🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-05-22
▪️ Finance & Tax
• ACAR participated in national training on NRMIS Step 2 to implement accrual-based recording of non-tax revenue in Cambodia’s public financial management.
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• SERC led a Cambodian delegation to Bursa Malaysia to study securities margin trading systems and related regulatory practices.
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▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• Cambodia National Police reported arrests and seizures during nationwide anti-narcotics operations on 22 May involving methamphetamine and ketamine. The operation involved provincial police units across five provinces.
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• National Police investigated an alleged transnational extortion case in Sihanoukville after a Chinese national reported being forced to surrender USD and USDT. Law enforcement detained eight foreign suspects.
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• Cambodia National Police arrested ten suspects in Battambang for illegal methamphetamine trafficking and seized 19 sachets of ICE weighing 5.83 grams.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• National Police trained specialized anti-human trafficking units in Cambodia on drone infrastructure and operational procedures.
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• A Cambodian delegation led key officials to the Silicon Valley Summit 2026 to promote digital infrastructure and the Verify platform.
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• MPWT reviewed Terms of Reference for AIIB-financed feasibility studies on climate-resilient road infrastructure connecting Battambang–Siem Reap and National Road 60B.
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• MOWRAM Director General Meng Pokunth opened a Siem Reap workshop presenting results of a Mekong-Lancang transboundary water information update and sharing project in Cambodia.
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• The National Assembly of Cambodia convened a strategy meeting to accelerate development of e-parliament digital infrastructure.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• The Ministry of Women’s Affairs launched a national GBV governance project to strengthen Cambodia’s prevention and response systems.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• Cambodia’s customs delegation attended the WCO Asia-Pacific conference in Hong Kong to review and approve the regional customs strategy for 2026–2028. The delegation also discussed AEO mutual recognition with partner administrations.
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• The Ministry of Environment evaluated a full environmental impact assessment for a 100-hectare stone project in Kratie, Cambodia.
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• Cambodia’s Council of Ministers approved a draft amendment to the Law on Roads and two monitoring reports on reform measures and the Pentagonal Strategy.
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• The Ministry of Justice presided over a workshop in Preah Sihanouk to disseminate conditional release procedures to provincial judicial and enforcement officials.
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• The Accounting and Auditing Regulator conducted training on a digital financial reporting platform for SMEs and non-profit entities to support accounting compliance and reporting standards.
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• National Police of Cambodia arrested three suspects in Battambang for illegal drug trafficking and seized methamphetamine and other items in a provincial law-enforcement operation.
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• The Council for the Development of Cambodia reported to the Council of Ministers on implementation of a government-private reform package and a draft amendment to the Law on Roads. The excerpt states the measures affect Cambodia’s regulatory and infrastructure sectors.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• National Assembly Committee 1 conducted a provincial review and promoted out-of-court land dispute resolution in Cambodia’s border provinces to address land registration and tenure issues.
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• Cambodia’s National Assembly Committee No. 1 inspected out-of-court land dispute resolution mechanisms in Tbong Khmum province.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• The General Department of Immigration disseminated Announcement 12644 in Kandal, establishing procedures for registering children of foreign immigrants in Cambodia’s immigration administration.
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• The General Department of Immigration removed 3,598 foreign nationals from Cambodia in enforcement operations between 11 and 20 May 2026.
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