Construction of New Khmer-Thai Border Checkpoint 40% Complete, to Temporarily Open Soon
Construction of the new Khmer-Thai Stueng Bat border checkpoint is over 40% complete on the Cambodian side and approximately 90% on the Thai side. Governor of Banteay Meanchey Province Um Reatrey met with Governor of Thailand’s Sa Kaeo Province Parinya Phothisat on 10 March to inspect the construction site and discuss the temporary opening plan. Although under construction, both Thailand and...
Read MoreGDT Officially Postpones Capital Gains Tax Collection to 2024
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued an official statement announcing the postpone of capital gains tax collection for another two years after receiving approval from PM Samdech Hun Sen earlier this year. The implementation of the capital gains tax will start on 1 January 2024, instead of 2022 to help boost economic growth and recovery in the context of COVID-19. The implement...
Read MorePiling Work on Naga 3 Over 50%; Main Buildings Construction to Begin in 2023
NagaCorp has confirmed that it will continue the construction of Naga 3 in Phnom Penh as planned despite the halt of Naga Vladivostok in Russia. According to its recent announcement, NagaCorp has halted construction of the US$238-million Naga Vladivostok gaming and resort development complex in Russia and shifted its focus to Naga 3 in Cambodia. Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and...
Read MoreNew Win-Win Monument Constructed in Oddar Meanchey’s Anlong Veng District
Construction has begun on a new Win-Win monument in Anlong Veng district in Oddar Meanchey province. Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh oversaw the official start on 9 March. The construction site is in 200 hills in Trapeang Prey commune, Anlong Veng district, which is one of the historical sites where the Cambodia civil war ended. Samdech Tea Banh said that building a win-win monument there is ...
Read MoreAuthorities 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...
Read More16 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...
Read MoreSpecial 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...
Read MoreFirst 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...
Read MoreLocal 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...
Read MoreCity 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...
Read MoreCAIC 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...
Read MoreGround 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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