Phnom Penh is Cambodia’s capital and a municipality that serves as the country’s central administrative, legislative, and economic hub, with concentrated public institutions, urban infrastructure, and regulatory activity. This page provides a structured overview of Phnom Penh alongside an aggregated record of government policy updates, helping users monitor regulation, governance decisions, development planning, and institutional actions relevant to the province.
The National Police of Cambodia reported nationwide anti-drug enforcement operations on 27 December 2025, recording 58 drug crime cases and 154 arrests. The drug crackdown involved trafficking, storage and transport, and drug use cases, with narcotics and chemical substances seized across several provinces.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport discussed the provision of temporary classrooms for refugee camps, including a planned donation of 300 classroom tents for displaced students. The initiative responds to education access needs in camps affected by border conflict.
Cambodia National Police reported nationwide drug enforcement results for 26 December 2025, recording eight narcotics cases and 11 arrests across multiple provinces. The update provides a reference point on Cambodia’s security and anti-drug enforcement activity involving police and military police units.
Cambodia launched new public financial management guidelines for the Office of the Council of Ministers, setting procedures for budget preparation, execution, monitoring, and internal financial control. The policy rollout was led by Deputy Prime Minister Vongsey Vissoth on 25 December 2025.
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications signed cooperation agreements with 11 higher education institutions to use the verify.gov.kh document verification platform, develop digital management systems, and improve internet connectivity infrastructure on campus. The cooperation also covers training and knowledge sharing related to digital policy, laws, and technology.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training met with representatives of the Czech Republic to review five years of cooperation from 2018 to 2023 and to set priority directions for the next five years starting in 2024. The Czech side committed to further expand cooperation in building skilled human resources, with a continued focus on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Cambodia.
A Cambodian National Assembly delegation led by Lok Chumteav Lok Kheng attended the 94th Executive Committee Meeting and 14th General Assembly of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) in Tokyo, Japan, on 24 April 2023. Discussions focused on strengthening national committees on population and development and supporting implementation of ICPD25 commitments and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Trust Regulator, in cooperation with the Malaysia Business Chamber of Cambodia, announced a workshop on "Trust Regulation in Cambodia" to be held on 2 May 2023 in Phnom Penh. The event is intended for MBCC members and will provide information on the trust sector and its regulatory framework.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) signed a memorandum of understanding with GRET to implement the Advanced Social Security Schemes for the Self-employed (A4S) project in Phnom Penh. The cooperation aims to study and expand social security coverage to self-employed persons and individuals not yet covered by social insurance.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced the launch of a pilot social security scheme on health care for self-employed individuals in Phnom Penh, starting 1 April 2023. The initial phase targets self-employed tricycle and vehicle drivers and is implemented in cooperation with GRET and supported by the French Development Agency (AFD).
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