(Siem Reap): The leadership of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction urges to jointly prevent the spread of false information in order to be a good foundation for promoting the development of the Runta Ek and Pang Hung areas in Siem Reap in accordance with the direction of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Say Samal led a meeting to review the progress of the Runta Ek and Pang Hung development areas in Siem Reap on the morning of May 11, 2024, with the participation of inter-ministerial bodies such as the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, the Ministry of Rural Development, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans Affairs and Youth Rehabilitation, and several other relevant ministries and institutions, as well as provincial governors and the Apsara National Authority.

His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister said that the meeting was held with the aim of reaching consensus, thinking together, taking responsibility, and finding solutions to the problems that have occurred in the Runta Ek and Pang Hung development areas in Siem Reap, including technical confusion over the delay in the payment of monthly subsidies for residents of the Runta Ek and Pang Hung development areas, confusion over the prohibition of filling additional soil, and a number of other issues. In this sense, we must all prevent the deliberate or unintentional distortion of false information in order to be a good result for promoting the development of the Runta Ek and Pang Hung areas in accordance with the goals of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister requested the meeting to discuss and clearly define the work direction and the organization of the city with all kinds of infrastructure in accordance with the strategic policies of the Royal Government, so that the people who have been relocated to new locations in the Runta Ek and Pang Hung development areas can live more easily and improve their family's livelihood.

With this, the local authorities of villages and communes must prepare a map to clearly demarcate the boundaries of each area, while the Social Land Concession Committee must further improve its functions, roles and responsibilities, and the working group must consider both technical, political and financial aspects to accelerate the completion of land registration work in the near future, aiming to end disputes.

It is also worth noting that the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has put in place a number of key strategies to achieve the goal of completing land registration according to the plan set out in the 7th legislature, aiming to create an environment free from land disputes in Cambodia, strengthen the security of legal land tenure, and promote the full use of land to improve the living standards of the people and develop the economy better.