Administrative Law in Cambodia covers the rules, procedures, and institutional powers that govern how public authorities make decisions, issue permits, manage public services, handle administrative disputes, and exercise regulatory oversight. This page tracks policy developments, regulation changes, government actions, enforcement trends, compliance requirements, and institutional governance affecting ministries, regulators, local administrations, and administrative review processes. It provides structured updates on official developments in Cambodia, with ongoing monitoring of administrative procedures, regulatory practice, and public sector governance to support reliable reference, compliance review, and policy analysis.
Cambodia immigration authorities reported intensified enforcement of Sub-Decree No. 03, with fines imposed on owners and managers of collective accommodation for unlawful foreign stays and security management violations. The campaign highlights compliance duties for housing, hospitality, factory, and special economic zone operators.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport clarified driving licence renewal requirements, including required documents, service fees, and the rule that motor vehicle licences expired for no more than 30 days are not subject to a penalty. The update relates to Cambodia’s transport regulation and public service procedures for licence renewal.
Cambodia immigration authorities reported the deportation of 1,175 foreign nationals of 28 nationalities between 12 and 19 April 2026 in cases involving online scams, illegal entry, forged documents, visa fraud, and other offenses. The action highlights Cambodia’s immigration enforcement role at airports and border checkpoints.
Cambodia immigration authorities said 1,637 foreign nationals of 32 nationalities were deported between 6 and 11 April 2026 under immigration enforcement measures linked to illegal entry, fraudulent documents, unlawful employment, and online scam cases. The action highlights Cambodia’s immigration policy and border-control enforcement role in handling visa, passport, and transnational crime violations.
Cambodia’s inter-ministerial school health committee announced a six-point mechanism to strengthen enforcement of the government’s ban on the circulation, distribution, and use of e-cigarettes and shisha. The development adds regulatory coordination across ministries and subnational authorities.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport led an inter-ministerial meeting on implementing government regulation banning the import, distribution, sale, advertising, use, production, possession, and storage of electronic smoking devices and related chemicals. The discussion focused on enforcement planning, public communication, and school-area health protection policy.
Cambodia advanced a public administration regulation process as the Ministry of Civil Service and the Ministry of Planning finalized review of a draft sub-decree to reorganize the Ministry of Planning’s institutional structure. The draft reflects administrative reform measures that reduce one general department-level unit and six department-level units.
Cambodia's Trust Regulator issued Guideline No. 005/26 to set out the application mechanism for establishing, registering, renewing, modifying, and terminating retention or escrow service trusts through its trust registration system. The regulation provides procedural guidance for trustee operators using Cambodia's trust sector registration framework.
Cambodia’s Trust Regulator issued Guideline No. 004/26 on trustee operating rules to support implementation by licensed trust companies and authorized independent individual trustees. The measure adds reference value for Cambodia trust regulation and compliance practice in the trust sector.
Cambodia immigration authorities said 1,084 foreign nationals were deported between 1 and 5 April 2026 in an enforcement action linked to immigration violations, illegal work, document fraud, and online scam cases. The development is relevant to Cambodia immigration policy and cross-border enforcement procedures.
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