Laws and Regulation
Government to Strengthen Mineral Resource Management for State Projects
The government is strengthening royalty collections and management of mineral resources used for state infrastructure projects, according to a new inter-ministerial Prakas on 01 July. Signed by HE Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, and HE Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, the enforcement of this Prakas covers the […]
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PM Hun Sen Orders to Gift Protected State Land to Long-term Occupants
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered responsible ministries to provide land plot ownerships for any citizens living in a wildlife reserve and protected areas for more than 10 years. According to the PM’s official Facebook page on 03 July, the decision was made during the cabinet meeting of the same day. “The Ministry of Environment, […]
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Cabinet Approves Draft Law on State Property Management and Use
The cabinet approved the ‘Draft Law on State Property Management and Use,’ on 03 July to strengthen the management of all state assets, including but not limited to land, property and construction, among others. According to a Facebook post-government spokesman unit HE Phay Siphan, the law was initiated in November 2014 by the Ministry of […]
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PM Hun Sen to Reopen Casinos in Cambodia
Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has permitted the reopening of casinos in Cambodia after being closed a few months due to COVID-19 pandemic, but only for gambling and slot machines, according to the government spokesman HE Phay Siphan’s in a Facebook post on 03 July. HE Phay Siphan said that regarding the reopening of […]
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Collective Investment Scheme – Cambodia
A Collective Investment Scheme (“CIS”), as defined by the law of Cambodia, is an investment structure where various individuals come together by pooling their money to invest in a particular asset in the form of fund collections, returns or profits earned by the investors as per their investment proportion agreement or as per the shareholding […]
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The GDT reminds immovable property owners to pay taxes before 30 September
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has reminded all immovable property owners in Phnom Penh and all provinces to pay their property taxes including the tax on unused land for 2020 before the end of 30 September 2020, according to the notification of the General Department of Taxation on 28 May 2020. Seeing the stagnation […]
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COVID-19: The Impact on Leases and Rental Payments in Cambodia
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to rage and tenants in Cambodia are now looking carefully at whether this situation can be considered a force majeure event in order to seek a cessation or reduction of their rental payments. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) officially declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease […]
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MEF calls for permit and license applications by end of April
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has called on all owners of lot development businesses to apply for their permits of lot development businesses and land licenses of lot developments before 30 April this year. “MEF has mandated all owners of lot development business occupying land under 10,000 square meters to apply for their […]
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No travel ban from one district to another, the government’s resolution statement
On April 10, 202, the government issued a new decision stating that there is no travel ban from one district to another in the same province and that Phnom Penh and Kandal are considered one same region through which people can travel. Please note that this decision is an amendment to Order 02B.B issued on […]
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Government bans intra-national travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Samdech Techo Hun Sen has ordered the imposition of travel restrictions to within city limits, from province to province and from district to district throughout the kingdom, starting from 24:00 on Thursday 9 April to 24:00 on Thursday 16 April 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a government order issued on the […]
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