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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Chinese to Invest Usd10bn in Philippines
- 23 May 2017
The Philippines Board of Investment has announced that five China-based firms have made applications to establish local companies, investing USD10 billion and aiming to create 15,500 jobs.Huili Investment Fund Management Co Ltd wants to construct a steel mill facility where its Chinese partners can build local factories.YDT International hopes to build a USD1.5 billion shipbuilding and ship repair...
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Lao Press Ahead With Mekong Dam
- 23 May 2017
The Laotian government has announced it is to begin construction on the controversial USD2.3 million Pak Beng hydropower project in 2017. According to Lao Energy Minister Viraphonh Viravong, Lao intends to become the “Kuwait of hydropower in Southeast Asia”. The 912MW scheme is the third of up to eleven dams that the government of Lao is considering for the Mekong and is expected to generate...
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MLMUPC Diary: March – april 2017
- 9 May 2017
Housing department enters MoU for public housing development (2 March) As part of its long-term public housing developments, MLMUPC’s housing development entered into an MoU with Bun Jeth Group to develop more public residences for low-income families. The first project that will kick off on 1 May will be developed on 822,160 square metres of land located at Sleng Deidos village, Prektaten comm...
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Aluminium China 2017 to Unveil World’s Latest Aluminium Hi-tech
- 21 April 2017
This year’s Aluminium China in Shanghai from 19-21 July is set to mark a new period of growth in the aluminium industry and reflect strengthening market conditions in China and across the world. Aluminium China 2017 will focus on the transformation driven by emerging new technologies in areas such as lightweight vehicle manufacturing and consumer electronics. With China speeding up the upgradin...
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Asia Property Awards 2017 Programme Revamped To Include 14 Markets
- 18 April 2017
The 12-year-old programme, which was first launched in 2005 by Ensign Media in Thailand, also holds annual black-tie gala dinner events in Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia, playing host to up to 600 C-level executives, senior industry figures and VIPs at each event. Country winners from the aforementioned 14 markets advance to the seventh annual PropertyGuru A...
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កំណត់ហេតុក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដីនគរូបនីយកម្ម និងសំណង់៖ មករា-កុម្ភៈ ២០១៧
- 30 March 2017
០៣ មករា៖ ឯកឧត្តម ជា សុផារ៉ា ប្រធានគណកម្មាធិការសម្បទានដីធ្លី បានដឹកនាំកិច្ចប្រជុំ មួយដើម្បីរំឭកពីសកម្មភាពទាំងឡាយក្នុងការដាក់ទិសដៅនាពេលអនាគតរបស់គណកម្មាធិការនេះ។ ពួកគេបានប្តេជ្ញាផ្តល់ដីសម្បទានដល់គ្រួសារដែលបាត់បង់ឱកាសការងារដែល ត្រូវការដីជាចាំបាច់ ដូចជា ជនចាស់ជរា ជនពិការ និងគ្រួសារក្រីក្រ ព្រមទាំងគ្រួសារទាហាន រស់នៅតាមបណ្តោយព្រំដែនដើម្បីទ្រទ្រង់ដល់ជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់ពួកគេ។ ក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដីនគរូបនីយកម្ម និ...
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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary: January- February 2017
- 29 March 2017
New design for new Chom Chao roundabout 6 Jan: A new design for the Chom Chao roundabout was announced featuring an underground tunnel, garden and 1.5m diameter drainage system. The new design will help ease the heavy congestion jam at the roundabout which is the connecting point for the city’s major roads Russian Federation Blvd and Veng Sreng Road with National Highways No. 4 and No. 3. En...
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Malaysia Mulls Rubber Roads
- 29 March 2017
A pilot project has been completed in Malaysia to test whether roads there can be constructed using rubber. Famous around the world for its rubber production, Malaysia has access to an enormous amount of the material and used it in five 1km stretches of pilot roads to test its effectiveness. If the tests prove successful, the government will consider expanding their use to major highways. Th...
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Philippines Airport Bidding Heats Up
- 29 March 2017
The bidding war between two of the Philippine’s richest men to build Manila’s new international airport heated up in February with both tycoons submitting increased bids. In response to a new bid by billionaire Henry Sy, the San Miguel Corp headed by Ramon Ang proposed a USD14 billion plan which will not require any subsidy from the government. The design submitted to the Philippines Departm...
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Work Restarts on China-lao Rail Link
- 29 March 2017
Work has officially started once again on the China-Lao rail link after the initial ground-breaking ceremony took place more than a year before. The 414km route linking the Mohan-Boten border crossing in the North to the capital Vientiane in the south is part of China’s ‘One belt, one road’ regional infrastructure initiative. When completed in five years’ time, it will connect China to northern...
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