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Ministry of Labour to Investigate Brick Kilns in Cambodia
- 19 October 2018
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training(MLVT) said that it will investigate recent claims of modern slavery in Cambodia’s brick kiln by London-based Royal Holloway University. According to the Phnom Penh Post on 18 October, 2018, H.E Ith Sam Heng said that MLVT will open an investigation into the allegations on modern slavery in the country. “We will start investigating. The ministry ...
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Cambodia is More Than Just Temples
- 19 October 2018
With the support from the government of Cambodia, foreign investors are focusing on developing sustainable tourist destinations which will promote the country’s tourism industry to the international arena. One prominent proponent of this process is successful hospitality specialist Mr Rory Hunter who developed Sihanoukville’s famous Song Saa Island and who earlier this week said that his compan...
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Booming Construction Sectors Attracts More Than Us$5 Billion in FDI
- 18 October 2018
Over the last 10 years, the construction sector has grown rapidly and attracted billions of foreign investment while creating tens of thousands of jobs. In fact, during an 18-year period (2000-2018), the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has granted construction permits to foreign investors worth US$5.4 billion over a total construction area of more than 15 mi...
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“Buy and Sell Property” Seminar to Open for Public at Raffles Hotel
- 18 October 2018
A seminar on buying and selling properties in Cambodia is to welcome participants at Raffles Hotel Le Royal. On 20 October 2018, Cambodia’s leading housing finance provider First Finance will organise a half-day seminar to educate participants on the proper mechanisms to buy and sell property in Cambodia. This free of charge seminar will be held from from 8am to 12pm bringing together around...
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Blood-bricks: Booming Construction in Cambodia Built on Modern Day Slavery
- 17 October 2018
Photo by Royal Holloway The booming construction industry in Cambodia has been built on modern slavery with climate change being the key driver for the workforce, according to research by Royal Holloway, University of London published on 16 October, 2018. Entitled"BLOOD BRICKS: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia", the report shows that“tens of thousands of debt...
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Prince Begins Construction of Major Project in Sihanoukville
- 16 October 2018
Sample photo Construction officially began over the weekend on a major development project in Sihanoukville Province by Prince Real Estate Group. According to a post on Prince’s Facebook’s page construction began on the 16.3-hectare Prince City Center development project. The project, which covers a total construction area of 700,000 square metres is approximately 800 metres from t...
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Song Saa Reserve, Cambodia’s Largest Eco-tourism Area Opens for Investors
- 16 October 2018
Cambodia's largest eco-tourism area ‘Song Saa Reserve’ has officially opened its doors for investors following a media briefing at Rosewood Phnom Penh organised by property developer Song Saa Collective and real estate firm CBRE Cambodia. Located near Banteay Srey Temples in Siem Reap Province, the luxury ‘Song Saa Reserve’ development project will cover more than 125 hectares of land plus a 80...
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Aeon Officially Announces Location of Third Mall
- 13 October 2018
Japan shopping mall developer AEON MALL Co.,Ltd has officially announced the location of its third mall in Cambodia. According to a press release from the company in early October, 2018, the third shopping mall tentatively called AEON MALL Cambodia No.3 will be located in the heart of ING CITY, about 8 kilometres away from Phnom Penh. The mall with sit on a total area of 174,000 square metre...
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MLMUPC Builds Support for Construction Safety Handbook
- 12 October 2018
Photo by Vice The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has called all relevant stakeholders in the construction sector to jointly promote work safety in the construction sector. Earlier this month, Mr Chiv SivPheng, Director of the Ministry of Land Management's Construction Technical Research Department, called on all relevant stakeholders to provide assistan...
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How Convenience Stores and Minimarts Shape Retail Markets
- 12 October 2018
The retail sector in Cambodia has been buoyed by ongoing economic growth, but retailers in Cambodia have been slower to modernize and the country remains as one of the most unsaturated convenience-store markets in Asia. Per-capita income is growing around 7% per year though in Cambodia, and approaching the US$1,500 level. Benefiting from that growth and rapid urbanization, I believe the number ...
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Chip Mong’s New Plant Focusing on Southern Phnom Penh Development
- 11 October 2018
A newly-built Chip Mong Industries concrete factory in Cheung Ek is set to capitalize on the rapid development in the southern part of Phnom Penh. Speaking with Construction&Property Magazine on 11 October, 2018, a representative from Chip Mong Industries said that the new concrete factory was built as the company saw sales momentum and the development of a modern construction sector in the...
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Ministry of Land Management to Set Measures for “land-price Updates”
- 11 October 2018
As land prices increasingly rise across the country, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has announced plans to introduce a “land-price update”, according to an article published by sabay NEWS on 09 October, 2018. According to the same source, H.E Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), said:...
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