Hun Manet Orders Nationwide Land Survey and Registration Completion by End of 2026

Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Maha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, has instructed relevant authorities to complete nationwide land surveying and registration by the end of 2026 and finish distributing land titles to citizens by 2027. The Prime Minister made the remarks on July 29, while presiding over a ceremony to distribute 23,067 land ownership certificates to residents of 17 villages in Chey Thum, Roka Chonleung and Pok Russey communes, Ksach Kandal district, Kandal province. The ceremony marked the official completion of the systematic land registration campaign throughout Kandal province, with the last remaining district now covered. Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet called on the remaining provincial administrations to carry out the land registration work with a high sense of responsibility. He also requested that heads of Royal Government working groups in the provinces help distribute land titles directly to citizens in the localities under their responsibility. According to the Prime Minister, during the 7th-mandate Royal Government, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction was assigned to complete land surveying and registration for citizens. To date, a total of 13,956,479 land parcels have been surveyed, equivalent to 103 percent of the estimated number of parcels. An additional 2.6 million land titles have been issued, bringing the total number of titles issued to 9,641,857, while 8,765,419 land ownership certificates have been distributed to citizens. The Prime Minister stated that land surveying and the issuance of land titles ensure greater clarity in land management, reduce and eventually eliminate losses caused by land-related uncertainties, and provide citizens with secure rights that serve as a foundation for personal development and the growth of household and national economies. Samdech Thipadei also instructed the continued completion of long-term land-use master plans that maintain a balance among residential needs, employment and recreation, while ensuring harmony among the economy, environment and sustainable development. He urged the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction and capital-provincial administrations to work closely together to accelerate studies and develop land-use plans and economic corridors based on the natural potential of land resources in different areas, with the aim of creating and increasing economic value. Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet reaffirmed that the Royal Government led by the Cambodian People's Party remains committed to surveying land and issuing land titles to citizens, while maintaining its policy of not imposing taxes on farmers' agricultural land. By C. Nika