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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Private Firm Unveils Study on Mondulkiri Airport Project
- 30 March 2021
The responsible company this morning presented a brief feasibility study report on the new Mondulkiri Airport to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation for consideration, marking another step forward for this US$60-million project. The meeting was chaired by the Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal and attended by company representatives as well as consultants. The objectives of th...
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Thai Gov’t to Unveil ‘Land Bridge’ Locations by June
- 30 March 2021
The Thai government will unveil the locations of its planned ‘land bridge’ project, a possible replacement of the long-mulled Kra Canal, in June this year, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. The project has been studied since September last year with an approved budget of 68 million baht (US$2.2 million). The studies include an environmental impact assessment, a business develop...
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ADB Solid Waste Management Project in Kep 75% Complete, Operational by October 2021
- 26 March 2021
The 8-hectare landfill, or solid waste management, project in Kep province is now 75% complete and scheduled to finish by October this year. Construction site manager Tith Tikea said that the project is located in Sangkat Prey Thom, Kep city and is being constructed with financial aid from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). “Phase 1 of the project includes a 3,500-metre-long and 7-metre-wide ...
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Phnom Penh to Build New River Frontage Road East Side of Bassac River
- 26 March 2021
Chbar Ampov District Administration is planning to build a new river frontage road and a stretch of riverbank on the eastern side of the Bassac River from the base of the Old Monivong Bridge to the Koh Norea Development Zone. According to the district on 22 March, the working team has already started the location marking works in the selected area. The district administration also requested ...
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ADB Receives US$300 million for Green Projects in ASEAN, Cambodia Included
- 26 March 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently received US$300 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility’s (ACGF) Green Recovery Programme. Cambodia is one of the locations where ADB will implement a 40-megawatt solar power plant. The project is currently in public bidding procedure, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s Spokesman Victo...
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60-megawatt Solar Station in Battambang Province Starts Generating Power
- 25 March 2021
A 60-megawatt solar power plant in Battambang province has begun generating power and linked to the grid, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Located in Anlong Run commune of Tmarkoul district, the power plant is worth US$50-million invested in by Risen Energy Co Ltd, and is one among other projects approved by the government in 2019. Ministry of Mines and E...
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Construction of New Medical Laboratory Building in Sihanoukville Set for Completion This Month
- 25 March 2021
A new medical laboratory building located in the Sihanoukville Provincial Referral Hospital will be completed late in March, according to the Sihanoukville Provincial Administration today. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 test kit equipment, which is a grant from China, will be installed later in early April 2021 while the official inauguration ceremony will be held in late April. Besides providing t...
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Two Military Training Centres in Kampong Speu Turned Into COVID-19 Treatment Facilities
- 25 March 2021
Two military training institutes in Kampong Speu province have been selected to become additional COVID-19 treatment facilities for patients from Phnom Penh and Kampong Speu province. General Sem Sovanny, Director-General of the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces said during the site inspection on 24 March that both new treatment facilities will be under the control of military doctors and...
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Japan Provides More Grant Aid for Infrastructure Development in Cambodia
- 22 March 2021
he Japanese government has agreed to provide approximately US$600,000 in grant aid to build infrastructure in Pailin, Kampong Thom and Svay Rieng provinces, after also providing around US$500,000 last week for other development projects in five provinces. The grant contracts were signed on 19 March between Japan Ambassador to Cambodia HE Mikami Masahiro, and the recipients to carry out construc...
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Gov’t Approves Seven Investment Projects Worth Over US$60 million
- 19 March 2021
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has officially approved private firms to invest in building six factories, and an aquaculture centre, worth a total budget of US$60 million in Takeo, Pursat, Svay Rieng, Kandal, Preah Sihanouk and Phnom Penh. The first investment permit has been granted to Yuan Shuo (Cambodia) Co., Ltd to invest US$2.2 million in building a factory to assemble e...
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