Contract Signed for NR5 Serey Sophorn – Poipet & Construction to Begin Next Month

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has signed an agreement granting the right to two Japanese companies to build the NR5 Serey Sophorn-Poipet section, the fourth package of the whole project. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday 24 March under the authority of MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol. Two firms receiving construction contracts are Construction Corporation No.1 and...

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Villagers Along Borders Told Not to Lease Farmland to Foreign Nationals

Samdech Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior has advised villagers along Cambodia’s borders not to lease farmland to foreign nationals from neighbouring countries, to avoid illegal land occupation and land disputes. Samdech Sar Kheng made the remarks during the annual meeting of the Prey Veng administration held on 22 March. “People long borderline rent farmland to other...

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Koh Kong Authorities Ban All Land Purchase & Ownership Transfer Transactions at Koh Totung

The Koh Kong provincial administration has banned the sale and purchase of land on Koh Totung in Kirisakor district while all related land transactions documents are also voided. According to the announcement dated 18 March 2022, Koh Totung is state land; thus, the sale & purchase and the issuance of ownership transfer documents, purchase & sale contracts, certificates of occupation, am...

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19,500km Submarine Cable Being Built Between Singapore & France

Work has begun on a 19,200km submarine cable system connecting 12 countries between Singapore and France, reported Global Construction Review reported on 23 March. Known as Southeast Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6), the cable system will be able to convey 100Tb/s, the equivalent of 40,000 high-definition videos a second, compared with 38Tb/s for its last predecessor. The syst...

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Renovation Work Begins on Five Major Roads in Kampong Speu

The renovation work on five major provincial roads with a total length of approximately 20 km in Kampong Speu province has officially begun, while a new concrete bridge is at the final construction stage and scheduled for completion in May. Kampong Speu Provincial Governor HE Vy Samnang said at the ground-breaking ceremony on 23 March that the rehabilitation of these roads is to facilitate peop...

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Construction of US$4.4bn Motorway in Mekong Delta Set to Begin in November

Construction of a new 156km motorway across five provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's largest rice-growing region, is set to begin in November. According to a GCR report last week, the road will connect Can Tho to Ca Mau city, some 170km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Built at a cost of approximately US$4.4 billion, the project consists of two stages - a two-lane highway in the first pha...

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Samsung C&T to Build US$940-million LNG Power Plant in Vietnam

South Korean contractor Samsung C&T and Vietnamese firm Lilama will invest US$940 million to build one of Vietnam’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) power stations, reported GCR. The US$940m engineering, procurement and construction deal was announced by Lilama in mid-March, and will include the construction of two 750MW plants at an existing site in the southern province of Dong Nai. T...

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PM Hun Sen Officially Announces Location of Arey Ksat Bridge

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has once again assured the construction of the Arey Ksat Bridge, while officially announcing that two cable-slayed bridges will be built, one connecting Night Market to Chroy Changva and another from Chroy Chang to Arey Ksat. Samdech Hun Sen made the announcement during the inauguration of NR21 on Wednesday 23 March. He stated the reason why he chose ...

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New US$7-million Rehab Centre in SHV Inaugurated

General Ke Kim Yan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, inaugurated a new US$7-million National Center for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts on Tuesday 22 March. Located in Rithy 2 Village of Sihanoukville’s Stung Hav District, the large-scale centre covers an area of 20 hectares and has been under construction since 2017. The proj...

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NR21 Takmao-Koh Thom Section Officially Inaugurated Today

The 64km section of NR21connecting the Takhmao roundabout to the Cambodia-Vietnam International Gate (Chrey Thom - Long Binh) has been officially inaugurated after construction was completed in 2019. The inauguration ceremony of NR21 was on Wednesday 23 March and presided over by PM Samdech Hun Sen and South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia HE Park Heung-kyeong. Costing US$61 million, funded by...

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Land Ministry Bans All Purchase & Ownership Transfer of Indigenous Community Land

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has ordered an immediate stop to the sale, purchase, and ownership transfer of registered indigenous community lands, the penalty for which could be strong legal action. According to MLMUPC letter date 14 March 2022, the sale, purchase, and ownership transfer of registered indigenous community land is illegal by all mean ...

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MPWT to Host EVs & Related Technology Showcasing Event on 26 March

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) will host an event to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) and related technologies to the public this upcoming Saturday 26 March at the ministry. The event will gather manufacturers of EVs, electric motorcycles, and other development partners to showcase their technology to the public and discuss the investment in the future. The event is part ...

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