Policy and Strategy
New Law Allows More Foreign Workers Amid High Labour Demand in Construction Sector
Photo: the print.in The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced in a Prakas that companies are now allowed to employ more foreign workers if they cannot find enough local staff, amid a high demand for labour in the construction sector. According to the Prakas published on 14 August 2020, companies are now permitted to […]
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Growth of Coal Power Plants Discouraging FDI over Environmental Concerns
Some major brands including H&M, Adidas, Puma, Gap, and others have expressed concern and reluctance to continue investing in Cambodia due to the growth of coal power plants, which is not green energy, according to the Nikkei Review Asia on 12 August. These firms have sent a letter of concern to the Cambodian government stating […]
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Sihanoukville Governor Requests Japan to Help Build Tourist Port and Health Centres
Sihanoukville Governor H.E Kuoch Chamroeun has requested the Japanese government to provide grant aid to support the construction of a tourist port in Sihanoukville and for health centres in Ream and Koh Rong. The request was made during an official meeting on 30 July with the governor and H.E Mikami Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to […]
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City Hall: All Unsafe Buildings Prohibited or to be Demolished as Necessary
Phnom Penh Governor H.E Khuong Sreng has urged all relevant authorities to ban, or demolish if necessary, for illegal and unsafe buildings and advised people to be more cautious about dilapidated buildings, according to the Ministry of Information. The governor made the statement during a meeting with related officers regarding construction inspections in Phnom Penh […]
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Over 500 Inter-ministerial Officials Reconfiguring Land Use in Mondulkiri
A total of 550 inter-ministerial officials from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Environment, are in the field measuring and reconfiguring land uses in Mondulkiri province, according to a MLMUPC’s press release on 28 July. The team is using the […]
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Ministry of Interior Investigating Forest Land Encroachment Cases in Mondulkiri
The Minister of Interior Samdech Sar Kheng has established an inter-ministerial team to investigate all protected land encroachment cases in protected areas in Mondulkiri province. According to the official decision dated 22 July, the main task of the team is to investigate each case listed in the Council of Ministers Office’s report dated 12 June […]
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ASEAN real estate businesses seek solutions for growth post-COVID-19
Over 80% of businesses across the Asia Pacific are seeking solutions to restructuring their real estate portfolios as the COVID-19 lockdown begins to ease amid a ‘new normal’ across the region, according to a survey by JLL. Many are searching for alternative solutions to keeping their business operations including implementing modifications to their offices. The […]
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New Phnom Penh International Airport Expresses Cambodia’s Ambition to Promote Economic Growth Amid COVID-19
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s inspection visit to the construction site of the new Phnom Penh International Airport on 22 June 2020 was more than a symbolic inspection and represented a strong endorsement of the airport project and the health of the nation’s construction sector. The prime minister also approached the visit from the perspective […]
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Government Urges Public to Cease Occupying Border Areas, Threatens Lawsuit
The head of the Royal Government Spokesperson’s Unit H.E Phay Siphan, warned at a press conference on 23 July that occupying land along the border, in particular the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Takeo province, is illegal, and called for an immediate end with those ignoring the order potentially facing legal action. “The land along the Cambodian-Vietnamese […]
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Government Seizes Over 4,000 Hectares of Illegally Owned Land in Kampong Speu
The Kampong Speu Provincial Administration has thus far seized over 4,000 hectares of illegally owned land in three protected areas to be returned to use as national assets, according to the Kampong Speu province work progress report released on 20 July. The report stated that the three protected areas are the Chambok Community Protected Area […]
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