Hotels in Siem Reap exempted from tax for 4 months

The government has decided to exempt all kinds of monthly taxes for hotel owners, and guesthouses in Siem Reap for four months, from February to May 2020, as a counter policy to the tourist slowdown caused by COVID-19 outbreak. Announcing the measure at a press conference on the morning of 24 February 2020, Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen addressed the issue of COVID-19 affecting tourism busines...

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Government to expand NR1 from Phnom Penh to Neak Loeung

Some sections of National Road 1 from Phnom Penh to Neak Loeung will be expanded to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E Sun Chanthol. During the press conference on "Progress and Continuing Direction of Ministry of Public Works and Transport on 21 February, H.E. Chanthol stated that National Road 1 is divided into two sections, wi...

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Construction of Stueng Trang-Krouch Chmar Bridge finished by December

The Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge (CRC) is 84% complete, according to HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport at a press conference on "Progress and Continuing Direction of Ministry of Public Works and Transport organised by the government spokesperson's office at the Council of Ministers on 21 February 2020. Linking Stung Trang (Kampong Cham) to Krouch Chhmar (Tbong Khmum), ...

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Stamp duty tax exempted for property worth under US$70,000

Stamp duty tax for property worth less than US$70,000 will be exempted for a year, starting from February 2020 to January 2021, according to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. The exemption will be applied for those property developers who registered at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Department of Economy and Finance while the purpose of doing so is to reduce the housing price as low ...

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Government to construct three more national roads next year

The government plans to build three national roads next year including N.R. 41 connecting from N.R. 4 to N.R. 3, N.R. 31 connecting from Bek Kous to Kampong Trach, and N.R. 33 connecting from Kampot to Kep. The Public Works and Transport Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol announced this master plan during the press conference on the progress and future direction of the Ministry of Public Works and Tran...

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ASA and NEO to hold Architect’20 Expo under the theme “Refocus Heritage”

ASA and NEO to hold Architect’20 Expo under the theme “Refocus Heritage”: ASEAN’s largest building exposition to promote a new approach on architectural heritage and conservation. Bangkok, 3 December 2019 - The Association of Siamese Architects Under the Royal Patronage (ASA) and N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (NEO) held a press conference to launch the 34th edition of Architect Expositi...

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Government receives US$20 million loan from China to expand Phnom Penh port

The government has received a US$20 million loan from China to expand the Phnom Penh port, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol. H.E. Sun Chanthol made the announcement during a press conference on the progress and future direction of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport at the Council of Ministers on 21 February. “The project will be divided into four ...

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MLMUPC to organise the fourth construction law workshop

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) will organise a forth dissemination workshop on construction law for professionals in the construction sector. This workshop will take place at the Golden City Phnom Penh Hotel on 2 March 2020 at 8am under the presidency of H.E Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management Urban Planning and Construc...

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Gov’t to build road connecting Phnom Penh city centre to SHV expressway

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) together with Phnom Penh Municipality plan to construct a priority express road, connecting from the centre of Phnom Penh to the starting point of the upcoming Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway, according to MPPT Minister H.E Sun Chanthol. H.E. Sun Chanthol made the announcement during a press conference on the progress and future direction of...

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Feasibility of Phnom Penh Ring Road 4 studied

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is currently studying the feasibility of a Phnom Penh Ring Road 4, as the project has already been added into the Phnom Penh infrastructure master plan, says MPWT Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol. H.E. Sun Chanthol made the announcement during a press conference on the progress and future direction of the MPWT at the Council of Ministers on 21 Februar...

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Over US$200 million spent on repairing damaged roads each year

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation spends between US$150 to 200 million annually to repair damaged roads across Cambodia, according to Public Works, and Transport Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol. H.E. Sun Chanthol stated this during a press conference on the progress and future direction of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport at the Council of Ministers on 21 February. “The ro...

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MLMUPC launches online land title information checking service

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) has launched an online cadastral information checking service which is accessed by scanning the QR code on the property ownership title, together with releasing a step-by-step how-to video. The 2-minute video shows each step of finding cadastral information. Users just scan the QR code on the property certificates and fo...

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