Construction Focus
City Hall Asks France to Help Build Wastewater Treatment Plant in North-western Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Municipality has asked France to help build another wastewater treatment plant in the northwest of Phnom Penh, as there are no wastewater stations in the area yet. This proposal was made in a meeting on 18 May 2022 between Phnom Penh Governor HE Khoung Sreng and HE Mr.Jacques Pellet, French Ambassador to Cambodia. […]
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India Plans to Connect to Cambodia by Highway
The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of India have discussed the implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Expressway project and the expansion to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The discussions were held between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his Indian counterpart HE Narendra Modi via an online video on 18 May. During the […]
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U.S. Makes US$150 Million Commitment to ASEAN
The United States has promised to spend US$150 million on Southeast Asian infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness, and other efforts. The information was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden at the start of a two-day summit with the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington. Biden’s administration hopes the efforts will show the countries […]
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JICA Completes Draft law on Wastewater System in Cambodia
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has submitted a draft law on wastewater systems in Cambodia to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, which the ministry considers a key input to this work. The handover ceremony took place on 16 May between HE Pal Chandara, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works […]
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US$150M Co-Financing for Tourism Recovery
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme (TRCS) with a total budget of US$150 million to promote tourism as the COVID-19 crisis eases, according to a press release on 17 May 2022. The budget comes from the Royal Government’s contribution of US$75 million through SME Bank […]
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Quarantine Centre in Battambang Province Officially Announced
A quarantine centre in Battambang province worth more than $US170,000 was officially inaugurated on 17 May 2022 in the presence of HE Sok Loo, Governor of Battambang, and Mr Nam Bok Huyn (Nam Bok Huyn) Director General of KOFIH. Korea. HE Sok Loo stated that at present the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus is much […]
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MME Vows to Expand Electricity Supply Network to 98% by 2022
About 84% of the 2 million households in Cambodia have access to electricity, and by 2022, the national electricity supply network will reach 98%. This is according to the Minister of Mines and Energy, HE Suy Sem during the inauguration ceremony of the Director of the Department of Mines and Energy of Siem Reap Province […]
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MPWT to Test Pilot Smart Transportation System on NR4
According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Cambodia plans to launch an ITS Pilot Project on National Road 4 soon. This is according to the meeting on the dissemination of the master plan report of the intelligent transportation system of KRIHS on May 16, 2022. Mr Kong Sophal, Deputy Director-General of the General […]
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Gov’t to Inject Funds Building COVID-19 Vaccine Factory Should Licensed Firm Delay
The head of the Cambodian government, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, has announced that he will release government funds to build the COVD-19 vaccine plant if the licensed company still can’t commence the work. This announcement was made during a meeting with a group of volunteer doctors with Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 17 May 2022. […]
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Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 Project Begins
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has begun the construction of the Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 (KHM-18) to prevent flooding in Siem Reap during the rainy season under a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on 16 May 2022, presided over by HE Vong […]
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