Kampot Governor Mao Thonin said the prison-officer recruitment examination was an important process for selecting capable, honest and highly responsible people to work in a demanding sector requiring strict discipline.
He spoke while presiding over the opening of examination-paper packets for the 2026 competitive prison-officer recruitment exam at the Cambodia–Japan Friendship High School examination centre in Kampot city on the morning of March 29, 2026.
He encouraged all candidates to demonstrate their abilities and seek success, saying examinations depended entirely on competence and stressing that “those with knowledge will pass”. He also described Cambodia as a developing country and said the government under Prime Minister Hun Manet provided opportunities for genuinely capable people to contribute to national development.
There were 401 applicants: 193 from Kampot, including 55 women; 93 from Kep, including 56 women; 95 from Preah Sihanouk, including 58 women; and 20 from Koh Kong, including 10 women. Writer: Pai Sokhim.
