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Government commits to ending child labour in brick kilns by 2020
The royal government of Cambodia has committed to completely ending the use of child labour at brick kilns nationwide by 2020. The campaigns conducted to date to end child labour at brick kilns have nonetheless found that a lot of significant improvements have been made. Mr Veng Heang, director at the Child Labour Department at Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, said during his recent ...
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Draft construction law discussed
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has submitted the newly-compiled draft construction law to the Supreme Consultative Council for checking and discussion. Speaking in a meeting held on Tuesday 13 August, H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of MLMUPC said the draft law comprises 12 chapters and 113 articles and the law on construction sets...
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Land ministry instructs construction owners to have inspection company
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) last week has informed construction owners to have an inspection company to oversee their construction projects in a move to strengthen construction safety. According to a letter dated 08 August, city and provincial governors have been requested to inform construction owners to have legal firm, engineer, or architecture fi...
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Larger security gates on buildings urged for tackling fire
The Ministry of Interior has urged architectural designers to carefully look at fire precautions when designing buildings by keeping more significant space for security gates to prevent fire accidents and to facilitate escapes and fire team intervention. The remarks were made after a study report shows that some building construction which is under construction and in operation in Cambodia have...
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New prakas issued to tighten construction safety loopholes
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction and the Ministry of Justice, has recently issued a joint Prakas (regulation), to tighten construction standard loopholes in Cambodia. Issued on 02 August, this inter-ministerial Prakas aims to enforce the effective inspection and management of all property development in the kingdom in all aspects including quality, safety, social...
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Temporary housing on construction sites below standards required by law, says report
Temporary housing on construction sites in three provinces have failed to meet the minimum sanitary standards set by the government, according to a report by the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC). The finding was presented in front of government official, representatives of construction companies, union members, and construction workers on 08 August at the Ton...
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Public Works ministry to establish special undercover road inspection group
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is to establish a special undercover road inspection group after some inspection firms and government officials failed to report roads that do not meet with the technical standards, said Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E Sun Chanthol. Speaking on the sidelines with reporters after a meeting with construction and inspection companies on ...
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Governor Pledges to Solve Flooding Issue in Sihanoukville
Following widespread video and photos posted on Facebook on the flooding issue in Sihanoukville, Provincial Governor H.E Kuoch Chamroeun told residents on 05 August to stop blocking natural waterways to avoid more floods. Heavy flooding on from 10 pm on 03 August until 7 am on 04 August 2019, caused difficulties and damage to many properties and made transport by motorcycle difficult. In res...
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Industry Ministry Orders Suspension of Water Supply for Illegal Constructions
The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts issued a directive letter on 01 August informing its lower authorities to suspend the water supply for any kind of construction site found to be illegal, a move that aims to ensure the life, property, and safety of the people. The direction is for all departments of the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, water supply authorities, and private water sup...
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Phnom Penh to see a significant increase in strata-title offices
With a decrease in supply of centrally-owned office space, Phnom Penh is to see a significant increase in strata-title offices over the next few years as more international developers are entering the market, according to an international real estate agent. Speaking by telephone with Construction & Property Magazine on 19 July, Mr James Hewson, manager of international real estate agent CBR...
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