PM gives ministers an ‘F’, lashes out at illegal logging task force

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen unleashed a tirade against underperforming government officials in a pair of speeches on 25 February – musing aloud about reshuffling his Council of Ministers and wondering why rockets had not yet been deployed in the Kingdom’s recent “crackdown” on illegal logging.

Speaking at the grand opening of the Ministry of Environment’s new headquarters, the premier singled out the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, saying their performances rated an “F”.

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