Phnom Penh, Cambodia – In a direct policy shift shaped by recent violent border tensions with neighboring Thailand, Cambodia’s Cabinet has formally approved a revised conscription law mandating two years of compulsory military service for all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 25. The legislative update comes eight months after two separate outbreaks of armed conflict along the Cambodia-Thailand shared border that left dozens dead and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians on both sides of the divide.
After last year’s fighting with Thailand, Cambodia readies new conscription law for men aged 18-25
