Construction Focus
Four Investment Projects Worth US$17million Approved for Kandal & Sihanoukville
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permission to private firms to invest US$17 million in building four factories in Kandal and Sihanoukville. The first firm is R.G. FOOTWEAR (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD, which will invest US$ 5.6 million to establish a shoe factory in Andong village, Ang Snoul district, Kandal province. The […]
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Singapore Building World’s Largest Automated Port Worth Over US$14 Billion
Singapore is building the world’s largest port worth over US$14 billion with construction scheduled to be completed in the next 20 years. Named Tuas Port, it will stretch over an area of 1,337 hectares. Phase 1 of Tuas Port has just been completed with Phases 2, 3, and 4 to follow, according to a CNA […]
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Solar cooking technology saves up to US$1.4 bn spent on conventional cooking methods
According to Charity Solar Cookers International, solar cooking technology could save up to US$1.3 billion of money spent annually on general polluted cooking gas. The technology is the renovative cooking stove that creates heat using solar light. Each of solar stove can save up to 1 ton of wood every year and cut tons of […]
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Severely Damaged Road in Stung Treng to be Repaired after Receiving Over 400 Complaints
Over 400 families in Nheun village in Stung Treng province’s Sesan distrct have come forward and urged relevant authorities to help fix a severely-damaged 20km road after too many accidents have occurred due to the undrivable conditions. The road is one of the important routes for villagers for agricultural products transportation, connecting Sdao commune to […]
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Speed Cameras Along NR3 to be Upgraded to Smart CCTVs to Spot Traffic Law Violators
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is preparing to connect to the internet with security cameras along NR3 to spot drivers who do not obey the traffic rules. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol said during an official meeting on 18 August that speed cameras along NR3 have already been […]
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4,000km Australia-Singapore Sub-Marine Power Cable to Go Online in 2024
The 4,000km Australia-Singapore sub-marine transmission being developed by Sun Cablet is scheduled to go online in 2024, with a full operational target in 2029, according to a Nikkei Asia report on 18 August. The line is being built at cost of US$21 billion to transmit solar energy from Australia to Singapore. As part of the […]
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Expressway Builder Told to Replace Barbed Razor with Welded Wire Fence for Better Safety
The National Road Safety Committee (NRC) has proposed that the PP-SHV construction firm use welded metal wire fences along the expressway in replacement of barbed razor wire fences for safety purposes both for animals and commuters. Minister of Interior Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng made the proposal in the meeting to review the results of […]
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Construction of 150MW Tatai Leu Hydropower Dam in Koh Kong 15% Complete
Construction of the Tatai Leu Hydropower Dam in Koh Kong to date is approximately 15% complete according to the Koh Kong Provincial Administration on 17 August. Located in Thma Bang district and Koh Kong district upstream along the Tatai River, the project is being implemented by Cambodia Upper Tatay Hydropower Co Ltd with a total […]
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PM to Enhance Human Resource Quality Responding to Investment Growth
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has urged local institutions to enhance the quality of human resources in response to the rapid growth of investment in Cambodia. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the University of Puthisastra on 17 August, PM Hun Sen said one of the largest investments is real estate such as the […]
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Cambodia’s Large-Scale Port Modernisation System Launched
The Port EDI electronic data exchange system has been launched under the auspices of the Minister of Public Works and Transport HE. Sun Chanthol. The Port EDI system is a large-scale modernization of Cambodia’s port control and checkpoint system by switching from manual physical paperwork to a computer and online system. HE Sun Chanthol said […]
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