Property Focus
MLMUPC Registers Over 1.6 million Plots of Land Since 2018
From 2018 to H1 2022, the government has registered over 1.6 million plots of land, 24% of the total estimated land plots, according to HE Seng Lot, Director General of the Administration Department of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction in a press conference on 24 August. Within these 5 years, the […]
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Gov’t Gifts 1.4 million Hectares of Social Concessional Land to Veteran Families
To date, the government has provided a total of almost 1.4 million hectares of social concessional land to veteran families and border guards. The figure was explained by HE Seng Lot, Director General of the Administration Department of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction in a press conference on 24 August. “To […]
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Land Ministry speeds up Run Ta Ek new community zone establishment
After finding over 8,000 cases of illegal construction in Angkor park, the Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, & Construction HE Chea Sophara has issued an urgent order to pare 6,500 plots of land in Run Ek in Banteay Srey District for those families. (Read more) HE Sophara said on 22 August that only the […]
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2,025ha of Phnom Tamao Land Officially Registered as Protected Zone Under New Royal Decree
The government has officially announced the establishment of a new protected zone covering 2025ha of land in the Phnom Tamao area. The newly-created protected zone is under a new Royal Decree No. 0822/1008 issued on 19 August 2022. Under the new decree, the land is divided into three areas including 1021ha of protected forest for […]
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Over 8,000 Cases of Illegal Construction Found in Angkor Park
After inspection by the Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction HE Chea Sophara in Siem Reap, over 8,000 cases of illegal construction and land ownership were discovered in the Apsara protected zone. The inspection by the minister is part of the special campaign being conducted by the government to demarcate land plots, register […]
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Small & Medium Nightlife Entertainment Businesses No Longer Required to Apply for Classification
Small and medium enterprises that are running adult entertainment businesses are no longer required to apply for classification as part of the government’s policy to boost economic recovery. According to a ministry announcement on 17 August, adult entertainment businesses include but are not limited to KTV, bars, clubs, and beer gardens. This waiver will help […]
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Land Ministry Raids Illegal Land Plots & Construction in Apsara Protect Zone
Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction HE Chea Sophara has launched a special campaign to demarcate land plots, register title deeds for legal owners, and raid illegal construction in Apsara protected zone. With an opening ceremony held on 17 August in Siem Reap province, the campaign will be implemented in 15 days, starting […]
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PM: Phnom Tamao Area Must be Turned Into Well-Conserved Forest
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen ordered the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries to turn Phnom Tamao into a luxurious well-conserved forest zone, after issuing an order to cancel all the controversial development projects and instead replant trees. PM Hun Sen gave the order through a voice message on 16 August, advising his […]
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Authority Orders Illegal Residents in SSEZ to Leave Immediately
Sihanoukville provincial authorities have ordered residents who have illegally built houses in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) to demolish their structures and leave immediately. According to a press release on 12 August, authorities have already informed those people about the illegal encroachment on the SEZ land, and most people have voluntarily demolished their buildings. […]
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Renovation of New US$2-million Historical Park in Pursat Completed
The project to rehabilitate the historical mountain area “Phnom Neak Sar or Lor Ang Preah Neang Romsay Sak” in Krakor district in Pursat province has been completed at a cost of over US$2 million. According to the Pursat Provincial Administration on 15 August this project has taken three years to be completed, from 2019 to […]
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