🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-05-02
▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia National Police detained two additional Chinese and Myanmar nationals during a cybercrime security operation targeting alleged online scam activity in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province.
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• Cambodia National Police reported 16 drug enforcement cases and 63 arrests in nationwide security operations on 2 May 2026.
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• Cambodia’s National Police reported a drug enforcement operation in Banteay Meanchey that detained two Thai nationals and seized suspected narcotics, involving provincial anti-drug offices, local police, and prosecutorial coordination.
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• Cambodia’s National Police reported a security enforcement operation in Mondulkiri province involving six detained suspects, methamphetamine evidence, and coordinated anti-drug policing procedures.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology reviewed irrigation infrastructure works for agricultural communities in Kampong Cham and Mondulkiri, recording one completed project and one project at about 70% of its construction plan.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology inspected progress on the Banteay Stoung main canal rehabilitation project in Kampong Thom province, reporting it is about 75% complete and intended to support farming and daily water use.
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▪️ Investment & Trade
• Cambodia’s inter-ministerial committee held its first session to prepare the Cambodia-Vietnam economic connectivity master plan led by the Ministry of Planning, publicizing Royal Government Decision No. 35 SSR and establishing technical and secretariat groups.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment instructed gold-processing businesses and workshops to apply emissions, wastewater, storage, and PPE controls for acid-based gold recovery, citing environmental compliance, public health, and pollution risks from improper acid burning.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment reported industrial wastewater controls prevented 28.6 million cubic meters of polluted discharge from entering public water sources, highlighting water quality management and factory compliance monitoring.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• Ratanakiri provincial land administration registered a Prao Indigenous community land parcel under Cambodia’s land registration system, covering a 15.5459-hectare collective property parcel in Ta Veng district.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration reported deporting 2,671 foreign nationals in enforcement actions linked to online scams, document violations, unlawful work, and other alleged offenses.
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• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 153 Chinese nationals linked to online scams and immigration violations via a special flight from Siem Reap Angkor International Airport.
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