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Construction Begins on New COVID-19 Treatment Hospital in SHV
- 6 September 2021
Construction has begun on the new COVID-19 treatment facility in Sihanoukville, which is located within the provincial referral hospital. Named the Techo COVID-19 hospital, this one-storey building will be able to accommodate 356 beds single beds or over 700 bunk beds. The construction of the hospital is scheduled to be complete in the next three months. Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Ch...
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station Phase 2 Ongoing; Street 371 Closed for Pipe-Laying Work
- 6 September 2021
Construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station phase II remains on track, as the team is preparing to dig the ground on Street 371 to install three large pipes. Meanwhile, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will also temporarily close Street 371 for from 6 September – 5 November except for only small cars and motorbikes of residents living in the area. The second phase of the pumping...
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370ha Aquaculture Farm & New Port Set for Koh Kong Province
- 6 September 2021
The Cambodian government has agreed to lease state land to private firms to invest in building a 369-hectare aquaculture crab farm and a small-scale port in Sre Ambel district, Koh Kong province, while an inter-ministerial working group is currently evaluating the land price. Koh Kong Deputy Governor Ouk Pheaktra said during a meeting on Saturday 4 September that the establishment of the inter-...
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Gov’t greenlights request for establishing 5 ecotourism destinations in Kulen national park
- 4 September 2021
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has given the green light to the private firms’ requests to establish five small ecotourism sites in Phnom Kulen National Park after inspecting the actual location on Thursday. The administration also advises the firms to do EIA with the full report before getting final approval from the Minister of Environment. Each project will cover an area of no mo...
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Ground Broken on New US$2.7-million S. Korea-Funded Start-Up Centre
- 3 September 2021
Ground was broken on a new US$2.7-million South Korea-funded National Incubation Center of Cambodia (NICC) on the morning of Friday 3 September, with high hopes of training and creating more talented young generations in start-up businesses once completed. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by HE Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youths, and Sports; HE Park Heung-kyoeng, Korean Amb...
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BRI Projects Help Stabilise Cambodia’s Economy From COVID-19, say Senior Officials
- 3 September 2021
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have played a stabilising role in anchoring economic development in Cambodia during the pandemic, while there are disruptions elsewhere, according to the director of the Cambodia 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center Neak Chandarith. Quoted in Xinhua Net on 1 September, Mr Chandarith added that BRI projects will also be significant contr...
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Land Encroachers Along NR1 in Kandal Given 14 days to Demolish Constructions, or Face Legal Action
- 3 September 2021
The Department of Public Works and Transport in Kandal province will begin demolishing illegal constructions encroaching on public land alongside NR1 in Kien Svay and Leuk Dek districts on 17 September 2021, according to an announcement dated 31 August. In the announcement, the department also ordered all people occupying those illegal constructions in the aforementioned locations to demolish o...
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Occupancy Certificates to Make Unauthorized Construction Legally Compliant
- 3 September 2021
Many buildings in Cambodia were erected without proper authorization, either with no construction permit whatsoever or not in compliance with one duly obtained. To remedy this situation, the Construction Law provided a two-year period allowing owners to bring such construction projects into compliance with the Law. In two months’ time, this grace period will end. Since Sub-Decree No. 86 was iss...
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PP & SHV Airports Utilise Airfield Pavement Management System Technology
- 3 September 2021
The Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville International Airports have recently utilised the advanced monitoring technology known as Airport Pavement Management System (APMS), a software solution that further monitors and improve their pavement systems. According to Cambodia Airports, APMS can provide advanced analytics and information on runways, taxiways, and apron conditions. Besides, the system al...
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Big C Opens its First Store in Phnom Penh
- 3 September 2021
Big C Supercenter has opened its first mini Big C store in Phnom Penh after the first full-scale Big C Supercenter was opened in Poi Pet city in Banteay Meanchey province in 2019. The first Mini Big C is operated under the Big C Cambodia. According to a post on Facebook page Big C Cambodia, the first Mini Big C store is located on Street 215, Veal Vong commune, 7 Makara district. The comp...
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30ha of Kampot Land Allocated to National Defense Ministry for Firearms Training Ground
- 3 September 2021
The Kampot Provincial Administration has decided to allocate 30 hectares of land in Sangkat Koh Touch in Bokor City to the Kampot Sub Military Headquarters to build a firearms training ground. According to a meeting on Thursday 2 September, since the plot has only 24.33 hectares of land, an additional 5.67 hectares will be taken from natural streams and public roads. Kampot Governor Cheav Ta...
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Fuel-Fired Power Plants in Lvea Em Could be Replaced with LNG, says Study
- 2 September 2021
A new study has shown that the heavy fuel-fired power plant in Lvea Em district in Kandal province can be switched or added with a new LNG generator in the future, which will help the plant operating in a greener manner, reported Power Magazine. However, the more necessary infrastructure is required to be constructed to make the plant capable of switching between the two power sources, added th...
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