Cambodian woman appointed to Chair ASEAN audit board

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Igor Kossov

Som Kimsour, the chairwoman of Cambodia’s National Audit Authority, was appointed to chair the ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (ASEANSAI), a collaborative body of public sector auditors, during a summit on Thursday in Phnom Penh, according to state media outlet AKP.

ASEANSAI was created in 2011 to exchange best practices among the ASEAN member states’ auditing authorities. Indonesia was the first chair, from 2011 to 2013. Future appointments will proceed in alphabetical order. Brunei held the previous chairmanship from 2013 to 2015, and Cambodia’s will last through 2017.

Preap Kol, the executive director of Transparency International Cambodia, said it was a good opportunity for Cambodia’s NAA to strengthen its ability to apply international auditing standards and practices and live up to ASEAN member states’ expectations.

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