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EDC Launches Kampong Cham-Kratie 115kv Transmission Line
Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) launched a 115kv transmission line linking Kampong Cham city to Prek Prasob district of Kratie province on Tuesday 7 September and also put into use a new 115/220kv sub-station in Prek Prasob district. The transmission line and sub-station are part of a cooperation project between Cambodia and France through concessional loans […]
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Thailand Promises to Provide More Proof Related to Angkor Wat-Style Temple
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture has pledged to provide detailed documents related to the Angkor Wat-style temple in Buri Ram province, responding to the request of Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in August. The remark was made by Thai Minister of Culture HE Itthiphol Kunplome during a meeting with Cambodian Secretary of State of […]
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1,000 ha Defence Ministry Vacation & Development Zones in Koh Kong Set to Break Ground Soon
The Ministry of National Defence will soon begin construction of the Samdech Pichey Sena Vacation & Development Zones on over 1,000 hectares of land in Koh Kong after demarcation works have been done, according to Koh Kong Provincial Hall last weekend. The site visit was made on Friday 3 September and led by Koh Kong […]
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Largest Bridge on PP-SHV Expressway Crossing Kbal Chhay Waterfall Takes Shape
K178 Bridge, the largest bridge on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Project with a total length of 225 metres, has been taking shape. According to the official Facebook page of the expressway, the bridge is located at the 179-kilometre point of the expressway crossing over the river at Kbal Chhay Waterfall. To date, the first high-pier […]
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World Tankers Management Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement for 300k-Barrel Missing Oil Case
World Tankers Management, the MT Strovolos tanker operator, is trying to avoid court involvement in the 300,000-barrel missing case after the Cambodian government filed a lawsuit against MT Strovolos. The ship management company said it was working with stakeholders on the case. The company was quoted by the Khmer Times on 7 September saying, “All […]
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PP City Hall to Build Two New Roads Connecting NR6A to Win-Win Blvd for 2023 SEA Games
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will build two new roads connecting NR6A to the Win-Win Boulevard, which will be used as the main travel routes to and from the newly built Morodok Techo stadium during the 2023 SEA Games. According to a meeting between the relevant officers on Monday 6 September, the working group is […]
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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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