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Construction of 15ha ADB-funded standardized landfill in Pursat 98% complete
- 29 December 2021
The construction of the standard solid waste management site in Pursat City is over 98% complete and is scheduled to be operational soon, according to the site by Pursat Governor HE Cheav Tay on Tuesday 28 December. Among all construction works, the two main landfills are 100% complete, the administration building 100%, the wastewater treatment tank 100%, smell treatment plant 81%, entrance gat...
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Siem Reap establishes clearer state land map to end deforestation & land encroachment
- 29 December 2021
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has established a clearer map for Zone 3 in Sangkat Chong Kneas to put an end to deforestation and land encroachment around the Tonle Sap lake area. Siem Reap Governor HE Tea Seiha inspected the sites on Tuesday 27 December to publicly showcase the map and demarcate the clear border. HE Tea Seiha said that the flooded forest is important biodiversity o...
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New National Defense Ministry Administrative Building Officially Inaugurated
- 29 December 2021
The new administration building and conference hall of the National Defense Ministry were officially inaugurated on Wednesday 29 December, marking the 23-year anniversary of the success of bringing peace through the win-win policy (December 29, 1998-December 29, 2021). The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. The new administration bui...
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US$80 million Chinese-funded Kossamak Hospital Building Passes Completion Inspection
- 29 December 2021
The new US$80-million Chinese-funded Preah Kossamak Hospital building successfully passed the completion inspection on Tuesday 28 December, according to the contractor China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. The construction project technical team's leader, Shi Xiaoguang, said the building will become the first hospital in Cambodia with a modern medical concept of low energy consu...
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Youth Rehabilitation Centre in Kandal Province Inaugurated
- 28 December 2021
The Youth Rehabilitation Centre in Kandal Steung District of Kandal Province has officially been inaugurated, which will play an important role in helping rehabilitate and build better human resources. The inauguration ceremony was on Tuesday 28 December and was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Samdech Sar Kheng with the participation of Kandal provincial officials. With ground broken ...
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Land Ministry gifts over 700 land plots to locals in Kratie province
- 28 December 2021
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has handed over a total of 704 land title deeds to locals of the five targeted communes in Kratie province through Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED) phase II. The handover ceremony was chaired by MLMUPC Minister HE Chea Sophara and joined by 458 targeted families from Sambok, Changkong, Dar, Thme...
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CPBank buys US$10-millon CAIC bond, funding new Phnom Penh airport development
- 28 December 2021
Cambodia Post Bank Plc (CPBank) has purchased a US$10-million bond of the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) to help fund the development of the new Techo International Airport. The purchasing agreement was signed on 28 December by CAIC Director Charles Vann and CEO of CPBank Toch Chaochek with OCIC Chairman Neak Oknha Dr Pung Kheav Se as the witness The funds raised from the guaran...
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Japanese firms mull establishing natural gas and solar power plants in Cambodia
- 28 December 2021
The Embassy of Japan in Cambodia said that a number of Japanese firms plan to establish many development projects in Cambodia, especially in the renewable energy sector. The information was stated by the Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Masahiro Mikami in the meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on Tuesday 28 December. "Japan has a number of companies planning to build nat...
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Cambodia Utility Infrastructure & Digitalisation: Koh Kong Substation Project Selected as Finalist at Bentley YII 2021
- 28 December 2021
The Koh Kong 230/22-kV Substation of Pestech International Berhad has been selected as one of the finalists of the Bentley System’s 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure, reflecting another small step of Cambodia’s utility sector toward digitalization. Being one among 57 finalists selected from nearly 300 nominations across 45 countries is an achievement not only for Pestech but also for ...
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Evergrande vows to deliver 39,000 units of properties in December despite debt defaulting
- 28 December 2021
China Evergrande Group has vowed to accelerate their construction works with the aim to deliver 39,000 units of properties within this year, despite being downgraded to restricted default earliest this month. According to CNN, Evergrande Chairman Hui Ka Yan said during a meeting on Sunday 26 December that no one at Evergrande would be allowed to "lie flat," urging employees to fight day and nig...
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Major Infrastructure Projects Broken Ground in 2021
- 27 December 2021
Although 2021 was hit hard by the COVD-19 pandemic with several lockdowns and the spread of new variants, the Cambodian government has continuously upgraded and built infrastructure projects. Thus far, none of the infrastructure projects has been delayed. Here is the list of the major infrastructure projects that saw ground broken in 2021. US$19 million Siem Reap Provincial Hospital Building_De...
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Future of Cambodia Real Estate Sector in 2022 & Beyond
- 27 December 2021
The real estate sector in Cambodia was hit hard in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, opposite to the positive expectations, the market was hit even harder given lockdowns and the widespread new variants. However, after the country’s reopening in November, many real estate analysts have increased their hopes for 2022. CBRE Cambodia Managing Director James Hodge said that the o...
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