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Water Management in Kandal Reconfigured to Mitigate Flooding on New PP Airport Construction Site
The Kandal Provincial Administration has issued new measures to mitigate the flooding issue on the new Phnom Penh International Airport construction site, in particular the site of Runway 1. According to the announcement dated 3 September 2021, the provincial administration has temporarily closed the sewage at the corner of Canal 90 and Dam 54 and […]
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SHV Port Expansion Project Phase 1 Postponed to 2022
The Sihanoukville port expansion project phase 1, which was first scheduled to begin construction this year, will now be postponed to 2022 as the layout design has yet to be completed, according to SHV Autonomous Port Deputy Director-General Thay Rithy. The project will expand the port depth of 14.5m and length to 350m, which will […]
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Timeline of Missing 300,000-Barrel Crude Oil Case
The Cambodian government has publicly commented on the case of 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen from Cambodian waters and has officially requested the Indonesian government to return the perpetrators and oil tanker, including nearly 300,000 barrels to Cambodia. Here is the timeline of the case based on the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s three-page […]
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Construction of New 10ha Rebab Centre in Kandal 40% complete, to be Operational by 2022
Construction of a new drug rehabilitation centre in Kandal province is over 40% complete and is scheduled for full completion by 2022, according to the Kandal Provincial Administration on Monday 6 September. Being built on over 10 hectares of land in Toul Sophy village in Saang district, the project includes the construction of a multi-disciplinary […]
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Construction Begins on New COVID-19 Treatment Hospital in SHV
Construction has begun on the new COVID-19 treatment facility in Sihanoukville, which is located within the provincial referral hospital. Named the Techo COVID-19 hospital, this one-storey building will be able to accommodate 356 beds single beds or over 700 bunk beds. The construction of the hospital is scheduled to be complete in the next three […]
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station Phase 2 Ongoing; Street 371 Closed for Pipe-Laying Work
Construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station phase II remains on track, as the team is preparing to dig the ground on Street 371 to install three large pipes. Meanwhile, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will also temporarily close Street 371 for from 6 September – 5 November except for only small cars and motorbikes […]
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Ground Broken on New US$2.7-million S. Korea-Funded Start-Up Centre
Ground was broken on a new US$2.7-million South Korea-funded National Incubation Center of Cambodia (NICC) on the morning of Friday 3 September, with high hopes of training and creating more talented young generations in start-up businesses once completed. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by HE Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youths, and Sports; HE […]
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BRI Projects Help Stabilise Cambodia’s Economy From COVID-19, say Senior Officials
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have played a stabilising role in anchoring economic development in Cambodia during the pandemic, while there are disruptions elsewhere, according to the director of the Cambodia 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center Neak Chandarith. Quoted in Xinhua Net on 1 September, Mr Chandarith added that BRI projects […]
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Land Encroachers Along NR1 in Kandal Given 14 days to Demolish Constructions, or Face Legal Action
The Department of Public Works and Transport in Kandal province will begin demolishing illegal constructions encroaching on public land alongside NR1 in Kien Svay and Leuk Dek districts on 17 September 2021, according to an announcement dated 31 August. In the announcement, the department also ordered all people occupying those illegal constructions in the aforementioned […]
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Occupancy Certificates to Make Unauthorized Construction Legally Compliant
Many buildings in Cambodia were erected without proper authorization, either with no construction permit whatsoever or not in compliance with one duly obtained. To remedy this situation, the Construction Law provided a two-year period allowing owners to bring such construction projects into compliance with the Law. In two months’ time, this grace period will end. […]
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