Missing Crude Oil Tanker Caught in Indonesia, Cambodia Requesting Help to Return
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is in talks with Indonesia to help facilitate returning the ship loaded with missing crude oil back to Cambodia. The talks come after Indonesian authorities seized a ship loaded with nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil and more than a dozen crew on board on 25 August. The arrest […]
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Kampot to Develop New Green Tourism Attraction in Traeuy Kaoh
The Prek Traeuy Kaoh area in Kampot province will soon be transformed into a green tourist attraction, while authorities are currently speeding up the master plan preparation. This is according to the Kampot Governor HE Chiao Tai during an inspection on Wednesday 25 August. HE Chiao Tai said that the Prek Traeuy Kaoh region located […]
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Battambang & SR Chosen for New Regional COVID-19 Labs
The Ministry of Health has selected Battambang and Siem Reap Provincial Referral Hospitals as the construction sites for regional test laboratories for COVID-19 samples for the northwestern provinces of the country. The construction of a new laboratory in Battambang province has just been completed and is scheduled to open in early September. Minister of Health […]
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Cambodia’s First Latter-Day Saints Temple Set to Break Ground Next Month in Phnom Penh
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple groundbreaking will be held on Saturday 18 September 2021. Having white walls and five stupas on top, one is which is the tallest, the single-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet (304sqm) will be built […]
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Impact Resettlement for New PP Airport Ongoing; Some Land Plot Holders Refuse to Relocate
The new Phnom Penh Airport Developer Cambodia Investment Co Ltd (CAIC) this morning handed over new land titles to 16 owners (equivalent to 31 plots) whose lands were affected by the new airport construction. The handover ceremony was held in the presence of Kandal Governor HE Kong Sophoan and Deputy General Director of CAIC Mr […]
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2,235 Construction Projects Worth Over US$2.5 billion Approved in H1, Down by 28% Y-O-Y
During the first half of 2021, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) issued permits for a total of 2,235 construction projects with an estimated investment value of US$2.5 billion, down by 28 % compared to the same period last year. MLMUPC Secretary of State HE Lao Tipseiha confirmed the numbers with […]
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Hard Lessons for Property Developers and Buyers in Cambodia
Like many hoping for easy cash in Cambodia’s property market, many individual buyers borrow money from the bank they didn’t need, and their sole purpose is only planned to flip. The only question is how big the profit would be? or if they can make a profit out of the current market conditions? The local […]
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APSARA Authority Approves 5191 Construction Cases in Protected Area During H1
During the first six months of 2021, the APSARA Authority has allowed residents living in the protected area, both inside and outside the Angkor Archaeological Park, to repair and construct a total of 5,191 residences, while continuing to strictly warn against the purchase and sale of land in that area. According to the statement issued […]
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Sihanoukville Selected as ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022
The government has decided to select Sihanoukville as the venue for the 40th ASEAN Tourism Forum in 2022, and the government has also pledged to continue upgrading and improving the infrastructure system in the province, according to Tourism Minister HE Thong Khon during a site inspection on Monday 23 August. According to the plan, the […]
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Singapore Operationalises Huge Floating Solar Farm
Following over a year of construction, Singapore has turned on a huge 45-hectare floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located in Tengeh Reservoir, reported GCR at the end of July. Equivalent in size to some 45 football fields, with 122,000 panels, the 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) array is thought to be one of the world’s largest inland […]
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Kampong Speu Authorities Seize Over 300 Hectares of Illegally Owned Land in Aoral District
The Kampong Speu provincial administration has seized two illegally owned land plots in Aoral district totalling 315.5 hectares, according to Order No. 50/21 dated 20 August 2021. The first plot is 313 hectares located in Trapeang Thmea village, Ta Sal commune while the other is 2.5 hectares located in Por Meas village, Trapeang Chour commune, […]
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MPWT Speeding Up Prep Work on NR33 Upgrade Project Connecting Kampot to VN Border
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance are speeding up the review and evaluation work for the NR33 rehabilitation project connecting downtown Kampot to the Prek Chak Vietnamese border, with construction expected to begin soon. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) HE […]
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