Construction of Mondulkiri Airport Moved to 2023, Prelim Study Completed

Construction of the Mondulkiri airport is expected to begin in 2023 as the investment firm will take at least one full year to conduct a comprehensive study on the recently-completed preliminary study, according to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spokesman. SSCA spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha said this morning that although the preliminary report has been completed, there are oth...

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Bentley Systems Calls for Nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

The world’s leading infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has announced its call for nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure program. Formerly known as the Year in Infrastructure Awards, this global awards program recognises infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for nomin...

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Rehabilitation of 29 Flood-Damaged Phnom Penh Roads Over 50% complete

The rehabilitation of 29 flood-damaged roads across Phnom Penh is now over 50% complete, of which 16 of them have successfully been repaired and repaved. According to the Phnom Penh Municipality, as of March 28, the working group had completed paving many roads around the ‘Gun’ roundabout (Old Stadium). The team is now paving Street 47, starting from the roundabout to Wat Phnom in Daun Penh dis...

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Construction Agreements Signed for US$5.8 billion Thailand-China High-Speed Rail Project

Photo from Bangkokpost The Thai government and Chinese private firms signed three civil engineering contracts on Monday 29 March for the first phase of the US$5.8 billion high-speed rail project between Bangkok and Nong Khai, marking another step forward for this massive China-Thailand connectivity masterplan. According to the Bangkok Post, the first phase of the project is the high-speed ra...

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Construction of COVID-19 Cremation Site in Kampong Speu Set for Completion After Khmer New Year

The Phnom Penh Municipality and Kampong Speu Provincial Administration are speeding up the construction of the 10-hectare COVID-19 fatalities crematorium in Aoral district, expecting to finish the project after the Khmer New Year in April. Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng told the Khmer Times that as the crematorium in Kampong Speu is not ready, all fatalities in Phnom Penh will now be crema...

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Transport Ministry to Upgrade Dong Tong River Port in Koh Kong Province

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has unveiled a project to upgrade an existing port on the Dong Tong River in Koh Kong province to facilitate waterway transportation for fishing boats and tourism cruise ships. To date, the port upgrade proposal has already been submitted to the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) for funding, according to the ministry’s...

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Gov’t Mulls Allocating 1,000 hectares for Poor Families in Battambang Province

The Battambang Provincial Administration has been preparing over 1,000 hectares of land to give to poor citizens and those living in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary and Samlot multi-purpose area, according to the National Radio of Cambodia on 29 March. Director of the Battambang Provincial Department of Environment Mr Kot Boran said that the working group is assessing and studying the land ...

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Three Communes Extracted from Kampot Province to Form New Bokor City

The government has decided to take three communes from Tuek Chhou district in Kampot province to form a new Bokor City’ according to a sub-decree issued on 16 March. The three communes include Boeng Tuk, Koh Toch, and Prek Tnout communes, which will be converted into Sangkats. Meanwhile, according to the sub-decree, the administration of the city will be formed later based on the Law on Comm...

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Private Firm Unveils Study on Mondulkiri Airport Project

The responsible company this morning presented a brief feasibility study report on the new Mondulkiri Airport to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation for consideration, marking another step forward for this US$60-million project. The meeting was chaired by the Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal and attended by company representatives as well as consultants. The objectives of th...

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Thai Gov’t to Unveil ‘Land Bridge’ Locations by June

The Thai government will unveil the locations of its planned ‘land bridge’ project, a possible replacement of the long-mulled Kra Canal, in June this year, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. The project has been studied since September last year with an approved budget of 68 million baht (US$2.2 million). The studies include an environmental impact assessment, a business develop...

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Real Estate Market Lessons from a Year of Pandemic & Future Trend Projections

The COVID-19 pandemic put quite severe pressure on the real estate market in Cambodia in 2020 with a moderate drop in the number of transactions. Due to the recent surge in the community outbreak, the pressure on the market in 2021 remains high or even higher. According to expert observations in recent months, the number of buying and selling transactions has declined significantly. Given these...

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Malaysian firms seek business partners within the construction sector in Cambodia

Many Malaysian firms have expressed their interests in investing and establishing business partners within the construction sector in Cambodia, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, demonstrating a positive growth sign for the sector in the post-pandemic period. The investment consideration was unveiled during an online meeting last weekend between the Cambodia Constructors Associati...

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