Construction Focus
SIKA marks 15 years serving Cambodia
26 March, 2017 marked 15 years of SIKA operations serving the Cambodian market. SIKA is a global supplier of specialty chemicals in construction headquartered in Switzerland with over 100 years of experience. This giant chemical expert opened its Cambodia subsidiary 15 years ago under the company name SIKA (Cambodia) Ltd. The firm has operated to […]
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Construction insurance policies: The main things to know before starting any construction work in Cambodia
According to Article 37 of the Law on Insurance dated 4 August 2014 and the Sub-Decree No. 06 dated 22 October 2001, individual or legal entity who is the owner or the operator of a construction site in Cambodia must take out a construction liability insurance policy before starting any construction work.
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Compensation derailing Thai link
A rail link between Thailand and Cambodia scheduled to open by mid-2017 could be delayed by the need to provide compensation to 50 families still living along the train track in Poipet town. The Poipet to Sa Kaeo in Thailand line cannot be completed until the families have been relocated from along a 1km section […]
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Vinci Invest in Indonesian Motorsport
Vinci Construction is to build a 120-hectare motorbike racing circuit and tourist complex on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The French company signed a USD500 million deal with the state-run Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), in the presence of French President Francois Hollande and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. Abdulbar Mansoer, the head of ITDC, […]
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Malaysia Unveils Rail Route
The proposed route of the 600km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has been unveiled by the Malaysian government to allow a three-month window of feedback from the population. The USD13 billion Chinese-financed project is planned to start in the west near the capital Kuala Lumpur cutting across the peninsula and terminating near the Thai border […]
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China’s Capital Freeze Hits Malaysia Project
SCG Cement – Building Materials Company Ltd has expanded its Vietnam holdings with the purchase of Vietnam Construction Materials JSC for USD156 million. The Central Vietnam-based company has a cement production capacity of 3.1 million tons though SCG hopes to increase production through efficiency improvements. “Following this transaction, Siam Cement Group’s combined cement capacity across […]
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India, Malaysia Plan Port City
An extension of the world’s 11th busiest shipping port in Malaysia is being planned by an Indian-Malaysian conglomerate to create a huge maritime city close to the capital Kuala Lumpur. Port Klang currently handles over 12 million containers per year and is also the planned start point for the 600km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) […]
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Chinese to Invest Usd10bn in Philippines
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 […]
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Lao Press Ahead With Mekong Dam
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 […]
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3rd coal power station for kingdom
A subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has won a contract to build the third coal-fired power station in Cambodia. The planned 150-megawatt facility will be located in Preah Sihanouk province alongside the only two other such thermal power plants in the kingdom. Toshiba Plant Systems and Services Corporation (TPSC) will be managing construction of […]
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