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Government Establishes Two Working Groups for Construction and Real Estate
- 28 March 2019
Credit to acechamp.com The government has set up two working groups from the public and private sectors to find solutions for construction and real estate problems that might hinder businesses in these sectors. According to the two decisions dated on 25 March 2019 recently obtained by Construction & Property Magazine, the government has appointed two construction and real estate working ...
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Vietnam to Approve National High Speed Rail Link
- 27 March 2019
Sample photo by NWC Vietnam Consulting railway Final plans for a US$56bn high-speed rail link between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are expected to be approved by the Vietnamese National Assembly in 2019. The 1,137km-long high-speed link would reduce travel time between the two cities from 30 hours to five and a half. The project was rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, on the basis that US...
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Measures Set for Hotels, Restaurants and Construction
- 16 March 2019
The government, through the National Committee for Cambodia Bay Management and Development, is setting out measures for hotels, restaurants and construction in Sihanoukville, according to the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) on 25 March 2019. During an inspection trip to Sihanoukville province, the committee told all hotels, restaurants and construction to in...
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Cambodia Agrees in Principle to Japanese Smart Cities Network
- 13 March 2019
Sample photo by freepik.com The Cambodian government has approved in principle the Japanese Smart Cities Network initiative, according a letter by the Council of Ministers released on 11 March 2019. In a letter sent to H.E Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Council of Ministers wrote “the Royal Government agrees...
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Government May Suspend Land Transactions Around New Phnom Penh Airport Site
- 1 March 2019
First meeting of the New Phnom Penh International Airport Assembly Sites Committee The government may suspend land transactions in areas that hinder the development process of the new Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces, according to the outcome from the first meeting of the specialised Committee in charge of the US$1.5 billion project. At the meeting on 28 Februar...
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Pm Orders Two Ministries to Create a Public Order Law
- 25 February 2019
Photo by Facebook Page Samdach Hun Sen In a bid to build a green city, Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen ordered the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) on 25 February 2019 to work on establishing a public order law. “I request the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction...
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Government Establishes Committee to Facilitate New Phnom Penh Airport Project
- 21 February 2019
The government has decided to establish the 'New Phnom Penh International Airport Assembly Sites Committee’ to facilitate the US$1.5 billion construction project located in Kandal Stueng district, Kandal Province, according a decision dated 18 February 2019. Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister H.E Chea Sophara, Minister of the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), t...
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Tax Relief on One-time Payment for Stamp Duty Continues
- 21 January 2019
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has decided to continue granting tax relief for the one-time payment on stamp duty for property ownership transfer, according to online media DAP NEWS. According to a letter dated 16 January, 2019 obtained by DAP NEWS, H.E Kong Vibol, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of GDT, agreed to continue granting the tax relief for own...
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Government Issues Measures to Strengthen Management of State Land
- 17 January 2019
In order to more effectively manage state land, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has issued a letter requesting cooperation from capital and provincial governors. According to a letter dated 16 January, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister H.E Chea Sophara, Minister of MLMUPC requested that the governors of cities and provinces who chair state land management comm...
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Four Draft prakas on Construction Safety Soon to Be Finalised
- 28 December 2018
To promote and ensure work safety for the construction sector, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) is now drafting four Prakas which will be finalised soon. Recently, Dr Han Nopakun, deputy director of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health of MLVT, told Construction&Property Magazine that the ministry is currently preparing four new Prakas, most of which focus o...
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