Hun Sen Makes More Cuts to Sok An’s Portfolio
Prime Minister Hun Sen signed off on a directive last week to transfer 11 government bodies, previously overseen by Cabinet Minister Sok An, to relevant ministries and institutions, further cutting the expansive portfolio of the deputy prime minister in the wake of July’s national election. … Among the 11, the Royal Academy for Judicial Professions will now be overseen by the Ministry of Justice. The Royal School of Administration will be controlled by the Ministry of Public Functions. The National Information Communications Technology Development Authority will be absorbed by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The Accreditation Committee of Cambodia, the government’s higher education regulator, will be integrated into the Ministry of Education. The National Committee for One Village One Product, which promotes locally made goods, will be part of the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development. The National Committee for Population and Development, a partner of the U.N. Population Fund in Cambodia, will become part of the Ministry of Planning. The Cambodian Bar Association’s budget for providing legal aid to poor defendants will be handled by the Ministry of Justice. The conservation committee for Mekong River dolphins will be overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture. …
Aun Pheap and Colin Meyn
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