🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-05-27
▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• National Police of Cambodia reported 28 arrests across nine drug enforcement cases on May 27, with seizures of 38.85 g of methamphetamine and 7.38 g of WY.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport reviewed a draft roadmap to implement a 2025 transport memorandum of understanding with Turkey.
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• The Tonle Sap Authority convened stakeholders to present and validate basin-level water security assessment reports for the Tonle Sap water resource.
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• The Securities and Exchange Regulator convened a working group meeting to monitor progress on the E-Flow digital document management system for securities regulation.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour urged employers in Tbong Khmum, Kampong Cham, and Kandal to eliminate child labour and register workers for social security.
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• MoEYS directed consolidation of national school data and strengthened inspection to address enrollment and dropout in Cambodia’s education sector.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• The Ministry of Justice led a meeting to review draft amendments to Cambodia’s law on the legal profession.
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• The Ministry of Public Works and Transport convened inter-ministerial talks on digital driving license regulation and DG Super App integration in the transport sector.
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• The Ministry of Justice led a JCC meeting to review the Law and Justice Sector Development Project Phase 6 in Cambodia’s legal sector.
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• The Ministry of Commerce provided training to banks and financial institutions on the Law on Secured Transactions and the SETFO registry.
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• The Ministry of Commerce reviewed draft sub-decrees implementing the Law on Trade Remedies, covering anti-dumping, countervailing measures, and safeguards.
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• National Police of Cambodia received and processed a breach-of-trust complaint that resulted in a voluntary repayment agreement under Phnom Penh criminal procedure.
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• The Ministry of Environment conducted an inter-ministerial technical review of an initial environmental impact assessment submitted by ANTRONG MENTALS CO., LTD for a mining exploration project in Mondulkiri.
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• The Ministry of Health inspected port-health screening at Techo International Airport to strengthen Ebola and infectious disease prevention measures in Cambodia’s aviation sector.
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▪️ Real Estate & Land
• The Ministry of Land Management transferred provincial land records into a centralized CIS database in Battambang as part of a national land registration rollout.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• The General Department of Immigration deported 173 Chinese nationals from Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams, using a special flight processed through Phnom Penh’s international airport exit police post.
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• The Ministry of Tourism announced a visa exemption pilot for Chinese tourists and convened Cambodia Travel Match 2026 to connect international buyers with local tourism sellers.
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• The Ministry of Tourism announced a four-month Pilot Free Visa to attract Chinese tourists and expand inbound tourism, paired with China-Ready service certification.
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