New Minister to Tackle Land Registration

Chea Sophara, the newly appointed Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, has said he will focus on speeding up land registrations and resolving land disputes.

Sophara, the former Minister for Rural Development and also a former Governor of Phnom Penh, replaced Former Minister In Chhum Lim in early April as part of a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.

The new minister said he would be “encouraging and strengthening the public social services to work for the public in a timely manner. . . and pushing to process land registrations,” according to the Phnom Penh Post. Minister of Interior Sar Kheng also urged public officials to pay more attention to resolving land disputes.

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