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ខ្មែរ Laws and Regulation
MLMUPC to organise second construction law workshop
- 6 February 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) will organise a second dissemination workshop on construction law for professionals in the construction sector at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel on 13 February. According to a Ministry announcement issued on 5 February, the dissemination workshop is for those registered architects, engineers, and electrical engineers who were...
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Regulated sand mining poses no threat to the riverbank says Mines Ministry
- 29 January 2020
The Ministry of Mines and Energy condemned a recent report regarding the potential of the Mekong riverbank collapsing due to excessive sand mining, arguing that the mining volume in Cambodia is remarkably low and under strict technical regulation. The condemnation comes in response to research done by the University of Southampton, which discovered that the Mekong riverbanks, especially in Camb...
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MLMUPC committee ordered 23 buildings demolished in Sihanoukville in 2019
- 26 January 2020
By the end of 2019, the Construction Review Committee had ordered the demolition of 23 buildings under construction in Sihanoukville due to their inadequate quality. The Construction Review Committee was established by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) in response to the July 2019 collapse of the 7-storey building in Sihanoukville to review the standards ...
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Ministries vow to resolve stamp tax jam
- 22 January 2020
The Ministry of Economy & Finance and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction have agreed to resolve the slow process of land title transfers and registration under the zero-percent stamp tax category, following more than 13,000 documents having been stuck at the tax administration. According to a press release from the General Department of Taxation, the cooperatio...
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Construction professionals requested to properly implement construction law
- 14 January 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction has called for the full implementation of the construction law by professionals in the construction sector. The call was made after the cases of collapsed buildings in Kep province and Preah Sihanouk and a pagoda building collapse in Siem Reap province. Speaking at the dissemination workshop on the construction law held on 14 ...
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Ministry of Land Management appoints new construction inspectors
- 11 January 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has formed a new official group to inspect the construction sites. The group was formed following the deadly collapse of a building in Kep province early January and the collapse of a building in Sihanoukville in June 2019. According to an announcement signed by H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Managem...
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Land Management Ministry strengthens implementation of Construction Law
- 10 January 2020
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has asked the authorities in the construction sector and ministry officials in provincial departments to implement the new construction law by prohibiting unauthorised construction, while strengthening the issuance of construction permits and inspecting construction sites to ensure the safety and security of construction sites. In...
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Legal construction warranties and stakeholder liabilities in the construction sector: A new business opportunity for insurance companies
- 9 January 2020
The Construction Law introduces various legal construction warranties which all contractors and sub-contractors participating in construction projects must now undertake while also imposing new liabilities upon stakeholders in construction projects in Cambodia. As a result, insurance companies now have the opportunity to play a sizeable role in this sector by covering these risks. According to ...
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PM says new construction law to help reduce building collapse
- 6 January 2020
Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the newly adopted construction law will help reduce building collapses caused by failure in construction standards and quality. The Prime Minister made the statement as he was speaking at a press conference on 05 January 2020 on the result of the rescue mission of the building collapse in Kep which killed and injured more than 50 people. (Read more) ...
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59 Dead and Injured in Kep Building Collapse
- 5 January 2020
After more a rescue mission lasting more than 43 hours, a total of 59 dead and injured were confirmed as a result of the building collapse in Kep, according to a press conference given by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. According to Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the building collapse in Kep province on 03 January killed 36 people (14 women) and left 23 people injured (15 men and 8 wome...
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