Laws and Regulation
New Draft Investment Law to be Submitted for Government Approval Next Week
The long-waited draft of the new investment law will be submitted for government approval next week after the respective ministries completed compiling new inputs with the updated situation in Cambodia. HE Sok Chanda Sophea, Minister attached to Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), said that the draft will […]
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Thai Government Mulls Permitting Foreign Ownership of Property & Land
The Thai Government is considering making changes to its immigration policies to provide 10-year visas to foreigners who own property in Thailand, reported the Bangkok Post in early June. The revised investment-based immigration program would provide the long-stay visas to four priority groups; wealthy retirees, high-net-worth global citizens, rich professionals working in Thailand and highly-skilled professionals. […]
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Koh Kong Governor Revokes All Protected Land Transaction Papers Signed by Local Authorities
Koh Kong Provincial Governor HE Mithona Phouthong has ordered commune and Sangkat officers to stop approving or signing off on all illegal protected land transaction documents and also voided all the previously-signed ones. According to the order letter issued on 24 June, those documents include land transfers, land use permissions, state land purchase agreements, land […]
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Understanding Compensation Eligibility in Road Construction Projects
Recently, there has been plenty of road construction projects everywhere in Cambodia. During the process, some buildings were ordered demolished, while some landowners were told to leave their land for the road expansion project. Among those, some get compensation while others do not. Let’s find out why and the details of compensation eligibility. You may […]
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Over 15,000 Families to Receive Free Land Plots on Completion of LASED III Project
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction held a workshop meeting on 24 June to launch the Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development, known as LASED III. The ministry expects that over 15,000 poor families will receive decent land plots to reside on and grow crops after the project completion in 2026. […]
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Gov’t Ends Freehold Sale of Concessional Land & Rubber Plantations
The Cambodian government has issued a new order to end the freehold sale and exchange of all economic land concessions and co-investment rubber plantations*, to strengthen the efficiency of land management nationwide. According to Official Order No. 01 issued on 7 April 2021, there are also some exceptions. In cases where freehold sale and ownership […]
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Transport Minister: Severe Punishment Imposed on Overweight Vehicles Regardless of Social Ranking
The Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has warned that arrests and the imposition of severe punishment will be meted out on all overweight trucks that damage public roads and emphasised that the law is applied equally regardless of social ranking without any exception. HE Sun Chanthol made the statement on 22 […]
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Over 120,000 ha of Protected Land in Koh Kong Converted for Private & Public Use
The Cambodian government has decided to take over 126,000 hectares of land from eight natural protected areas in Koh Kong province and convert them for private and public use. According to Sub-Decree No. 30 dated 2 March 2021, some of the land will be given to local people, while some will be kept as state […]
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New Sub-Decree on Engineers’ Code of Conduct to Help Strengthen Construction Sector
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has been working with the Board of Engineers to accelerate the process of drafting a new sub-decree on an engineers’ code of conduct to be completed as soon as possible. According to these two government bodies, the introduction of this sub-decree is one of the essential mechanisms to […]
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24 Families Told to Leave State Land for Road Construction in Kandal
24 families living in Krasaing village, Takhmao city, whose houses affected the NR21 construction project have voluntarily left their properties with impact resettlement packages. Kandal Provincial Governor Kong Sophorn said that the working group has been focusing on this dispute for quite a long time. Finally, the families agreed to leave with proper compensation. “These […]
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