🔷 Cambodia Daily Brief – 2026-06-26
▪️ Finance & Tax
• The General Department of Taxation held an Article IV consultation with the IMF to review tax revenue management and compliance in Cambodia.
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▪️ Geopolitics & Security
• The National Police of Cambodia inspected three Poipet locations in Banteay Meanchey and found electronic devices suspected of being used in online scam activity.
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• The National Police of Cambodia arrested three suspects and recovered two stolen motorcycles in Siem Reap as part of provincial policing operations.
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▪️ Infrastructure & Energy
• Ministry of Public Works and Transport officials participated in ITS training in the Republic of Korea to support smart transport infrastructure deployment and a Big Data ITS pilot.
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▪️ Labor & Governance
• MLVT trained labour inspectors on occupational safety management systems, including 60 officers from the central office and 25 provincial labour departments.
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• The Ministry of Health conducted one-day training in Kampong Cham to improve EmONC health data entry using Kobo Tool Box for provincial and facility-level monitoring.
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▪️ Legal & Regulatory
• The Ministry of Justice technical working group reviewed draft amendments to the Penal Code, focusing on case classifications, offense-severity rules, and partial-liberty regimes.
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• The Trust Regulator and Siem Reap provincial administration held a seminar to promote investor protection and KYC compliance for trustee companies in the trust sector.
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• The Accounting and Auditing Regulator convened a workshop to review AML/CFT regulation for virtual assets and VA/VASP, supporting the national strategy and preparation for the 2028–2029 mutual evaluation.
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• The Senate endorsed a draft amendment to the Road Law to strengthen transport regulation and reduce logistics operating costs in Cambodia.
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• MPWT requires Cambodian vehicle owners to submit identity documents, the original vehicle tax receipt, a technical inspection certificate, and the vehicle sales document to register special personalized license plates.
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• A National Assembly committee collected inputs to prepare the draft national budget and public finance law for Cambodia’s public finance sector.
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• The Cambodia Inspection Authority highlighted a draft Prakas establishing internal regulations to strengthen civil service discipline.
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• MAFF launched a digital application service to accept agricultural certificate and permit requests for fertilizers and pesticides online.
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• The Senate convened its fifth session to review a draft amendment to the Road Law addressing transport infrastructure regulation.
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▪️ Tourism & Immigration
• Cambodia deported 173 Chinese nationals tied to online scam operations after immigration authorities coordinated repatriation with the Chinese embassy.
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