Law and judiciary

The National Election Committee (NEC) has removed 86 Candlelight Party candidates from the lists prepared for the upcoming commune council elections. The party has expressed its regret at the decision, claiming it was ‘unfair’.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reassured UNESCO and the International Coordinating Committee for Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor ( ICC-Angkor) that the heritage of Angkor remains unaffected by development, saying that Cambodia will follow the conditions under which the temple was ...

The National Assembly (NA) on April 1 unanimously passed a draft law on phytosanitation and the protection of plants at the seventh session of its sixth mandate.​ ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved the Draft Law on the Amendment of Article 140 of the Law on Capital, Province, Municipality, District and Khan Administration. ...

The Cambodian cabinet ministers approved the draft law on food safety, during the plenary session held here at the Peace Palace this morning under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

The joint task force from different institutions to tackle illegal fishing in Tonle Sap Lake has used Kampong Phlok port as the meeting point to coordinate the crackdown on illegal fishing in the lake.  ...

Over 700kg of illegal drugs were seized and six people sent to court in two separate cases following police operations on March 21 and March 22. ...

A senior Ministry of Interior official said condition in prison cells across the nation have improved while the management of detainees is safer and more secure. ...

The virtual workshop was led by interior ministry secretary of state Bun Honn and attended by 377 officials and participants from 147 NGOs, according to the ministry’s press statement about the results of the workshop. ...

Established by the 2006 Law on Commercial Arbitration, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre of Cambodia (NCAC) is an independent not-for-profit institution that aims to offer impartial and effective alternative dispute resolution. There are currently more than 60 arbitrators on the NCAC panel.   ...

There were 811 cases of forest crimes, land grabs, and illegal hunting of wildlife reported last year, and of the number 320 involved in forest crimes were fined while another 491 were taken to court. ...

A senior Ministry of Justice official held a virtual meeting with UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn on March 21 to discuss the legal situation regarding human rights and the modernisation of the laws in the Kingdom. ...

The Cambodia Competition Commission (“CCC”) was established pursuant to the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Sub-Decree No. 37 ANKr.BK on the Organisation and Functioning of the Cambodia Competition Commission (“Sub-Decree”). ...

Eight of the 11 union leaders and members who were formerly employed at the NagaWorld integrated resort and were arrested for organising protests over their layoffs were released on bail by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on March 14. ...

Eight of the 11 union leaders and members who were formerly employed at the NagaWorld integrated resort and were arrested for organising protests over their layoffs were released on bail by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on March 14. ...

Officials from multiple institutions on March 14 met to finalise the draft sub-decree on the management of advertisements on products and services intended to control those that are fraudulent or misleading for consumers. ...

An awareness campaign communicating the details of two new anti-money laundering laws launched by several ministries has been underway ahead of Cambodia’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation, in which the Kingdom is expected to be removed from the organisation’s money laundering “grey list”.   ...

Officials in Preah Sihanouk province arrested 10 people over land grabbing in Kampong Seila district. Reports said almost 300 people were involved in the land encroachment in the province. ...

The Kampong Cham provincial Department of Education, Youth and Sports has prohibited teachers from tutoring extra classes outside regular state hours. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has stated that the Chinese authorities had requested the Cambodian side to independently arrest Chinese nationals who committed crimes on Cambodian territory without the involvement of local police. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court is questioning four men – one Cambodian and three Thais – in connection with the trafficking of nearly 65kg of drugs and illegal possession of three firearms.    ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng is slated to lead a meeting with ministers and authorities to seek a solution for the ongoing labour dispute between the NagaWorld integrated resort and former staff who have since mid-December been protesting the termination of hundreds of their coworkers. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng instructed civil servants to take action against their colleagues who are working in public service while privately practising law. Lawyers who hold government posts, he warned, have three months to decide which career they intend to pursue.   ...

The Ministry of Justice is set to sign memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Oxfam Cambodia and the Women Peace Makers on projects that would strengthen its mechanisms and implement sub-national mediation to reduce a backlog of court cases and improve access to judicial services. ...