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ខ្មែរ Laws and Regulation
City Hall to Remove Messy Cables Along Two Main Streets in Phnom Penh
- 8 September 2021
Phnom Penh Municipality has ordered relevant authorities to remove all messy hanging cables along two major streets in Phnom Penh to improve the city beauty. According to the announcement dated 6 September 2021, the two streets are Preah Ang Yukunthor street (Street 19) linking Street 108 and Street 98 and Santhomok street (Street 89) linking Street 19 and Preah Sisowath Blvd. The Phnom Penh...
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World Tankers Management Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement for 300k-Barrel Missing Oil Case
- 7 September 2021
World Tankers Management, the MT Strovolos tanker operator, is trying to avoid court involvement in the 300,000-barrel missing case after the Cambodian government filed a lawsuit against MT Strovolos. The ship management company said it was working with stakeholders on the case. The company was quoted by the Khmer Times on 7 September saying, "All parties are now working together closely to ...
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station Phase 2 Ongoing; Street 371 Closed for Pipe-Laying Work
- 6 September 2021
Construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station phase II remains on track, as the team is preparing to dig the ground on Street 371 to install three large pipes. Meanwhile, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will also temporarily close Street 371 for from 6 September – 5 November except for only small cars and motorbikes of residents living in the area. The second phase of the pumping...
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370ha Aquaculture Farm & New Port Set for Koh Kong Province
- 6 September 2021
The Cambodian government has agreed to lease state land to private firms to invest in building a 369-hectare aquaculture crab farm and a small-scale port in Sre Ambel district, Koh Kong province, while an inter-ministerial working group is currently evaluating the land price. Koh Kong Deputy Governor Ouk Pheaktra said during a meeting on Saturday 4 September that the establishment of the inter-...
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Land Encroachers Along NR1 in Kandal Given 14 days to Demolish Constructions, or Face Legal Action
- 3 September 2021
The Department of Public Works and Transport in Kandal province will begin demolishing illegal constructions encroaching on public land alongside NR1 in Kien Svay and Leuk Dek districts on 17 September 2021, according to an announcement dated 31 August. In the announcement, the department also ordered all people occupying those illegal constructions in the aforementioned locations to demolish o...
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Occupancy Certificates to Make Unauthorized Construction Legally Compliant
- 3 September 2021
Many buildings in Cambodia were erected without proper authorization, either with no construction permit whatsoever or not in compliance with one duly obtained. To remedy this situation, the Construction Law provided a two-year period allowing owners to bring such construction projects into compliance with the Law. In two months’ time, this grace period will end. Since Sub-Decree No. 86 was iss...
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30ha of Kampot Land Allocated to National Defense Ministry for Firearms Training Ground
- 3 September 2021
The Kampot Provincial Administration has decided to allocate 30 hectares of land in Sangkat Koh Touch in Bokor City to the Kampot Sub Military Headquarters to build a firearms training ground. According to a meeting on Thursday 2 September, since the plot has only 24.33 hectares of land, an additional 5.67 hectares will be taken from natural streams and public roads. Kampot Governor Cheav Ta...
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Gov’t Establishes Six New Communes in Five Provinces
- 1 September 2021
The Cambodian government has officially established six new communes and Sangkats and modified the borderlines of two communes in six provinces, according to eight sub degrees ranging from No.150 to 157 dated 20 August 2021. The new establishments are Bourvil, Oukandear Sen Chey, Phnom Krang Dey Meas, Yeay Mao Pichnil commune, Sangkat Ou Chrov, and Sangkat Ou Ruessei. Those communes/sangkats...
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Construction & Real Estate Investment Capital Registered in New State-Run Online System at US$1.2bn
- 1 September 2021
As of 24 August, a total of 7,715 companies have registered their businesses through the new online business registration system with a total investment value of approximately US$3 billion, of which investment from construction and real estate companies attributed over one third. According to a report by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on 1 September, construction companies shared the large...
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Gov’t to Issue New Regulations Restricting Usage of Asbestos-Containing Construction Materials
- 1 September 2021
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour have warned of serious health issues stemming from asbestos contained in construction materials, as two bodies are cooperating to draft new regulations restricting and controlling its usage. Minister of Labour and Vocational Training HE Ith Sam Heng said during the relevant meeting on Tuesday 31 September said that as...
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