Woman Behind the Success of the Award-Winning Urban Village & Factory Phnom Penh
"Being physically smaller doesn’t mean that we are weaker intellectually", said Catherine Chan, Founder and Executive Director of Urban Village & Factory Phnom Penh and the Director of Goldfame Group. Catherine Chan is a woman executive currently managing multi-million-dollar businesses in both the real estate and garment industries in Cambodia. She is the Founder & Executive Director o...
Read MoreNR3 to Be Equipped with Two Weighing Stations and 11 Speed Cameras
National Road 3 (NR3) will be equipped with two weighing stations and 11 speed cameras to ensure safety and the quality of the road, as the renovation is approaching completion, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol. HE Sun Chanthol said during the NR3 construction site on 04 January that the ministry also plans to equip axle weight sensors on both sides of the roa...
Read MoreConstruction of NR3 90% Complete, to Finish Ahead of Schedule
The National Road 3 (NR3) renovation project from Chom Chao roundabout to Kampot city has been 90% completed and will be finished ahead of schedule by September 2021, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol. HE Sun Chanthol told the press during the NR3 site inspection on 04 January that despite faster completion, the quality remains the same. "The construction fi...
Read MoreGov’t Decides to Build Two Pedestrian Bridges on NR 3 Despite Local Concerns
The Cambodian government has decided to build pedestrian flyovers on two highly-congested spots across National Road 3, despite concerns from the locals, according to HE Sun Chanthol during the NR 3 construction site inspection on 04 January. The Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol told the press that one pedestrian bridge will be built in front of Tram Khna Thmey Market, and...
Read MoreLet’s Find Out! EP56: What are the Procedures to Register Private Units in Co-owned Buildings?
<div class="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTqTuFFwxkk </div> The term ‘co-owned building’ refers to a building or construction in which many co-owners live together, such as condominiums, attached houses, detached buildings, semi-detached buildings, and other kinds of buildings with a shared structure. How do owners of co-ownership buildings register their private ...
Read MoreGov’t Selects Chinese Firm to Develop Mondulkiri Airport
The government has officially approved the construction of the Mondulkiri airport and chosen a Chinese company to study and implement the project. According to the Office of the Council of Ministers' announcement on 31 December, the government has selected Powerchina International Group to study and develop a new regional airport project in Mondulkiri province and allow the State Secretariat of...
Read MoreConstruction Sector to Gradually Recover Amid 4% Economic Growth and Robust Financial Sector, says NBC
The National Bank of Cambodia NBC said that the construction and property sectors in Cambodia will gradually recover in 2021, given the fact that the kingdom's financial sector remains robust and the 2021 economic growth is forecasted at 4%. According to the NBC Macroeconomic and Banking Sector Outlook for 2021 released on 31 December, the financial sector's active asset, from which 90% is the ...
Read MoreConstruction Progress Details of the New Siem Reap International Airport
Construction on the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (AIAI) began on 15 March 2020 and is scheduled to be completed by 2023. The airport is being built on a 700-hectare land plot with a 1,000-hectare special economic zone under an investment of over US$900 million. As of 23 December, construction has been 35% complete. The following are the detailed work progress of the project based on ...
Read MoreContracts Awarded on US$2.4bn Singapore-Malaysia Shuttle
Japanese contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has been awarded a US$676m civil engineering package for the 4km Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System being built to connect Singapore and Malaysia by the Singapore Land Transit Authority (LTA) Penta-Ocean will handle tunneling work, and will build the Singapore terminus of Woodlands North station and the Malaysia terminus at Bukit Chaga as wel...
Read MoreCCA Continues Joining International Meetings During COVID-19 Era
The Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) continues to join international meetings with the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors' Associations (IFAWPCA) and the ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF). On 10 December, CCA representative Charles Vann attended the 2nd IFAWPCA virtual executive board meeting. The meeting touched on issues related to the functioning of IF...
Read MoreWhat is Required for Valid Surveying and Mapping?
Surveying and mapping are very crucial and sensitive work which requires a lot of skill and experience. Different authorities have expertise in various areas of work. For example, border surveying is under the National Authority's task in Charge of Border Affairs (NACBA). Any surveying or thematic mapping [1] works must be done based on the basic surveying data or basic maps, such as those from...
Read MoreConstruction Sector Forecast to Recover Quickly in 2021
Chairman of well-known local conglomerate Overseas Cambodia Investment Corp (OCIC) Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has expressed his optimism that the Cambodia construction sector will catch up quickly since the kingdom's economy is forested to grow by 3.5% to 5% in 2021. Speaking to Construction & Property Magazine on 19 December, Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se said, "According to the World Bank and AD...
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