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ខ្មែរ Laws and Regulation
Koh Kong Provincial Hall: Unauthorised Land Transactions to be Voided
- 16 July 2020
All land buying and selling transactions without the inspection and approval from the relevant authorities, particularly the land located in protected areas, community, and forest areas in Koh Kong province, are considered illegal and will be voided, according to an announcement by the Koh Kong Provincial Administration on 14 July 2020. The statement is squarely aimed at stopping the illegal sa...
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MLMUPC partners with major banks to set up online construction business registration system
- 13 July 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction is working with Canadia Bank and ABA Bank to strengthen the online construction-related business registration system and establish a new online payment system, according to a report from the ministry on 02 July. The report said the ministry recently met with Canadia Bank to discuss and amend some parts of the draft registration a...
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Government Discussing Draft Law on Wastewater and Drainage
- 7 July 2020
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has held a follow-up meeting and reviewed the decision on the Wastewater and Drainage Draft Law to improve sewage management and wastewater treatment system in Cambodia, according to the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The meeting agreed and decided to amend the composition of the Inter-Ministerial Commissio...
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Over 290 Hectares of Beoung Ta Mok Land to be Transformed into Military Headquarters
- 6 July 2020
The Cambodian government has allocated more than 290 hectares (2,985,472 square metres) of land on Beoung Ta Mok (or Beoung Khob Srov) to the Ministry of National Defense for its new armed forces headquarters, according to sub-decree dated on 22 June 2020. The sub-decree stated that the Ministry of National Defense is required to study and design a 60-metre wide water corridor to the entire res...
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Government to Strengthen Mineral Resource Management for State Projects
- 6 July 2020
The government is strengthening royalty collections and management of mineral resources used for state infrastructure projects, according to a new inter-ministerial Prakas on 01 July. Signed by HE Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, and HE Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, the enforcement of this Prakas covers the entire operation of mining resource...
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PM Hun Sen Orders to Gift Protected State Land to Long-term Occupants
- 3 July 2020
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered responsible ministries to provide land plot ownerships for any citizens living in a wildlife reserve and protected areas for more than 10 years. According to the PM’s official Facebook page on 03 July, the decision was made during the cabinet meeting of the same day. "The Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Land should work...
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Cabinet Approves Draft Law on State Property Management and Use
- 3 July 2020
The cabinet approved the ‘Draft Law on State Property Management and Use,’ on 03 July to strengthen the management of all state assets, including but not limited to land, property and construction, among others. According to a Facebook post-government spokesman unit HE Phay Siphan, the law was initiated in November 2014 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance based on Article 58 of the 1993 Cons...
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PM Hun Sen to Reopen Casinos in Cambodia
- 3 July 2020
Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has permitted the reopening of casinos in Cambodia after being closed a few months due to COVID-19 pandemic, but only for gambling and slot machines, according to the government spokesman HE Phay Siphan’s in a Facebook post on 03 July. HE Phay Siphan said that regarding the reopening of casinos, owners/operators are required to request permission from the...
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Collective Investment Scheme – Cambodia
- 7 June 2020
A Collective Investment Scheme (“CIS”), as defined by the law of Cambodia, is an investment structure where various individuals come together by pooling their money to invest in a particular asset in the form of fund collections, returns or profits earned by the investors as per their investment proportion agreement or as per the shareholding ratio between the investors. In 2018, Cambodia adopted...
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The GDT reminds immovable property owners to pay taxes before 30 September
- 29 May 2020
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has reminded all immovable property owners in Phnom Penh and all provinces to pay their property taxes including the tax on unused land for 2020 before the end of 30 September 2020, according to the notification of the General Department of Taxation on 28 May 2020. Seeing the stagnation in the tax payments of all immovable property owners, the General De...
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