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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Meng Leng Eav and Nkk Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership
- 31 December 2015
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Meng Leng Eav Co., Ltd supplying NKK grinding and cutting disc products to Cambodian market. Meng Leng Eav first began researching NKK products, manufactured by Thailand-based Fusan International using Japanese technology, in 1995 before being a registered company. In 1997, the company won the exclusive dealership rights to the Cambodian market for the brand. ...
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The Need for Fire Safety Standards
- 31 December 2015
Paul Hurford, Managing Director, Azisafe Cambodia is advancing very quickly in the way we construct buildings, the size of these building and the materials used in this construction. However, are we looking at the effect these advancements have on the safety of those that occupy these buildings? You don’t have to be an expert to know that the bigger the buildings are, the more people they wi...
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Future Vision: Planning Mass Transit in Phnom Penh
- 31 December 2015
Congestion, traffic jams, and gridlock are becoming familiar, time-consuming daily experiences for Phnom Penh’s residents. Despite the government’s efforts to ease the problem through the construction of flyovers, tunnels and widened roads, and a limited public bus service, many architects and urban planners are increasingly advocating the implementation of a more comprehensive plan as the only su...
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World-class Sanitary Ware Brand Arrives in Cambodia
- 31 December 2015
July 2015 marked another milestone for the Cambodian market when it welcomed E.C.A Serel, the world-class quality and eco-friendly sanitary ware brand which has been attracted to invest by the kingdom’s double-digit building boom growth. Solely distributed by Soma Trading a subsidiary of Soma Group, the company supplies a full range of high-quality sanitary ware from middle to high-end products...
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Zaha Hadid Unveil Sleuk Rith Institute Design
- 31 December 2015
World renowned, award-winning UK architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled her company’s design for the Sleuk Rith Institute which will house the archive of the Documentation Center of Cambodia and function as a centre for the research of genocide. The Baghdad-born architect’s design takes inspiration from the towers of Angkor Wat with five wooden structures rising from surrounding pools in an upward s...
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Kingdom’s First Neuroscience Center Opens
- 31 December 2015
Cambodia’s first ever neuroscience center, located inside Calmette Hospital, was inaugurated in early October by His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen. Costing US$10.8 million to build and equip, construction on the 45×30-meter six-floor National Neurology Center began in June 2012, with US$4.5 million financed by the Cambodian government. In addition, contractor Ly C...
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A Story of Opportunistic Architecture
- 31 December 2015
Architects are known to create buildings and spaces inside them. Providing a story behind the design concept is an opportunity to explore constraints and tactics for an architectural intervention. Examples of constraints are the restriction of the site and operational requirements as unavoidable limitations, whereas, the site movement, environmental factors, local context and economic use of space...
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Lighthouse Club to Expand Impacts
- 31 December 2015
Launched in early 2011, the Cambodian chapter of the Lighthouse Club, part of a global network for construction professionals with branches in over 50 countries, is planning bigger contributions to society. The Cambodia chapter has gathered over 200 local and international building-related professionals with the vision to promote the construction industry, help those in need such as constructio...
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Construction Start on China’s 4th Tallest Building
- 31 December 2015
The Chinese property developer, Greenland, has begun construction on what will be the tallest skyscraper in south-western China in the city of Chengdu and the fourth tallest in China. The 468m tall building has been designed to accommodate a mixture of grade A office space, a hotel, and a shopping mall. 120,000sqm of office space will be situated in the lower part of the tower where the floo...
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US$300m Gov’t Bond to be Issued in September 2022
- 31 December 2015
The government is preparing to issue 1.2 trillion Riel (equivalent to US$300 million) in government bonds in 2022 to raise capital from the stock market to develop the national economy. HE Meas Soksensan, Secretary-General, and spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Finance stated that the government may issue the bond in August or September, while the ministry is currently finalising proced...
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