Kampong Cham is set to become the first province in Cambodia to complete the land measurement and registration process for its residents. Prime Minister Hun Manet is expected to visit the province in December to announce the achievement of this milestone. Cambodia’s history has been marked by conflict, especially under the Khmer Rouge regime, which abolished private ownership, particularly land ownership, and turned land into collective property. Following the fall of the regime, many land disputes arose among the people of the Kingdom. In addition, clear boundaries between private and state land were lacking, according to Hun Manet, as he…
Author: Niem Chheng
Prime Minister Hun Manet reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to supporting foreign investors and encouraged them to participate in the country’s transformation through advancements in technology, green energy, digital innovation and other investments. He delivered these remarks during the opening of the 2024 Global Chinese Economic and Technology Summit (GCET), previously known as the Global Chinese Economic Forum, held in Phnom Penh on November 26. The summit serves as a platform to foster connections between governments, businesses and experts. It offers opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors from China, member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and beyond to collaborate and…
The Ministry of Health has issued a directive to provincial and capital authorities, urging them to tighten regulations on private healthcare services and practitioners in their respective areas. Authorities are instructed to immediately shut down any unlicensed private healthcare facilities operating within their jurisdictions. The announcement comes after a tragic incident in Takeo province, where a private clinic administered medication that caused a fatal reaction in a patient. Following the death, the clinic owners disposed of the bodies of the patient and her three-year-old niece in bushes along a deserted roadside, sparking widespread public outrage. In a letter circulated on…
The Siem Reap-Angkor Summit on a Mine-Free World kicks off today in Siem Reap province and will conclude on November 29, with the aim of reviewing the operation and status of the Ottawa Convention and reflecting the shared determination of 164 member states to rid the world of the cruel and lingering legacy of landmines. Also referred to as the Fifth Review Conference (5RC) of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the summit marks the first time Cambodia has hosted such an event. The gathering has drawn…
The Takeo provincial court prosecutor has charged a husband and wife, owners of the Songhak Marina Maternity and Treatment Clinic, with multiple offenses after the death of a patient caused by an unknown injection. The couple admitted having disposed of the body of 41-year-old Nam Chanthou. Most shockingly, they left the woman’s three-year-old niece alone with the corpse, when they disposed of it in the undergrowth along a deserted roadside, nearly 4 km from the clinic in Takeo province. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office revealed that Sun Marina, 39, and her husband, Hieng Songhak, also known as Nget, 37,…
Senate president Hun Sen has stressed that national stability and positive relations with neighbouring countries are essential for a nation’s development. He also raised the question of whether Cambodia should introduce laws to classify opposition groups as “terrorists”. Speaking at the annual Buddhist monks assembly on November 21, Hun Sen accused opposition groups abroad of inciting Cambodians to protest by demanding sovereignty over Koh Kut, an island currently under maritime boundary negotiations between Cambodia and Thailand. He emphasised that provoking public anger against a neighbouring country is unproductive, noting that past border disputes with Thailand, particularly those from 15 years…
Prime Minister Hun Manet has clarified the rationale behind a cabinet reshuffle that has seen Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The decision, he said, is aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the government’s operations and transforming challenges into opportunities to advance the Kingdom’s national interests. Sokhonn was unanimously approved by the National Assembly on November 20 to return to his former position as foreign minister. He will replace Sok Chenda Sophea, who will retain his position as Deputy Prime Minister. Sokhonn previously served in the role from 2016 to 2023, before becoming vice-president of…
Cambodia is currently addressing the complexities of human trafficking carried out by foreign nationals employing diverse and deceptive methods, according to a senior official at the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT). Chou Bun Eng, secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior and permanent vice-chair of the NCCT, stated on November 19 that most human trafficking cases involve foreign perpetrators who employ sophisticated methods of exploitation and manipulation. She added that some foreigners traffic victims within Cambodia, while others reside in the country and lure victims from abroad through fraud and manipulation. “Some human trafficking cases involve foreign offenders…
The Kampot Provincial Court has frozen 106 bank and microfinance accounts – and seized over 2.28 million square metres (228 hectares) of land – in connection with a fraud case involving disgraced Oknha Chea Saron. Saron, who was stripped of the honorific Okhna, and eight of his associates were detained in April 2023 in connection with fraudulent real estate sales. The case allegedly involves more than 5,000 victims, with losses totalling approximately $40 million. Many of the victims reportedly took loans from banks or microfinance institutions to purchase plots of land from Saron or invested in the company, with the…