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.
National Police of Cambodia arrests 57 suspects in nationwide anti-narcotics operations on 22 August 2026; the enforcement action reported drug seizures across multiple provinces.
Ministry of National Defence coordinated ASEAN observers to verify Thai military container deployments that prevented civilians in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey border area from returning home.
Ministry of National Defence coordinated ASEAN observers to inspect alleged illegal military container deployments along the Cambodia–Thailand border, affecting displaced civilians in Banteay Meanchey province.
The General Department of Immigration removed 44 Thai nationals from Cambodia for alleged online scams and related offenses at the Poipet border; the immigration action followed investigations by GDI’s Investigation Department.
National Police of Cambodia arrested two suspects in Sampov Loun district, Battambang, for illegal methamphetamine trafficking and possession as part of an anti‑narcotics security operation.
Cambodia immigration authorities expelled 47 Vietnamese nationals accused of online scams and other criminal offences via the Phnom Den border checkpoint.
Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) agreed to draft an MOU to strengthen anti-corruption cooperation with the private sector in Cambodia.
National Police of Cambodia detained four suspects linked to cybercrime (online scams) in Oddar Meanchey province.
Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence coordinated an ASEAN Observer Team to verify damage at the Poipet international border checkpoint. The security visit assessed civilian destruction from December 2025 airstrikes and the impact on local livelihoods.
Cambodia National Police reported arrests of 60 individuals across 35 drug cases and seized methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and heroin in a nationwide anti-narcotics operation.
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