Legislative and Executive (12th Jan – 16th Jan. 2026)
| The National Assembly unanimously approved a draft law today to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), formalising Cambodia’s commitment to the global maritime legal framework. https://bit.ly/4pE5VcL ; Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Facebook that Cambodia considers “fighting tech-savvy crimes” a priority, amid international pressure over the country’s sprawling online scam networks, which many reports link to elites. The prime minister has warned that cybercrime threatens social security and called for national solidarity to fight against cybercrime after a mass deportation of 13,557 criminal foreigners as government directives intensify efforts to dismantle scam centres. https://bit.ly/4r0cMyA ; Prime Minister Hun Manet said Cambodia would pursue “all means,” including legal and diplomatic channels, to defend its territory, after Phnom Penh protested what it calls the “illegal occupation” of about 14 areas along its border by Thai forces. |
