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 National Police in Pailin convened provincial commanders to review nine-month public security results and to set policing priorities on patrol deployment, identity-card services, and anti-online scam responses.
Cambodia General Department of Immigration removed 44 Thai nationals for alleged online-scams and immigration violations at the Poipet border checkpoint.
National Assembly Secretariat-General studies establishment of a high-security SOC to protect Cambodia's official parliamentary data and infrastructure. The initiative targets cybersecurity infrastructure for parliamentary IT systems.
Ministry of National Defence coordinated ASEAN observers to verify shipping-container deployments that are blocking civilian return on the Cambodia–Thailand border.
National Police of Cambodia arrests two suspects in Battambang for illegal possession of methamphetamine, illustrating police drug enforcement and case-transfer procedures.
General Department of Immigration deported 307 illegal foreign nationals from Cambodia as part of immigration enforcement operations; the action involved cross-border removal of nationals from multiple countries.
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.