Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has held his post for just over two months has shown no sign of diverging from the hardline policies of his father with the courts handing down further jail terms to opposition politicians.
The government has appropriated 10.254 trillion riel (over $2.5 billion) for the salaries of civil servants and members of the armed forces in 2024.
The Cambodian government has established a national authority that would settle civil disputes separate from the country’s backlogged court system.
Prime Minister Hun Manet says the country will not plunge into serious loan repayment problems as total debt reached $10.72 billion in the first six months of 2023.
In the first nine months of 2023, Cambodia reported a decrease of over 17% in the export of apparel and clothing accessories – crocheted, knitted and non-knitted – compared to the same period last year.
