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Government Appoints New Ambassadors
The Cambodian government replaced 13 ambassadors in overseas missions in November 2022, according to documents released in book 90 of the Royal Gazette.
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Three Royal Family Members Get Higher Titles
The king promoted three royal family members from the title of neak angk mcheas to preah angk mcheas, or from his and her highness to his and her royal highness.
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Wanted Indonesian Businessmen Have Cambodian Citizenship
Two Indonesian businesspersons who are wanted for alleged online fraud and have been missing since March were given Cambodian citizenship months before they went missing, according to the Royal Gazette.
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Developer Receives Oknha Title, Faces Complaint Over Land Project
The king has granted an oknha title to Piphup Deimeas Group director Hy Kimhong, who is allegedly facing complaints from hundreds of people in Kampot over a land investment.
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Angkor Plywood Gets Permit for Kandal Plywood Facility
Despite allegations of processing illegally logged timber, Angkor Plywood was given a business permit on September 15, 2022, to open a new plywood making facility in Kandal’s Mukh Kampoul district. The document was issued in book 83 of the Royal Gazette, publicly released by the Council of Ministers in May.
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Hun Sen’s Nephew Promoted, CPP Lawmaker’s Son Gets New Job
The nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the son of the former governor of Phnom Penh received promotions, according to documents from book 83 of the Royal Gazette.
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Part of Kep National Park Privatized for Tycoon
The government has reclassified 30 hectares of Kep National Park to lease to Choeung Sokuntheavy, the daughter of Boeng Kak tycoon Choeung Sopheap and Senator Lao Meng Khin.
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Energy Minister’s Son Promoted Within Civil Service
The government promoted the ranks of more than 100 civil servants, including the son of the minister of mines and energy.
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Two Senior Government Officials’ Wives Receive State Forest
The government reclassified 6.6 hectares of state forest land in Preah Sihanouk to transfer to two wives of senior government officials.
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The Gaps, Conflicts in Cambodia’s Land Titles
Land ownership in Cambodia is not as simple as paying for a deed. The strength of a person’s claim to land depends on the kind of land title they have and which government office granted it.
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‘Oknha’ Titles Handed Out at Rapid Pace
Around three new oknha were designated every week in a two-month time period sampled by the Gazetteer. Documents show that it is the well-connected and elite who are front of the line for the title.
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Foreign Reps ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Candlelight Party’s Disqualification
After Candlelight’s disqualification, foreign embassies were “deeply troubled” and “deeply concerned.”
