Construction Focus
Renovation of the Angkor Grand Circuit Road to be completed in March
The renovation of the Grand Circuit road by the Apsara Authority in Siem Reap province is scheduled to be completed in March, marking a key infrastructure improvement in the province. According to the Apsara Authority’s report, the renovation project has a total length of 2,476 metres, which is divided into two sections. The first section […]
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Cambodia’s largest Ferris wheel to open in Siem Reap in March
The multi-million-dollar project for Cambodia’s largest Ferris in Siem Reap province is moving to completion and with the attraction scheduled to open for operation on 1 March this year, marking another significant achievement to boost tourism in the province, according to the Department of Tourism of Siem Reap Province. Located in Box Ville, Krous Village, […]
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Phnom Penh to build new tourist sidewalk along the riverside
Phnom Penh Municipality plans to build a new tourist sidewalk along the riverside from the area in front of Cambodia Post to the Royal Palace, to solve the congestion caused by several construction projects nearby, as well as to boost the city’s tourism. According to a report from the municipality, the whole project also includes […]
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Expansion of National Road 2 and 22 to begin in February
The multimillion-dollar expansion of National Road No.2 and No. 22, is scheduled to break ground in February, after many years of planning. The groundbreaking ceremony will be presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), the restoration section of National Road No.2 covers a total […]
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Thai firm to invest in electronic component manufacturing project in Pursat province
Thai firm –Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd—a subsidiary of Bangkok-based Precise Corporation, has unveiled its investment plan to establish an electronic compliance factory in Krakor district, Pursat province. Pursat governor Mao Thonin said on 29 January that the company has asked for support from Pursat Provincial Hall on the project to ease the implementation procedures. […]
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Foundations complete on first Fairfield by Marriott Hotel in Cambodia, expected to open by 2022
Foundations on the first Fairfield by Marriott international hotel project in Cambodia have been completed with the hotel expected to open in early 2022. According to Mr Ken Nhan, Director of New Business Development of Chip Mong Group, the company in charge of the project, the construction process has been going smoothly and will be […]
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Regulated sand mining poses no threat to the riverbank says Mines Ministry
The Ministry of Mines and Energy condemned a recent report regarding the potential of the Mekong riverbank collapsing due to excessive sand mining, arguing that the mining volume in Cambodia is remarkably low and under strict technical regulation. The condemnation comes in response to research done by the University of Southampton, which discovered that the […]
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Hyatt Regency hotel Phnom Penh 90 percent complete, expected to open by this year
Construction of Cambodia’s first Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Phnom Penh is currently 90 percent completed and is on schedule to open by the year 2020. An executive staff responsible for this project told Construction & Property Magazine that the project is going well following the schedule. After completing the building structure in April last […]
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Cambodia’s first oil production expected in mid-2020
The first drop of oil to be extracted from Cambodia’s offshore oil field territory is closer to reality as the responsible firm KrisEnergy recently cut the first steel for the Apsara oil platform. According to a press release from KrisEnergy Ltd, the first steel cutting ceremony was held to mark the significant completion progress of […]
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Ground broken on new MLMUPC building in Sen Sok
The ground was broken on the new Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) headquarters in Sen Sok district on the morning of 28 January, which will replace the current building on Monivong Boulevard. Located in Khmuonh commune, Sen Sok district, in the northern area of Phnom Penh, the new five-storey building will […]
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