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Top 5 Tallest Wooden Buildings in the World
- 11 May 2021
When talking about skyscrapers, who could imagine them to be built from wood? However, there are some skyscrapers made from timber. Here is the list of tallest timber buildings in the world arranged by Construction Review Online. 1) Voll Arkitekter’s Mjøstårne, Brumunddal, Norway The 85 metre-high tower claimed the title of the tallest timber building in the world after it was complet...
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Siem Reap Chosen as Venue for 2023 SEA Games Cycling
- 11 May 2021
Among three potential provinces, Siem Reap has been chosen to host the cycling for the upcoming 2023 SEA Games, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s announcement yesterday. The ministry stated that Siem Reap is a high-priority province as it has ready infrastructure such as airports, roads, ancient temples, and especially the Phnom Kulen National Park, which is very suitable to hosting all ki...
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Properties Affecting NR5 Renovation Project Ordered to be Demolished Immediately
- 11 May 2021
Battambang Governor HE Nguon Rattanak has called for the immediate demolition of any properties affecting the NR5 renovation project, directed towards both legal properties that have already received compensation and illegal ones. Governor Rattanak said that during a site inspection on 10 May, citing the faster the demolition procedure goes, the faster the renovation could take place. The re...
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Understanding Each Owner’s Rights on Undivided Property
- 11 May 2021
When buying a plot of land or a house together with friends or multiple shareholders, each co-owner has a right to that property based on the number of shares. However, the rights are limited under uncertain conditions, especially when it comes to selling the property or selling your shares. According to the 2001 Land Law and the 2007 Civil Code, and the type of property described above is know...
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Pavement Works Officially Begin for Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway
- 10 May 2021
The construction of the US$2-billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has taken another step forward, as the pavement work is already underway, according to the Facebook page of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway on 10 May. The same source said that the road is being paved with durable asphalt concrete or known as ATB-25, and the actual pavement has begun after the engineers completed t...
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‘Cloud Kitchen’ a Future Trend & New Business Opportunity for Cambodia, say Experts
- 10 May 2021
Real estate experts have forecast that the ‘Cloud Kitchen’ business model will become a future trend and potential investment opportunity in Cambodia, especially given recent lockdowns and the surge in COVID community outbreaks. The topic was discussed at a joint online conference between Pointer CEO Nguon Chhayleang and International Property Advisor (Singapore) Ku Swee Yong last weekend. C...
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Redesigning Retail Space to Ease Delivery Service Key to Catching Up with Online Shopping Trend
- 10 May 2021
The retail sector in Cambodia should consider redesigning its space and business model to catch up with the recent boom in online shopping and delivery services, say property experts. According to the CEO of International Property Advisor (Singapore) Ku Swee Yong in a webinar organised by Pointer on Saturday, the necessity to go to shopping malls or retail space has dropped drastically given th...
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Mondulkiri Landowners Instructed to Build Fence or Path Around Lands to Prevent Encroachment
- 10 May 2021
Mondolkiri Provincial Governor Svay Sam Eang has instructed all concessional landowners or companies to build paths or fences around their investment lands to prevent illegal encroachment and unexpected disputes. HE Sam Eang made the statement during a site inspection of the Pacific York Stock Company Limited encroachment case on 9 May. “Marking borders in form of path or fence is very essen...
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Ring Road 3 Construction 50% Complete, Says MPTW Spokesman
- 10 May 2021
The construction of Ring Road 3 is proceeding smoothly despite the ongoing lockdown and COVID community outbreak. To date, progress is about 50% complete, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) spokesman Sotheayuth Heang on 09 May. If there are no further changes in plan or unexpected events, the completion is scheduled for 5 September 2022, he added. The ring road ha...
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Australian firm mulls building ‘solar trees marketplace’ in Shanghai
- 8 May 2021
Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has designed a “solar trees marketplace” in Minhang district, 20km southwest of Shanghai, reported GCR. The project has a total area of 3,450 sqm, comprising of 32 towers. All towers are designed based on a set of organically curved podiums that will allow stalls to be located on three levels. Each tree tower will be built with timber branches and lea...
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Germany Provides US$63m Grant to Cambodia for Economic Development
- 7 May 2021
The German government has promised to provide approximately a US$63 million gran for Cambodia to support the country’s economic development from 2021 to 2022 after two days of negotiation between the two nations on 4 – 5 May. Of the total, approximately US$31 million will be used for financial cooperation while the rest will go to the technical cooperation. In March, the German government al...
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Two New Factories Worth Over US$5 million Approved for Battambang and Kampong Speu
- 7 May 2021
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has officially approved private firms to invest in building two factories worth a total budget of approximately US$4.7 million in Battambang and Kampong Speu provinces. The first investment permit has been granted to Green Power Biochemical Co., Ltd to invest US$2.3 million in building a biochemical factory in Traeng commune, Rotanak Mondol dist...
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