Ministries and other national bodies

Ministry of National Defense

South Korea promises military aid

South Korea pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation with the Kingdom yesterday and also agreed to provide military equipment as they had in the past with the donation of three ships to the Cambodian navy. ...

Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27972/south-korea-promises-military-aid/

Citizens wary of troop, tank moves

A number of military vehicles were seen moving along National Road 6 into Phnom Penh yesterday morning, leaving many bystanders suspicious after a similar movement of tanks was witnessed before the funeral of assassinated government critic Kem Ley. ...

May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27761/citizens-wary-of-troop--tank-moves/

Ten tanks moved through Phnom Penh for ‘repairs’

Defense Ministry spokesman Chhum Sucheat said on Monday that 10 tanks being transported from the north to the south of Phnom Penh on Sunday night were on the way to be repaired, but would not say where they went. ...

Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ten-tanks-moved-through-phnom-penh-for-repairs-115904/

RCAF officials told to protect the gov’t

Security officials were again exhorted yesterday to protect the “legitimate government” and block any “colour revolution” that threatens it in a meeting of senior Royal Cambodian Armed Forces staff to discuss work conducted over the first six months of the year.     ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-officials-told-protect-govt

S. Korea's vice defense minister visits Cambodia, Laos this week

South Korea’s vice defense minister will visit Cambodia and Laos this week in the country’s widening efforts to win over countries close to North Korea as Pyongyang shows little sign of letting up on its military provocations. ...

Yonhap
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160627000628

Police charge major with dealing meth in Battambang

A Ministry of Defence staffer with the rank of major was arrested on Tuesday, allegedly while dealing drugs in Battambang’s Kamrieng district. ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-charge-major-dealing-meth-battambang

Gendarmerie to get 300 new trainees

The National Gendarmerie announced it will recruit 300 students for its upcoming training class of deputy gendarmerie officers, with entrance exam application forms to be available from May 16 to June 2 at the 25 gendarmerie headquarters nationwide.     ...

May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24977/gendarmerie--to-get-300--new-trainees/

Military readies 100 trucks for water crisis response

A hundred military trucks have been readied to transport water to drought-hit provinces, where hundreds of livestock deaths have been reported this month amid scorching heat. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/military-readies-100-trucks-for-water-crisis-response-111871/

More moves announced for cabinet reshuffle

Another four government officials will be promoted to senior secretarial positions in three ministries as part of the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, which Prime Minister Hun Sen claims will increase government efficiency, according to a letter to the president of the National Assembly last Friday. ...

Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23299/more-moves-announced-for-cabinet-reshuffle/

Ministry denies talk of reopening Thai access to Preah Vihear temple

A Defense Ministry spokesman yesterday denied Thai media reports that Cambodian Minister of Defence Tea Banh had discussed the potential reopening of access to Preah Vihear temple from the Thai side of the border during recent talks. ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-denies-talk-reopening-thai-access-preah-vihear-temple

Thai-Cambodia border meeting focuses on security

A delegation of Cambodian officials will head to Thailand for three days this week for the 11th Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, which will focus on strengthening security and border development between both countries. ...

Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22983/thai-cambodia-border-meeting-focuses-on-security/

Army on artillery recruiting drive

At least 700 applicants have signed up to join the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), with the successful recruits to be trained to operate new Chinese-built artillery, a senior military source said yesterday.   ...

Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/army-artillery-recruiting-drive

Cluster-bomb seminar will aim to push for global ban

Cambodia is set to host a seminar by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in May to encourage other countries to sign a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs and brief military officials on international conventions and laws. ...

Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22629/cluster-bomb-seminar-will-aim-to-push-for-global-ban/

Defense minister to visit Russia to strengthen military relationship

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh will pay an official visit to Russia in May to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. ...

Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22270/defense-minister-to-visit-russia-to-strengthen-military-relationship/

Ministry to crack down on illegitimate firearm use by cops

Police officers have been committing crimes using firearms supplied to them by their superior officers, according to Ministry of National Defense spokesman General Chhum Socheath. ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22274/ministry-to-crack-down-on-illegitimate-firearm-use-by-cops/

Cambodian military to train Vietnamese peacekeepers

Vietnamese officials have requested Cambodian peacekeepers help train Vietnamese forces in preparation for additional training the Vietnamese military will receive from the United Nations. ...

Ban Sokrith
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21915/cambodian-military-to-train-vietnamese-peacekeepers/

Cambodia wants two warships from China, general says

Cambodia’s modest navy is ap­parently a point of sensitivity for its commander, who on Wednesday said he would seek to acquire two warships from China to prevent neigh­boring countries from “looking down” on his fleet. ...

Khuon Narim and Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-wants-two-warships-from-china-general-says-108943/

Top brass of RCAF told to get on social media

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces commander-in-chief Pol Saroeun yesterday told hundreds of the Kingdom’s top military brass to be more like Prime Minister Hun Sen and join the information age via smartphones and social media. ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/top-brass-rcaf-told-get-social-media

Japanese warships arrive in Sihanoukville, Chinese to moor next week

Three Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships dropped anchor in Cambodian waters yesterday, mooring at a Sihanoukville provincial port for a three-day visit meant to strengthen the relationship and boost bilateral ties between Cambodia and Japan, according to General Chhum Socheat, spokesman for the National Defense ...

Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21550/japanese-warships-arrive-in-sihanoukville--chinese-to-moor-next-week/http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21550/japanese-warships-arrive-in-sihanoukville--chinese-to-moor-next-week/

Japanese, Chinese navies to visit Cambodia days apart

The final two weeks of February will feature visits to Sihanoukville from both the Japanese and Chinese navies to conduct goodwill and training exercises, as the two powers vie for influence and allies in Southeast Asia amid increasing Asian nautical tensions. ...

Peter Ford and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japanese-chinese-navies-to-visit-cambodia-days-apart-108270/

Japan lobbies for joint meeting with ASEAN ministers of defense

A high official from the Japanese Defense Ministry (JDM) has lobbied for Cambodia and another ASEAN members to support the creation of a meeting between their defense ministers and the JDM to be held next year in Laos, according to officials at a meeting at ...

Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21309/japan-lobbies-for-joint-meeting-with-asean-ministers-of-defense/

Cambodia, Thai military to fight border crime

The Cambodian and Thai military will step up cooperation to crack down on crime along their extensive border to improve security and make conditions easier for boosting cross-border trade.  ...

Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19005/cambodia--thai-military-to-fight-border-crime/

Thousands of young hopefuls sit military entrance exam

As more than 3,000 young people from across the country took the military entrance exam Sunday, vying for just 620 positions in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), Hun Manet, a senior defense official and the prime minister’s eldest son, vowed to eliminate “irregularities” within ...

Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-of-young-hopefuls-sit-military-entrance-exam-103538/

Petanque star promoted in military, given $40k

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday promoted Ke Leng, who recently won her second world championship in petanque, from the rank of captain to major in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and promised her $40,000 for her victory. ...

Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/petanque-star-promoted-in-military-given-40k-100662/

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