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Buildtech to Showcase Booming Myanmar
- 9 July 2016
Build Tech Yangon 2016, Myanmar’s largest building and construction trade show will be held for the third year running in May with an expanded focus reflecting the country’s booming construction sector. Hosted on 26-28 May at the Myanmar Convention Centre, organised by Sphere Exhibits, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), and co-organised by the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Ass...
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Archetype Group Acquires Asia Pacific Operations of Tebodin
- 9 July 2016
An agreement in March saw multi-disciplinary construction consultancy, Archetype Group acquire the Asia Pacific operations of Tebodin, a consultancy and engineering company with offices across South East Asia, according to a press release from the company. The acquisition sees Archetype Group complement its portfolio, with the companies strengthening each other’s position in diverse market segm...
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Light Blocks Outshine Tradition
- 9 July 2016
Cambodia’s building boom has pushed suppliers to seek innovative applications to lower costs while increasing efficiency and quality on construction projects. Capitalising on this opportunity, PK Light Block has introduced a lighter building block to replace traditional bricks. letter-spacing:.2pt">Established in 2015, Autoclave Aerate Concrete (AAC) has a full production capacity at its pla...
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City Hall Unveils Improved Facilities
- 9 July 2016
To enhance efficiency and centralise operations, Phnom Penh Municipality officially opened its new administrative building and underground parking facility in early April. Construction on the City Hall-funded, 12-storey, 51-metre high building began in June 2015 and was completed in January 2016. With a total floor area of 11,310 square metres, this architectural masterpiece combined Khmer and ...
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Cces Asphalt Batching Plant: on the Road for Further Growth
- 9 July 2016
tab-stops:14.15pt" class="CM2"> mso-font-width:98%">CCES Engineering Services Co., Ltd which started out strongly in telecommunication equipment installation services in 2010, has now become a major part of Cambodia infrastructure development in the roads sector. tab-stops:14.15pt" class="CM2"> "Arial","sans-serif";mso-font-width:98%">Since Cambodia is pumping more funding into road...
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Quality Improvement Needed Amid Construction Boom
- 9 July 2016
Over the last decade, the construction industry in Phnom Penh has been growing quite notably. More and more high-rise buildings, sub-cities, and boreys have been continuously and progressively built and old buildings have been replaced by the new. At the same time as this rapid growth, Phnom Penh citizens are increasingly recognising that many complaints about standards are coming out after bui...
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Brother P-touch: Tough Labels for Tough Jobs
- 9 July 2016
Labelling on cables, wires, walls and many other applications can be troublesome and confusing if they are hand-made. But with the P-touch labelling machine, labelling for any tough job is now easy. Designed and produced by Brother Industries, Ltd., the leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, P-touch is designed to handle labelling tasks for any kind of work including in the construction ind...
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Planning for the Future
- 9 July 2016
Hun Chansan, design director for Re-Edge Design + Architect and architecture lecturer at Limkokwing University shares his thoughts on the future of construction and architecture in Cambodia. The Phnom Penh Urban Planning Master Plan was unveiled last year to guide the city’s development until 2035. What are the positive and negative aspects you see in the plan and what would you like to see cha...
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New Minister to Tackle Land Registration
- 9 July 2016
Chea Sophara, the newly appointed Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, has said he will focus on speeding up land registrations and resolving land disputes. Sophara, the former Minister for Rural Development and also a former Governor of Phnom Penh, replaced Former Minister In Chhum Lim in early April as part of a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle. The new minister said...
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Jv Expands Base for Precast Concrete
- 9 July 2016
Cambodian-owned Phnom Penh Precast Plants inked a joint venture deal in early March with leading Thai construction company Vcon Group to diversify its products and gaining a stronger foothold in the market. Phnom Penh Precast Plants expects this joint venture to improve investor confidence and widen its customer base. In addition to the high quality poles, piles, and pipes the firm has been pro...
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HONG KONG PROPERTY SALES PLUMMET
- 8 July 2016
A report on Hong Kong’s property market shows that home sales in the region’s powerhouse economy have plummeted 39 percent quarter-over-quarter to a record low in Q1 2016. JLL’s Hong Kong Property Index for Q1, 2016 shows that sales have dropped to an all-time low of 6,221 units. Joseph Tsang, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at JLL in Hong Kong told World Property Journal that,...
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GOV. AIDS 22% THAI REVENUE RISE
- 8 July 2016
Thanks to government measures to boost the property market, Thailand’s leading property developers saw their revenue rise by almost 22 percent year-on-year in Q4 2015.The government incentives made cuts in transfer and mortgage fees and gave a special interest rate for mortgages from the Government Housing Bank. According to Property Report, the net profit of the country’s top 10 property devel...
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