LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE (16th – 20th Feb. 2026)
| Prime Minister Hun Manet’s visit to Washington for a meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, ahead of a trip to Europe, has renewed calls to free an opposition leader facing decades of house arrest to help mend ties with the West. During an interview with Fox News, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Cambodian authorities worked with the FBI to arrest an oknha, who he did not name, in relation to a shuttered scam compound as part of ramped up efforts to “eliminate” cross-border crimes Hun Manet says Thailand is occupying “deep” Cambodian territory after the ceasefire, calls for border demarcation, and says U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace could “play a role.” https://shorturl.at/xYatL ; Interior Ministry Launches Online Complaint System; public can now file complaints or reports online about misconduct by officials under the Ministry of Interior. https://shorturl.at/3OGLV ; Cambodians were scammed out of $45 million in domestic “bank impersonation” scams throughout 2025, with $20 million recovered. https://bit.ly/46PQE23 ; |
