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Five Khmer Students to Launch the First Cambodian Satellite to Space Next Year
- 3 October 2020
A group of five Cambodian high school students at the Liger Leadership Academy are developing Cambodia's first mini-satellite and are planning to launch it from Cambodia into space for the first time in 2021. The project is called Liger CubeSat, which is a joint project of five high school students and six mentors with years of space experience. CubeSats are a standardised nanosatellite that...
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Century Entertainment to Relocate Casino from Sihanoukville to Dara Sakor
- 2 October 2020
Century Entertainment International Holdings, one of Hong Kong's largest casinos, will relocate its gaming floor from Sihanoukville to Dara Sakor district of Koh Kong province, according to G3 Newswire on 01 October. The operator said the gaming floor will be moved from its current location at the Sunshine Bay Hotel in Sihanoukville to a new site, as lease agreement with Sunshine Bay has alread...
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Sihanouk Provincial Hall Mulls Giving Land to 53 Koh Rong & Koh Rong Samloem Families
- 2 October 2020
Sihanoukville Provincial Administration is working on the possibility of giving to land to 53 families who have proof of occupying land in Sangkat Koh Rong and Sangkat Koh Rong Samloem Province, according to the administration’s announcement on 19 September. The announcement stated that those 53 families are required to submit the proof or related documents before 16 October 2020; otherwise, th...
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New Prince Mall in Sihanoukville Opens
- 2 October 2020
Sihanoukville Deputy Governor Kong Vitanak presided over the soft opening of another new mall in Sihanoukville, the Prince Mall on 01 October. Located in Sangkat 2, Sihanoukville, the project is an investment by Prince Huan You Real Estate Cambodia Group Co. Ltd and built on a total an area of 50,000 sqm. The mall comprises of modern retail, world-class food, high-end entertainment, famil...
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Ring Road 4 Feasibility Study Completed
- 1 October 2020
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol said on 30 September that the Ministry has already completed the feasibility study of the Ring Road 4 project. HE Sun said that despite the COVD-19 pandemic, the government has never stopped developing infrastructure. For example, the Ring Road 3 construction is ongoing as planned, while the feasibility study of the Ring Road 4 has already ...
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South Korea Provides US$50-million Loan to Build Forensic Centre in Cambodia
- 1 October 2020
The Republic of Korea has provided a US$50-million loan to build a forensic centre in Cambodia to help strengthen diplomatic relations between the two nations. Cambodian Ambassador to South Korea Long Dimanche said on 29 September that the centre will focus on training judges, prosecutors, and forensic experts in the field of forensic research to fight crime involving women, drugs, cybercrime, ...
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OCIC Chairman Inspects New Airport Site Every 6 Months to Speed Up Construction
- 1 October 2020
The OCIC Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se will continue to inspect the new Phnom Penh airport construction site at least once every 6 months to encourage the working team and speed up construction. The latest visit was on 30 September, which was a co-inspection between Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se and the Minister of the Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal. Neak Oknha Pung said that u...
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Impact Resettlement in Progress for the 80-MW Pursat River Hydropower Dam
- 30 September 2020
South Korean firm SPHP (Cambodia) Co Ltd. is working with the Pursat provincial administration to relocate and compensate 347 families affected by the construction of the Pursat River hydropower dam project. According to a meeting between Pursat Provincial Governor HE Mao Thonin and SPHP CEO Kim Myung on 29 September, both decided to set up a joint committee to implement this impact resettlemen...
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Gov’t Allocates 8 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok Land to the Ministry of Justice
- 30 September 2020
The Council of Ministers has allocated 8 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok (or Beoung Khob Srov) land to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to build document storage, according to the MOJ on 30 September. MOJ Secretary of State HE Kim Santepheap told Construction & Property Magazine that the decision was made following a letter from the Office of the Council of Ministers sent to the relevant ministers a...
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Does renovating an existing property require a permit?
- 29 September 2020
Before starting any construction project, the project owner must first apply for a construction permit from different authorities depending on the type and size of the project. What about renovate or reconstruct an existing building, does the owner require to ask for a permit? Construction Law in 2019 stated that all renovating or restoring project is required to ask for a permit from the relev...
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Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards Program
- 29 September 2020
Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards program. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations thr...
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Chom Chao Flyover and Underpass Construction 55% Complete
- 29 September 2020
Construction on the Chom Chao flyover and underpass is now 55% complete and is scheduled for completion by 2021, according to the Phnom Penh Department of Public Works and Transport. Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport Sam Piseth said on 26 September that the team are currently actively working on the flyover while construction of the subway is approaching completion. Th...
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