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MLMUPC Issues Executive Regulation on Road Layout
In order to ensure the safety and convenience of the public, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has issued an executive regulation on the road layout plan for pavements, pedestrian paths, and bicycle lanes across the country. The executive regulation was signed on 6 June, 2018 by H.E. Chea Sophara, Minister of MLMUPC. Under the regulation, the committee of ...
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Government Decentralises Issuance of Small-scale Construction Permits
In response to the increasing demand for housing construction, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Samdech Kralahom Sar Kheng has issued a law by decentralising the authority to issue permits for small-scale construction projects. Dated on 16 August 2018, city, district and Khan administrative levels now have the authority to grant permission for housing constructions of a total size...
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MLMUPC Minister Orders Shutdown on Recognition of Unregistered Property Transfers
Minister of the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) H.E Chea Sophara has ordered the respective authorities to stop checking and certifying property transfer documents that have not been recognised by the cadastral office, according to a document obtained by Fresh News dated August 16, 2018. As stated in the document, the move came as a result of increasing numb...
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Strata Title Office and Residential Condominium Investments
In Cambodia, the idea of Strata-title office buildings where individual units is being sold has not been favoured by end-users or investors. There were almost no new launches taking place in Phnom Penh until recently. However, the residential condominium market in Phnom Penh has expanded rapidly over the period. Strata offices make up only a very small percentage of the total of Phnom Penh’s mo...
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The importance of the dispute resolution clause in the construction contracts
Parties who enter into a construction contract generally do not pay attention to the dispute resolution clause of their contract. However, the drafting of this clause is very important as it can significantly impact the chance of enforcement of their judgment in Cambodia. In the last five years, there has been significant growth in the construction industry with the development of many internat...
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A Brief Introduction to REITs and Their Future in Cambodia
AREIT, or real estate investment trust, is a closed-end investment entity that invests in the income-producing real estate. The concept of the REIT was born in the US in 1960 with legislation that was intended to provide investors the opportunity to invest in diversified real estate portfolios the same way they would invest in other liquid securities such as mutual funds and reformed in 1976when R...
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Phnom Penh City Hall holds meeting on land ownership issues
Phnom Penh City Hall on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, held a meeting to discuss issues related to land ownership in the city. Chaired by the Phnom Penh Municipal governor Khoung Sreng, the meeting evaluates the progress of granting land to the affected families and land title for people living in Phnom Penh. Aside from that, the meeting also discusses sub-dividing the land for people living in Bore...
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Labour Ministry Establishes an Advisory Council on Construction Safety Standard
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) yesterday announced the establishment of “Advisory Council for Promoting Health and Safety Standard for Construction Sector” aimed at ensuring the efficiency of the sector. According to a six-pages document dated on 16th July 2018, the council comprises of 13 government representatives, 6 union representatives, 9 NGO representatives, and 6 r...
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Cambodia’s MLMUPC Mordernises Land Titles With Qr Code
H.E. Lor Davuth is captured from a video clip of MLMUPC. Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has officially announced the introduction of the new land title with a QR code, an upgrade to help ease the management of databases of the General Department of Topography and Geography, give fast access to the information and effectively put to an end of fake land ti...
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Construction Safety Handbooks Campaign Goes Nationwide
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) in cooperation with Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) are currently working on a nationwide campaign to educate on-site construction workers, construction companies, as well as related government officers safety instruction. The campaign is being done through the newly published construction safety handbook and the ...
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