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Cambodia-singapore Co-host Seminar on Fire Safety Code
The Ministry of Land and Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) together with the Singapore Board of Architects co-hosted a seminar on the fire safety code for the construction sector on 12 March, to help improve construction safety standards in Cambodia.
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Cambodia Agrees in Principle to Japanese Smart Cities Network
The Cambodian government has approved in principle the Japanese Smart Cities Network initiative, according a letter by the Council of Ministers released on 11 March 2019.
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Swedish Government and UNDP to Help Increase Solar Energy in Cambodia
The Swedish government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will together help increase solar energy across Cambodia as part of a newly-launched sustainable development programme.
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Progress on Cambodia-Laos Bridge Project unclear
Progress on plans to a bridge across the Tonle Sap linking Cambodia to Laos remains unclear despite an agreement between the two governments signed at the end of 2018, according to Preah Vihear provincial governor H.E. Un Chanda. “At the moment, we [Preah Vihear Province] have yet to receive any details of the project from […]
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EU Provides €11.5 Million to Enhance Infrastructure in Kandal Province
The European Union (EU) through the French Development Agency (AFD) has signed an agreement with the government of Cambodia to provide financing of €11.5 million to construct and renovate the irrigation system in Kandal province, according to press release from the French Embassy in Phnom Penh.
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Japan Provides Us$209 Million Loan to Expand Sihanoukville Deep Water Seaport
The expansion project for Sihanoukville deep water seaport is expected to start construction this year, after Japanese government confirmed the provision of a US$209 million loan according to the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia webpage on 05 March 2019.
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Japan Provides Jpy100 Million for Home Restoration in Tbong Khmum
The Japanese government and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) have signed an exchange note on house restoration for Cambodians living in Tbong Khmum province.
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Cambodia Pushes for Engineering Standards for Competing in International Markets
The Board of Engineers Cambodia (BEC) is working, through the government, to promote engineering standards both in the public and private sector so engineers can compete internationally, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) Facebook page.
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Work on Kingdom’s first expressway to start in late March
Work on the US$2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project will start on 22 March 2019, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). Built by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the expressway will be 190 km long and is 24.5 metres wide with the new route being 50 kilometres shorter than the […]
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Australia Provides Multi-million Funds to Improve Irrigation Systems in Cambodia
The government of Australia, through the Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program (CAVAC), has recently provided US$7 million funds to help construct four irrigation systems in Prey Veng province, to boost the kingdom’s agricultural infrastructure.
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