Provincial and local governments

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued detention warrants for 11 Cambodian security guards and five Chinese nationals, sending them to pre-trial detention for their roles in a conspiracy to commit large-scale technology-based fraud in Poipet. ...

Cambodian authorities have stepped up efforts to combat cross-border smuggling and customs tax evasion, with prosecutors in Battambang province charging two women in connection with the illegal importation of durians through a Thai border checkpoint. ...

The Koh Kong Provincial Department of Environment has rejected social media commentary on an ongoing operation that involves the removal of numerous structures from a popular tourist attraction in the Cardamom National Park. ...

Provincial police in Battambang are continuing their search for the driver of a luxury car reportedly involved in a deadly traffic accident that left six people dead — including an unborn child — and one seriously injured, after fleeing the scene immediately following the crash. ...

Provincial authorities have clarified that the houses currently being built and allocated to Cambodians who have been displaced by the border fighting of last year are intended as temporary shelters only, not permanent replacements for their homes. ...

Vongsey Vissoth, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers (OCM), has reiterated the vital role the OCM plays in the public sector, serving as the secretariat to the Royal Government in managing and leading the country, resolving major national issues, promoting ...

Around 3,000 temporary houses would be constructed in three provinces to accommodate the remaining displaced families before the rainy season as existing displacement centers continue to endure extreme heat and requests for essential infrastructure at new sites.​   ...

Cambodia has vowed to eliminate online scams by April this year, warning that provinces failing to eradicate them could face legal action, with an analyst stressing that strong political will to dismantle the masterminds behind the operations is crucial to ending the issue in the ...

In a major step at modernising and strengthening Cambodia’s public administration, the Ministry of Civil Service has launched a nationwide civil servant census campaign, introducing new standards to ensure accurate, consistent, and verifiable data across all ministries and institutions. ...

Election for a new city in Preah Sihanouk province has been officially scheduled for January next year. The National Election Committee (NEC) has picked January 26, 2025 for electing the Kampong Som City Council for the first time ever. ...

The governor of Takeo province has granted one week’s grace to sellers and vendors of alcoholic drinks and wines to remove all billboards and signage that advertises alcoholic products, or face legal consequences. ...

According to the Ministry of Interior, the Swiss government will continue to support the Royal Government of Cambodia in decentralization reforms as well as training and capacity-building projects for Ministry of Interior officials. ...

The Ministry of Public Works held a meeting to receive input from ministries and institutions for the drafting of measures and action plans to implement measures. Keys to public administration reform include improving the recruitment system, capacity building and institutional capacity, and the incentive system ...

The Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has published the Strategic Plan for the Promotion of Territorial Administration, Security, Public Order and Social Security 2024-2028 to support the implementation of the Pentagonal Strategy-Phase 1 to achieve the set goals, objectives and vision. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has imposed a one-year moratorium on hiring new government servants. ...

The government instructed sub-national level administrations to take over the management and payment of salaries in the educational sector from January 2024. ...

The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) has approved nearly $1.8 billion to develop sub-national administrations across the country. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has claimed that decentralizing power is an effective tool in the fight against illegal gambling, drugs and gangs. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet urged provincial administrations to focus on constructing quality roads in communes to serve the local economy and improve people’s livelihoods rather than request funding to build parks. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has urged the provincial governors of border provinces and joint forces to tighten management and control over border crossings. This directive comes in the wake of reported irregularities linked to negligence in the performance of their duties. ...

Pledging a non-interference governance model yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Manet called for a collective responsibility to solve national issues and people’s problems. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen reminded all civil servants, especially commune council members, to continue to pay close attention to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities to serve the nation and the people. In particular, they should provide them with efficient services and avoid causing problems that ...

Senior officials from the Ministry of Environment urged sub-national administrations and stakeholders at all levels to pay closer attention to identifying environmental challenges. They should set out action plans to reduce pollution, in order to participate to promoting the well-being of the public.​ ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has given the governors of Battambang and Pailin provinces two weeks to resolve the boundaries issue between the two, in order to make it easier for people to manage land ownership and register to vote. ...