FILE PHOTO: Cambodian soldiers gather during a visit of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet at a military base, following a clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28, 2025, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, June 23, 2025. - Agence Kampuchea Press/Handout via Reuters
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday (July 14), citing rising tensions with Thailand as the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law.
Cambodia's parliament in 2006 approved a law that would require all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to serve in the military for 18 months, although it has never been enforced.
