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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary : July – August 2017
Advanced drilling machine introduced (06 July) Japanese advanced drilling machine technology was promoted in the kingdom for the first time. The arrival of this advanced drilling machine comes at a time when the construction industry in the nation has dramatically grown over the last few years. The drilling machine is capable of drilling to lay cables, optic cables, and bury drainage pipe. ...
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Bentley Announces Finalists in 2017 Be Inspired Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced at The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference, October 10-12 in Singapore. Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the finalists in the 2017 Be Inspired Awards program. The annual awards honour the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructur...
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Cambodia’s Largest Dam Powers Up
The Lower Se San 2 hydroelectric dam closed its gates on 25 September in preparation for generating electricity with its first turbine in November. Officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, the dam, located in Cambodia’s north-east province of Stung Treng, is expected to come fully online in 2018. After breaking ground in 2014, construction on the dam was undertaken by a joint v...
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Construction Firms Urged With Register
Robust growth over recent years has seen the construction industry become one of the pillars of the Cambodian economy with more than 1,000 companies operating in the sector. To ensure legal compliance as well as guaranteeing construction quality and standards, the Ministry of Land and Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLUPC) has urged all construction firms to register their operations ...
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Schedule Set for Cambodia-thai Border Bridge
The Cambodian and Thai governments have agreed to break ground on a new bridge spanning the two nations’ borders. Work will start on the new Stung Bot-Norng bridge in January 2018, and will link Banteay Meanchey province to Ban Norng Ian in Sa Kaeo province. The news was announced on 6 September during a meeting between Cambodian Minister of Public Works & Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol and H....
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National Road No.58 Now 63% Complete
Development of National Road No 58 is now well underway in a project and expected to open to traffic in December 2018. The new road, which is being built to accelerate economic growth in the countryside near the border with Thailand, connects Banteay Meanchey on the Thai border to Otdar Meanchey directly to the east. Constructed by China-based Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd the project is...
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Japan to Fund Port Expansion
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Cambodian government in August to expand Sihanoukville Port. Signed in Tokyo, the agreement provides a loan of USD216 million to double the capacity of the nation’s only deep-water port. Improvements to the port will include a new container terminal, access roadwork, dredging, cargo-handling equipment and consult...
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New Siem Reap Airport to Take Off
Construction on Siem Reap’s new airport could take off in early 2018 after the government and the contractor finalised negotiations. The USD880 million deal with China’s state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings Ltd (YIHL) and gives YIHL an exclusive 55-year build, own, operate (BOO) concession on the new facility. This new agreement replaces the exclusive 45-year contract with Cambodia Airports in ...
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Twin Towers Delayed Again
Construction on the Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center has been delayed again as technical plans are finalised for the building. Set to be the tallest building in Southeast Asia when completed, ground-breaking on the project has now been delayed twice; from September 2016, to July 2017 and now to an as yet unannounced 2018. While assurances remain on the capital backing for the 4.97 hectare, ...
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Cambodia Faces Cement Shortage
With Cambodia’s construction sector continuing to show record levels of growth, domestic production of cement is falling short of demand, leading some developers to seek supplies overseas. Despite several domestic cement factories coming online in recent years, their production is not enough to satisfy current requirements according to industry experts. Charles Vann, head of the Cambodia Con...
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Skytrain to Ease Capital Congestion
To ease the capital’s chronic traffic congestion, especially at rush hours, plans are advancing to construct an elevated electric skytrain to link the city to Phnom Penh International Airport (PPIA). The bold vision would not only provide a congestion solution for the capital but also spur economic growth along the route. During a three-day visit to Japan in June, Prime Minister Hun Sen asked h...
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Boosting the Country’s Development
With one building after another emerging from the ground, it is clear that Cambodia’s urban landscape is undergoing rapid changes with projects such as offices, condos apartments, and shopping malls. Total investment in construction projects more than doubled to USD 8.5 billion in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
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