China Provides Over US$4m of Special Funds to Develop 13 Key Sectors in Cambodia
Cambodia and China have signed an Agreement on the Cooperation Projects of Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund 2022, under which Cambodia has been granted US$4,335,900 to develop 13 key sectors. The agreement was signed between HE Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and HE Wang Wentain, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cambodia. Under th...
Read MoreCambodia Requests Japan to Help Transform Battambang Provincial Museum into Modern & Smart Facility
The Battambang Provincial Governor held a special meeting with Japanese consultants on smart city development in Battambang on 07 June 2022. The Smart City Development Project in Battambang focuses on transforming the city through the installation of modern technology in public places, and especially the improvement of the Battambang Provincial Museum into a smart museum equipped with digital a...
Read MoreMPWT discusses wastewater treatment system development project in Takhmao City
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has discussed a project to develop a wastewater treatment system in Takhmao City, Kandal province which is under a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea. The discussion was held on June 9 in the presence of HE Kem Borey, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and the chairman of the Wastewater Treatment...
Read MoreCambodia & Thailand Urge Opening of Four More Border Crossings
Cambodian and Thai authorities have urged the opening of four more crossings borders, according to a meeting between the Pursat and Trat provincial administrations on 09 June 2022. The meeting was chaired by Mr Pov Piseth, Deputy Governor of Pursat Province and the Thai side was chaired by Mr Kan Chhay Thep Vorak Chhay and Mr Na Rong Thepsena, Deputy Governor of Trat Province, as well as releva...
Read MoreMME Urges Implementation of Two Major Clean Energy Efficiency Projects
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has announced the implementation of two projects, including an energy efficiency project for Royal Government buildings and a pilot project to supply electricity to villages without electricity through a solar power system connected to a small power supply network. This is according to the dissemination workshop on 09 June 2022, chaired by HE Dr Ty Norin, ...
Read MoreLarge-Scale Medical Waste Incinerator for Five Province in Angk Snuol Officially Inaugurated
A large-scale medical waste incinerator for five provinces built by Bun Leang Lee Global Co., Ltd. in Ang Snoul district, Kandal province has been officially inaugurated. HE Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Army presided over the inauguration on 10 June 2022. Administration Director of Ang Snoul District, Mr Sin Sovy said this inci...
Read MoreKandal Provincial Administration, JICA Discuss Flood Protection in Kandal Province
A JICA working group has a meeting with the Kandal Provincial Administration to discuss flood protection and drainage improvement in Kandal province to connect the flood protection and drainage system from Phnom Penh. The project was discussed in a meeting on 09 June between HE Nuth Puth Dara, Deputy Governor of Kandal Province and the JICA team at the provincial administration, with the partic...
Read MorePPWSA Proposes 30,000 Cubic Metre Clean Water Treatment Plant in Kandal to South Korea
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority plans to submit a proposal for a water treatment plant with a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters per day, located in the area of Techo International Airport in Kandal Province to South Korea. The project was mentioned by HE Long Naro, Director General of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority in a press conference at the Government Spokesperson Unit on 09 June. ...
Read MorePPWSA Plans 5,000 Cubic Metre Water Treatment Plant Near Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority plans to build a water treatment plant in Boeung Thom area, near Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone with a capacity of 5,000 cubic metres per day. Speaking at a press conference at the Royal Government Spokesperson's Unit on 09 June, HE Long Naro, Director General of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, said that the construction of the water treatment plan...
Read MoreAFD to Support Technical Study for New Water Plant
The French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged to support conducting a detailed study on the construction of a new water plant after the Bakeng water treatment plant project phase I and phase II as part of contributing to enhancing the clean water supplying capacity of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority. Speaking at a press conference at the Royal Government Spokesperson's Unit, Director-Ge...
Read MoreWorld Bank Forecasts Cambodia’s Economic Growth to Remain at 4.5% for 2022
The World Bank has forecast that economic growth in Cambodia will remain at 4.5% this year, unchanged from projections made in January this year, citing that the growth is forecast to accelerate to 5.8% in 2023. For this year, the outlook for Cambodia was unchanged from projections in January, the World Bank said in a Global Economic Prospects report issued on 08 June. Among other developing...
Read MoreGov’t Approves Four Projects Worth Over US$15 million
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved the investment of US$15.8 million by private companies to establish four new factories in Kandal, Kampong Speu, and Takeo provinces. According to the investment proposal of the companies, the Investment Committee of CDC decided to issue investment project registration certificates to the following companies: The first company is ...
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