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New Battambang Solar Power Station Over 90% Complete Receives Additional US$45-million in Funding
- 24 December 2020
Chinese firm Risen Energy has injected an additional US$45-million funding into the new 73-megawatt Battambang power plant project, while the construction of the plant is over 90% complete. Risen Energy has received this additional funding in form of debt from DEG and ICCF (The Interact Climate Change Facility, the European Investment Bank, and eleven European Development Finance Institutions)....
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PM Hun Sen to Inaugurate New MPWT Headquarters in January
- 24 December 2020
The new Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) building is scheduled to be officially inaugurated on 22 January 2021 under the presidency of Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, according to MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol. The minister revealed the details about inauguration during a video-call weekly meeting on 23 December. "The objective of the relocation is to bring together all units un...
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S. Korea Mulls Transforming Former Pailin War Zone Into New Development Area
- 23 December 2020
The South Korean government through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is considering transforming a former war zone in Pailin province into a new development area, according to the Pailin Provincial Administration. In a meeting with the Pailin officials on the morning of 23 December, KOICA representative Ro Hun Chun said that the project is still at the feasibility study stage....
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Ground Broken on 8-Road Renovation Project in Kep Province
- 23 December 2020
Kep Governor HE Som Piseth broke ground on the morning of 23 December on the construction of one red gravel road and 7 DBST roads with a total of length of over 3000 metres. HE Som Piseth said that the rehabilitation of the roads is a new achievement in provincial infrastructure development. Upon completion, these routes will help ease the travel of both locals and tourists. He also requeste...
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New Siem Reap International Airport 35% Complete, On Schedule
- 23 December 2020
As of 23 December, construction of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (AIAI) is 35% complete and expected to finish in March 2023 as scheduled. According to the site inspection by State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) HE Mao Havannall on 23 December, construction on the airport is proceeding smoothly despite the pandemic. During the inspection, Angkor International Airport I...
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Plan floated for Island Mosaic in Penang, Malaysia
- 23 December 2020
A team of Danish and Malaysian architects and engineers has won a competition to design a masterplan for a 1,800-hectare artificial island development on Penang in the Malaccan strait in Malaysia. The BiodiverCity project will feature villages for 16,000 residents along 25km of waterfront, 4.6km of public beaches and 240ha of parks. Homes will be built from low-carbon materials and energy wi...
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26 Companies Compete to Develop Indonesian Airport
- 19 December 2020
With the Indonesian government planning to transform Lombok Airport to drive the tourism business on the island as a second choice to Bali, 26 companies have expressed interest in bidding to develop and operate the new airport. The US$700-million project has attracted world-leading contractors such as Bechtel and Vinci (the latter which has developed Cambodia’s airports) and airport operators i...
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Thailand Offers Residency Via Condo Purchase System
- 18 December 2020
In a process approved at the end of November, Thailand is to offer residency visas to foreigners purchasing condos or apartments in a bid to shore up the declining real estate sector and shift completed stock for two years starting in 2021. According to Somchai Soongswang, president of Thailand Privilege Card, buyers will be given a free or discounted five-year residency visa valued at THB500,0...
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French Architect Proposes World’s Tallest Carbon Sink Tower in New York
- 5 December 2020
French architecture firm Rescubika has recently proposed an over 730-metre-tall carbon sink tower in Manhattan called Mandragora. If built, the project will become the world’s tallest environmentally friendly skyscraper, covered in over 10,000 plants and absorbing more CO2 than it releases. With a design inspired by the mandrake plant, Mandragora goes beyond being carbon-neutral but instead wil...
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Construction on Vietnam’s Largest Airport Project to Begin Next Month
- 20 November 2020
The US$4 billion Long Thanh International Airport project, Vietnam’s largest airport, will break ground next month, according to VnExpress. Located about 40km east of Ho Chi Minh City in Dong Nai province, the airport will be built on an area of 1,800 hectares. The first phase includes the construction of a 75-metre wide, 4-kilometre long runway and a 373,000-sq-m terminal designed to serve ...
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