Law and judiciary

The Cambodian government is stepping up reforms in the justice sector to improve court efficiency and restore public confidence, while acknowledging that case delays and irregularities within the courts remain key challenges.​ ...

Pich Piseth, leader of the Coalition-AI union at a garment factory in Preah Sihanouk province, was sentenced to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said on Wednesday. ...

Myanmar’s new military attaché to Cambodia has affirmed his commitment to further advancing relations and cooperation between the two countries’ armed forces, according to a Cambodian military statement released on Wednesday. ...

A joint task force under the Phnom Penh Unified Command raided four separate locations in the capital’s Chroy Changvar district this March 24. Authorities took 15 Chinese nationals into custody. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has ordered stricter enforcement against natural resource crimes, as details emerged of a formal warning issued to the deputy director of the Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Environment for lack of responsibility. ...

 A garment worker on Monday was found guilty of incitement for criticizing the Cambodia –Thailand border conflict over social media and insulting a public official. ...

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 ...

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (UNODC ROSEAP) launched the #TrappedInScamCrime campaign in Cambodia today, March 19, with an awareness-raising event on trafficking in persons for forced criminality in scam centres. ...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday launched a regional campaign in Phnom Penh to raise awareness among young Cambodians and others about trafficking risks from recruitment into scam operations.   ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued updated guidelines to fuel importers and distributors to ensure the implementation of the government’s measure to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) burden on the supply of petroleum products, specifically regular gasoline and diesel. ...

Prince Bank customers began withdrawing 100 percent of their refunds on Monday following the legal process of converting the bank’s assets into cash. ...

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday launched a regional campaign in Phnom Penh to raise awareness among young Cambodians and others about trafficking risks from recruitment into scam operations. ...

The Kingdom’s mobile, internet and other telecommunications operators expressed their commitment to joining the fight against online scams during a meeting with the Minister of Post and Telecommunications. ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur called for the release of five Mother Nature Cambodia activists who are serving six to eight years in jail for plotting and insulting the King, noting that the Appeal Court should schedule a date for their appeal soon. ...

A social activist was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to two years’ jail for incitement to commit a felony on Tuesday for his activism and fined four million riel. ...

Phnom Penh authorities and law enforcement raided a suspected cyber fraud operation at Phnom Penh’s Golden One Condominium on March 10, the latest in a series of busts in support of the Kingdom’s goal of eliminating all such activities by Khmer New Year. ...

Phnom Penh Municipal police raided a condo in the capital following a week-long investigation, arresting over 60 Cambodians and Chinese nationals suspected of running an investment scam targeting Europe. ...

A group of 20 international journalists visited a site in Phnom Penh where Cambodian authorities recently dismantled an alleged online scam operation, documenting the crackdown as part of broader efforts to expose transnational cybercrime. ...

A 24-year-old Cambodian man has been charged with aggravated rape and the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) linked to at least 21 victims aged five to 16 in Siem Reap province, with investigations ongoing to close the net on a suspected ...

 Prime Minister Hun Manet said he did not know his former adviser Chen Zhi was allegedly running online scam networks across Cambodia, and denied that such operations profited the government, in a rare interview with international media on Wednesday. ...

A joint police force arrested 21 suspects for cyber fraud during a February 25 raid on an online scam operation located in Ou Baek K’am commune, in the capital’s Sen Sok district. ...

Former opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) leader Sun Chanthy walked free on Tuesday after receiving a royal pardon for a conviction of inciting social disorder late in 2024, in a rare reprieve for a jailed government critic. ...

Cambodia has launched its 11th anti-drug campaign, against the backdrop of increasing global drug trafficking. In 2025, the Kingdom seized 5.89 tonnes of illicit drugs and approximately 42.81 tonnes of precursor chemicals. ...

Cambodia’s central bank has revoked the license of Panda Commercial Bank, it said on Monday. The lender has reported links to a sanctioned firm accused of laundering billions of dollars for scam networks. ...