Legal & Regulatory

The Legal & Regulatory category covers Cambodia’s evolving legal and governance landscape, including newly enacted laws, ministerial regulations, sub-decrees, regulatory frameworks, administrative guidance, and compliance requirements affecting public institutions and private sector activity. This page brings together official policy updates, legal and regulatory developments, and related institutional actions in Cambodia, providing a structured view of how governance decisions are implemented across sectors. Tracking these changes helps readers monitor compliance obligations, interpret policy direction, and assess broader regulatory trends and sector-level development.

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March 19, 2026

National Assembly Standing Committee Receives Draft Law on Technology Fraud

The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved the receipt of a draft Law on Combating Fraud via Technological Systems, submitted by the Royal Government, and assigned it to the Legal and Judicial Commission for study with other relevant commissions. The committee also agreed to place a draft amendment to the Law on the Election of Senators on the agenda of the upcoming fifth session of the seventh legislature.

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March 19, 2026

GDI Disseminates Prakas on Procedures for Including Foreign Children in Annex Lists

The General Department of Immigration held a dissemination meeting on Prakas No. 12644 regarding forms and procedures for registering newly born foreign immigrants in annex tables and requesting recognition for foreign immigrant children aged 18 and above already listed under immigrant parents. The session was led by the Director of the Department of Foreign Immigrants and Refugees and targeted foreign immigrants residing in Lum Choar commune, Ou Ya Dav district, Ratanakiri province, with participation from provincial immigration officials and Khmer-Vietnamese association representatives.

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March 19, 2026

Accounting and Auditing Regulator Disseminates Accounting Law to Students in Preah Sihanouk

The Accounting and Auditing Regulator, in cooperation with the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors and the University of Management and Economics Preah Sihanouk campus, organized a dissemination workshop on the Law on Accounting and Auditing and related regulations. The event targeted lecturers and students in accounting-related fields and included the handover of key sector reference documents for the university library.

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March 19, 2026

MPWT Outlines Requirements and Fees for Renewal of Expired Driving Licences

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport clarified documentation, fees, and penalty conditions for renewing driving licences that have expired for no more than 30 days. The guidance is based on Prakas No. 047 SK dated 17 January 2017 on the issuance of driving licences and points cards and specifies where applicants can access public service centres.

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March 18, 2026

General Department of Immigration Disseminates Prakas 12644 on Registration of Newborn and Adult Foreign Immigrants

The General Department of Immigration organized a dissemination meeting on Prakas No. 12644 concerning procedures for registering newborn foreign immigrants in annex tables and recognizing foreign immigrants aged 18 and above whose names appear in their parents’ annex tables. The session was led by the Director of the Department of Foreigners, Immigration and Refugees and targeted foreign immigrants associated with the Khmer-Vietnamese Federation Association in Balong city, Ratanakiri province.

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March 18, 2026

National Assembly Standing Committee to Review Draft Law on Technology Fraud

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly is scheduled to meet on 19 March 2026 to review the draft Law on Combating Fraud via Technology Systems proposed by the Royal Government of Cambodia. The committee will also examine amendments to the Law on the Election of Members of the Senate under the chairmanship of the President of the National Assembly, Khuon Sudary.

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March 18, 2026

General Department of Immigration Promotes Prakas on Procedures for Registering Foreign Migrant Children

The General Department of Immigration and Ratanakiri provincial authorities convened a meeting to disseminate Prakas No. 12644 on procedures for entering newly born foreign migrant children in the annex table and requesting recognition for foreign migrant children aged 18 and above. The session gathered 134 participants from provincial and local police and administration structures concerned with immigration, residency and identification work.

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