Battambang is a province in northwestern Cambodia, bordering Thailand and functioning as a major subnational administrative area with a strong agricultural base and cross-border economic relevance. This page provides a consolidated overview of Battambang alongside aggregated government policy, regulation, governance, infrastructure, and development updates related to provincial institutions and implementation activity.
Cambodia National Police reported nationwide drug enforcement results for 6 April 2026, recording five narcotics cases, 26 arrests, and seizures of methamphetamine. The update provides a public security snapshot of Cambodia’s anti-drug operations across provincial police units.
Cambodia National Police reported 20 narcotics enforcement cases nationwide on 4 April 2026, with 55 suspects detained and methamphetamine seized. The update provides a nationwide public security snapshot of drug control operations involving police and military police units.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology reviewed the post-construction status of the Don Tri dam in Battambang, a water infrastructure project linked to irrigation, water supply, and flood reduction. The inspection focused on site management, community facilities, and technical monitoring equipment under Cambodia’s water infrastructure system.
Cambodia National Police reported 63 narcotics enforcement cases nationwide on 1 April 2026, involving 169 suspects and multiple categories of seized drugs and precursor chemicals. The update provides a nationwide public security snapshot of Cambodia’s anti-drug enforcement activity across seven police units.
The National Police of Cambodia reported nationwide anti-drug enforcement results for 31 March 2026, covering 10 cases, 32 arrests, and the seizure of 24.05 grams of methamphetamine. The report identified case types, seized evidence, and participating police and military police units by province.
The National Police of Cambodia reported nationwide drug-crime enforcement results for 30 March 2026, recording eight cases and 21 arrests across seven police units. The report identified case types, provincial breakdowns, and seized narcotics including methamphetamine and ketamine.
Battambang Provincial Police reported two anti-drug operations involving illegal drug possession, resulting in the arrest of four suspects. The narcotics crackdown also identified two individuals subject to arrest warrants issued by the Battambang Provincial Court.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology reported that the Ta Si Samaki agricultural community irrigation infrastructure project in Ta Meun Commune, Thma Koul District, Battambang Province had reached about 88% completion. The World Bank-funded project under the Cambodia Agricultural Diversification Project includes reservoir works, irrigation piping, wells, solar-powered pumps, and pumping stations.
The Ministry of Health convened a meeting at Calmette Hospital to prepare the 2026 annual workshop on Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), review maternal delivery-related cases in Kampot, Kampong Thom, and Battambang, and discuss progress in the MPDSR system. The meeting also reviewed UNFPA’s Phase 1 2025 EmONC Light Assessment covering 76 health facilities in eight provinces and issued directions on continued CEmONC and BEmONC training and stronger coordination between national hospitals and provincial counterparts.
The National Police of Cambodia reported nationwide anti-drug enforcement results for 23 March 2026, covering 13 cases and 24 arrests across multiple provinces. The report recorded case types including trafficking, transport and storage, and drug use, and listed seized narcotics and precursor chemicals by participating police units.
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