Loan Approved for Completion of National Road No. 21

A year after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen requested an additional loan from his Korean counterpart to complete the upgrade of National Road No. 21, the loan was finally approved in September. The Republic of South Korea will provide the Cambodian government a concessional loan of USD11.5 million to complete the second phase of National […]

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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary: September – October 2017

Rail link stretch underway September 01: Transport Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol and Phnom Penh Governor Khoung Sreng inspected the rail link stretch in Por Sen Chey on Tang Korsang road to connect the rail link to nearby Tang Korsang pagoda and then turn into Phnom Penh international airport. The new connected rail link will serve […]

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Mlmupc Diary: September – October 2017

MLMUPC offers land titles to victims in Koh Kong September 04: A land dispute in Sre Ambel and Botom Sakor districts in Koh Kong province between many affected families and two privately-run sugar firms that were granted economic land concessions – Koh Kong Plantation Co., Ltd and Koh Kong Sugar Industry Co., Ltd required resolution. […]

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ADB Loans Usd70m for Transport Infrastructure

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced in October that it will loan the Cambodian government USD70 million loan to help develop transport infrastructure in the kingdom. As part of the ADB-backed Greater Mekong Subregion Southern Economic Corridor programme aiming to link Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Bangkok, the loan will be used to […]

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Ocic Break Ground on Olympia Walkway

OCIC broke ground in October on a new elevated walkway as part of their award-winning 11-hectare Olympia City development in central Phnom Penh. The USD3 million walkway will span the five-way intersection where Charles de Gaulle Boulevard and Oknha Tep Phan Street meet and are a joint project between OCIC and the Municipality of Phnom […]

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Japan Funds Bridge Repairs

The Japanese government will provide a USD35 million grant to help rebuild seven bridges in that have been damaged by flooding in Kratie and Prey Veng provinces. The agreement on the grant was signed on 3 October by Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Horinouchi Hidehisa. The target bridges include two […]

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Construction Firms Urged to Register

Robust growth over recent years has seen the construction industry become one of the pillars of the Cambodian economy with more than 1,000 companies operating in the sector. To ensure legal compliance as well as guaranteeing construction quality and standards, the Ministry of Land and Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has urged all construction […]

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National Road No. 58 Open in December

Development of National Road No. 58 is now well underway in a project and expected to open to traffic in December 2018. The new road, which is being built to accelerate economic growth in the countryside near the border with Thailand, connects Banteay Meanchey on the Thai border to Otdar Meanchey directly to the east. […]

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Kampot to Splash Usd10m on New Seaport

Following approval of the funding by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Cambodia will build a new seaport in Kampot province designed to improve infrastructure to attract international tourists. Construction is set to start on the project later in 2017 and is located about six kilometres southeast of Kampot town, in Teck Chhou district’s Chhum Kreal […]

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Rinnai Bring a New Water Heater Solution to the Kingdom’s Market

Following the seminar presenting its commercial hot water systems to the Siem Reap market in July this year, Rinnai is now introducing the new Electric Instant Water Heater - the Crystal Series.

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