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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Expansion of NR7 Officially Begins
- 9 January 2023
The project to expand and upgrade National Road 7 from Skun roundabout to downtown Kampong Cham officially began on 9 January under the auspices of Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The road has a length of 45.48km from the Skun roundabout in Cheung Prey district to the roundabout at the base of the Kizuna Bridge in Kampong Cham. Th...
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Talk on OCA Dispute Between Cambodia & Thailand to End Soon
- 7 January 2023
Talks on the dispute over the overlapping claim area (OCA) in the gulf of Cambodia and Thailand has reached another level with an agreement expected to be signed soon. According to The Star, the Thai side raised the issue in a 20-minute cabinet meeting on 3 January. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said at the meeting that he had met with Cambodia's Minister of Mines and Ene...
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Laos Launches 500kV Transmission Line with Plan to Connect with Cambodia
- 7 January 2023
Yunnan Energy Investment (HK) Co Ltd has launched a 500kV transmission line in the southern Lao province of Champasak and connected to a substation in Khong district on the Laos-Cambodian border, according to Laos' Vientiane Time on 5 January. Mr Chanthaboun Soukaloun, Managing Director of Electricite du Laos (EDL), said the 500-kilovolt transmission line and substation project was the first o...
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Cambodia Approves Investment Projects Worth US$4.6 Billion in 2022
- 7 January 2023
Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investments of US$4.6 billion in 2022, increasing 7.5 % compared to a year before, a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed on 6 January. The CDC approved new non-special economic zones (SEZ) with a total investment value of US$3.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 49%. The investment projects registered in the SEZ decreased...
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MPWT Vows to Boost Cambodia’s Transport Sector Further in 2023
- 6 January 2023
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has approved 112 new action plans for 2023 to boost the transport sector further, according to an official meeting on 5 January. Director General of the General Department of Administration and Finance HE Ken Ratha said that the 112 new action plans will focus on activities to improve the efficiency of administration, staff and financial manage...
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SME Bank Provides Over US$41m in Loans to 291 Tourism Businesses
- 6 January 2023
As of December 2022, the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia (SME Bank) has provided US$41.52 million in loan to 291 tourism businesses, according to the bank's announcement on 3 January 2023. The loan is part of the Tourism Restoration and Growth Sector (TRCS) co-financing project with a total budget of about US$150 million. Of these, 26% were in the hotel business, 28% in the gu...
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CDC Approves Three Projects Worth US$16m in Kampong Speu
- 6 January 2023
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permits to three private firms to invest US$16 million to establish three factories in Kampong Speu province. These private companies include: The first firm is “WINDARA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD” which will invest US$5.4 million to establish a backpack factory for sleeping bags, tents, garments, and bedding, located in Building C, L...
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Kandal Authority Gives Closure Warning to Non-Standard Ferries
- 5 January 2023
The Kandal Provincial Administration has warned any ferry businesses that they will be shut down if they do not properly implement the safety principles, according to an official meeting on 5 January. Mr Chi Sivutha, Director of Administration of Kandal Provincial Hall, said that the provincial administration had to immediately stop the usage of rudder boats and replace them with steel boats o...
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NR5 Prek Kdam-Thlear Maam Section Opened for Traffic
- 4 January 2023
The newly-renovated NR No. 5 (Prek Kdam-Thlear Maam section) has been opened for traffic on both sides, according to a press release from the Department of Public Works and Transport of Kampong Chhnang Province on 2 January. In the meantime, the NR5 section between Kampong Chhnang city from km 74 + 000 to km 115 + 000 in Rolea Bier and Boribo districts in Kampong Chhnang province has also been...
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Thailand to Help Set Up Modern Irrigation System in Cambodia
- 4 January 2023
Experts from Thailand have shared know-how knowledge on setting up a modern and effective irrigation system with Cambodian officials and promised to help Cambodia implement the project. The matter was on the table for discussion during a 5-day trip of Cambodia's Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology officials to Thailand on 19-23 December under a program called the National Irrigation St...
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