Peace, Social Stability an Invaluable Achievement Cambodians Must Jointly Protect: H.E. Pen Bona

Phnom Penh, October 27, 2026: Peace and social stability are invaluable achievements that Cambodians must work together to safeguard and defend, H.E. Pen Bona, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, said, as he urged information officials to counter false and inciting narratives.

Speaking as a guest lecturer at a training course on "Strengthening the Effectiveness of Spokesperson and Information Work" at the Pursat provincial hall on the morning of Oct. 27, 2026, H.E. Pen Bona said wars and unrest destabilising many regions—and leaving the world alarmingly uncertain—have led humanity and world leaders to place ever greater value on peace and social stability.

"In Cambodia, the peace and social stability won with such difficulty have been well maintained over nearly three decades and have brought enormous, unprecedented benefits to the country and the people of Cambodia," he said.

H.E. Pen Bona said information and spokesperson officials have an indispensable role in protecting these gains by neutralising information that is inciting or exaggerated in nature and aimed at destroying peace and social stability by certain extremist groups. "If such information arises and we see it as necessary, we must clarify it so that some citizens do not misunderstand," he said. "Alongside responding, another task we must carry out at the same time is to be proactive—continuing to promote the value of peace and social stability and the achievements born of peace, because this is the great, unprecedented work of the Royal Government of the Cambodian People's Party."

According to the Government Spokesperson, two key factors have allowed Cambodia to maintain peace and social stability so well over the long term. First, the Kingdom has leaders who understand the history of the past and struggled, sacrificing in every way, to find peace at great cost, and who stand as a strong pillar defending peace and the tranquillity of citizens. Second, Cambodians are intelligent and more informed than the extremist opposition that seeks to divide Khmer society and destroy peace.

"Therefore, all of us must continue contributing to protecting peace and protecting the great achievements of the Royal Government by providing truthful information to citizens, neutralising false or inciting information, and continuing to expose groups that want to destroy peace and groups that serve foreign forces encroaching on our territory, so that citizens understand them more clearly," H.E. Pen Bona stressed.

The training course was attended by H.E. Mok Ra, Chairman of the Pursat Provincial Council, with a welcome address from Khuoy Rida, Governor of Pursat, along with provincial council members, deputy governors, senior provincial administration officials, representatives of the provincial court, district and city governors, leaders of provincial departments and units, the three armed forces and other relevant officials—more than 200 people in total.

Source: Cambodia Government Spokesperson Unit

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Reported by The Khmer Today