Legislative and Executive (14th – 18th July 2025)
| The Cambodian government has announced a nationwide campaign to crack down on online scams, marking the latest effort to combat cybercrime. But civil society observers say the move may be aimed more at appeasing international criticism than addressing the roots of the problem. Cambodia's online scam crackdown, which resulted in over 1,000 arrests this week, was praised by the Chinese Ambassador. https://bit.ly/3GMCvZM; Cambodia will begin conscripting civilians into its military beginning next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet. Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Seiha says the country still has sufficient forces ready to deploy to the Thai border in the event of further escalation, amid growing tensions between the two neighbours. |
