Cambodia Legal & Tax Updates During the COVID-19 Crisis

On 26 May 2020, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) issued a press release and rolled out round 4 of measures aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the businesses and workers in Cambodia. These latest measures consist of a combination of new measures and extension of those measures already in place. In addition...

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to rage and tenants in Cambodia are now looking carefully at whether this situation can be considered a force majeure event in order to seek a cessation or reduction of their rental payments. Read the analysis of our expert, Charles Amar (DFDL Cambodia Head of Real Estate Practice), now:  Construction...

Following the press release on the instructions of the Royal Government of Cambodia on further measures to help the private sector and employees severely affected by Covid-19 (Round 2 and 3) and Instruction 045/20 issued by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) dated 17 April 2020, on the suspension of employment contracts and...

In accordance with the press release on instructions of the Royal Government of Cambodia on further measures to help the private sector and employees severely affected by Covid-19 (Round 3, 07 April 2020), the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) issued Instruction No. 045/20, dated 17 April 2020, on suspension of employment contracts and...

Travel Ban To prevent the community spread of Covid-19, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) issued Travel Ban Order 02 on 9 April 2020, effective from midnight of 9 April 2020 to midnight of 16 April 2020 (“Travel Ban Order”). This travel ban is supplemented by Decision 39 on Amendment of Travel Ban Order issued...

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to cause unprecedented and unpredictable impacts on businesses in Cambodia and the general economy. In response, the Cambodian Government and the National Bank of Cambodia (“NBC”) recently announced measures to relieve the burden on banks, micro-finance institutions (“MFIs”) and affected borrowers. In this alert, DFDL outlines a summary of the...

Questions and uncertainty related to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on construction contracts in Cambodia have been the subject of great interest and concern by real estate developers and construction companies since the beginning of this outbreak. Parties to construction contracts are now carefully analyzing whether this situation can be considered a force...

Questions and uncertainty related to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on construction contracts in Cambodia have been the subject of great interest and concern by real estate developers and construction companies since the beginning of this outbreak. Parties to construction contracts are now carefully analyzing whether this situation can be considered a force...

On 31 March, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a press release outlining their additional measures to support the private sector and employees who are impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic. These measures are in addition to those issued in recent weeks by the Government to provide tax relief to affected sectors. We outline the additional...

This publication is part of our series focusing on workforce management in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asian countries. During this period of the global COVID-19 pandemic, employers in Cambodia are experiencing, and are likely to continue to experience, increasing operational and financial challenges. At DFDL, we have a dedicated team of experts...