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Motorists drive past the National Assembly in Phnom Penh on November 22, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Corruption Watchdog Reports Decline in Cambodia’s Parliamentary Oversight

An assessment published this month by the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International Cambodia found a decline in parliamentary oversight over the last five years. The publication attributes the change to the dissolution of the main opposition party in 2017, weak oversight provisions under Cambodian law, limited transparency and the government’s lack of engagement with civil society groups.