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 21, 2026

National Assembly Weekly Summary Highlights Draft Law Review and Governance Activities

The National Assembly released a weekly video summary covering activities from 16–20 March 2026, including the receipt of a draft law on combating technology-based fraud for review. The update also notes a workshop to promote the use of the riel, an internal audit review meeting, and discussions on a research project concerning the role of local legislative bodies in promoting full democracy. Additional institutional and capacity-building activities by Assembly leaders and the General Secretariat are briefly highlighted.

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March 20, 2026

General Department of Immigration Disseminates Prakas 12644 on Procedures for Immigrant Children

The General Department of Immigration, through the Department of Foreigners and Refugees, convened a dissemination meeting in Mondulkiri Province on Prakas No. 12644 concerning procedures for registering newly born immigrant children in annex lists and requesting recognition for immigrant children aged 18 and above. The session gathered provincial immigration officers, representatives of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association, and immigrant foreigners from multiple districts to explain forms and procedures under the Ministry of Interior’s regulation.

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March 20, 2026

Accounting and Auditing Regulator Plans CIFRS Training for Gambling Operators

The Accounting and Auditing Regulator of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority met with the General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia to discuss a training program on Cambodian International Financial Reporting Standards. The planned training will target gambling operators, casino owners and operators, and integrated commercial gambling centers.

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March 20, 2026

National Assembly Secretariat Holds Roundtable on Local Legislative Bodies and Democracy

The leadership of the General Secretariat of the National Assembly organized a roundtable discussion to review research on the role of local-level legislative units in promoting democracy, with participation from nearly 200 officials. The discussion examined the relationship between inter-ministerial governance systems, local democratic development, and legislative governance, drawing on comparative observations from a study visit to Shanghai and field research in Kep and Kampot provinces.

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March 20, 2026

National Assembly Commission 6 Reviews Draft Law on Combating Technology-Based Fraud

The National Assembly’s Commission on Legislation and Justice (Commission 6) held an internal meeting on 20 March 2026 to review the draft Law on Combating Technology-Based Fraud. The draft law, approved by the Council of Ministers on 13 March 2026, introduces five new criminal offences related to technology-based fraud, identity data misuse, and money laundering, and is being examined in cooperation with the commission responsible for interior, national defense, public functions and border affairs.

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March 20, 2026

General Department of Immigration Disseminates Prakas 12644 on Procedures for Foreign Children

The General Department of Immigration, together with the Mondulkiri Provincial Administration, held a dissemination meeting on Prakas No. 12644 concerning the form and procedures for registering newly born foreign immigrant children in the annex list and requesting recognition of foreign immigrant status for children aged 18 and above already listed under a foreign parent. The session gathered 101 provincial and local officials, including immigration, identity, and administrative police officers, as well as commune and sangkat leaders.

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March 19, 2026

MISTI Launches Official Science, Technology and Innovation Evaluation Criteria

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation has officially launched the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Evaluation Criteria. The new criteria are intended to modernize STI governance and support the implementation of the Royal Government’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase I, which prioritizes technology as a key driver for Cambodia’s 2050 high‑income vision.

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March 19, 2026

Ministry of Inspection Reviews Draft Prakas and Concept Note on Inspection Law

The Ministry of Inspection held a weekly meeting chaired by Minister Sok Soken to review progress on several key legal instruments, including a draft Prakas on the Code of Conduct for officials, internal regulations of the ministry, and a concept note for drafting the Law on Inspection. The meeting also examined the ministry’s inspection action plan and mechanisms for monitoring law implementation under its P4C4 strategy.

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