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Protest for land titles at ministry
About 200 people representing 540 families from the Prek Takong 1 and Kva communities in the capital’s Meanchey and Dangkao districts gathered in front of the Land Management Ministry for the fourth time yesterday, asking to receive titles from land cut from the ING City ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29570/protest-for-land-titles-at-ministry/
Ministry seeks funds from US for land dispute resolution
Land Management Minister Chea Sophara met with US Ambassador William Heidt on Monday evening to discuss the progress of recently established land dispute working groups and to request funding for an initiative to incentivise the resolution of such disputes. A ministry press release said Sophara ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-seeks-funds-us-land-dispute-resolution
Plans underway for clearer guidelines governing landmarks and heritage buildings
As many tall buildings continue to pop up in Cambodia’s 500-year-old capital, ministries are continuing to place importance on preserving the cultural heritage of important historical sites and landmarks, ranging from ancient temples and monuments to pagodas and colonial buildings. ...
Community reps claim ministry rejected sugar ELC petition
Representatives from communities in four provinces evicted to make way for sugar plantations alleged during a press conference yesterday they were barred from delivering petitions to the Ministry of Land Management. ...
Bun Sengkong and Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/community-reps-claim-ministry-rejected-sugar-elc-petition
Minister orders Nagaworld construction stopped
An awning at the NagaWorld casino which extends three meters onto a public sidewalk was ordered to be destroyed yesterday by the Minister of Land Management, according to officials. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24541/minister-orders-nagaworld-construction-stopped/
Hundreds protest Tbong Khmum land disputes in capital
Several hundred protesters representing some 4,000 families from Tbong Khmum’s Memot and Dambe districts arrived in the capital yesterday to petition against powerful private interests they say are encroaching on their land. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-protest-tbong-khmum-land-disputes-capital
Investment in construction reaches all-time high
Investment in the construction sector reached an all-time high last year at almost $3.5 billion, up about 40 percent from the $2.5 billion invested in the sector in 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19955/investment-in-construction-reaches-all-time-high/
Approved construction investments up 30 per cent in 2015
Investment in the construction industry in 2015 amounted to $3.3 billion – a 33.14 per cent increase from the same period in 2014, which was only $2.5 billion.Seng Lot, spokesperson for the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) said on Tuesday that ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/approved-construction-investments-30-cent-2015