Events in the year 2026 in Cambodia.
Incumbents King: Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister: Hun Manet (CPP) President of the Senate: Hun Sen (CPP) President of the National Assembly: Khuon Sudary (CPP)
Events January 6 January – Two soldiers are injured in the explosion of a garbage pile in Preah Vihear province. Chen Zhi, the founder of Prince Group, is arrested and subsequently extradited to China to face charges of cryptocurrency fraud and human trafficking. 8 January – The National Bank orders the liquidation of Prince Bank and suspends its operations after founder Chen Zhi was indicted by the United States for large-scale fraud.
February 22 February – The Royal Thai Navy seizes a Cambodian fishing vessel along the maritime boundary between the two countries. 25 February – Opposition politician Sun Chanthy, who had been imprisoned since 2024 on charges of inciting social disorder, is released after receiving a royal pardon. 27 February – Seventy-four artefacts looted from Cambodia by British art collector and dealer Douglas Latchford are formally repatriated at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.
March
4 March – Taiwanese prosecutors indict 62 people, including Chen Zhi, for their alleged links to the Prince Group, a multinational criminal network that operates scam centers in Cambodia. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and money laundering.
May
5 May – Thailand revokes a 2001 memorandum of understanding with Cambodia aimed at resolving maritime border disputes. 23 May – A revised conscription bill is signed into law, mandating compulsory two-year military service for males aged between 18 and 25 years. A cargo truck and a truck carrying factory workers collide in Kampong Chhnang province, killing nine people and injuring 44 others. A bus overturns in Svay Rieng province, killing five people and injuring 35 others. 25 May – Opposition leader Kem Sokha is granted a pardon following his conviction and 27-year sentence for treason. 27 May – Six Chinese nationals are sentenced to life imprisonment by the Kampot Provincial Court for the 2025 murder of South Korean national Park Min-ho, who was lured to work in a scam centre in Cambodia.
June 2 June – Cambodia files a notice to UNCLOS seeking compulsory conciliation of its maritime border dispute with Thailand.
July 24 July – The United States imposes a 10% tariff on Cambodia, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 7 January – Genocide Victory Day 8 March – International Women's Day 14–16 April – Cambodian New Year 1 May – Labour Day 11 May – Visakh Bochea 14 May – King Sihamoni's Birthday 15 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony 18 June – Queen Mother's Birthday 21–23 September – Pchum Ben 24 September – Constitution Day 15 October – Commemoration Day of the King's Father 29 October – King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day 4–6 November – Royal Water Festival 9 November – Independence Day 29 December – Cambodia Peace Day
Deaths 14 August – Bou Meng, 85, Cambodian genocide survivor 31 August – Chan Sarun, 78, minister of agriculture (1998–2013) and MP (since 2003)
References
External links Online calendar