Examples of areas where Cambodians encounter corrupt practices in their everyday lives include obtaining medical services, dealing with alleged traffic violations, and pursuing fair court verdicts.
Bribes to arrest innocent people have been accepted and sexual favors from prostitutes have been demanded and recorded by NGOs.
[5] In 2010, the government established the National Arbitration Center, Cambodia's first alternative dispute resolution mechanism, to enable companies to resolve commercial disputes more quickly and inexpensively than through the court system.
While the official operation of the center was delayed until early 2012,[1] in January 2012, the National Assembly passed Cambodia's first law on public procurement in a bid to fight endemic corruption in the public sector.
Under the new law, any official found guilty of corruption can face up to 15 years in prison.