US$4.6m Japanese-Aid Container Freight Station in SPSEZ Officially Inaugurated

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port Special Economic Zone (SPSEZ) has inaugurated a new container freight station, which was constructed under the “Economic and Social Development Program” of Japan. The program provided a grant of US$4.6 million to Cambodia, in response to a request made by the Cambodian Government in 2019. “The new warehouse, along with the AEON warehousing project, will help at...

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Three Ministries to Talk with ADB on Restoring Canal Connecting to Kampot Tourist Port

The launch of the Kampot tourist port project has been delayed due to water depth issues although the construction has been completed. Three ministries, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Tourism, and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, are currently negotiating to secure a budget to restore the canal that connects to the port. HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Ministe...

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ITC Inaugurates Two New ADB-Supported Buildings

The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) recently inaugurated two new school buildings, the "Knowledge Centre Community Building" and the "Faculty of Civil Engineering," in the presence of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia. These new buildings were constructed under financial partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Royal Government of...

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Cambodia Will Not Borrow US$4bn to Build Phnom Penh-Poipet High-Speed Railway

Cambodia will refrain from borrowing foreign loans to finance the Phnom Penh-Poipet high-speed railway project, estimated to cost around US$4 billion. Instead, the country seeks private investors to participate in a BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) partnership, as HE Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, announced on 28 February 2023. The railway projects approved ...

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Feasibility Study Agreed for Phnom Penh-Battambang-Poipet Expressway

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has granted permission to a private firm to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of an expressway linking Phnom Penh, Battambang, and Poipet, announced HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, during his site inspection of the Third Ring Road construction on 28 February 2023. “Although National Road No. 5 has been expanded fr...

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In Four Months, PP-SHV Expressway Generated Almost US$11 Million

The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway earned almost US$11 million in the first four months since the start of traffic charging on 1 November 2022 to 28 February 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The ministry further announced that it is continuing to work with operators to enhance the provision of expressway services and address any issues that may arise, aiming t...

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Ring Road 3 Construction Reaches 90% Progress, Completed in May 2023

The first phase of the Ring Road 3 construction project, which connects National Road No. 4 to National Road No. 1, is reported to have reached a completion rate of almost 90% as of 25 February 2023. According to HE Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, who inspected the site on 28 February, the road is expected to be completed in May 2023, which is ahead of the ori...

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Gov’t plans to upgrade all railway network to high-speed one

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen intends to turn all railways in Cambodia into a high-speed system. During the graduation ceremony at National Technical Training Institute on 27 February,​ PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia will soon leave a low-middle-income status, so Cambodia should push those projects as well as possible. "Becoming a high-middle-income county, Cambodia will face higher interest...

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7 Cities & Districts in Cambodia Win Clean City Awards

Seven cities and districts have won three awards from the 3rd Clean City Competition (2022 ~ 2025) known as the "3 Romduol Flowers Awards". Those districts and cities include Sihanoukville, Battambang, Siem Reap, Daun Penh, Kep, Kampot, and Kampong Cham. The awards were given based on seven indicators including environment organization and management, cleanliness, waste management, mainstrea...

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Raw material processing industry in Cambodia attracts more investors

Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen said that the agricultural processing industry is catching momentum both for local and foreign investors while also helping increase value-added and high-quality supply to local markets and export. At the graduation ceremony for students of the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia on February 27, PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia's main potential agricu...

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