🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-04-29
▪️ Finance & Tax
• Cambodia’s Non-Bank Financial Services Authority reviewed and closed an AMRO-supported technical assistance project on FinTech regulation for non-bank finance, producing reports on policy, risk assessment, regulatory risk, and a FinTech regulatory sandbox.
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• Cambodia’s General Department of Customs and Excise presented a package of customs tax enforcement and trade facilitation measures to business representatives and officials, covering anti-evasion controls, customs governance, digital systems, and compliance mechanisms.
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• Cambodia’s Securities and Exchange Regulator announced an invitation-only seminar on real estate investment trust offerings under collective investment schemes, scheduled for April 30, 2026, at SERC in the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority building.
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▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence facilitated a security and infrastructure verification visit by foreign military attachés to Stung Meteuk Bridge in Pursat Province, stating it was destroyed in a Thai Air Force attack on 13 December 2025 and reaffirming a commitment to peaceful border dispute resolution.
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• The National Police of Cambodia reported 17 drug enforcement cases and 49 arrests nationwide on 28 April, including methamphetamine seizures and participation by police and gendarmerie units.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed documents with Nicaragua covering political consultations and visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders, establishing a formal bilateral dialogue channel and facilitating official travel.
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• Cambodia’s National Police reported that Kampot Provincial Police Commissariat reviewed April 2026 security operations and directed tighter controls over collective residential sites, foreign residents, online scam prevention, drugs, and youth-gang enforcement.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Prak Sokhonn and Thailand’s foreign minister discussed border security, confidence-building measures, and implementation of a General Border Committee statement, reaffirming ceasefire and peaceful resolution commitments.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence facilitated a Military Attachés Corps visit to Cambodia–Thailand border provinces during a ceasefire, documenting Cambodia’s stated commitment to peaceful dispute resolution under international and ASEAN principles.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology launched an AFD-financed, six-year project to restore and manage the Svay Chek stream basin in Banteay Meanchey, targeting irrigation improvement, water storage capacity, flood risk reduction, and water governance.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction announced a bidding process for water supply infrastructure construction in four villages in Ratanakiri Province, linked to clean water supply works and public utility development.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service prepared ministries and public institutions for biometric registration under a nationwide civil service workforce census to update staffing structures and verify civil servant data.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport reviewed progress on connecting its automation system with the verify.gov.kh document verification platform, concerning digital governance and transport administration infrastructure.
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• Cambodia’s National Social Security Fund Siem Reap branch briefed about 150 enterprise, company, and factory representatives on social security compliance, worker registration, contribution duties, and NSSF digital services.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training reviewed TVET reform, work-based learning, and ASEAN labor mobility under the ASEAN-Swiss TVET Initiative, addressing skills recognition, certification standards, and workforce development cooperation.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction opened consultation on a draft new Land Law covering land regulation, cadastral administration, state land management, registration rules, and complaint procedures.
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• Cambodia’s National Assembly Standing Committee referred draft laws on military obligation and a government payment guarantee for Electricity of Vietnam to specialized commissions for study as part of the parliamentary review process.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service coordinated inter-ministerial technical discussions on a draft regulation governing the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, focusing on administrative reform and clarifying overlapping functions.
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• Cambodia’s National Police disseminated guidance to Kampong Thom police officers on managing safety at collective residential sites, including online scam prevention measures and interministerial procedures for fines involving owners or managers.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce opened World Intellectual Property Day 2026 and announced initiatives including geographical indication registrations and digital trademark data tools, relevant to IP regulation and product certification.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior reviewed a draft sub-decree on regulating a data system for former civil servants, prison officers, police officers, and military personnel dismissed from their frameworks, with the review led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries opened a professional training course for 96 fertilizer and pesticide traders in Takeo province focused on agricultural input regulation, registered products, and technical guidance for farmers.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• Cambodia’s land management authorities registered a 2.0969-hectare indigenous community land parcel in Ratanakiri province, related to land registration, cadastral administration, and collective property recognition.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration reported deporting 1,175 foreign nationals from 28 nationalities during an immigration enforcement operation in April 2026.
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