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Cambodia’s Energy Sources to Depend on Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Future: Mines Minister
Cambodia’s energy sources will still depend on fossil fuel in the future to ensure power security and economic growth but will utilise more advanced technology for cleaner usage. Speaking at the First Asia CCUS Network Forum held recently, Minister of Mines and Energy HE Suy Sem said that in 2020, Cambodia’s primary energy supply consists […]
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Australia to Support Smart City Development in Sihanoukville
The Australian Embassy in Cambodia has selected Sihanoukville as one of the priority destinations for smart city development and will continue to support this plan through the AU$49m Investing in Infrastructure (#3i) program. This is according to a virtual ‘Smart City Initiative Prioritisation Workshop’ held in late June. Second Secretary at the Australian Embassy Anthony […]
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Construction of US$2.5-billion Koh Norea Satellite City 30% Complete
Construction of the US$2.5-billion Koh Norea satellite city being developed by OCIC has reached 30% completion, with the company confirming that construction is on schedule despite the COVID-19 crisis. According to Touch Samnang, a senior official of the Koh Norea Satellite City Development Project, to date, landfilling work is 60% complete, bridge construction at 20%, […]
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PM Hun Sen Urges Private Firms to Conduct COVID-19 Rapid Self-Testing to Save National Budget
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has urged all private firms, especially construction companies and factories, to conduct COVID-19 rapid test on their employees by themselves, to reduce national spending, ease doctors’ workloads, and more importantly, preemptively preventing large-scale spread. PM Hun Sen said on 1 July that if stricter measures are not taken against the […]
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New US$80 million Chinese-funded Preah Kossamak Hospital Building to Start Operation in September
Construction of the new US$80-million Chinese-funded Preah Kossamak Hospital building is going smoothly and is scheduled to begin a test operation in September and the full operation earlier next year. Minister of Health HE Mam Bunheng revealed the progress during a construction site inspection yesterday. “Before the Lunar New Year 2022, the construction of Cambodia-China […]
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Transport Minister, Japan Ambassador Inspect NR5 Construction to Ensure Quality
The Minister of Public Works and Transport, the Japan Ambassador to Cambodia, representatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Japanese Technical Inspection firm this morning co-inspected the construction of site of NR5 renovation section fom Battambang to Banteay Meanchey, which is now almost 100% completed. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun […]
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Construction of Khmer-Thai Stueng Bat International Border Checkpoint 20% Complete
The construction of the US$24 million Stueng Bat-Ban Nong Ian international border checkpoint located nearby the existing Khmer-Thai Poipet checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province is now 21.05%. This is according to a site inspection by the Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol on the morning of 30 June. Besides giving an update […]
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Interior Ministry to Build New US$20 million Administration Building
The Ministry of Interior will build a new administration building worth approximately US$20 million inside the current ministry complex as it has already received approval from the government. In a letter from the Office of Council of the Ministers dated 29 June, the government agreed in principle to allow the Ministry of Interior to build […]
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SR 38-road Renovation Project 63% Complete, On Track for Final Completion in December
Construction of the 38-road renovations in Siem Reap will be completed by December this year as scheduled, while progress to date has reached over 63%, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol during his site inspection on 28 June. As of 25 June, the overall construction is 63.87% complete, of which […]
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USAID Mulls Providing US$3 million in Aid to Upgrade Cambodia Cold Chain Logistic System
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is requesting the US Government to provide US$3 million in aid to implement the upgrade of the Cold Chain Logistic System in Cambodia. This plan was revealed by the USAID Country Director for Cambodia Veena Reddy during her farewell meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and […]
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