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ខ្មែរ Social and Contribution
Gov’t Mulls Allocating 1,000 hectares for Poor Families in Battambang Province
- 30 March 2021
The Battambang Provincial Administration has been preparing over 1,000 hectares of land to give to poor citizens and those living in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary and Samlot multi-purpose area, according to the National Radio of Cambodia on 29 March. Director of the Battambang Provincial Department of Environment Mr Kot Boran said that the working group is assessing and studying the land ...
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CCA Chairman Donates US$2 million to Help Government Establish a New COVID-19 Treatment Facility
- 29 March 2021
Chairman of the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) and the Board of Canadia Group and OCIC Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has donated US$2 million to the Cambodian government to buy Nokor Tep Hospital and turn it into a new COVID-19 treatment facility. The donation was made following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s announcement of the acquisition of Nokor Tep Hospital and renamed it “Luang Me Hospital”...
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World Bank’s Land Allocation Program Provides Safety Net to Workers Hit by COVID-19
- 18 March 2021
The Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED) is a program co-organised by the World Bank and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, aiming at gifting land to poor and indigenous people in Cambodia. Since the project began in 2008, at least 30,000 hectares of land have been provided to more than 50,000 poor families across the kingdom. According t...
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Ten Hectares of Land in Kampong Speu to be Cremation Site for COVID-19 Fatalities
- 12 March 2021
An area of about 10 hectares in Aoral district, Kampong Speu province will be used as a crematorium for the COVID-19 fatalities, according to Phnom Penh Municipality spokesperson Met Meas Pheakdey. Mr Pheakdey told Fresh News on 12 March that the local location in Aoral district is safe and can serve as a cremation site as it does not affect the community's livelihoods. He also added that th...
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CCA Chairman Donates US$3 million to Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
- 12 March 2021
Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA), the Board of Canadia Group and OCIC, has donated another US$3 million to the Cambodian government to fight against the recent surge in local COVID-19 transmission. This is not the first time that the Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has contributed to the country. In early December last year, he also donated US$3 million...
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Two More Phnom Penh Hotels Used as COVID-19 Hospitals
- 11 March 2021
Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen announced on 10 March that two more hotels in Phnom Penh with a capacity of 200 rooms will be set up as hospitals for COVID-19 treatment. PM Hun Sen also decided to establish 30 groups, or equal to 300, military doctors to be responsible for these two new ad hoc hospitals. However, Samdech Hun Sen did not confirm the names of the two hotels in his voic...
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Gov’t to Allocate 600 Hectares of Botum Sakor National Park Land to Locals Affected by Private Development
- 10 March 2021
The government has decided to provide 598 hectares of land in Botum Sakor National Park to 131 families affected by the Sinomaxin development project, according to the Koh Kong administration’s meeting result on 09 March. Koh Kong Deputy Governor Sok Sothy said that the land was former concessional land provided to the Sinomaxin company. However, the plot has now already been given back. He ...
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EuroCham CSR Contest 2021 Launched, Construction Firms Urged to Join
- 15 February 2021
The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Cambodia launched the CSR Contest and Awards 2021 last week, with both Cambodian entities and foreign businesses, especially within the construction and property sectors, being urged to participate. Officially announced on 10 February, the CSR Contest and Awards 2021 is a Cambodia’s most prestigious CSR recognition award event organised biennially ...
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Natural Canal Rehabilitation Project in Sihanoukville 90% Complete
- 8 February 2021
The 27-kilometre natural canal restoration project in Sihanoukville has been going smoothly and is now 42% complete, according to a report from the General Department of Wastewater Treatment System of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. This natural canal rehabilitation project is being implemented by the General Department of Wastewater Treatment System in collaboration with a Chinese ...
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Gov’t to Allocate Approx. 2,000 Hectares to Low-income Veterans in Kompong Thom
- 3 February 2021
The Kampong Thom administration is working on dividing approximately 2,000 hectares of state land in Trapeang Ruessei village in Santuk district into small plots, to distribute to low-income veterans. Kampong Thom Governor Sok Lou said during a site inspection on 02 February that the land plots will only be given to veterans and low-income locals who have no decent housing. Meanwhile, the land ...
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