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ខ្មែរ Laws and Regulation
Koh Kong has economic land concessions of 450,000 hectares
- 18 May 2022
Koh Kong province has seven economic land concession companies covering an area of 44,177 hectares. According to the report on work review in 2021 and set objectives for the 2022 target, the Koh Kong Provincial Administration states that ELCs invest in eucalyptus trees, acacia trees, sugarcane, and rubber plantations. The area of Greenwich Group Co Ltd, one of the seven companies, was pr...
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Authorities Order Immediate Demolition of Small Illegal Structures in Wildlife Sanctuary
- 16 May 2022
The Pursat Provincial Administration has issued a notice to immediately dismantle illegally constructed huts in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary protected area in Pursat province. This is according to an announcement by the Pursat Provincial Administration on actions to clear the construction of illegal huts in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary protected area in Pursat province, published ...
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Government exchanges 800 hectares of land in the Phnom Tamao Zoo area with the private sector
- 11 May 2022
The government has decided to exchange 800 hectares of land in the Phnom Tamao area to a private company -Khmer Fresh Milk for development, and the government reclaimed 1,122 hectares in three different locations. According to a letter from the Office of the Council of Ministers dated January 14, 2022, two locations in the Phnom Tamao area in Kandeung commune, Bati district, Takeo province ha...
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General Department of Taxation Strengthens Real Estate Valuation Skills for Effective Revenue Collection
- 9 May 2022
The General Department of Taxation is conducting training courses on primary real estate appraisal methods and real estate surveys, and classifying property titles to officials for the efficiency of revenue collection in the sector. HE Ken Sambath, Deputy Director-General of the General Department of Taxation, stated in the training course on "Real Estate Appraisal" on 7 May that building profe...
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Deputy Prime Minister Chea Sophara Works to Prevent Beach Violations
- 9 May 2022
Deputy Prime Minister HE Chea Sophara, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, and Chairman of the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development has instructed the four governors of coastal provinces to jointly maintain the coastline and prevent the construction encroachments of beaches. HE Chea Sophara made the remarks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the ...
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Ministry Urges Shipping Agencies to Apply for License by July
- 2 May 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced that all shipping agency companies have to apply for ship agent licenses by no later than 29 July 2022, before the port Electronic Data Interchange (Port EDI) system is officially launched. The ministry said in a statement dated 28 September 2021 on the procedure for licensing shipping agencies that after the announcement on the licensing...
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Denationalization Vs Nationalization of State Property
- 12 April 2022
In Cambodia, the government has divided its property into two types: state public property and state private property. These two types of property can be reclassified through denationalization or nationalization. What are these two types of property? and how do denationalization and nationalization work? State public property refers to the immovable property of the state being used for publi...
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Engineers ordered not to construct or dismantle unlicensed buildings, or face fine
- 8 April 2022
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has instructed engineers registered with the Board of Engineers of Cambodia not to carry out construction work at sites that do not have permits for construction, repair, or demolition from authorities. According to the announcement of the ministry dated 8 April, the implementation of construction work without permit(s) is illegal...
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EuroCham Partners with Land Ministry on Urban Planning, Construction & Real Estate
- 5 April 2022
EuroCham Cambodia has entered a partnership with the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) to help Cambodia enhance city planning, law implementation, and the digitalisation of the construction and real estate sectors. The MoU was signed on 1 April by MLMUPC Secretary of State HE Theng Chan-Sangvar, EuroCham Cambodia Chairman Tassilo Brinzer. Under the MoU, Eu...
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PM Tells Real Estate Developers in SR to Embrace Cultural Value, Not Only Profit
- 4 April 2022
Prime Minister Hun Sen has told all real estate investors who wish to or are currently investing in Siem Reap to embrace the common interests and cultural values of Angkor park rather than focusing solely on profit. Said during the inauguration ceremony of 38 roads in Siem Reap on 4 April, PM Hun Sen used a Khmer proverb "Don’t grab benefit from only one tree, but instead look at the whole fore...
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