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Prey Lang community asks government to revoke economic land concessions from companies

Prey Lang Community Network calls on the government to revoke the economic land concessions of companies in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and the role of civil servants involved in crime and to strictly enforce the law to prevent crimes in this protected area, after ...

Khan Leakhena
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/20/prey-lang-community-asks-govt-to-revoke-economic-concessions-from-companies/

Nearly 100 families in Oddar Meanchey province have dispute with the sugar company

Approximately 92 evicted families as the result of land dispute with the sugar company located in Sangkat Kon Kreal, Samrong City, Oddar Meanchey province apply for a social land concession for two hectares per family as they claim that there is no land for agriculture. ...

Va Sopheanut
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/nearly-100-evicted-families-in-oddar-meanchey-province-have-disputes-with-sugar-companies-over-social-land-concessions/

1.36M hectares given to 487K households in 22 years: gov’t

Over the past 22 years, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has distributed 1,356,396.16ha of land to 487,157 households, including members of the armed forces, border police officers and poor people. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/136m-hectares-given-487k-households-22-years-govt

Preah Sihanouk authorities arrest 4 people for encroachment at SEZ land

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities arrested four people for alleged illegal construction of huts within an area of Stung Hav district owned by the company that runs the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone. ...

Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/preah-sihanouk-authorities-arrest-4-people-for-encroachment-at-sez-land/

Preah Sihanouk firm aims to make eco-SEZ

Kampong Seila Special Economic Zone Co Ltd on July 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Environmental Protection Industry Associations of Cambodia (EPIAC) in a bid to promote environmental protection at the namesake special economic zone (SEZ) in Preah Sihanouk province and enhance its ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preah-sihanouk-firm-aims-make-eco-sez

PPSP revenue grows 153%, net loss narrows 26% in Q1

Public-listed special economic zone (SEZ) developer Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has reported a sharp increase in total revenue and lower net loss in the first quarter of 2022, a filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-revenue-grows-153-net-loss-narrows-26-q1

Two companies lose ELCs in Kampot

The government has partially revoked the Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) of two companies for failing to develop the land as intended in Kampot province’s Chhuk district. ...

Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008040/two-companies-lose-elcs-in-kampot/

Cambodia to establish Sihanoukville multi-purpose Special Economic Zone

The Cambodian government is working to transform Sihanoukville province, also known as Preah Sihanouk province, into a multi-purpose special economic zone (SEZ) after the province received the designation earlier this year. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963361/cambodia-to-establish-sihanoukville-multi-purpose-special-economic-zone/

Preah Sihanouk probes land clearing for economic zone

A joint working group of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration is inspecting a site at Bak Kang Mountain, which was designated state public property in 2002 but is now being cleared by a private company. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-probes-land-clearing-economic-zone

WorldBridge’s SME cluster zone delayed

Construction of WorldBridge Industrial Developments Co Ltd’s $30 million WorldBridge i4.0 SME Cluster zone will be delayed by one or two months due to the recent lockdown in Phnom Penh and Kandal province’s Takmao town, chairman Sear Rithy told The Post. ...

Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/worldbridges-sme-cluster-zone-delayed

Firm eyes Svay Rieng to set up tyre factory

According to a feasibility study revealed in a report published by Tyrepress Media, the tire-maker is interested in building a facility within Svay Rieng province’s QiLu (Cambodia) Special Economic Zone that is capable of making five million semi-steel radials a year. ...

Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/firm-eyes-svay-rieng-set-tyre-factory

SSEZ exports increase 26 percent in 2020

The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has reported export growth of 26.52 percent in 2020, a significant achievement in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Chea Vayuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808658/ssez-exports-increase-26-percent-in-2020/

Marvel Garment Co expanding in PPSEZ

Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSP) and Marvel Garment Co Ltd signed a lease agreement over the weekend for additional land. The signing was made by PPSP Chairman Tan Kak Khun and Marvel Garment’s General Manager, Yan Delin. ...

Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50799994/marvel-garment-co-expanding-in-pp-sez/

SEZ developer PPSP breaks ground on new rental warehouse

The Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX) listed Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) on December 21 broke ground on a new rental warehouse which is expected to be operational in July next year, according to a senior official of the industrial zone operator. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sez-developer-ppsp-breaks-ground-new-rental-warehouse

PPSP share buyback planned for mid-December

Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP) will commence and execute its share buyback plan in the middle of December, if approved by the exchange and its regulator, according to information given to Khmer Times by the company’s management. ...

Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50789601/ppsp-share-buyback-planned-for-mid-december/

NGO embarks on mission for green SEZs

Motivated to build a green industrial zone in Cambodia, the newly-established NGO Environmental Protection Industry Associations of Cambodia (Epiac) will work with Chinese-owned industrial park developer and operator QiLu (Cambodia) Special Economic Zone Co Ltd to set a new precedent for environmentally-friendly design and construction. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ngo-embarks-mission-green-sezs

PPSP refutes Singapore group’s power allegations

Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX-) listed Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSP) refuted Singapore-based Asiatic Group (Holdings) Ltd’s (AGH) allegations over breaching a power plant joint venture (JV) agreement. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-refutes-singapore-groups-power-allegations

Royal Group planning 100sq km SEZ in Botum Sakor National Park

The Royal Group of Companies Ltd, a leading local conglomerate, will invest in the construction of a 100sq km special economic zone (SEZ) in Koh Kong province’s Botum Sakor National Park. This is an apparent bid to capitalise on the ongoing inflow of investment to ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-planning-100sq-km-sez-botum-sakor-national-park

Green SEZ set for Svay Rieng town

Chinese-owned industrial park developer and operator QiLu (Cambodia) Special Economic Zone Co Ltd on Thursday signed a strategic partnership with Environmental Protection Industry Associations of Cambodia (Epiac). ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/green-sez-set-svay-rieng-town

Lyly Food to build special economic zone in Sihanoukville

A senior executive officer of Cambodian rice-crackers manufacturer Lyly Food Industry Co Ltd has said the company will build a special economic zone (SEZ) in Preash Sihanouk province and plans to launch it next year. ...

Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50774342/lyly-food-to-build-special-economic-zone-in-sihanoukville/

PPSP: No dividends but share buyback

The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)-listed Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has announced that it will have no dividend distribution this year and will also be buying back company shares (at an undisclosed volume and value), according to documents filed to the exchange. ...

Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50773546/ppsp-no-dividends-but-share-buyback/

Senator Ly Yong Phat’s Family Given Preah Sihanouk State Land for Tourism Development

The Cambodian government has granted a 600-hectare concession to the family of notorious tycoon Ly Yong Phat, whose sugarcane concessions have been at the center of human rights violations. ...

Sun Narin
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/senator-ly-yong-phat-family-given-preah-sihanouk-state-land-for-tourism-development/5613723.html

Boost for special economic zones

Cambodia exports via Svay Rieng province-based special economic zones (SEZs) alone reached more than $124.87 million in August, an increase of more than $57 million in July, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce. ...

Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50765345/boost-for-special-economic-zones/

Cambodia’s land concessions yield few benefits, sow social and environmental devastation

Cambodia’s government has strenuously promoted long-term leasing of unused land as Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) to attract investors and encourage development in the impoverished nation, but observers say the policy has resulted in few benefits at the cost of huge social and environmental impacts. ...

RFA staff
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/concessions-08262020174829.html

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