CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes

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Apr 24, 2026

Cambodia has prepared a new draft law on military service, consisting of 8 chapters and 20 articles, to implement Article 49 (new) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. According to a Thursday evening press release, the draft law sets out measures to implement military service obligations, which it describes as an essential duty and a great honor for Cambodian citizens to contribute to national development and defend the motherland. It is also intended to strengthen national defense capabilities, promote physical development, and cultivate patriotism, discipline, and civic responsibility. Under the draft law, all Cambodian citizens aged 18 to 25 would be subject to military service requirements in accordance with legal provisions. For women, military service would be voluntary. The legislation has been introduced under an urgent procedure. Cambodia enacted a Law on Military Service in 2006, along with related legal instruments, but the law no longer comprehensively addresses current and future needs, necessitating a revised legal framework. The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces have continued to carry out national defense duties, participate in social development, assist with emergency response efforts, and implement government directives in a timely and effective manner. Read more at: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501885544/cambodia-drafts-new-military-service-law-for-citizens-aged-18-to-25/

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

CAMBODIA Drafts New Military Service Law for Citizens Aged 18 to 25-KhmerTimes

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