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Chamber of Commerce Discusses Challenges & New Opportunities in Construction Sector
- 25 March 2022
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...
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Preah Vihear Authorities Order Immediate Stop to Encroachment on Five Concessional Land Plots
- 25 March 2022
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...
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PM Hun Sen Inaugurates NR51 Connecting NR4 and NR5
- 25 March 2022
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...
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Kandal Authority Revising Infrastructure Development Masterplan in Three Major Districts
- 24 March 2022
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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Contract Signed for NR5 Serey Sophorn – Poipet & Construction to Begin Next Month
- 24 March 2022
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
- 24 March 2022
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
- 24 March 2022
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
- 24 March 2022
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
- 23 March 2022
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
- 23 March 2022
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
- 23 March 2022
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
- 23 March 2022
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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