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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
OCIC imports materiel to build cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Diamond Island to Norea Island
- 19 May 2020
Construction on the cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Koh Pich to Norea Island is likely to begin soon after the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) made requests for tax relief from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the import of equipment, machinery and materials to build the bridge. According to a letter from H.E Koung Sreng, Governor of the Board of Governors, to H.E...
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Largest concrete pour celebrated in Bangkok
- 8 May 2020
The developer responsible for the One Bangkok project in Thailand has claimed the biggest continuous concrete pour ever in Southeast Asia while building one of the office towers on the US$.7 billion development. During the mammoth concrete our, 547 trucks delivered 23,725 cubic meters of concrete over 33.25 hours to make the 4.5-meter-deep raft foundation reinforced by 2,200 tons of concrete in...
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KrisEnergy secures US$87 million loan for offshore project in Cambodia
- 5 May 2020
KrisEnergy has said that on 30 April 2020 it entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to USD87 million for its offshore development project in Cambodia. This is according to a press release published in Offshore Engineer on 01 May 2020. KrisEnergy will use the seed money to further develop its oil extracting project in the 3,083 sq...
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AIIB announces US$5 billion COVID-19 recovery fund
- 5 May 2020
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced plans in April to launch a US$5bn crisis recovery fund to support a quick turnaround after the coronavirus pandemic. The US$5bn fund is intended to meet emerging demand among its low-income members, whose economies could be hit the worst by the Coronavirus. Cash would be made available for health infrastructure, emergency plans, or indus...
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Malaysian PM resignation signals concern for infrastructure projects
- 28 April 2020
The shock resignation of recently-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has raised concerns over-scheduled though controversial major infrastructure projects. Among his first actions on becoming prime minister in 2018 was to cancel the Chinese-funded high-speed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur rail line and the MRT 3 Circle Line projects among concerns about the levels of debt incurred, estimate...
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Singapore awards contracts for elevated rail line
- 19 April 2020
Singapore’s urban transport infrastructure moved toward further expansion in February with the awarding of three contracts for the construction of four stations on the elevated Jurong Region Line (JRL) worth US$429 million. The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the largest of the contracts worth US$163m to Sembcorp Design and Construction, a subsidiary of Singaporean construction...
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Understanding the Basics of Concrete
- 19 April 2020
Concrete has been used widely internationally. It is durable and flexible in its usage. As a construction material, it is robust and able to give sound reduction and fire-resistant properties. Raw materials The raw or constituent materials are one of the most important factors prior to the successful design and construction of concrete structures. Hence it is paramount to ensure that raw ma...
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China completes stunning Brunei bridge
- 14 April 2020
The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) announced on 02 January that it had completed its section of the US$1.7bn Temburong Bridge in Brunei. The stunning bridge will provide a much-needed land link between Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the sultanate, and the Temburong district. Brunei is divided into two areas by the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the 30km bridge ...
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Neak Loeung Bridge: 5th anniversary reminds of priceless Cambodia-Japan friendship
- 7 April 2020
"… When I was present on this bridge, I felt so excited for the beauty of the bridge crossing this beautiful ever-flowing Mekong River…Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Tsubasa Bridge, the memorial of Cambodia-Japan Friendship”, expressed H.E Mikami Masahiro Japanese Ambassador in Cambodia on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Tsubasa Bridge (Neak Loeung Bridge). Through the offici...
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Locations for COVID-19 infection treatment in Cambodia
- 27 March 2020
Provincial administrations in Cambodia have selected locations as treatment centers for COVID-19 patients, in accordance with Samdech Techo’s order to prevent the further spread of the virus. After receiving the order, all 25 provincial and capital governors began to select hotels and schools including some training centers in their respective localities for COVID-19 treatment. As of this we...
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