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The Ministry of Interior convened an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss the issue of undocumented workers and those with expired work permits in Thailand. Thai authorities have requested that their Cambodian counterparts send a team to Thailand to collect data and provide ID cards to all Cambodian workers.

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has renewed his calls for police forces at all levels to implement the safe village-commune policy, and guarantee people’s safety.

Hun Manet, designated as the future prime ministerial candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), urged the authorities to take legal action against anyone who used his name to commit illegal acts.

The National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) has identified nearly 900 foreigners from 12 countries involved in human trafficking in Cambodia, with authorities netting 150 suspects involved in sexual exploitation, according to the NCCT’s report.

The Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is carrying out an awareness campaign among the public about the potential risks of migrating to find work in Thailand. The organisation warned that many Cambodians were continuing to use the services of brokers to migrate illegally.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has encouraged authorities to educate people on the dangers of drug use and the harms to society caused by drug and to report anything involving illegal drugs to the authorities.

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) recently met with the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the Kingdom’s National Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Human Rights on Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged authorities to work together to suppress terrorism and all kinds of transnational crimes, including human trafficking in all forms and smuggling through illegal corridors and marine ports.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng reiterated that local authorities must work closely with the public to implement the “safe village-commune” policy. “Any requests by members of the public should be addressed as efficiently as possible,” he said while praising the accomplishments of the district and commune administrations.

The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) said in a draft report that more than 15,000 suspects were arrested in connection with drug offenses in 2022, with nearly 15 tonnes of drugs and 504 tonnes of chemical compounds used for manufacturing drugs seized.