Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An Kirivong cultural park to be built in Takeo
Construction has begun on the Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An Kirivong cultural park at Beoung Tonleab with the restoration of Boeung Toleab, and clearing and filling the land. The park is scheduled to open to the public in Kirivong district in Takeo province soon. According to the official Facebook page of Kirivong District, this 500m long, 100m wide cultural park is located along National Road 2 i...
Read MoreAbout 1,400 m2 of Cherng Laung lake will be cleared to fill the new airport
Samdech Techo Hun Sen asked OCIC Chairman to restore the Cherng Laung lake by digging out land to build the construction of the new airport while benefiting the local resident at the same time. On 22nd June 2020, Samdech Techo Hun Sen asked Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of OCIC Company, to restore and use land from the Cherng Laung lake to build the new Phnom Penh International Airport. ...
Read MorePM Hun Sen: house demands still on course amid COVID-19
Cambodian people are still reportedly able to afford for buying houses at housing construction projects amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Cambodia’s economic growth this year projected to growth at the negative growth rate. In a visit to inspect construction process of new Phnom Penh international airport on June 22, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia said that Cambodia’s econ...
Read MorePM Hun Sen: Functions of Pochentong airport to change with new airport
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that after construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport is complete, the functionality of Pochentong International Airport will be changed for use as a military airport, for domestic flights, air freight facilities, as a private jet landing area, and to welcome honoured guests arriving in Cambodia. The announcement was made during the prime minis...
Read MoreTypes of license or permit for real estate business in Cambodia
All development business for condominiums, land lots, office buildings, malls and residences for the purpose of selling or leasing long-term (referred to as land or building leases for over 15 years) must be licensed by the Ministry or permitted by the Provincial-Municipal Department. All real estate development businesses are divided into three categories: 1) residential development building a...
Read MoreNew Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (AIAI) receives master plan certificate
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation handed over the master plan certificate to Angkor International Airport Investment (AIAI) for the construction of the new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport project, which is scheduled to be completed by 2023. Dr Mao Havannal, Secretariat of Civil Aviation, handed the master plan certificate to Mr Lu Wei, Chairman of AIAI to build the new Siem Reap-An...
Read MoreSewerage system and wastewater treatment station planned in Battambang
A sewerage system and wastewater treatment station in Battambang with a capacity of a 1,200 litres of wastewater per day is scheduled to start construction by the end of 2020 and is expected to be completed by 2022. The Battambang Provincial Administration is preparing to build the wastewater treatment station for the development of a clean, friendly environmental city in response to the growin...
Read MoreUS$1.7 billion coal power plant set for Sekong
Singapore energy firm Evolution Power Investment Corporation (EPIC) has recently received approval from the government of Laos PDR to develop a US$1.7 billion thermal power plant in southern Laos’ Sekong province. The plant will reportedly generate 1,000 MW and will likely be powered by domestically extracted coal, according to a report in by ASEAN Today in early June. Power generated from the ...
Read MoreMEF Minister: 99-year economic land concessions to be cut to 50 years
State-owned lands granted to private companies as economic land concessions (ELC) for periods of 99 years, 90 years or 70 years must be reduced to 50 years, according to H.E Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Economics and Finance (MEF) in a meeting on the Draft Law on the Management, Use and Organisation of State assets on 16 June 2020. To date, MEF has reviewed the lease terms of 64 companies amon...
Read MoreFormer Kampot airport to be used for clean water supply project
An area of the old unused Kampot province will be used for a clean water project to supply clean water within in the coastal province of Kampot. The Kampot Provincial Administration has decided to hand designate five hectares of land on the site of the old airport, located in O’ Touch village, Andong Khmer commune, Kampot city to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MI...
Read MoreMekong Homes: Khmer style houses with modern standards
Having a decent warm home as a place to build family happiness is a basic need for everyone and Mekong Homes are designed to address these needs, especially for those middle-class buyers who want to live a simple lifestyle. In addition to taking clients’ living standards into account, Mekong Homes also values the Khmer style of building. Mekong Homes are based on a Khmer aesthetic style, born...
Read MoreMoE achieves more than 7.2 million hectares of natural protected area, or 41% land nationwide
Cambodia now has 57 natural protected areas and three diversified conservation corridors (The Northern, Northeastern and Cardamom Mountain areas) covering a total of approximately more than 7.2 million hectares, or 41% of land nationwide, according to a press release from the Ministry of Environment on 16 April 2020. So far, the Ministry of Environment has preserved and developed these natural ...
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