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Government Dismisses Report of Lower Se San II Project Impacts
- 11 August 2021
The Cambodian government has dismissed the Human Rights Watch’s report on the impacts of the Se San II dam, citing that dam development brings prosperity to people’s living, generates jobs, and generates electricity. The remarks were made after the Human Rights Watch issued the 137-page report noting the social, economic, environmental, and wildlife impacts, and the mobilisation of hundreds of ...
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US to Test World’s First Highway with In-built Electric Vehicle Charging
- 11 August 2021
Indiana’s Department of Transportation (Indot), Purdue University, and German startup Magment are working to create the world’s first concrete highway that can wirelessly charge the electric vehicles that drive on it, reported GCR. Magnetisable concrete will be tested and analysed at a stretch of road at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. This first trial will allow engineers to monitor the roa...
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SSCA Gives Authority to Provincial Administration for Battambang Project
- 10 August 2021
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation has stated that investors wishing to invest or study the feasibility for the Battambang airport project shall talk directly to the provincial administration. SSCA spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha said that there have been a few investors who have approached the provincial municipality directly. “They [provincial administration] have a committee and the civ...
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What is a Public Procurement Contract?
- 10 August 2021
Have you ever wondered why some private companies frequently gain contracts to build large-scale government infrastructure projects while others did not? Do you know how those companies obtain the work from the government? These are all related to public procurement. What is a public procurement contract? And how does it work? Procurement is the process of finding and agreeing to terms, and ...
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Chinese Firm Unveils Two Smart Construction Technologies Used on PP-SHV Expressway
- 10 August 2021
The Chinese firm responsible for constructing Cambodia’s first expressway has unveiled two smart technologies used on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway construction site which include an Automatic & Precise 3D Paving and the Impressive Motor Grader GCS System. According to the official Facebook page, the 3D paver is mainly used for paving cement stabilised sub-base and asphalt pavemen...
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Vietnam to Upgrade Infrastructure Along Border with Cambodia’s Ratanakiri Province
- 10 August 2021
The Vietnamese government has unveiled plans to undertake a major infrastructure upgrade along the border between its Gia Lai province and Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province to boost trade activities between the two nations. This plan is under a programme to develop Vietnam's border trade infrastructure to 2025, with a vision to 2030, reported VNA yesterday. The People's Committee of the Central...
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Telecom Ministry Vows to Put End to Poor Carrier Signal in Boreys
- 10 August 2021
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will start installing signal testing kits in boreys and will order the carrier service providers to immediately fix their signals if the kits show a low signal, without reason. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications HE Chea Vandeth addressed this new measure during an official meeting on Monday 9 August, citing that this measure is being implemente...
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Construction begins on US$17-billion nuclear power plant in China
- 9 August 2021
China National Nuclear Power has started the construction on its US$17-billion project of installing two Russian-designed reactors at the Xudabao nuclear power station in Liaoning Province, northeast China, reported GCR on 6 August. Xudabao 3 is a cooperation between China and Russian. Under the agreement signed in 2018, Rosatom’s subsidiary Atomstroyexport would provide two of its flagship rea...
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Cambodia Imports 600 Tons of Steel from Vietnam in First Five Months of 2021
- 9 August 2021
Vietnam exported 584 tons of steel to Cambodia during the first five months of 2021, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%, reported VN Express news. Meanwhile, the total export of steel for this country was at 4.1 million tons during this period, or equivalent to the value of US$3.61 billion, a year-on-year increase of 117% Among the top exporting market, Cambodia ranks fourth after China, the EU...
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Kampot to officially inaugurate Bokor city administration this week
- 9 August 2021
The Kampot provincial administration will officially launch the Bokor city administration on August 12 after the council election of the new city was completed in late July. With three communes, the Bokor Municipality is newly formed and the Municipal Council was elected on July 25, 2021. Kampot provincial governor HE Cheav Tay said in the meeting on Friday 6 August that the Bokor Municipali...
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Construction Agreement Singed on South Korea-Funded Start-Up Centre in Cambodia
- 9 August 2021
The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided funds to the National Incubation Center of Cambodia (NICC) in Cambodia, placing high hopes that the centre will help train and create more talented young generations in start-up businesses. The construction agreement for this project has signed on Friday 6 August between KOICA and construction firm PCF, with the construction set t...
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Japan to Upgrade Clean Water Supply in Five Target Provinces in Cambodia
- 9 August 2021
The Japanese government has pledged to continue to support the clean water supply sector in Cambodia, with the expectation to approve budgets for system upgrades in five target provinces by the end of this year or early 2022. The promise was made in response to the request of the Minister of Industry HE Cham Prasidh during a meeting with the Ambassador of Japan last week. According to HE Cha...
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