LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE (02nd – 06th Feb. 2026)
| The Interior Ministry said it rescued more than 900 trafficking and sexual-exploitation victims and arrested over 400 suspects last year, in an annual briefing that comes amid rising international pressure and sweeping crackdowns on scam centers the U.N. estimates rely on at least 100,000 forced or coerced workers. https://url-shortener.me/BAKD ; Top leaders from Vietnam and Laos arrived in Phnom Penh for trilateral talks aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and long-standing ties. They were received by Senate President and former longtime prime minister Hun Sen, who King Norodom Sihamoni asked to act as head of state due to illness. Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to stay for two days. https://shorturl.at/h6Syh ; Cambodia has vowed to eliminate online scams by April this year, warning that provinces failing to eradicate them could face legal action, with an analyst stressing that strong political will to dismantle the masterminds behind the operations is crucial to ending the issue in the Kingdom. |
