Laws and Regulation
Gov’t Locks Down 8 Provinces, Implements Nationwide Curfew, & Suspends Risky Business to Prevent Delta Variant Spread
Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen last night issued a new order to all provinces to implement stricter measures as Cambodia is vulnerable to large-scale infection of the Delta variant. The new measures will be implemented from the night of July 29 to August 12, which include: -Imposing a curfew from 9 pm to 3 am […]
Read More
Gov’t to Allocate Over 1,600 Hectares of Land in Tbong Khmum Province as Protected Nature Reserve
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) together with relevant officials has agreed to register 1,643 hectares of the Boeung Karde area in Tbong Khmum province as a natural protected area which the government will later develop into eco-natural tourism and generic conservation centre. According to the official meeting on Monday 26 July, this plot of land […]
Read More
Gov’t Seizes Over 700 Hectares of Illegally-Grabbed Land in Kampot
Authorities in Kampot province have seized over 700 hectares of illegal-occupied forest land in the Preah Monivong National Park. The move was made after an inspection visit made by Minister of Environment HE Say Samal on Monday 27 July. To date, Kampot Provincial Governor HE Chev Tay has already issued an official seizure letter. Meanwhile, […]
Read More
Transport Minister Urges Relevant Officials to Speed Up Work on Drafting New Port Law
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol urged all relevant officials to speed up works on drafting the new port law during an official meeting on Monday 26 July. According to HE Sun Chanthol, to date, the working group has completed most of the draft. “Currently, we are still revising the meaning, wording, […]
Read More
Kampong Chhnang Authorities to Strengthen Controls on Divided Land Plot Businesses
Kampong Chhnang Governor HE Sun Sovannarith has urged community-based authorities to collect data and update the numbers of divided land plot development businesses throughout the province, to be able to enforce a better management system. HE Sun Sovannarith gave the order while chairing a meeting with relevant officers to discuss divided land plot development on […]
Read More
Transport Minister: No More Reckless Construction, MPWT to Launch Road Construction Quality Monitoring App
The Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has ordered the relevant officers to strengthen road construction works to ensure quality and longer durability, while also announcing a plan to launch a new road construction quality monitoring application. HE Sun Chanthol gave the order and revealed the application initiative at a meeting to […]
Read More
Over 10 Commercial Real Estate Disputes Resolved Through National Arbitration Centre
From 2013 to June 2021, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre has settled more than 29 disputes in various commercial fields, or equivalent economic value of approximately US$80 million, 57% of which were from the construction and property sectors. National Commercial Arbitration Centre President Bun Youdy said that out-of-court cases solved include sectors such as construction, […]
Read More
Council of Ministers Approves New Investment Draft Law
The Council of the Ministers has approved the new draft investment law in its plenary session held on the morning of Friday 9 July. Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen said during the plenary session video conference that the proposed law is a legal basis to attract and facilitate investors to invest more in Cambodia. This […]
Read More
Understanding Wastewater & Sewage Regulations in Cambodia
By law, all buildings both under-construction and completed projects must follow the regulations regarding wastewater and sewage management. According to Sub-decree 235, all building owners must build a septic tank (a type of storage tank for the separation of organic waste from toilets and bathrooms before releasing it into the sewage system) following the building […]
Read More
Ministry of Environment Issues New IESIA Guidelines for Five Development Sectors
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has issued five new Prakas providing detailed procedural guidelines on five development sectors while conducting their Initial Environmental Social Impact Assessment Report (IESIA). According to five different Prakas dated 29 June 2021, those sectors include: 1) All kinds of construction with a total area of between 15,000 to 45,000 square […]
Read More