Phom Penh, July 14 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said that come 2026, the country's National Assembly will approve the Law on Compulsory Military Service, enforcing military conscription.
The law was promulgated on December 22, 2006, with a proposal for an 18-month training period, aimed at strengthening the armed forces, but sits idle on paper and has not so far been implemented.
"From 2026 onwards, the Law on Compulsory Military Service will be enforced," Hun Manet said in a speech during the celebration of the 32nd founding anniversary of the National Military Police held at a training center in central Kampong Chhnang province.
"The military conscription law will help us increase the number of soldiers, reinforci...