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ខ្មែរ Policy and Strategy
Xi Jinping Provides US$44m for Cambodian Railway Project
- 10 February 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a grant of 300 million yuan (over US$44 million) to support the Cambodian railway project. According to National Television of Cambodia, during the visit of Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen to China, the President of China thanked Samdech Techo for publicly declaring, “If I do not rely on China, who do I depend on?”. In return, the Chinese president...
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Gov’t to Redevelop Over 2000ha of Conserved Land in Siem Reap
- 9 February 2023
The Ministry of Environment is reorganising the Sok An Research and Kesor Kol Conservation Centre into 16 development zones along with the construction of necessary infrastructure, research centre, and development zone. Mrs Chan Somaly, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Environment and President of Kesor Kol Conservation Centre, stated on 7 February that after receiving permission fro...
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Gov’t approves draft law to transform Sihanoukville into “Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone”
- 13 January 2023
The Royal Government of Cambodia has fully approved the draft "Land Management and Use Policy for the Development of Sihanoukville as a Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone 2022-2038". The draft law was approved at a cabinet meeting on January 13 chaired by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, the government’s spokesman HE Phay Siphan said. The policy is aimed to direct and dete...
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Australia Helps Cambodia Develop Wastewater Treatment Policy
- 21 November 2022
The Australian Embassy is assisting the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in drafting a policy to manage wastewater treatment systems, aiming to improve sanitation and the well-being of the public. According to the official meeting on 18 November, the Australian Embassy will assist Cambodia in organising a workshop to exchange knowledge, experience and best practices related to wastewater ...
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Gov’t Issues New Guidelines Scrutinising Casino Businesses
- 22 October 2022
The Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) 20 October issued new guidelines to further regulate casino businesses in Cambodia. According to the announcement, the summary of the guidelines includes: Casino operators must apply for a license or renew the casino license with CGMC or face legal action. Licensed casino operators can operate a casino only within the desi...
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PM Orders to Move Two District Halls to Newly-Developed Areas
- 21 October 2022
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has asked authorities to relocate two district halls in the Apsara area, where construction was banned, to the new development areas in Preak Snaeng and Run Ta Ek. Speaking at a get-together with almost 2,000 families in the Run Ta Ek development area of Banteay Srei district, PM Hun Sen instructed the authorities to move the Banteay Srei district hall to the Run ...
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PM: Residents of Run Ta Ek to Get Full Hard Titles, Not Social Concessional Titles
- 21 October 2022
People who relocated from Angkor Park to Run Ta Ek and Peak Sneng will receive full hard title deeds, not social concessional ownership documents, according to Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen. PM Hun Sen gave this order during the site inspection on 21 October, asking the Ministry of Land to conduct the systematic land registration and issue hard titles for people after they moved in. "I thin...
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Authority Urges People to Not Sell Concessional Land Obtained Via LASED III
- 12 October 2022
A senior official of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has urged people not to sell social concessional land obtained from the Land Allocation for Social Affairs and Economic Development Project Phase III (LASED III) in Kbal Damrey commune, Sambo district, Kratie province. H.E Rath Hok, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and...
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PM Orders Crackdown on Illegal Gambling & Related Crimes, Pushing Local Authorities to Take Prompt Action
- 19 September 2022
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered a crackdown on illegal gambling and related crimes in a timely manner, emphasizing that Cambodia does not allow "anarchy" to occur on its soil. According to a voice message on 17 September, the PM strongly ordered the provincial and regional authorities to take responsibility, warning them he would remove the, from their positions if found to be negligent or i...
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Future of Unfinished Construction in SHV: Perspective of Investors, Government & Locals
- 5 September 2022
After the Cambodian government shut down online gaming in Sihanoukville, combined with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Sihanoukville’s economy plummeted while the overheated real estate market in the province finally cooled and dramatically so. After Chinese investors left Cambodia, a total of 1,155 construction projects were left unfinished with the rental price of real estate in...
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