Land policy and administration

Some 14 Samaki Rong Roeurng households who live along Boeung Trabek canal in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district, protested again to demand fair compensation or a new place for resettlement. ...

The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new mechanism to address long-running land use disputes among remaining communities,  according to the minister. ...

A working group from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, in collaboration with other relevant parties, is continuing to resolve disputes involving around 39 housing projects, including the Borey Morn Dany development, located in Kampong Speu province. ...

Chinese and Cambodian state-owned firms inked shareholder and investment agreements for the flagship Funan Techo Canal during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Phnom Penh last month, but details on financing still remain under wraps, worrying stakeholders eyeing slim returns. ...

Around 120,000 mixed-species trees are being planted in the Antung Ang area (better known as “Phnom 1500”) on over 200 hectares of land in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. ...

Hun Manet has announced the allocation of 70 hectares in the capital’s Kob Srov area for a new public park, emphasising the importance of green spaces and encouraging all provinces to dedicate similar areas for public use. ...

As of 2024, approximately 5.04 million Cambodians owed financial institutions, according to a report from the Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC). ...

Authorities have begun demolishing the homes and commercial structures of residents who refused to leave the Phnom 1500 area, in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. ...

The authorities have doubled down on eviction plans for the remaining holdouts in Pursat province’s Phnom 1500 area, noting that many of their claims of ownership are demonstrably false. ...

The government is pushing for the completion of nationwide land measurement by next year, leading to the distribution of land titles to citizens by 2027. ...

The government has formed the “National Committee for Leading the Implementation of the Social Land Concession Programme for Joint Forest Protection and Sustainable Development” to ensure that social land allocated to disadvantaged individuals remains sustainable and that the surrounding forests are protected. ...

Hun Manet has warned against false land requests using underprivileged households as an excuse, emphasising legal action for offenders, while social analysts call for reinvestigations of fraudulent cases and stricter, clearer land allocation procedures. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet issued a warning to those who exploit the hardships of the people to pursue their ambitions of seizing state land. ...

Ministry of Rural Development spokesman Pit Karuna stated that the ministry has collected data on 455 indigenous communities across the country, of which 194 have been assessed and officially identified. ...

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) has published a report, titled Land Security of Urban Poor Communities, detailing land insecurity issues plaguing urban poor communities in Phnom Penh, who have expressed fear of eviction and inadequate compensation. ...

Representatives from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) have confirmed the overall progress of national land registry records at a recent construction sector forum and said that all Cambodian land titles nationwide will be recorded and digitized within the official land ...

Heang Nang Eng, 60, had a bad feeling when she first heard rumors about a canal project that would impact the Prek Ta Hing stream near where she lives. ...

The Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction, Say Sam Al, requested the European Union examine the possibility of cooperation on land registration throughout the country and the establishment of construction standards in Cambodia to promote economic growth and improve the living standards of ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that 200 veterans and their families have been awarded plots of land in Svay Rieng province.​ ...

On Monday hundreds of families living inside the Angkor archaeological park protested against the Apsara National Authority, which manages the park, for barring them from doing construction and other activities that support their livelihoods. ...

At least 10 families are demanding compensation from a private company, which cleared farms and forest land to build an access road to explore iron ore mining in Preah Vihear province. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has issued a sub-decree to establish the city of Run Ta Ek Techo Sen in Siem Reap province by removing Run Ta Ek commune from Banteay Srei district and Balang commune from PrasatBakong district. ...

 A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. ...

252 families in two villages in Teuk Vil commune, Saang district, Kandal province, asked the authorities to issue title title, claiming that they had occupied since 1979 and had a letter of occupation, but the authorities still refused to issue them while the authorities confirmed ...