CAMBODIA: Govt Sets Rules for Conscription, Service at 24 Months

Posted by Asia Views | Aug 14, 2026 | 0 |

KhmerTimes-Aug 14, 2026

The government has issued a sub-decree detailing the implementation of the conscription law, setting out procedures for registration, selection, notification, deferment and military service, as well as allowances and other benefits for conscripts. Experts say transparent and fair implementation will be crucial to building public confidence in the system. Prime Minister Hun Manet signed the sub-decree on Wednesday, outlining mechanisms intended to ensure the military service law is implemented with transparency, accountability and effectiveness. Under the sub-decree, male citizens aged between 17 and 25 fall within the age range for military registration, while those aged 18 to 25 are subject to military service. The period of compulsory military service is 24 months.

Military service registration will be conducted annually from the beginning of October until the end of December.

Registration lists may be compiled using data collected from the Ministry of Interior, reports from commune administrations, or through direct registration exercises. The selection of citizens for military service will be conducted through two mechanisms: voluntary enlistment and lottery selection.

Those selected must meet the qualifications required for recruitment as professional soldiers. Following selection, citizens will receive personal call-up notices according to the number of recruits required each year.Those summoned must report for service within 30 days of receiving notification and appear at the time and location specified in their call-up notice. They must bring the notice, their national identification card and/or student identification card. Students, migrant workers and civil servants carrying out missions overseas may apply to defer military service for one year at a time, up to four times.

Citizens who complete military service must be allowed to return to their previous employment within the government, public enterprises, private companies or civil society organizations, while retaining the position they held before entering military service. If a public or private enterprise or civil society organization refuses to reinstate a former conscript in their previous position, it must provide severance pay and compensation in accordance with the Labor Law. Read more at:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502002212/govt-sets-rules-for-conscription-service-at-24-months/

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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: Govt Sets Rules for Conscription, Service at 24 Months

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