Battambang Airport to be Developed to 4C Capacity; Currently at Impact Resettlement Stage
Battambang Airport will be rehabilitated and developed into 4C capacity that can accommodate both domestic and international flights, while the feasibility study and impact resettlement works are still ongoing. The follow-up discussion on progress was held on 25 March between Secretary of State of the Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Soy Sokhan and Battambang Governor HE Sok Loo. Battambang ...
Read MoreJapanese-Standard Clean Water Supply System in Pursat Officially Operational
A Japanese-standard water supply system in Reang Khvav community of Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat Province has been officially inaugurated. The inauguration ceremony was held on 25 March 2022, presided over by Pursat Provincial Governor HE Cheav Tay and Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia Kuribayashi Takanori. Built under a Japanese grant aid of over US$100,000, the netwo...
Read MoreMPWT Launches Cambodia’s First Public EV Charging Station
The first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station located within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) complex, was officially put into use on 26 March 2022, with at least 10 others to follow by the end of this year. The launch event was presided over by MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol along with other stakeholders including UNDP, the Federation of Automobile Associations in Cam...
Read MoreUS$8 million Ang Duong Hospital ENT Treatment Centre Officially Inaugurated
The new Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) treatment centre at the Ang Duong Hospital, which was funded and built by South Korea, was officially inaugurated on 28 March 2022, bringing Cambodia’s specialised medical services of ear, nose, and throat to another level. The inauguration ceremony of the building was presided over by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and HE Park Heung-kyeong, Am...
Read MoreRMA Launches New Tractor & Heavy Equipment Sales Branch in Kampong Thom
Advertorial RMA Cambodia has inaugurated a new sales branch in Steung Sen district of Kampong Thom province to expand the market and improve the quality of service to customers. Held on 26 March 2022, the launching event was attended by RMA Cambodia executives, Kampong Thom government officials, and other guests. The opening of the new sales branch in Steung Sen district is to bring servi...
Read MoreSeparate & Common Property: What are the Differences?
In the Civil Code of 2007, there is the matrimonial property regime which is divided into two systems: the contractual property system and the statutory property system. For the contractual property system, a married couple shall register a marital property agreement at the Ministry of Justice before their wedding, which makes it easier to make sales and purchase transactions or divide the asse...
Read MoreNR5 Prek Kdam – Battambang Section 63% Complete, Set to Open for Traffic in 2023
Construction of the NR5 Prek Kdam-Pursat and Pursat-Battambang section on average has been 63% completed and is scheduled to open for traffic next year. The remarks were made by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, at the construction contract agreement signing ceremony for NR5 Serei Sophorn-Poipet section on 24 March. “The road section between Prek Kdam and Battambang is...
Read MoreMalaysia Eyes More Investment in Real Estate, Energy & Other Prioritised Sectors in Cambodia
As of February 2022, 162 Malaysian investment projects worth US$3.2 billion have been registered by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), as more Malaysian investors are seeking investment opportunities in the real estate, mining, and energy sectors in Cambodia. The data was unveiled during a meeting between Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodian Investment Committee of CDC HE N...
Read MoreChamber of Commerce Discusses Challenges & New Opportunities in Construction Sector
The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has held a meeting to discuss challenges, proposed remedies, and new investment opportunities for the construction and real estate sector after being under pressure from the COVID-19 for more than two years. Held on 24 March, the meeting was chaired by CCC Vice President, Oknha Ly Hour and joined by representatives of the Cambodia Constructors Association...
Read MorePreah Vihear Authorities Order Immediate Stop to Encroachment on Five Concessional Land Plots
The Preah Vihear provincial administration has ordered all residents to stop encroaching or leasing land plots on five concessional zones, ordering the encroachers to demolish any construction and leave immediately, or otherwise face severe legal action. According to the announcement issued on 23 March 2022, the five land plots have already been transferred from state to private state land in t...
Read MorePM Hun Sen Inaugurates NR51 Connecting NR4 and NR5
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen inaugurated NR51, a major Chinese-funded road connecting NR4 and NR5 on Friday 25 March. NR51 was expanded to 12m wide and repaved with AC for a total length of 38km, starting from Udong (intersection of NR5) to Thnal Toteung (intersection of NR4). The cost of construction was US$41 million, a mixture of Chinese concessional financing and the governme...
Read MoreKandal Authority Revising Infrastructure Development Masterplan in Three Major Districts
The Kandal provincial administration is speeding up revisions of the infrastructure development master plan in Kaoh Thum, S'ang and Leuk Daek districts. Kandal Provincial Governor HE Kong Sophorn on 24 March hosted a follow-up meeting through Zoom to discuss the update. He said that the meeting is to collect more inputs and discuss challenges among all stakeholders before submitting the new ...
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