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Mondulkiri Authorities Speed Up Work on Border Infrastructure Enhancement
- 22 April 2021
Mondulkiri Governor HE Svay Sam Eang inspected the construction sites of two border infrastructure rehabilitation projects on Wednesday 21 April to ensure that the work progress is on track and can be completed as scheduled by the end of 2021. The first project is the construction of the O'Plai concrete bridge, which is 45 metres long and 10 metres wide. Construction of the bridge began in Nove...
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Public Infrastructure Projects Still Ongoing Despite Lockdown, says MPTW Spokesman
- 21 April 2021
Ministry of Public Works and Transport spokesman Vasim Sorya said that progress on major state infrastructure projects is still continuing as planned despite the current lockdown measures. According to HE Vasim Sorya, the curfew and lockdown measures in some areas such as in Phnom Penh and Takhmao City can cause some difficulties for the travel of engineers and on-site inspections. However, at ...
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Prince Holding Group Headquarters Building in Cambodia Wins Luban Award
- 21 April 2021
The China Construction Industry Association has recently announced the winners for the 2020 China Construction Engineering Luban Award (Overseas Projects), for which Prince Holding Group Headquarters was also on list. Located in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, this project was built by China Construction Fourth Engineering Division (Cambodia) Corp., Ltd and is the first 5A class modern building in Cambod...
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China Proposes “Super Grid” Connecting Five Other Countries to Reduce Renewable Energy Costs
- 21 April 2021
Chinese scientists have proposed constructing a “super grid” connecting China with five other major countries, including Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan, to reduce the cost of renewable energy to be as cheap as coal power. According to the Global Construction Review, the electricity consumption of the six countries at the moment accounts for one-third of the world's total d...
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Singaporean Firms Unveil Details for US$200 Million Phnom Penh Logistics Complex
- 21 April 2021
Relevant Singaporean firms held a roundtable meeting to discuss investment opportunities in Cambodia’s logistics system and revealed that the recently-inked Phnom Penh Logistics Complex (PPLC) could cost over US$200 million, according to The Straits Times. The meeting was chaired by Infrastructure Asia and YHC Group and was attended by over 30 representatives from other key players including Su...
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Study Complete for NR33 Renovation Connecting Kampot Town to Vietnam Border
- 20 April 2021
The preliminary study for the NR33 renovation project connecting downtown Kampot to the Cambodia-Vietnam border has been completed and is currently being reviewed by the relevant ministries. The Ministry of Environment will play the leading role in the reviewing procedure as the focus will be on social and environmental impacts. Upon final completion of the study, the project will be impleme...
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Japanese, Singaporean Firm to Jointly Establish First Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Jakarta
- 20 April 2021
Photo credit to GCR Japanese firm Mitsubishi and Singaporean state-owned developer Surbana Jurong will jointly establish the first transit-oriented mixed-use development in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to the Global Construction Review recently. The project will be developed on an area of 6 hectares of land connected to Cisauk Train Station in the Intermoda district of Bumi Serpong Damai (B...
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Cambodia, Japan Officially Sign Construction Contract for Choeung Ek Wastewater Treatment Plant
- 20 April 2021
The Phnom Penh Department of Public Works and Transport (DPWT) and Kubota Metawater Joint Venture officially signed a construction contract on Tuesday 20 April for a large-scale wastewater treatment plant at Choeung Ek Lake in the southern part of Phnom Penh. Construction is expected to begin by the end of the month. The signing ceremony came after Japanese private firm Kubota Metawater Joint V...
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Top Five Green Buildings of 2021
- 20 April 2021
Photo credit to Procore Since climate change has become one of the major issues of our world, architects around the world are turning their designs into innovative, eco-friendly, and green buildings. US construction project management software firm Procore Technologies, Inc. has listed their top five innovative green building in 2021: Valley in the Netherlands This project is designed by ...
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Why Don’t We Build the World’s Largest Solar Farm in the Sahara Desert?
- 20 April 2021
Photo: Aerial view of a large concentrated solar power plant. Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock. Credit to the conversation. Renewable energy from solar panels has now become one of the most popular energy alternatives. However, solar farm require large space and strong light. So, why don’t we build a large-scale solar farm on the world’s largest desert in the Sahara? The Sahara Desert is the lar...
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Phnom Penh’s Largest Wholesale Fresh Market Moved to Kandal for COVID-19 Safety Measures
- 19 April 2021
After hundreds of people were found to be COVID-19 positive in Phnom Penh, the Phnom Penh authorities have decided to close down Phnom Penh’s largest wholesale fresh market Psar Deumkor for 14 days and temporarily moved all the stalls to a new location in Kandal province. According to the Phnom Penh municipality announcement on 18 April, the new location of this market is on the Kandal football...
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Gov’t Approved Over US$7.7 billion in Construction Projects During 2020, Down by 32% Y-o-Y
- 19 April 2021
A recent report by the Ministry of Economy and Finance has shown that the value of approved construction projects during 2020 was recorded at US$7.7 billion, down 32% compared to 2019. The report added the total area of the approved projects is about 17 million square metres, which was also a decrease of 27%. The ministry did not specify the total number of projects approved but forecasted t...
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