Interior Minister Says Electronic ID Cards to Become Standard

Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday said that the government had begun formalizing the process for obtaining electronic national identity cards in a bid to reduce graft carried out by local authorities. Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th Government Discussion Forum on Electronic Identity at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, Mr. Kheng said that his ministry was preparing for the second stage of a plan to switch to electronic identity cards. “So far, the Interior Ministry has issued the new identity card to nearly 20,000 people for the first phase,” he said, adding that the next step was to focus on about 5.5 million people whose identity cards expire on December 31. … Ke Sovath, deputy director at the ministry’s passport department, said fees for passports would remain the same. “It costs $124 to make the passport within 21 days,” he said. “There are no other fees.” …

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