🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-04-09
▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia police conducted a cybercrime enforcement operation against illegal online scam sites in Bavet, Svay Rieng, detaining more than 300 foreign nationals and seizing computers, phones, and vehicles; authorities also reported revocation of a casino license linked to the operation.
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• Cambodia police reported a cybercrime enforcement operation against online scam activities in Phnom Penh, Kep, and Banteay Meanchey, with 398 foreign nationals detained. The operation is relevant to Cambodia security and law-enforcement policy on transnational online fraud.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment convened an inter-ministerial review of the environmental impact assessment for a 300 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage project in Kampong Chhnang, focusing on safeguards, mitigation measures, and regulatory compliance.
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• The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology conducted training on operation and maintenance of solar-powered irrigation systems in Siem Reap and reviewed completed water system works at two agricultural communities.
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• The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced its shared data center and disaster recovery center received Tier IV Certification of Design Documents, cited as a digital infrastructure milestone linked to public financial management and service resilience.
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• Cambodia is advancing the Funan Techo integrated water resources management project, with the 21-kilometer first section launched in August 2024 and the 151.6-kilometer second section scheduled to begin construction on 11 April 2026.
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• The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology conducted inspection, repair, and maintenance work on five automatic weather stations in Tboung Khmum province to support timely climate data transmission.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport reviewed progress on a digital school management system for the Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, covering academic administration, attendance, grading, and reporting.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• Cambodia approved two new hybrid maize varieties under its crop seed regulation process after technical evaluation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, adding BH-3577 and BH-4187 to the formal seed release system.
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• Cambodia’s Trust Regulator issued Guideline No. 005/26 setting out procedures to establish, register, renew, modify, and terminate retention or escrow service trusts through the trust registration system.
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• Cambodia’s Trust Regulator issued Guideline No. 004/26 on trustee operating rules to support implementation by licensed trust companies and authorized independent individual trustees.
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• The Ministry of Justice presented the newly promulgated anti-technological fraud law to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign embassies, and international organizations, outlining new offenses and special procedures and highlighting international cooperation provisions.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia immigration authorities reported deporting 1,084 foreign nationals from 27 nationalities between April 1 and April 5, 2026, as part of ongoing immigration enforcement procedures.
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▪️ Other
• The excerpt lists a “Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-04-08” and notes a cybercrime enforcement operation in Svay Rieng with 32 suspects detained, alongside a partial reference to a water resources ministry review; the item is truncated.
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• The excerpt references “Cambodia Investment & Policy Daily Briefing — 2026-04-08” and notes Cambodia’s Council for the Development of Cambodia and the Ministry of Health signed a five-year health cooperation MOU and a Data Sharing Agreement with the United States Embassy; the item is truncated.
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