Laws and Regulation
Over 500 Inter-ministerial Officials Reconfiguring Land Use in Mondulkiri
A total of 550 inter-ministerial officials from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Environment, are in the field measuring and reconfiguring land uses in Mondulkiri province, according to a MLMUPC’s press release on 28 July. The team is using the […]
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Ministry of Interior Investigating Forest Land Encroachment Cases in Mondulkiri
The Minister of Interior Samdech Sar Kheng has established an inter-ministerial team to investigate all protected land encroachment cases in protected areas in Mondulkiri province. According to the official decision dated 22 July, the main task of the team is to investigate each case listed in the Council of Ministers Office’s report dated 12 June […]
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Government Urges Public to Cease Occupying Border Areas, Threatens Lawsuit
The head of the Royal Government Spokesperson’s Unit H.E Phay Siphan, warned at a press conference on 23 July that occupying land along the border, in particular the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Takeo province, is illegal, and called for an immediate end with those ignoring the order potentially facing legal action. “The land along the Cambodian-Vietnamese […]
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Three Draft Sub-decrees in Discussion to Strengthening Cambodian Construction Sector
The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction held a technical meeting on 21 July to discuss three draft sub-decrees aimed at strengthening construction quality in Cambodia. The three draft sub-decrees include i) A sub-decree on construction permits (12 chapters and 57 articles), ii) A sub-decree on the conditions […]
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Government Seizes Over 4,000 Hectares of Illegally Owned Land in Kampong Speu
The Kampong Speu Provincial Administration has thus far seized over 4,000 hectares of illegally owned land in three protected areas to be returned to use as national assets, according to the Kampong Speu province work progress report released on 20 July. The report stated that the three protected areas are the Chambok Community Protected Area […]
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The government seizes over 2,000 hectares of illegally-owned land in Mondulkiri
Mondulkiri Provincial Governor H.E Svay Sam Eang said on 16 July that the Provincial Administration has thus far revoked ownership titles and seized back over 2,000 hectares of illegally-occupied land, emphasising that the law is applied equally regardless of social ranking. “Illegal is illegal, legal is legal. The law is applied equally, whether you are […]
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Koh Kong Provincial Hall: Unauthorised Land Transactions to be Voided
All land buying and selling transactions without the inspection and approval from the relevant authorities, particularly the land located in protected areas, community, and forest areas in Koh Kong province, are considered illegal and will be voided, according to an announcement by the Koh Kong Provincial Administration on 14 July 2020. The statement is squarely […]
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MLMUPC partners with major banks to set up online construction business registration system
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction is working with Canadia Bank and ABA Bank to strengthen the online construction-related business registration system and establish a new online payment system, according to a report from the ministry on 02 July. The report said the ministry recently met with Canadia Bank to discuss and […]
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Government Discussing Draft Law on Wastewater and Drainage
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has held a follow-up meeting and reviewed the decision on the Wastewater and Drainage Draft Law to improve sewage management and wastewater treatment system in Cambodia, according to the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The meeting agreed and decided to amend […]
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Over 290 Hectares of Beoung Ta Mok Land to be Transformed into Military Headquarters
The Cambodian government has allocated more than 290 hectares (2,985,472 square metres) of land on Beoung Ta Mok (or Beoung Khob Srov) to the Ministry of National Defense for its new armed forces headquarters, according to sub-decree dated on 22 June 2020. The sub-decree stated that the Ministry of National Defense is required to study […]
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