters. quest more from the People’s as well as His Excellency the to receive the vaccines free-of- Republic of China or any other Minister of National Defense charge and on voluntary basis. I would like to thank the Peo- countries in terms of reasona- of the People’s Republic of This is a principle that we must ple’s Republic of China for ble prices, as well as our ability China for their support to and continue in our vaccination donating the one million doses to store them at a suitable tem- through the Royal Cambodian plan. I am confident that this of the vaccine. Thanks our vaccine will help us solve people, Buddhist monks, espe- (Continued from page 7) more importantly, I would like some of the problems, alt- cially Their Majesties the King Foreign Affairs, the Deputy to remind you of efficiency. If hough we do not yet know the and the Queen Mother, for Prime Minister to the Prime it is not effective, it means that exact effect. Not only Chinese their donations for the same of Minister, my wife has never even if the building is 10 times vaccines but also vaccines in purchase vaccines. We have looked at any documents. better, it is still the same. The every countries so far, we do received enough money donat- Even at home, on the table, she better the workplace, the more not yet know how long will ed for vaccines and I am an- never even looked. Unless the efficient and modern it is. I they last. nouncing that we stop accept- documents fall to the floor, she believe in MPWT regarding ing donations as of now. That picks them up and puts them reform issues in the field relat- Jabs on Chinese Leaders we have gotten this vaccine on the table … she does not ed to public administration. Effective now, we also have some mon- look at her husband’s docu- The road works and even the ey to spare for other needs of However, I learned that some our country. I hope that though ments at all […] cars’ numbering process, we Chinese leaders had been have had many reforms. We this is the first time, but it is not MPWT Works Better with jabbed since October, when the last, in China’s ability to should continue to do this good the Chinese Foreign Minister Reforms job. Encourage our civil serv- help the Kingdom of Cambo- visited the Kingdom of Cam- dia. Thank you./.◙ The workplace is good, but ants to do their parts […] ◙