Cambodia, China Set SSEZ as Bilateral Industrial Cooperation Zone
Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) will soon become a special hub for bilateral industrial cooperation between Sihanoukville and Jiangxi Province of China, according to senior officials of both countries. Sihanoukville Deputy Governor Long Dimanche and Party Secretary of the Communist Party of China Committee of Wuxi City Du Xiaogang chaired an online meeting on 17 […]
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Cambodia, Thailand Discuss Reopening Four Land Border Gates
Authorities in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang provinces of Cambodia and Sa Kaeo province of Thailand have discussed the reopening border gates which have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion was held on 15 December with participation from representatives of the three provinces administrations. The meeting was ended up with an agreement […]
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Land Minister: Illegal construction Activities Significantly Reduced After Enforcement of Construction Law
The construction sector in Cambodia has been improved with fewer illegal activities found after the implementation of the construction law in 2019, according to Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction HE Chea Sophara during a meeting with JICA Chief Representative Kamei Haruko on 16 December. Minister Chea Sophara said three sub-sectors in the […]
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UNDP, MPWT to Install Five EV Charging Stations Across Cambodia
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and UNDP are studying the possibility of setting up five electric vehicles (EV) charging stations across the country, including Battambang and Siem Reap. HE Chhuon Vorn, Director-General of Land Transport of MPWT, on 15-17 December led the team to inspect the potential locations before proceeding to a […]
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US$160 million Morodok Techo Stadium Officially Inaugurated
The main stadium building, the largest building of the Moradok Techo National Stadium in Chroy Changvar district, was officially inaugurated on Saturday 18 December. The inauguration ceremony of the stadium was presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian with 15,000 participants. With ground broken in April 2017, […]
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Nestle Mulls Building Production Factory in Cambodia
Nestle, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, has unveiled its business plan to build a production factory in Cambodia to replace imports from abroad. The plan was raised by the Nestle Thailand Country Director Mr Chandana Fernando in a meeting with Minister of Commerce HE Pan Sorasak, earlier this week. According to […]
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Japan to help set up CORS and GNSS system for land surveying in Cambodia
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been supporting Cambodia to constrution a permanent CORS satellite land surveying station and is considering providing additional assistance in setting up a GNSS land surveying network system nationwide in the near future. The two projects were discussed during a meeting between Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction […]
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Renovation of NR48 Connecting NR4 to Koh Kong to Officially Begin in January
The construction of the South Korea-funded US$78-millon NR48 connecting NR4 to downtown Kong Kong will officially begin on 3 January, with the ground-breaking ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held a meeting with relevant parties on 16 December to prepare the work for the ceremony. […]
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Gov’t to Upgrade Existing Railways to High-Speed & Build Two New Lines
The Cambodian government has unveiled plans to upgrade the existing railways to a high-speed system and also to build two new lines connecting Phnom Penh capital to Siem Reap and Bavet. The plan was discussed in the cabinet meeting on 16 December chaired by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. According to the press release, the […]
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Construction of National Construction Laboratory 80% Complete
To date, the construction of the National Construction Laboratory located in the premises of the new Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) in Sen Sok district has been 80% completed. This is according to the meeting between MLMUPC Minister HE Chea Sophara and President of JICA in Cambodia Ms Kamei Haruko on […]
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station 70% Complete, Large-scale Pump Motors Being Installed
The construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station is now 70% complete and scheduled to be operational by March 2022, while the working team is currently installing three large-scale pump motors. One pump motor has a diameter of 1.5m and the other two have a diameter of 1.2m. The three motors together can pump water […]
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LYP Group to Build New Deep-Sea Port on Over 490ha in Koh Kong
The Koh Kong provincial authority has given the initial green light to Koh Kong SEZ Co., Ltd. of the LYP Group to develop a new deep-sea port in Kirisakor district, while the relevant parties are currently conducting the impact assessment. The initial approval was given by Koh Kong Deputy Governor Ouk Pheaktra during the meeting […]
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