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Ministry strictly enforcing construction law for all businesses
- 23 March 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) is strictly enforcing the Law on Construction, calling for all small construction constructors in Cambodia to abide by the law and apply for business registration for construction practice as other construction companies do, according to the MLMUPC. “Small construction constructors, also known as a group of construction w...
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Ministry approves Gold Tower 42 to continue construction
- 23 March 2020
Gold Tower 42 resumed construction work with permission from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) after months of suspension due to safety reasons. In November 2019, incidents involving metal falling from the construction site caused damage to vehicles below. Following these work-related incidents, the MLMUPC forced a temporary pause to the construction. ...
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Oknha Pung Kheav Se donates US$500,000 to the government to fight COVID-19
- 22 March 2020
Oknha Pung Kheav Se and Lok Chum Teav have donated US$500,000 to the Royal Government of Cambodia to fight COVID-19. In response to this kind and generous gesture to the Cambodian people, on 20 March 2020, Samdech Techo Hun Sen sent a letter of appreciation to Oknha Pung Kheav Se and Lok Chum Teav for their contribution to fighting COVID-19. The Prime Minister stated in the letter that "I am...
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Construction in context of COVID-19 stable for Q1 2020, says MLMUPC
- 21 March 2020
A spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, H.E. Seng Lot, said that the construction sector in Cambodia in the context of COVID-19 has not decreased. The statistic was announced during a press conference on "Progress and Continuing Direction of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction" at the Office of the Council of Ministers on 16 Ma...
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Experts: Humidity in air conditioning can spread COVID-19
- 20 March 2020
Can coronavirus be transmitted through the air? This question has not yet been fully scientifically proved. However, there is some evidence that scientists believe that COVID-19 can be spread through droplets from AC, depending on the design of the air conditioner. Evidence that COVID is capable of transmitting through air-conditioning systems Studies found that workers on the Diamond Prince...
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Cambodia will need 50,000 houses per year
- 20 March 2020
Cambodia will need around 50,000 houses a year in order to supply the growing population, according to researchers’ predictions. "At present, we are responding to the housing supply for the private sector by constructing houses to fulfill the needs of the people,” said H.E. Seng Lot, Ministry of Land Management spokesperson, at a press conference organized by the Royal Government Spokesperson U...
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Chom Chao flyover and underpass construction 40% completed
- 20 March 2020
The Chom Chao flyover and underpass construction are 40% completed after being started in June 2018. Construction is expected to finish before the end of 2021. Mr Sam Piseth, Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport, reported that “The construction of this project is almost completed. So far, we have finished two underground tunnels, two underpasses, and we are expending two sid...
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EuroCham hosts breakfast talk on investment opportunities in the real estate sector
- 20 March 2020
EuroCham hosted a breakfast talk on Investment Opportunities in the Non-residential Real Estate Sector, including the impact of COVID-19 and EBA removal on the sector on 12 March 2020 at Topaz Restaurant, Phnom Penh. A wide range of key potential areas of the Non-residential Real Estate Sector was discussed during the event including construction safety, the medical-industrial sector, entertain...
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83 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok granted to Phnom Penh Municipality
- 19 March 2020
Beoung Ta Mok (Beoung Khob Srov), a vast water area of 83 hectares in the northwest of the capital was granted to Phnom Penh Municipality to be developed as a national garden and public park. The municipality also plans to develop other infrastructure such as the buildings of the Central Department of Security of the National Police at the Ministry of Interior. The 83-hectare plot is divided in...
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MLMUPC orders demolition of 14 buildings in Sihanoukville
- 19 March 2020
The Construction Review Committee of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has ordered the demolition of 14 buildings in Sihanoukville in the last nine month since the committee created. The statistic was provided by H.E. Seng Lot, Ministry of Land Management spokesperson, at a press conference organized by the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit at the Office of the C...
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Comin Khmere supports site visit for students studying construction law
- 19 March 2020
Comin Khmere, a subsidiary of Comin Asia Group and one of the country’s leading engineering solutions provider, is helping drive the understanding of construction best practices, focusing mainly on safety and quality. In line with the government's goal to promote safety at construction sites, Comin Khmere supported the organisation of a study tour for 8 PhD students majoring in law at the Royal...
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Kato crane overturned on vehicles in Sihanoukville
- 18 March 2020
A crane that was lifting construction materials overturned and crashed on vehicles on Apsara Photo Express road in Sangkat 2, Sihanoukville, on the morning of March 16, 2020. According to a Facebook page, Huy Bunleng News, the incident was caused by a yellow Kato crane with no license plate belongs to a man named Tay, living in village 3, Sangkat 1, Sihanoukville. The overturned-crane broke the...
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