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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
ASEAN top leaders touch on green infrastructure development and sustainable tourism to bolster regional trade
- 27 June 2020
What have ASEAN leaders learned from COVID – 19? Top ASEAN leaders recently held an online video conference gathering for the 36th ASEAN Summit on 26 June 2020 with representatives of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC). The meeting achieved a joint statement based on the theme of “Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN in 2020”. The lessons learned from COVID-19 have led to the redirect...
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ASEAN: Mega construction projects will rebound to reach US$2.9 trillion over the next five years
- 25 June 2020
Increasing investment in ASEAN construction industry The COVID-19 crisis has left many economies across the globe, including the construction industry, closed for a months during the first quarter of 2020. For ASEAN, significant opportunities for the growing demand for construction machinery are expected to increase after 2020, due to large infrastructure projects and changing labour dynamic...
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US$1.7 billion coal power plant set for Sekong
- 19 June 2020
Singapore energy firm Evolution Power Investment Corporation (EPIC) has recently received approval from the government of Laos PDR to develop a US$1.7 billion thermal power plant in southern Laos’ Sekong province. The plant will reportedly generate 1,000 MW and will likely be powered by domestically extracted coal, according to a report in by ASEAN Today in early June. Power generated from the ...
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The Mekong River Commission delays discussions on Loa’s two hydropower projects
- 8 June 2020
The Mekong River Commission has decided to delay decisions Laos' two hydropower projects on the Mekong River due to concerns over the environmental impact of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and others around the Mekong. According to the announcement of the Mekong River Commission on June 5, 2020. The first hydropower project, the Luang Prabang hydropower project, has a capacity of 1,460 megawatts, ...
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Cambodian People’s Party HQ building 95% complete
- 5 June 2020
The new Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) headquarters building is now 95% complete, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen's official Facebook page on the morning of 05 June 2020. The new CPP headquarters is a five-storey 50,000 square metre building being built on a 1.6-hectare plot and which will eventually stand 48 metres high. The new HQ will feature a 500 square metre car park on the ground ...
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Tourism Port in Mekong river plans to be constructed in Kean Svay district
- 5 June 2020
An international standard tourism port has been planned to be constructed on the lower Mekong River located in Kean Svay district, Kandal province, by a private company aiming to contribute to and enhance tourism sector development in Phnom Penh. The port construction project was raised by Prince Real Estate Group in a meeting with H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, held on June 4 at the min...
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One Belt, One Road projects resumes work despite COVID-19 fears
- 5 June 2020
China’s One Belt One Road Initiative in Cambodia is continuing as usual despite the ongoing recent lack of construction workers and supplies due to COVID-19, according to the Xinhua website on 02 June 2020. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has released strict measures to prevent the spread include 14-day quarantine and other precautionary and preventive measures, which has caused ...
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COVID–19 gives the advantage to Vietnam leading ASEAN toward a Smart City Vision
- 31 May 2020
COVID-19 pushes ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASNC) COVID-19 has tested Vietnam's leadership of ASEAN. During its tenure as chair of ASEAN in 2020, the country has introduced five priority plans to be implemented by this year, including strengthening ASEAN institutional capacity and using the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to address social inequality. Among the five priority plans is the application ...
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Cambodia economic slowdown most affected in CLMV due to COVID-19
- 29 May 2020
If we look at the economic situation of the lower middle-income countries in the ASEAN bloc or the so-called CLMV- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the COVID-19 crisis has pulled the economies of these countries’ down to around 3.4%, the lowest level in the last two decades. Looking at the overall impact of COVID-19 on the CLMV economy, the economic structure of these countries depends lar...
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The importance of fire safety certificates
- 27 May 2020
As more and more buildings, both small and large, have mushroomed across Cambodia, having a sophisticated fire safety system is very important to minimise risk for all parties. Last year, the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the National Quality Inspection Centre for Fire Equipment (NICE), published the Fire Safety System-Building Design Code to promote fire safety for buildings in Camb...
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