This topic covers Cambodia’s framework for public security and defence, including national security policy, policing, border control, military administration, civil protection, emergency preparedness, and the governance of institutions responsible for public order and territorial integrity. It tracks key updates such as policy developments, regulation changes, government actions, enforcement measures, compliance requirements, institutional reforms, interagency coordination, and official security or defence initiatives. This page provides structured, long-term monitoring of official developments in Cambodia, helping users follow evolving governance arrangements, regulatory direction, and implementation activity across public security and defence institutions.
Cambodia’s National Police and Banteay Meanchey authorities inspected casino-linked buildings in Poipet and detained 19 foreign suspects in an online scam enforcement operation. The security action involved evidence seizure, prosecutor coordination, and continued searches.
Cambodia’s National Police reported 11 narcotics enforcement cases on 7 May 2026, with 25 suspects detained and methamphetamine, ketamine, and MDMA seized nationwide.
Cambodia’s National Police reported a drug enforcement operation in Battambang province involving suspected methamphetamine trafficking. Provincial police detained one suspect and prepared a case file for submission to the Battambang Provincial Court.
Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration deported 506 Chinese nationals linked to online scam, illegal-stay, and illegal-work cases through an immigration enforcement operation coordinated with the Chinese Embassy.
Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration reported the deportation of 2,671 foreign nationals between 20 and 30 April 2026 in an immigration enforcement action involving 29 nationalities.
Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration reviewed airport immigration operations at Techo International Airport and set May 2026 priorities for border control, anti-scam coordination, staff discipline, and officer training. The development documents immigration-sector governance at a major international air gateway.
The National Police of Cambodia rescued 28 Thai nationals from unlawful detention in Poipet and moved the case into security and immigration procedures. The operation involved national and provincial law-enforcement units in Banteay Meanchey province.
Cambodia’s Senate delivered medical services, essential supplies, and institutional support to frontline troops and displaced civilians in Siem Reap and Preah Vihear. The development is relevant to Cambodia’s security governance, border policy, and civilian protection during border tensions.
Cambodia’s National Police reported the arrest of one suspect in a Phnom Penh motorbike theft case, highlighting a criminal security enforcement action involving complaint intake, investigation, evidence recovery, and referral to prosecutors.
Cambodia National Police reported the arrest of two suspects in a Battambang drug trafficking enforcement operation involving methamphetamine. The case adds security-sector reference value for tracking provincial anti-drug enforcement and judicial referral procedures.
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