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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Three Major Reservoir Rehabilitation Projects to Support Mondulkiri Tourism Master Plan
- 4 July 2022
The project to rehabilitate and restore three major water reservoirs in Mondulkiri province is an integral part of the work to support the tourism development master plan for Mondulkiri province. The project was part of the discussion among the members of the steering committee for the implementation of the Mondulkiri Tourism Development Plan 2021-2035 on 04 July 2022 at the Pichreda Hotel, Mondul...
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US Firm Wins Bid for Singapore’s Mass Transit Line
- 2 July 2022
Giant US engineering firm Jacobs has won a bid to act as a design consultant on the construction of the Tavistock Station and tunnels linking it in the first phase of Singapore’s Cross Island mass transit (MRT) line. The US$302 million contract is an integral part of the 29km underground line which will be Singapore’s largest and longest connecting all parts of the city. The contract involve...
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ADB Approves US$4.3bn Loan for Philippines Rail Line
- 1 July 2022
The Asian Development Bank has announced the approval of a US$4.3 billion loan for the construction of the 55km South Commute Railway Project between Metro Manila and Calamba. The project will include 18 stations and a connecting tunnel as an interchange with the planned Metro Manila Subway. The line will ultimately form part of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) as the Southern Commute...
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The Philippines moves closer to building the world’s largest solar project
- 21 June 2022
The solar Philippines has submitted offers to contract most of its planned 10 gigawatts of projects, including the world’s largest, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to meet the rising demand for electricity while shifting away from coal. The planned facilities “would help address the country’s potential power shortage” and significantly boost the nation’s grid-connected solar capacity of 1,1...
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Four New Auto Brands to Set Up Assembly Plants in Cambodia
- 18 June 2022
In addition to Ford, four new auto brands are set to open auto assembly plants in Cambodia located in Cam MJ Industrial Park on National Road 3 in Angkor village, Ang Por Peul commune, Kong Pisey district, Kampong Speu province, with an investment of about 15.6 million US dollars, according to the release of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 17 June 2022. The four auto brands...
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IMF: World to Gain Nearly US$78 Trillion Over Coming Decades by Making Energy Transition
- 15 June 2022
In the upcoming decades, the world will gain US$77.89 trillion by replacing coal with renewable energy, according to a publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 8 June 2022. The net gain of this transition presents represents around 1.2% of the current world GDP every year until 2100. The IMF added the amount of money calculated for the cost of replacing coal with renewables, a...
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Cambodia-Vietnam Considering Waterway Connection Between Kep & Phu Quoc Island
- 14 June 2022
Cambodian and Vietnamese authorities are discussing the connection of waterway infrastructure between Kep and Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam, to provide more options for tourists. A water link connecting Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island with the Cambodian coast may be a hit with regional tourists but may prove to be a damp squib with Western markets, industry experts predict. Officials are preparing to...
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Royal Government Creates Special Working Group to Study National Building Technical Regulations
- 4 June 2022
The royal government of Cambodia has created the National Council for Building Technical Regulations to study and develop effective and sustainable regulations in accordance with article 11 of the Law on Construction. Created by Sub-decree 103 dated 31 May 2022, the national council has 26 representatives of relevant ministries/institutions and the private sector as members, chaired by the Mini...
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SIA to reopen Changi Airport lounges after completion of $50m upgrade
- 3 June 2022
Travellers with lounge access can now enjoy a more comfortable journey when passing through Changi Airport, another step towards normality for air travel. Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it would fully reopen its two lounges at Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 6 pm on Tuesday (May 31), following a $50 million upgrading project that started in 2019, The Straits Times reported on May 30. SIA said on...
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China-based Xiaomi starts smartphone production in Vietnam
- 3 June 2022
China-based Xiaomi has delivered the first batch of its made-in-Vietnam smartphones, for distribution to the local market and foreign markets –Thailand and Malaysia. The Chinese electronic giant announced Monday that its smartphones are made in Vietnam by DBG Technology, a subsidiary of Hong Kong's DBG Electronics Investment Limited, at a factory in northern Thai Nguyen Province. APPLE also ...
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