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ខ្មែរ 
Laws and Regulation
Draft Law on Land Management and Urban Expected to be Approved next year
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction is working to accelerate the compiling of the draft law on land management and urban planning to reply to the increasing development of urban, real estate and construction. Speaking at the urban forum on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development on November 27, the ministry’s secretary of state H.E. Pen Sophal said that the ...
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Ministry Orders Gold Tower 42 to Suspend Construction
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) issued a temporary moratorium on the construction of the Gold Tower 42 on 20 November and ordered the company to fulfill the required safety conditions before construction could resume. The letter ordered Lee Sun-hum, a representative of Yon Woo (Cambodia), the owner of Gold Tower 42, to suspend construction from the date...
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Condominium purchasers can finally feel relief
By Eric Wong Chon Lap This is the year when condominium end-user purchasers can feel relief, with many developers saying that they will concentrate on completing their existing developments, and also focus on the unsold condominium inventory in response to the weaker demand, partly due to surge of condominium inventory in recent years. The reason end-user purchasers should be cheerful is that m...
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Land ministry makes new construction law publicly available
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has published the entire contents of the new construction law which His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia signed on 02 November 2019 following ratification by the National Assembly. According to a post on the ministry’s Facebook page on 07 November, the entire law is now available so the public, especially those en...
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Deputy Prime Minister demands single standard for new road construction in Sihanoukville
Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) H.E Chea Sophara has instructed the contractor for road construction in Sihanoukville to ensure a single standard of construction for the road building in the province. The instruction came as the construction contract for 34 roads in Sihanoukville using a US$100 million bud...
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Cambodia drafting port law
On 17-18 October, a workshop conducted by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and joined by the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and private port companies focused on the drafting of an effective port law. The port law would help gain more ship entries to the country and promote nationa...
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Why does Cambodia need to draft construction law?
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has drafted a law on construction, which was endorsed by the Council of Ministers in August. But why does Cambodia need to draft the law on construction? The 31-page draft construction law is divided into 22 chapters and 113 articles and was initially compiled in 2017 by MLMUPC with inputs provided from experts at Japan’s ...
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Malaysia to introduce strict new construction safety regulations
Following three serious construction site incidents since June, Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) will introduce strict new rules holding developers and designers responsible for safety, not just contractors. Four workers died in June when a retaining wall collapsed at a resort construction site, four more were injured when a platform collapsed in KL, and two worker...
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New national fire safety systems code launched in Cambodia
The General Commissariat of the National Police and the National Quality Inspection Centre for Fire Safety Systems has recently launched a new national fire safety systems code to protect occupants and properties by imposing technical standards. The new code entered into force on 12 August and introduced to the public at the 09 September seminar organised by the Association of Fire Prevention E...
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IMF Research: Increase property tax to advance economic growth in Cambodia
A new research paper funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests Cambodia should increase property tax to fund billions of dollars of infrastructure spending, a move that will help advance economic growth. Published on 06 September, the ‘IMF Working Paper: Advancing Inclusive Growth in Cambodia’ analyses how increasing either property tax, VAT, or income tax can secure the funding ...
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