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1000 Chinese Projects Opened to Foreign Investors
- 31 December 2015
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has announced that more than 1,000 proposed infrastructure projects worth an estimated total of $317.75bn will be open to both private and foreign investors. The proposed public-private partnerships (PPPs) list is expected to bring in private finance for projects including water conservation, transport, public services, natural resource...
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Poor Building Safety Can Hamper Economic Growth
- 31 December 2015
The deadly Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in April last year that took over 1,100 lives has had an impact on Bangladesh’s economy. Buyers like Walt Disney have stopped production in the South Asian country over safety concerns and possible damage to their brands. Poor safety standards in several developing countries have many international companies looking anew at where they produce. ...
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Thailand Invests $3bn in Transport Infrastructure
- 31 December 2015
Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard Development Committee recently approved 91 projects under the Eastern Seaboard Logistic and Transportation Infrastructure Development Plan with an estimated investment of more than $3.13 billion. The Transport Ministry said this move aims at strengthening and integrating the whole logistic system in the country’s core industrial area with completion slated for 2018. ...
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Avoiding the Complaints
- 31 December 2015
Many lawsuits between property developer and buyer and property owner and constructor have been heard through the media. It is headache and costly to resolve those disputes inside or outside Cambodia’s court system. Many people admit it. According to Dr. Sok Siphana, Managing Partner of law firm Sok Siphana & Associates, legal services provided by professional commercial lawyers can prevent...
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Archetype Win Futurarc Award
- 31 December 2015
Archetype Cambodia, one of nation’s leading architecture firms has won the prestigious FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2015 for their Laurelton Diamonds complex in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). Completed in April 2014, the 41,000sqm project was designed from the outset to be environmentally sustainable, utilise local materials and know-how, and provide exceptional working condit...
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Construction Investment Growth Strong in 2013
- 31 December 2015
Despite ongoing political turmoil since elections in the summer of 2013 and fears about possible economic fallout, investment in the Kingdom’s construction industry still surged 31 percent against the previous year. Last year, the government approved 1,641 projects built on over 7.5 million square meters of building space. Combined, the total investment value was US$2.8 billion, a 31 percent ju...
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Kingdom?s Brick Prices Tumble
- 31 December 2015
Brick prices in the Kingdom have tumbled in the last year due to increased demand and production and lower manufacture costs according to a recent report in the Phnom Penh Post. The Post reported that brick prices had fallen to $280 to $300 per 1,000 bricks compared to last year at this time when the price was $320 to $330. One of the key factors behind the tumble has been the introduction o...
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New Road From Battambang to Thai Border Aims to Bo
- 31 December 2015
A new road stretching 176 kilometers has been inaugurated linking the province of Battambang to the Thai border. It is hoped that the road will transform a region marked by war and conflict into one better known for vibrant development and economic activity. National Road 57B was officially opened to traffic on March 10 after three years of construction. Worth US$90 million and paid for with th...
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Mines Ministry Sets Sand Price Cap
- 31 December 2015
The lack of competition lets Ministry of Mines and Energy to set the sand price cap of US$3.30 per cubic meter after the ministry has granted license to four companies to legally dredge the sand in late June. While the ministry claim the bidding process is transparent, companies that were granted a dredging license are Chin Lin Construction Company, Tann Kim Eng Company, Khmer Anusa and another...
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Fire Hose Reels, Fire Hydrants and Sprinkler Systems Explained
- 31 December 2015
By Paul Hurford, Managing Director, AZISAFE Wet fire systems are a serious consideration in the design of any new project, and they can be an expensive addition. However, retrofitting them after a building is completed is an extremely difficult and more expensive task. Ensuring you select the best system for your project needs to be more than simply following the building standard or code you h...
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France Makes $15 Million Loan for Clean Water and
- 31 December 2015
The French development agency AFD loaned Cambodia US$15 million in late April to promote clean water and boost rural electrification in the Kingdom. The loan agreements were signed on April 28 by Finance Minister Aun Ponmonyroth and Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the French Embassy in Cambodia, Alain Fortin, and André Pouillés-Duplaix, AFD director for Cambodia and Laos. According to an AFD press...
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Atai Dam Begins Operation
- 31 December 2015
After five years of construction, the Atai hydroelectric dam went fully online in April. Able to generate 120-megawatts of electricity, officials say they hope it will aid in boosting the local economy. Built on the Atai River in a remote region of Pursat province, some 340 kilometers west of Phnom Penh, the hydropower dam cost a total of almost US$370 million. Of that, US$255 million was spent...
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