Land Ministry Speeding Up Work on Land Usage Masterplan in Mondulkiri

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has recently chaired a meeting with relevant officers to review and speed up progress on the land-use masterplan in Mondulkiri. Held on 8 April, the meeting was chaired by the Secretary of State of the MLMUPC Pen Sophal with the participation of the special working group in Mondulkiri. This land-use master aims to make...

Read More

Apsara Authority Warns Locals to Stop Land Selling Transactions in Angkor Protected Area

The Apsara Authority has repeatedly warned the public to immediately cease any land buying and selling transactions in the Angkor heritage protected site or face legal action. The Authority issued the warning letter on 01 April after discovering a Facebook page posting contents selling land plots in the Angkor protected area. “The purchase and sale of land in the Angkor area are prohibited a...

Read More

Gov’t Mulls Allocating 1,000 hectares for Poor Families in Battambang Province

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 ...

Read More

Prek Pnov District to Welcome New 75-hectare National Park

Phnom Penh Municipality is turning a 75-hectare land plot Boeung Ta Mok lake in Prek Pnov district into a large national park, as over 100,000 trees will be soon planted in the area, according to Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng. The governor said that this national park is an initiative of Prime Minister Hun Sen to create a green lung in the capital. "This park is our PM’s long-term vers...

Read More

Gov’t to Allocate 600 Hectares of Botum Sakor National Park Land to Locals Affected by Private Development

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 ...

Read More

Gov’t Requests Japan to Help Establish Construction Lab, Develop Smart Cities & Prepare Spatial Data

At the Cambodia-Japan Urban Development Conference on 16 February, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction HE Chea Sophara has requested the Japanese government to provide assistance on four major issues in Cambodia to promote the sustainable development of the construction, land management, urban planning, and housing sectors. The first request was for help from Japan to p...

Read More

Five New Ecotourism Developments Planned for Koh Kong Province

Private firms are planning to develop five ecotourism resorts on approximately 50 hectares in the Dong Peng preservation area in Koh Kong province. The project has just received the green light from the government, after both parties inspected and set borders at the actual site on 09 February. All five projects will be developed in the protected zone called Dong Peng, of which each project m...

Read More

Gov’t Starts Demarcating Land for Battambang Airport Renovation Project

Battambang local authorities have already started demarcating and registering land ownership at the Battambang airport site while waiting for the actual renovation project to begin soon. Battambang Deputy Governor of Province Soeum Bunrith said on January 25 that the demarcation is being done both in Sangke district and Battambang city for future reconstruction. “People who are occupying the...

Read More

Private Firm to Lease State Land in Koh Kong for Aquaculture Investment

Koh Mongkol Ratanak Sambath Co., Ltd has proposed leasing 369 hectares of state land in Sre Ambel district of Koh Kong province to invest in a large aquaculture project at a meeting between the firm and the Koh Kong provincial administration on 21 January. According to the firm, the project will be implemented in three phases. However, the Koh Kong provincial administration may allow the compan...

Read More

Over 200 Development Projects Included in Kep Development Master Plan

Over 200 development projects and four major tourism development destinations have been included in the draft of Kep Tourism Master Plan, according to the Ministry of Tourism on 14 January. The purpose of the master plan is to transform Kep into a "high-end luxury tourism destination", and also to help boost Kep’s tourism potential after the COVID-19 crisis. According to Undersecretary of St...

Read More