Legislative and Executive (07th – 11st July 2025)
| Preah Vihear temple celebrated 17 years as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where Cambodian sovereignty was recognized by the United Nations amid renewed border tensions with Thailand — reminiscent of clashes between 2008 and 2011 due to the heritage listing. The current crisis follows an armed territorial conflict that led to the death of a Cambodian soldier in the early mornings of May 28. https://bit.ly/46DofwK; President of the Senate of Cambodia, Hun Sen, has called on the Thai judiciary to open an investigation into former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, known for his close ties to the Cambodian leader. https://bit.ly/4kpZLub; The National Assembly Standing Committee approved a proposal from 125 lawmakers seeking to amend Article 33 of the Cambodian Constitution, aiming to pave the way for legislation that would allow the revocation of Cambodian citizenship of individuals who conspire with foreign countries to harm national interests. https://bit.ly/4nDt6UX; In the past three years, the Ministry of Civil Service (MoCS) has discovered and recovered over $10 million in excessive salary payments made across ministries, national institutions, and sub-national levels. A senior ministry official described the figure as an achievement in the government’s effort to improve transparency and efficiency in the public service sector. https://bit.ly/4llUw05; Cambodia will step up trade talks with the U.S. ahead of an August 1 deadline, when a 36% tariff is set to hit all its exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, who said Phnom Penh still has “cards to play”. |
