🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-05-21
▪️ Finance & Tax
• SERC held a roundtable in Cambodia to assess digital asset tokenization with authorized Digital Securities Sandbox firms from the securities sector.
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▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia National Police detained 52 suspects in 17 anti-narcotics operations on 21 May, seizing methamphetamine and ketamine.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Health met with U.S. Embassy health officials to plan implementation of a bilateral health cooperation MoU on infectious disease prevention.
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• Cambodia National Police detained 115 suspects in operations targeting child exploitation and illegal gambling between 11 and 20 May 2026.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s MPWT convened a kick-off meeting with Chodai Co., Ltd. to advance the Koh Ksach Tonle bridge project, which includes financing from the European Investment Bank.
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• An MPWT official announced the Cambodia launch of Australia-funded ACP4Climate to strengthen water-sector resilience and basin planning across the Mekong and Tonle Sap systems.
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• Cambodia’s MOWRAM led a field inspection of the Lomhach and O Ta Paong water infrastructure subprojects to assess hydrological structures and prepare detailed studies.
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• The Royal Government of Cambodia and Australia launched the ACP4Climate partnership to strengthen water governance and climate resilience through institutional capacity and coordinated planning.
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• The Ministry of Environment attended the launch of the Australia-backed ACP4Climate program to support Cambodia’s water policy and climate resilience.
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• The Ministry of Environment evaluated an EU-backed waste-to-energy investment in Siem Reap focused on municipal waste processing and energy generation.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training met with Daikin to expand TVET cooperation for HVAC skills development in Cambodia.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour launched a labour campaign in Stung Treng and Preah Vihear to prevent child labour and encourage employer registration in LACMS.
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• The Ministry of Health led a mission to Battambang to promote implementation of the PHC-BIF primary care model in Cambodia.
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• Senate Committee 1 met with the National Authority for Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution to review dispute-resolution operations and inter-agency cooperation.
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• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration convened an inter-ministerial meeting to study a personnel data verification system for former civil servants, customs officers, national police, and military personnel.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Health advanced healthcare accreditation by integrating JCI patient safety standards into the national Hospital Accreditation System.
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• Cambodia’s General Department of Identification reviewed the national identification strategy plan for 2026–2035.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• SERC led a wrap-up meeting in Cambodia to assess technical assistance needs for Real-World Asset Tokenization, involving ministries and authorized companies in the Digital Securities Sandbox.
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• The Ministry of Environment convened an inter-ministerial review to assess the EIA for a 105-hectare sand-mining project by C MINERAL in Koh Kong.
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• Cambodia’s National Assembly deputy secretary-general urged use of UNCLOS compulsory conciliation to resolve maritime boundary claims with Thailand, citing legal and resource-management implications.
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• The Accounting and Auditing Regulator provided guidance to budget entities on fixed-asset accounting under Prakas No. 354 in Cambodia.
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• Cambodia’s Securities and Exchange Regulator led a working group study visit to RHB Investment Bank in Malaysia to prepare operational and regulatory arrangements for share margin trading in Cambodia.
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• Trust Regulator officials inspected Lion Trust (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. to verify a commercial trust license renewal application.
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• The Accounting and Auditing Regulator disseminated Cambodia accounting law and compliance guidance to 200 university professors and students at the University of South-East Asia in Siem Reap.
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• ACAR reviewed an MEF draft Sub-Decree defining specialized professional positions for accounting and auditing in Cambodia’s public financial management sector.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• A Cambodia National Assembly committee inspected Prey Veng province to assess land dispute resolution mechanisms affecting more than 30,000 land parcels.
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• The National Assembly of Cambodia human-rights commission reviewed Svay Rieng provincial land dispute-resolution mechanisms.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration removed 648 Chinese nationals linked to online scams between 18 and 20 May 2026.
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• Cambodia announced a 14-day visa exemption for Chinese citizens from 15 June to 15 October 2026 to support tourism promotion during the green season.
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• Cambodia’s Ministry of Health convened officials to review border health measures and recommend airport thermal screening for Ebola prevention.
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• Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 3,598 foreign nationals for immigration violations and involvement in online scam operations.
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