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ខ្មែរ Laws and Regulation
Over 10 Commercial Real Estate Disputes Resolved Through National Arbitration Centre
- 15 July 2021
From 2013 to June 2021, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre has settled more than 29 disputes in various commercial fields, or equivalent economic value of approximately US$80 million, 57% of which were from the construction and property sectors. National Commercial Arbitration Centre President Bun Youdy said that out-of-court cases solved include sectors such as construction, real estat...
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Council of Ministers Approves New Investment Draft Law
- 9 July 2021
The Council of the Ministers has approved the new draft investment law in its plenary session held on the morning of Friday 9 July. Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen said during the plenary session video conference that the proposed law is a legal basis to attract and facilitate investors to invest more in Cambodia. This new investment law was compiled by inter-ministries led by the Ministry of...
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Understanding Wastewater & Sewage Regulations in Cambodia
- 8 July 2021
By law, all buildings both under-construction and completed projects must follow the regulations regarding wastewater and sewage management. According to Sub-decree 235, all building owners must build a septic tank (a type of storage tank for the separation of organic waste from toilets and bathrooms before releasing it into the sewage system) following the building permit. Before releasing ...
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Ministry of Environment Issues New IESIA Guidelines for Five Development Sectors
- 6 July 2021
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has issued five new Prakas providing detailed procedural guidelines on five development sectors while conducting their Initial Environmental Social Impact Assessment Report (IESIA). According to five different Prakas dated 29 June 2021, those sectors include: 1) All kinds of construction with a total area of between 15,000 to 45,000 square metres, except for...
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New Draft Investment Law to be Submitted for Government Approval Next Week
- 2 July 2021
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 be submitted to the government’s pl...
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Thai Government Mulls Permitting Foreign Ownership of Property & Land
- 28 June 2021
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-s...
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Koh Kong Governor Revokes All Protected Land Transaction Papers Signed by Local Authorities
- 26 June 2021
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 boundary and location ver...
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Understanding Compensation Eligibility in Road Construction Projects
- 25 June 2021
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 or may not receive compensation, it ...
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Over 15,000 Families to Receive Free Land Plots on Completion of LASED III Project
- 24 June 2021
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. The workshop was attended by MLMUPC Minister HE Chea Sopha...
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Gov’t Ends Freehold Sale of Concessional Land & Rubber Plantations
- 24 June 2021
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 transfers are allowed, the firm must provi...
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