🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-05-15
▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia National Police reported a nationwide narcotics enforcement operation, detaining 22 suspects and seizing 484.27 grams of methamphetamine.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence handed over a Thai national detained for illegal border crossing to Thai authorities at Choam International Border Checkpoint under RBC coordination.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Health received 10 ADB-funded ambulances to strengthen emergency health transport and provincial health infrastructure.
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• The Ministry of Health launched Cambodia’s DHIS2 national digital health information system to replace the legacy HMIS.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• SERC led a virtual consultation with ADB and D2 Legal Technology to prepare a draft FinTech development roadmap for Cambodia’s securities sector.
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• Cambodia’s Trust Regulator inspected a licensed trustee’s real-estate trust in Takeo to verify the identity of trust assets during a May 10–12, 2026 registration review.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice convened the 39th technical working group meeting to review Criminal Code provisions on sentencing, custodial conditions, and conditional release. The working group examined draft rules affecting prison regimes and probation duties.
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• The Ministry of Justice-led National Committee on Conditional Release convened in Cambodia to review draft guidance on conditional release procedures.
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• The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia issued Prakas 040 establishing licensing and oversight procedures for securities intermediaries in Cambodia.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment presented Article 6 operational measures to guide development of the national carbon market and define the role of the Carbon Crediting Secretariat.
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• The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia notified that the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority adopted Prakas No. 040 to authorize and supervise introducing agents in Cambodia’s securities sector.
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• Cambodia Senate group 4 prepared opinions on a draft conscription law and a draft state payment guarantee for electricity imports from Vietnam.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment launched the Stung Treng Ramsar Site wetland management plan for 2026–2030, supporting local conservation governance.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration expelled 331 Chinese nationals linked to online scam operations and illegal stay. The removals were carried out via special charter flights and coordinated with the Chinese embassy.
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