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First pedestrian bridge near completion
- 29 March 2017
The first pedestrian footbridge to be built in the capital is expected to be completed by April, according to City Hall. As Phnom Penh’s road infrastructure develops and traffic grows, safety for pedestrians, especially school children is becoming more of a priority as accidents increase. This first bridge located in front of Hun Sen Champuvoin school in Por Sen Chey District, is 50 metres l...
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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary: January- February 2017
- 29 March 2017
New design for new Chom Chao roundabout 6 Jan: A new design for the Chom Chao roundabout was announced featuring an underground tunnel, garden and 1.5m diameter drainage system. The new design will help ease the heavy congestion jam at the roundabout which is the connecting point for the city’s major roads Russian Federation Blvd and Veng Sreng Road with National Highways No. 4 and No. 3. En...
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Malaysia Mulls Rubber Roads
- 29 March 2017
A pilot project has been completed in Malaysia to test whether roads there can be constructed using rubber. Famous around the world for its rubber production, Malaysia has access to an enormous amount of the material and used it in five 1km stretches of pilot roads to test its effectiveness. If the tests prove successful, the government will consider expanding their use to major highways. Th...
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Philippines Airport Bidding Heats Up
- 29 March 2017
The bidding war between two of the Philippine’s richest men to build Manila’s new international airport heated up in February with both tycoons submitting increased bids. In response to a new bid by billionaire Henry Sy, the San Miguel Corp headed by Ramon Ang proposed a USD14 billion plan which will not require any subsidy from the government. The design submitted to the Philippines Departm...
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Work Restarts on China-lao Rail Link
- 29 March 2017
Work has officially started once again on the China-Lao rail link after the initial ground-breaking ceremony took place more than a year before. The 414km route linking the Mohan-Boten border crossing in the North to the capital Vientiane in the south is part of China’s ‘One belt, one road’ regional infrastructure initiative. When completed in five years’ time, it will connect China to northern...
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China Rail Expansion on Track
- 27 March 2017
China plans to expand its national high-speed rail network by 10,000km in the next three years and a further 8,000km by 2025.The ambitious USD500bn expansion will connect all cities with more than 5 million people with a high-speed link and all cities with more than 2 million with a main line.A briefing by the State Council Information Office in January 2017 said that private investment could help...
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Bamboo Celebrated at Local Festival
- 20 March 2017
The inaugural CAMBOO Festival will be hosted in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park in March where six of the kingdom’s architecture and engineering universities will compete. Organised by Building Trust International, the festival will showcase the most ingenious uses of bamboo in passive, sustainable design and architecture. Building Trust is also running a design challenge for a bamboo pavilion tha...
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D.i. Riviera’s Two Towers to Open in 2017
- 10 March 2017
Rising over the three rivers at the northern edge of Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island, two of the five D.I.Riviera Condominium towers are scheduled to open in late 2017. Located at Diamond Island of Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac, Diamond Island Riviera features five towers: The 33-floor Towers A and B, and the 42-floor Towers C, D, and E that will jointly carry the ship-like sky park. The 5-hectare comp...
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Koh Thom bridge opens
- 9 March 2017
The new Koh Thom bridge which links south Phnom Penh to the Vietnamese border officially opened to commuters in February after three years of construction. Inaugurated on 13 February and formally known as the Cambodia-China Friendship Koh Thom Bridge, the new bridge is located in Koh Thom District, Kandal Province and spans the Tonle Bassac River about 60km south of the capital. It links Nation...
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KOH PICH HISTORY
- 9 March 2017
មកដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០១៧ នេះ ទីក្រុងកោះពេជ្រដែលជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលពាណិជ្ជកម្ម លំនៅឋាន និងកំសាន្តនៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញមានអាយុ១៣ឆ្នាំហើយ។ មានប្រវត្តិចេញពីគំនរដីល្បាប់នាទន្លេចតុមុខ កោះដែលគ្មានមនុស្សរស់នៅនេះ ត្រូវបានស្នើធ្វើការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ទៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលដោយក្រុមហ៊ុនសាជីវកម្មវិនិយោគទុកអនិកជនកម្ពុជា (OCIC) នៅឆ្នាំ២០០៤។ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ទីក្រុងកោះពេជ្រទាំងមូលបានលាតសន្ធឹងលើផ្ទៃដីជាង១០០ហិចតា ដែលជាបណ្តុំនៃអគារខុនដូរ ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងលំ...
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Chinese Outbound Investment Hits New Heights
- 9 March 2017
Chinese outbound capital flow into global real estate set a new record in 2016 with USD33 billion in overseas commercial and residential property investment. This represents an increase of nearly 53 percent year-on-year. 90 percent of all Chinese outbound investment in real estate went into land, offices and hotels over the past three years but 2016 saw significant increases in the hotel and in...
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11 shortlisted developers are vying for Cambodia Property Awards 2017
- 9 March 2017
Former Winners and new entrants go head-to-head in the country’s biggest annual real estate event Master developer Shukaku leads the race with a total of 5 nominations Support from various sectors have poured in, including top business associations and media outfits More than 300 guests are expected to attend the 24 March gala at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – 2...
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