Authorities to Demolish Illegal Constructions Along Two Major Roads

Local authorities in Phnom Penh capital and Kandal province will begin the demolition work of all illegal constructions and business vendors along Mao Tse Tong Blvd and NR21 to prepare for road and sidewalk renovation. According to the announcement issued on 7 March, the Tuol Kork district administration will begin to act soon, while urging sidewalk encroachers and vendors to move the construct...

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16 Eco-Tourism Investment Projects Proposed for Bokor Mountain

The Ministry of Environment has inspected locations for 16 small-scale ecotourism investment projects, which cover less than 10 hectares each, located in the Monivong Bokor National Park. Held on 7 March, the inspection was led by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Neth Pheaktra and relevant officials in Koh Touch and Prek Thnout communes. HE Neth Pheaktra said that the Mon...

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Special team established to prevent & crackdown on illegal land encroachment in Koh Kong

The Koh Kong Provincial Administration has established a special working group tasked to prevent and crack down on illegal encroachment in eight protected areas of 126,928 hectares and 23,092 hectares of forest cover area in the province. According to the directive dated 4 March, the working group is created to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement in preventing and cracking down on ill...

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First Steel Production Plant in Banteay Meanchey Officially Operational

The first steel production and processing factory in Banteay Meanchey province was officially launched on 8 March in the presence of Banteay Meanchey Governor HE Um Reatrey. The factory is located on NR59, Khla Ngap village, Toul Pong commune, Malai district, and will supply steel to the construction sector in Banteay Meanchey and neighboring provinces. HE Um Reatrey said that this factory n...

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Local Firm Uses AI-Driven Research & Analysis to Modernise Cambodia’s Real Estate Sector

A local firm Z1 Data Co., Ltd has unveiled a product using AI-driven research and data analysis to modernise and boost the real estate market in Cambodia. The firm last week also appointed Arshad Khan – an entrepreneur, and expert at Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning from the United States, as its chairman. His computer science and artificial intelligence background...

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City Hall to Transform Stueng Meanchey into a Model Liveable Community

The Phnom Penh Capital Administration plans to re-organise, build, and upgrade public infrastructure in the Stung Meanchey area to transform the community into a model organised liveable community. According to an official meeting held on 7 March, the project will include building public spaces, common areas, community centres, sidewalks, gyms, gardens, among other amenities. The project als...

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CAIC to Adjust Alignment of New Road Connecting 60m Road to New Airport

Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) has proposed adjusting the alignment and lanes details of the road connecting Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. (St. 60m) to the new Techo International Airport. The proposal is currently under consideration by the Kandal Provincial Administration, as the relevant working group held a meeting on 7 March to discuss the proposal. However, no results have been...

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Ground broken on new US$3-million Sihanoukville provincial hall complex

Construction of the new Sihanoukville provincial Hall complex has officially begun with the groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun on Monday 7 March 2022. The new building is a replacement of the old one with the approval from PM Samdech Hun Sen and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction HE Chea Sophara. Built with a budget o...

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Large-scale US$30m Clean Water System Expansion to Begin Construction in June

The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and KKKCT Consortium on Monday 7 March signed a construction contract for the expansion of the Takmao clean treatment plant using Japanese Grant Aid. Under the contract, the project will start construction in June 2022 and finish in December 2024. According to PPWSA Director-General Long Naro, the plant capacity expansion will cost US$30 million,...

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GDT to Launch New Real Estate ID Management System: No Tax, No Title Transfer

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will soon launch a new real estate ID management system for boreys and housing developers to register and pay real estate tax. The remark was made by HE Kong Vibol, Director General of the General Department of Taxation, in a seminar on annual income tax obligations held on March 3. "With this new system, if developers do not pay taxes and do not have...

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Construction of Techo International Airport 32% Complete; US$414m Spent

Construction on the new Techno International Airport is 32% complete as of early March, according to a Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC) press release of 4 March. CAIC added that a total amount of US$414 million has been spent to date on the development excluding the airport land investment. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding during the rainy season caused some disrupt...

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MEF Issues New Regulations to Speed Up Local Infrastructure Projects Procurement

The Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) has instructed all sub-national administrations to accelerate local infrastructure construction projects procurement. According to Circular No.002 dated 03 March 2022, the new order has been made after the ministry discovered many delays in project preparation, technical review, and payment for construction firms. Procurement is the process of find...

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