Construction Focus

Vietnam Property Attracts Foreign Investors

Vietnam’s tiger economy status in the real estate sector continued to gain strength in the first half of 2017 by attracting high levels of foreign direct investment (FDI).

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Sc Capital Establish Usd1bn Reality Fund

SC Capital Partners has launched a USD1 billion real estate fund to further expand its property portfolio in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia.

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Green Light For Myanmar Development

The Myanmar government has given the green light for a huge mixed-use development in Bago Region between Yangon and Mandalay.

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Asia Drives Inter-regional Property Investment

Asian investors are increasingly driving global inter-regional commercial property investment as they look to western markets for deals. According to a report by property analysts JLL, Asian investors now represent five of the 10 biggest cross-border spenders. Inter-regional investment reached USD19.5 billion in Q2 2017, up 71 percent from the same period in 2016. China, […]

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Prominent Cambodian Architect Dies at 91

Vann Molyvann, Cambodia’s best known architect and the shaping influence behind the New Architecture movement has passed away aged 91. The nation’s design master died on 28 September, 2017 in Siem Reap province where he had made his home for the last three years. Born in 1926 in Kampot province, Vann Molyvann has long been […]

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Cambodia’s Dilapidated Infrastructure is Big Business

Cambodia’s under-developed infrastructure is a major hurdle that has deterred many investors and businesses. However, one particular Cambodia-Chinese joint venture sees the dilapidation as a golden opportunity. Cambodia-based WorldBridge Land (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. and Sino Great Wall International Engineering Co., Ltd (SGW) from China have inked a joint venture agreement with a vision to transform […]

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Mumupc Diary : July – August 2017

222 ethnic families receive land titles (03 July) About 222 Kreung ethnic families from four communities living in Ou Chum district, Ratanakiri province were granted a total 39 land titles with a combined land size of over 3.3 hectares. So far, MLMUPC is registering land ownership for minority families in four provinces including Mondolkiri, Ratanakiri, […]

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Embracing a Digital Future : Realising Construction’s Potential

The construction industry has reached a fascinating turning point, leaving room for vast changes that can greatly improve the state of site operations as we know it. The change I am talking about is a technological shift in construction processes that will ultimately save time and boost productivity. While other industries have been embracing digitisation […]

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Lighthouse Club Phnom Penh

The Lighthouse Club was established to promote good fellowship among its members who work in or are associated with the construction industry. It also provides charitable assistance to those in need within the industry and to their dependents where a fatality or serious injury has occurred. From its roots in the UK in 1956, the […]

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2200cr Road Rehabilitation With Cement, Thailand

For over 10 years the cold in-place recycling process with cement has been a well-established procedure for road rehabilitation in Thailand and has achieved high levels of success. The process is designed for the rehabilitation of highly distressed pavements (asphalt and asphalt / base) with the Wirtgen cold recycler 2200 CR using cement as a […]

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