{"id":95400,"date":"2026-04-24T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/after-fighting-with-thailand-last-year-cambodia-drafted-new-conscription-law-for-men-aged-18-25\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:19:49","slug":"after-fighting-with-thailand-last-year-cambodia-drafted-new-conscription-law-for-men-aged-18-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/after-fighting-with-thailand-last-year-cambodia-drafted-new-conscription-law-for-men-aged-18-25\/","title":{"rendered":"After fighting with Thailand last year, Cambodia drafted new conscription law for men aged 18-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA &#8212; <\/span>A law requiring Cambodian men aged 18 to 25 to serve in the army for two years has received cabinet approval following two deadly wars with neighboring Thailand last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A government spokesman said on Friday that the new draft law on recruitment would replace an existing law from 2006 that was never implemented and no longer addresses current and future needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The maximum call-up age specified in the existing law is 30 years. Women will be allowed to serve on a voluntary basis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Spokesman Pen Bona said the draft law, consisting of eight chapters and 20 articles, was adopted at a cabinet meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fighting broke out twice last year between Cambodia and Thailand over disputed claims to territory along their shared border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Millions of people were displaced in both countries and approximately 100 Cambodian soldiers and civilians lost their lives. There has been no new fighting since <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/thailand-cambodia-border-fighting-ceasefire-0019310e1c062cd211f9f5398b3bc463\">december armistice<\/a>However, tension still persists. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A government statement described military service as an essential duty and a great honor that allows Cambodians to contribute to national development and defend the motherland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/hun-manet\">Prime Minister Hun Manet<\/a> In July last year, when relations with Thailand were deteriorating, it was said that Cambodia would implement conscription this year. He said troops joining through recruitment are more effective and professional than voluntary forces, and recruitment would be used to bridge the shortage and upgrade military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The legislation will be sent to the National Assembly and Senate for approval and will become law once King Norodom Sihamoni signs it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA &#8212; A law requiring Cambodian men aged 18 to 25 to serve in the army for two years has received cabinet approval following two deadly wars with neighboring Thailand last year. A government spokesman said on Friday that the new draft law on recruitment would replace an existing law from 2006 that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[4565,12566,16001,25226,2607,749,504,3672,218],"class_list":{"0":"post-95400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-aged","9":"tag-cambodia","10":"tag-conscription","11":"tag-drafted","12":"tag-fighting","13":"tag-law","14":"tag-men","15":"tag-thailand","16":"tag-year"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95402,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95400\/revisions\/95402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}