Administration

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 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. ...

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. ...

The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has been awarded top prize in the national social service competition, with the Kandal Provincial Hall taking second place. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior, instructed local authorities to have good relations with the people under their jurisdiction and assist them by meeting their needs. ...

Banteay Srei district authorities in Siem Reap province have organised Phsar Kromoun, or improvised market, for vendors to sell necessities to the community amid the temporary closure of the Banteay Srei market where 60 vendors recently tested positive for Covid-19. ...

The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration has warned of legal action against any employers of establishments in the province, such as hotels or casinos, who force force their employees to work overtime or try to detain them against their will for any reason. ...

Preah Sihanouk authorities have issued a statement that hotels and casinos that detain, traffic or sexually exploit workers can have their business licenses revoked and cases sent to court. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has officially accepted the registration of three political parties along with candidates to run in the Bokor municipal council election in Kampot province. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed heads of the government’s local visit working groups throughout the country to ensure that relevant officials are invited to attend all meetings at the municipal, district and commune levels. ...

The Ministry of Interior and Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the provisions of the framework for the School of Governance (SoG) phase II (2021-2025). ...

The Ministry of Interior announced it has put in place an information programme for managing one window service requests starting this month. The programme will make it easier for citizens to monitor service requests at each stage on their phones. ...

Ratanakkiri provincial officials on Sunday questioned two suspects at the provincial Forestry Administration headquarters in connection to the smuggling of more than five cubic metres of rosewood. Authorities arrested the two suspects – a man and a woman – on July 30 in Kon Mom ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday he has a special inspection group formed to monitor commune authorities to ensure they work properly and use their new allotted budget efficiently. ...

The Ministry of Civil Service released a letter on Thursday addressed to senior leaders of all institutions in the Kingdom announcing a change in the retirement age of civil servants. In compliance with Article 26 of the Law on Social Security Fund, civil servants, regardless ...

The German government has committed €5 million (about $5.68 million) to a joint government and civil society programme to boost cooperation between local authorities, local service providers and the public to improve performance. The German Embassy announced the funding of the Implementation of Social Accountability ...

While the government claims that the recent sub-decree to establish a new town and new districts will improve administrative management and provide public services closer to villages, civil society groups say the changes are a waste of the national budget. Affiliated Network for Social Accountability ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued two sub-decrees reclassifying two communes in Phnom Penh as districts, as per a request made by Interior Minister Sar Kheng last week.​ In the separate sub-decrees, obtained by Khmer Times yesterday, Boeng Keng Kang I, Boeng Keng Kang II, Boeng Keng Kang ...

The Cambodian government has begun a series of reforms intended to strengthen economic independence and promote business in the Kingdom, as they prepare for the possible loss of preferential trade access to the EU and US in the coming months. Prime Minister Hun Sen on ...