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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
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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Hyundai eyes ASEAN market with first robotic plant in Indonesia
- 26 May 2020
Hyundai Robotics, a subsidiary of Korean Hyundai Motors Company, was formed on 01 May 2020 to build its first industrial robotic automotive plant in Indonesia. This marks the first time that such a large and modernfacility has been installed in ASEAN. The decision to install the plant in ASEAN came after the company reached what it called “a giant deal” of 370 orders from the Hyundai Motors Ind...
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New Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium for Pursat province
- 26 May 2020
A Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium is to be constructed on 25 hectares in Krakor district (Samdech Yous fields) in Pursat province. A meeting on the construction of the new stadium was held on 25 May 2020, at the video conference room of Pursat Provincial Hall, which was chaired by HE Keo Rottanak, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime minister and the Director General of Electricity of Cambodi...
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Australia to sell solar power to Singapore via undersea cables
- 26 May 2020
Australia is to launch a geological survey for a giant "Sun Cable Project" which will send solar energy through underwater cables to Singapore with an investment of US$13.1 billion, according to an article in the Bangkok Post on 25 May 2020. The ambitious project aims to export power from a large solar power station in Australia to Singapore via a 3,800-kilometre submarine cable - crossing the ...
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CDC approves three investment projects worth over US$166 million
- 25 May 2020
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved investment projects of three firms worth over US$166 million, including a five-star hotel business in Sihanoukville, a solar panel manufacturing in Kampong Speu and a solar power station in Battambang. According to the official Facebook page of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 22 May, 2020, the three projects inc...
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