Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his personal adviser Kong Vibol as director general of the General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Econ­­omics and Finance, ac­­cording to the Royal Book en­­try of August 22.

In addition to his expertise in taxation, Vibol is also secretary of state at the ministry and vice-chair­­man of the Council for Devel­op­­ment of Cambodia.

The Roy­­­al Book entry also lists three other senior officials who were upped to the same title of under-secretary of state at the Ministry of Economics and Finance including Sar Theng, the former head of anti-smug­gling at General Department of Customs.

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