“She was under a lot of pressure from the outside.
Including vilification and abuse from the opposition. "
Author: The Ice
Recently, Cambodian Prime Minister Beyoncé was awarded the "Smile Asia Charity Leadership Award", a prize that confirms her contribution to charity and focuses on her multi-faceted status as a philanthropist, prime minister and medical doctor.
In Cambodia, Beyoncé has been dedicated to healthcare and charity for a long time, often in the image of her relatives, and her interaction with Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hon Manet, has often become popular on local social media.
In 2023, on Beyoncé's birthday, Hong-Maney humorously called his wife "the boss" on Facebook and sent a blessing, writing, "Wish my boss a happy holiday!"
The news quickly became popular in Cambodia, and it also attracted the attention of the outside world that the Prime Minister's wife not only exerts influence in public affairs, but also holds special weight in the family.
Why did she want to call her “the boss”?
The Yin love.
According to Cambodian media reports, Hong Manai and Bee Chan Moni's fate began during their high school years.
About their campus life, a small story has also been circulated on the Cambodian Internet: Once upon a time, Beyoncé Monet was sitting on a chair under a pine tree, and suddenly a shoe fell from the tree.
She looked up and discovered that Hong-Mane was picking Yangtze on the tree, and thought: “It’s him again!” before, Hong-Mane had a good feeling for Mony’s Beige and often sought an opportunity to interact with her.
However, this little story was later confirmed to be fictional, but Cambodian netizens are still happy about it, believing that it is another example of the deep feelings of Hong-Mane and Bishop Monet?
·Hongmanai and Bithanmoni when they were young.
Hon-Mane is the son of former Prime Minister Hon-Mane. Similar to Hon-Mane's family background, Beyoncé is also from Cambodia. Her father Beyoncé has served as Secretary of State of the Ministry of Labor of Cambodia.
It may be that a similar family background has made Homme feel good about Monica, who, when he was 16 years old at high school, proposed to his mother Bruney that he wanted to talk about love with Monica. His mother denied his idea on the basis that "the focus should be on learning."
However, after graduating from university, the two came to the United States to study at the same time, and eventually succeeded in reaching the forefront.In 2006, the two walked into the marriage hall with the support of both parents, drawing a successful sentence for this period of years of love.
Afterwards, the two went to the UK for a Ph.D. in 2009 and earned a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Bristol in the UK. Four years later, Bishop Monet earned a Ph.D. in Public Health from the London School of Health and Tropical Medicine.
Hong-Mane and Beaumont Monet.
Based on her educational background, Bitamoni might have become a doctor or researcher, but as her husband Hong Manet entered politics, her life trajectory also changed.
A complaint about the husband’s help.
In 2008, after Hong Manai returned to China, he was promoted to colonel, commanding Cambodia's anti-terrorism special forces, and gradually entered the political world. At the same time, Moni Bizan also gradually moved to the front of the stage.
She co-founded the Association of Young Volunteer Physicians (TYDA) with Hon Manet, who served as chairman and vice chairman of the board, to provide free health services to rural areas of Cambodia.
She, who studied medicine, also began to engage in Cambodia's medical health care business, and she always appeared on the scene whenever Cambodia was hit by a public health crisis.
During the 2021 Cambodia epidemic, a photo of her began to spread online in Cambodia. In the photo, she and her then 4-year-old son are talking through a glass.
· Bizamoni and her son.
Due to the severe epidemic situation in Cambodia at that time, she participated in many tasks such as nucleic acid sampling coordination, patient placement and treatment support in Cambodia. In order to reduce the risk of family infection, she and Hong Manai temporarily live separately from their children, and can only contact them through mobile phones.
Bao Zhiping, a scholar of Southeast Asian issues at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that "Beijing Monet personally participated in the first line of anti-epidemic work, fulfilled his family's commitment to public affairs, and strengthened the image and sense of responsibility of Hunan as a leader".
After becoming Prime Minister, Beyonce Monet often showed in the image of her relatives, she used to visit the Phnom Penh Walking Street in a simple white shirt, promote local cuisine with local characteristics, and communicate with the public.
Bishop Monet visits Phnom Penh Walking Street.
In addition, she is also very focused on inspiring the younger generation of Cambodia to participate in philanthropy. She launched an online fundraising campaign called "10,000 Cambodian Dollars for 10,000 People", calling on the public to support Khunthapahua Children's Hospital, and inviting many Internet celebrities and young opinion leaders to participate.
In addition to actively speaking out in the charity field, whenever Hongmanet deals with difficult problems, Bitamoni will appear in the public eye to help him solve problems.
In May this year, there was an exchange of fire between Cambodia and Thailand on the border, and Hongmanai was overwhelmed by it. On July 29, after the two countries reached a comprehensive ceasefire after reaching an agreement, he posted a long message on social media, saying that his "gray hair has increased significantly." Wait until peace is restored to the country before you consider dyeing your hair." At the same time, Bizhanmoni went to the hospital to visit the injured soldier.
Monique visits wounded soldiers.
There is a view from the outside world that Hong Manai's speech created a more "bitter" image for him than his father. He seems more willing to show the public the pressure and challenges he shoulders.
In this regard, Bao Zhipeng believes: "The appearance of the Prime Minister's wife has enhanced people's emotional identity and helped Hong Manai shape the image of a modern leader who combines hardness with softness. This not only balances his'bitter feelings' narrative, but also consolidates his ruling public opinion base."
“I want to apologize to my wife.”
Bizhan Moni and Hong Manai have two daughters and one son. The son is the youngest child in the family and often appears on Bizhan Moni's social platform.
In May last year, she posted on social media that her son won a gold medal at an Asian Mathematical Olympic contest in Singapore. She wrote: “Today the kids won the gold medal in math competitions, but parents and grandparents were unable to attend because of work and only grandparents and grandmothers went.
Bishop Monica celebrated his son’s winning prize in a math competition on social media.
Moreover, Bishop Monet often shared the lives of two daughters: the older daughter was good at playing the piano, and the younger daughter won a place in math competitions.
Bao Zhiping said: “This public narrative of the ‘prime minister’ family has shifted the attention of some of the public to sensitive political issues.”
However, an incident in 2024 disrupted their lives. According to the Cambodia Daily, the director general of Cambodia Customs, Kun Ning, said he had bribed Bee Chan Moni in exchange for being able to stay on until 2028.
After the news was exposed, Hong Manai held a press conference to respond to the matter, saying that as early as December 2022, Hun Sen had signed a document approving Kunning to stay in office until 2028, so there was no bribery.
Bishop Moni and Hunan and their children.
Hong Manai defended his wife, saying that Bee Chan Moni is a low-key and simple person who never interferes in government affairs and prefers to go around as a volunteer doctor. He said: "As the wife of the prime minister, she has suffered a lot of pressure from the outside world, including the slander and abuse of the opposition. I would like to say sorry to my wife."
He also thanked his wife for quietly supporting herself and taking care of her family behind her, and since I became prime minister, I have not had time to even drink beer, have been busy with public affairs every day, and have not had time to be with my family.”
When Monica heard it, she wept tears.
Bishop Monica was tearing underneath.
It is worth noting that since taking office, Hong Manet has also been willing to portray her as a warm husband outside his status as prime minister. According to previous reports by Cambodia media, Hun Manai still got up early to send his young children to school on the first day of his official appointment as prime minister.
In response, the Khmer Times commented: "A humble, disciplined, family-oriented man is exactly the quality Cambodians want to see in a leader." And the image of a family-friendly intellectual woman that Bee Chan Moni presented to the public also met this expectation to a certain extent.
Inspection by: Zhang 勉
Published by: Yin Yi
Editor: Xu Lijing
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