Theavy Chea

Most foreign-held Cambodian condominium units are registered in a single name. That decision, made at purchase, is also the succession plan. Most investors do not know they have made it. This piece covers the two-jurisdiction problem at death, what Cambodia's 2019 Trust Law offers for succession planning, and the documentation file that determines how fast an estate moves.

Most foreign residents in Cambodia hold travel insurance designed for short trips, or nothing. Neither survives a serious claim. The gap sits in the evacuation number, the coverage area decision, and the deductible structure. Here is what a well-structured international health plan actually looks like for a long-term foreign resident or property owner in Phnom Penh.

Cambodia's land ministry now records condominium owners' names in both Khmer and Latin script, matched letter for letter to the passport. The change looks administrative. It is not. Name variances between deed and passport have been a quiet tax on financing, resale, and inheritance. Here is what changed, what did not, and what owners should do next.