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OCIC Mulls Building Expressway from New Phnom Penh Airport to City Centre
Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) is considering building an expressway connecting its new Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal province to central Phnom Penh to help ease travel after the airport’s completion in 2023, according to the spokesman for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation. Spokesman of State Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Sin Chansereyvutha […]
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New Siem Reap City Development Planning Continues
The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled plans to establish a new Siem Reap city (Grand Siem Reap), located near the under-construction new Siem Reap Airport in Sotr Nikum district. The new city project is part of a master plan for tourism development the province. This statement was stated by H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism […]
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Chinese Aviation Firm Mulls Investing in Cambodia
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation has recently requested AVIC International Holding Corporation to provide technical assistance for human resource training in the civil aviation sector. In the meantime, the firm is also mulling investing in the aviation sector in Cambodia. The request was proposed during a meeting between the company’s general manager Ted Chen […]
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MPWT to Implement 43 Infrastructure Enhancement Projects across Border Checkpoints Nationwide
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) plans to develop 43 infrastructure enhancement projects at international land borders nationwide to reduce congestion and boost trades at those borders. The plan was revealed during the second meeting of the National Logistics Council joined by MPTW, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and other relevant officials […]
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Cambodia-Singapore Draft Agreement for Phnom Penh Logistics Centre Project
The draft agreement between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and Singaporean firm YHC to build a Logistics Centre in Phnom Penh, has been completed. Both parties are currently reviewing the content before moving to the next stage. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said during the meeting with the Ministry of Economy and […]
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Study Begins on New 72-kilometer Road Connecting Battambang-Siem Reap
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport together with China Road and China Road Cooperation is currently studying the new 72-kilometre national road connecting Battambang to Siem Reap. The meeting to assess the environmental impact of the project was held on October 26 with the participation of representatives of construction companies and relevant inter-ministerial officials. […]
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Ground Broken on New Municipal Court and Appeals Court in Chroy Changvar
Justice Minister HE Koeut Rith on 27 October presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the new 7-storey justice building located in the OCIC development area of Chroy Changva district. According to the Minister, this new building will be served as Phnom Penh Court of First Instance, the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal, and the attached […]
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Cambodia’s Three International Airports Go Greener, Obtain Carbon Reduction Certification
Cambodia’s three international airports achieve this October to upgrade to the level 2 – Reduction of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme, the only voluntary global program for greenhouse gas emissions reductions at airports launched in 2009 on the initiative of the Airports Council International (ACI). The program has four levels of certification: Mapping, Reduction, Optimization, […]
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Construction of Koh Nora Satellite City 27% Complete
The development of the multi-million dollars Koh Nora satellite city is 27% complete and has been contributing over US$ 225 million or approximately 0.9% to the kingdom’s GDP annually in the past three years, according to OCIC Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se. Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se said that during the groundbreaking ceremony of […]
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27 hectares of land in Kampot to Become Province’s First Golf Course
Local Real Estate Developer Forest Harmony has recently launched its the Golf Harmony project, which is the transformation of a 27.3-hectare land plot in Tuek Chhou district into luxury condominiums, villas, and first-ever golf course in Kampot province. Located in Prey Thnong commune about 18 km from Kampot city, the project comprises of 9-holes golf […]
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