Hun Sen, the Chairman of the Cambodian People's Party and the President of the Senate, revealed on social media that he has encountered multiple issues using Telegram over the past few months. Although he could receive messages, he was unable to smoothly send text and voice messages, which prevented him from responding to others in a timely manner.
As a result, he suggests the public use WhatsApp or the locally developed CoolApp.
Hun Sen expressed his concerns about frequent incidents of Telegram user data leaks in various countries recently, which he believes not only jeopardize national security but also could harm personal privacy. Therefore, he has called for the Cambodian government and military to gradually adopt CoolApp as a replacement for Telegram.
He also proposed that government departments such as the Senate, the National Assembly, and the courts should establish CoolApp groups to allow civil servants, military personnel, and the public to voluntarily use this platform, further enhancing information security. Hun Sen emphasized that this move is not a mandatory requirement for the public to switch to CoolApp, but rather to more effectively protect national security and personal privacy.
CoolApp, independently developed by Cambodia, offers higher security and uses encryption technology similar to that of mainstream international apps, ensuring that even CoolApp company itself cannot access user messages. Currently, CoolApp has rapidly grown to about 300,000 users and is available for use worldwide.
