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Client Alert: Cambodia’s New Law on Construction
- 27 March 2020
The Law on Construction which was promulgated by the Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/1119/019 dated 02 November 2019 aims to determine the principles, building technical regulations, rules and procedures for the management of the construction sector in Cambodia. This law is effective from 02 November 2019. The competent authority who regulates the construction sector in Cambodia is the Ministry of Land M...
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Government orders temporary closure of beer gardens to prevent COVID-19 spread
- 26 March 2020
The Royal Government of Cambodia has ordered a temporary closure of all beer gardens throughout Cambodia, starting from 25 March 2020 until further notice to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement from H.E. Dr Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism to provincial governors on 25 March 2020, “In accordance with Samdech Techo HUN SEN’s order, to prevent the COVID-19 pandemi...
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National Assembly approves construction of coal-fired power plants in Koh Kong and Oddar Meanchey
- 26 March 2020
Parliament has approved a Draft on State Guarantee for two companies. The Royal Group will construct a 700 MW coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province, and the Han Seng Coal Mine Company will build a 265 MW coal-fired power plant in Oddar Meanchey province including the construction of a 230 KV transmission line extending from Oddar Meanchey to a sub-station east of Siem Reap. The adoption o...
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Cambodia Imports Power from Laos’ Don Sahong Dam
- 26 March 2020
The Don Sahong hydropower dam, located in the southern area of Laos near the border of Cambodia, has started exporting power to Cambodia as planned just in time for Cambodia being in need of power supply for the dry season. “Initially, only 130MW of power is imported from the dam based on the actual demand in Cambodia,” said Victor Jona, Director-General of Energy at the Ministry of Mines and E...
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Mine exploration licenses open for public bidding
- 26 March 2020
The Ministry of Mines and Energy announced it will open applications for public bidding on mine exploration licenses in four areas. According to an announcement dated 23 March, the four areas cumulatively cover 794 square km in the provinces of Preah Vihear (One-area), Oddor Meanchey (One-area) and Mondulkiri (Two-areas). The ministry stated that local and international companies can apply f...
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Sihanoukville’s economic crisis a painful adjustment toward sustainable development
- 25 March 2020
Sihanoukville, once dubbed the Macao of Cambodia, is currently facing a crisis. Unfinished construction projects are scattered everywhere around the city; numerous local citizens have been left unemployed; and most noticeably, there has been a massive decline in property rental price, leaving many house owners in debt. These issues have been mainly caused by the crackdown on illegal online gamb...
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Cambodia to suspend hydropower dam plan on Mekong River for 10 years
- 25 March 2020
Cambodia will suspend hydropower dam plans on the mainstream of the Mekong River for the next decade until 2030 and will look to coal, gas and renewable energy such as solar energy instead. The decision was made by the Ministry of Mines and Energy to great applause from civil society especially environmental groups and people affected by the project. In supporting this wise decision, the WWF Co...
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Construction of 400 MW power plants in Kandal province faces suspension
- 25 March 2020
Two power plants with a total power capacity of 400 MW fueled by heavy fuel oil which was under construction in Lvea Em district, Kandal province may fail to come online as scheduled because contracted construction firms from China have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the plan, when construction started in October 2019 the power plants, were scheduled to generate power and ...
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Poipet railway station selected as first stop for COVID-19 check up
- 24 March 2020
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 spreading, Poipet railway station has been selected as the first stop for medical check-ups for more than 600 migrant labourers returning from Thailand on 23 March 2020. The decision to select the facility was made following the prime minister’s responsive measures to use public schools as COVID-19 treatment centres, made via on the morning of 23 March 2020. (R...
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Japan provides US$310m for social and economic development in Cambodia
- 24 March 2020
Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over an Exchange of Notes with Japan’s official development assistance worth US$310 million to Cambodia for economic and social development on the morning of 24 March 2020. The document was signed by H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and H.E. Mikami Masahiro, Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, to i...
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Weather radar station to be built in Kampong Thom in 2021
- 24 March 2020
A second weather radar station costing US$7 million will be built in Kampong Thom province in 2021 to advance forecasting of climate change and precipitation in Cambodia, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. “The weather radar station will be built in cooperation between the government and the Asia Development Bank and be worth US$7 million,” said Cha...
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Samdech Hun Sen Orders School Buildings Used As Covid-19 Treatment Centres
- 23 March 2020
Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen ordered all provincial governors, who are Chairmen of the Committee for the Prevention of COVID-19 in their respective provincial administrations, to designate one or two schools for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. This serious and urgent measure was immediately taken by the PM following the news of 29 French and two Cambodians who became infe...
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