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ASA and NEO to hold Architect’20 Expo under the theme “Refocus Heritage”
- 23 February 2020
ASA and NEO to hold Architect’20 Expo under the theme “Refocus Heritage”: ASEAN’s largest building exposition to promote a new approach on architectural heritage and conservation. Bangkok, 3 December 2019 - The Association of Siamese Architects Under the Royal Patronage (ASA) and N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (NEO) held a press conference to launch the 34th edition of Architect Expositi...
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Government to prioritise Chroy Changvar – Svay Chrum Bridge with US$700m S. Korea loan
- 13 February 2020
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen will prioritise the Chroy Changvar-Svay Chrum bridge by utilising the US$700 million loan recently provided by the South Korean government for 2019-2023. Samdech Hun Sen announced the plan during the ground-breaking ceremony for the renovation of National Road 2 and 22 on 11 February. “According to the feasibility study, the bridge linking Chroy Changva to Svay...
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Cambodian community to build a killing fields memorial garden in Long Beach
- 5 February 2020
Cambodian community in London Beach city has recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a Killing Fields Memorial Garden construction project, marking another achievement of the Cambodian community in the United States. Located on the opposite the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library Anaheim Street, this memorial garden will include a stage, water fountain, a stupa, a monument-type structure, accor...
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Kampong Speu footbridge officially opens
- 30 December 2019
A footbridge crossing National Road 4 located in Chbar Mon town, Kampong Speu province has been officially put into operation to contribute to promoting the city’s beauty and facilitating ease for pedestrian commuters. The opening ceremony was held on 29 December in the presence of H.E Vei Samnang, Provincial Governor of Kampong Speu. According to Kampong Speu Municipality the new footbridge...
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Singapore experiments building roads with waste ash
- 27 December 2019
To extend the life of its overflowing landfill sites and to reduce its dependency on imported sand, Singapore is testing the use of treated incineration bottom ash as the base material for building roads. Field trials using 3,000 tonnes of ash collected from waste-to-energy plants, branded “NEWsand”, will take place on a stretch of the Tanah Merah Coast Road from mid-2020. “NEWSand is born o...
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135 MW coal-fired power plant in Stung Hav to come online this December
- 3 December 2019
A coal-fired power plant in Stung Hav with the capacity to produce 135 MW is scheduled to start operating this December. The power generated from the plant will play an important part in solving the current power shortage. A senior government official in charge of the power sector said that the plant is the result of an investment by Leader Energy Holdings, an energy company from Malaysia using...
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Japan to Support Smart City in Hanoi
- 30 November 2019
Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over the signing of an agreement in October between Japanese company Sumitomo and Vietnamese developer BRG Group to develop a smart city in Hanoi. The $4.2 billion “smart city” will be built on a 272ha site in Dong Anh district in northern Hanoi. The first phase will see the construction of 7,000 apartments and houses and eventually hospita...
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US company sees potential of investing in energy sector in Cambodia
- 23 November 2019
The US ambassador to Cambodia has said that US company General Electric (GE) is interested in investing in Cambodia's energy sector, according to a Ministry of Commerce post on 22 November. In a meeting with H.E Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy said that in the short time he has been in Cambodia, he saw small and medium enterprises (SME) as an important driving fo...
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Four mining sites across nation to open for exploration
- 23 November 2019
Four mining sites in Cambodia will be opened for companies to explore, according to a letter published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy on 22 November. The ministry has called local and international firms to apply for a mining license in Stung Treng, Battambang, Kratie and Kampong Thom which stretch over a total of 216.77 square kilometres. These mining areas includes 1) the 49.25-square...
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Kampong Speu to host SEA Games events in new US$2 stadium
- 21 November 2019
An international standard stadium will be built in Kampong Speu province ahead of Cambodia hosting the 2023 ASEAN Games. An event hosted by the Kind Hearts foundation of Naga World on 19 November raised US$2 million to fund the stadium’s construction. Located in Tamol village in Chabar Mon town, Kampong Speu province, the stadium complex will be built across 4 hectares. In his speech at the ...
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