The government approved special incentives in principle for another 17 investment and business projects worth US$280 million, expected to create about 2,195 jobs. Prime ministerial adviser and working-group chairman Hean Sahib chaired the September 30 Preah Sihanouk investment-promotion meeting to consider incentives, procedural facilitation and dispute resolution. The projects included ten stalled buildings, five new projects and two existing projects, covering mixed commercial centres, aluminium processing, animal-husbandry supplies production, multifunctional buildings and hotels.
Hean Sahib said the working group and institutions should continue resolving requests, simplifying procedures and delivering practical incentives in taxation, customs and licensing, including permits, certificates, company registration and factory-opening declarations. These would help investment proceed, circulate funds, generate income and create employment. Separately, the province had demand for 645 workers, while the administration had helped 539 migrants returning from neighbouring countries find jobs.
From 2024 through September 2025, the working group approved special incentives in principle for 392 projects with estimated investment of US$7.801 billion and 50,670 projected jobs: 186 stalled-building projects, 166 new projects, 25 expansions and 15 existing projects. Practical measures included business registration, exemptions from stamp duty, property and income taxes, zero-rated VAT, state-borne taxes on imported construction materials, and public-service fee waivers for licences and qualified investment project registration.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television — by ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
