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Chom Chao Flyover Temporarily Opened for Traffic
- 26 October 2020
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has temporarily opened the under-construction Chom Chao Flyover for traffic to ease traffic congestion in the area. Phnom Penh governor HE Khuong Sreng requested Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen to do so during the groundbreaking ceremony of two cable-stayed bridges on the morning of 26 October. “I would like to request for the decision from Prime Minist...
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Infrastructure Development Sector Receives Third Largest National Budget Allocations
- 24 October 2020
The Cambodian government has approved US$8.1 billion for 2021 public expenditure in 2021, of which infrastructure development sector received the third largest. According to outcome statement of the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is at the top three receiving the most budget after the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports and the ...
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Government Approves Two Development Projects Worth Over US$350 million
- 23 October 2020
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved Oddormeanchey Power Industry Co Ltd to invest over US$350 million to build a 265-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Oddor Meanchey and a 230-kilovolt transmission line. The coal-fired power plant is to be located Trapaing Prasat district and will be built with an investment of US$294 million. Meanwhile, the 230-kilovolt transmiss...
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Two Underground Walkways to be Built on NR4 Next Month
- 23 October 2020
The construction of two underground walkways located on NR4 nearby the New Star Garment Factory and near Khleang Leu High School will begin in November. The project leader HE General Vong Sam Ath told National Radio of Cambodia on 23 October that underpass will be 29 metres long, 7 metres wide, and 3 metres high. The first subway located at the New Star Garment Factor is being built to reduc...
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Government Approves Another 150-megawatt Hydropower Dam in Koh Kong
- 23 October 2020
A meeting of the Council of the Ministers approved a 150-megawatt hydropower dam project in Koh Kong on 23 October and 500-kilovolts transmission lines between Phnom Penh and the Laotian border and from Battambang to the Thai border. According to government spokesman HE Phay Siphan, the 150-megawatt power dam project is subject to a 35-year investment. It is capable of generating cumulative pow...
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Bentley Systems Announces Winners of Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards
- 23 October 2020
The leading infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has announced the winners of the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards. The annual awards program honour the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing design, construction, and operations of infrastructure throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected the 57 finalists from over 400 nominations submitted by...
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Over 2,600 km of Cambodian Infrastructure Damaged by Floods
- 23 October 2020
From September 1 until the evening of October 22, 2020, floods have damaged at least 2,693 km infrastructure nationwide, according to data from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) on October 22. The affected infrastructure includes national roads, provincial roads, red gravel roads (about 465 km), rural roads (about 1,665 km), dams (41 km), main canals (224 km), sub-canal (179...
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Government Mulls Building Another 150-megawatt Hydropower Dam
- 22 October 2020
The Council of the Ministers on Friday will discuss whether or not to approve a new 150-megawatt hydropower dam project in Thmar Bang district of Koh Kong Province. According to a statement from the Government’s Spokesman Unit, the 150-megawatt power dam project was proposed for a feasibility study by Chinese firms –Chint Group and Sinomath in September last year. The Minister of Mines and E...
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GDT Postpones Capital Gains Tax Collection to 2022
- 22 October 2020
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has decided to postpone the start of capital gains tax collection from 01 January 2021 to 01 January 2022 to give more time for taxpayers to learn and adjust, according to a GDT announcement on October 22. The decision was made based on a letter from the Ministry of Economy and Finance that was approved by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 09 October. ...
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Construction of 500-hectare Kampong Speu Industrial Zone Begins
- 22 October 2020
The construction of OCIC’s 500-hectare industrial zone project located between National Roads 51 and 44 has begun, according to the project manager Kou Borin. Mr Kou Borin told Construction & Property Magazine on 21 October that the working team are currently filling in the land and preparing some of the project’s internal infrastructure. “Besides a factory and residential area, this ind...
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Chinese Firm Mulls Investing in Oil Refinery in Cambodia
- 21 October 2020
Chinese firm Hainan Starlight Chemical Co., Ltd has recently expressed interest in establishing an oil refinery in Cambodia. This interest was raised during a courtesy meeting between Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem and representatives from Hainan Starlight Chemical Co., Ltd on 21 October. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the potential of investment projects in the oil and ...
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S. Korea Provides US$80-million Grant Aid for 12 Development Projects in Cambodia
- 21 October 2020
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided US$80 million in grant aid for 12 major development projects in Cambodia, according to a meeting between the Minister Attached to the Prime Minister HE Chhieng Yanara and KOICA Country Director Rho Hyunjun on 21 October. Mr Rho Hyunjun said that the US$80 million is for prioritised projects from 2021 to 2022. However, KOICA has thu...
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