Construction Focus
Australia Provides Over US$75m to Invest in Agricultural Infrastructure through CAP-RED
Australia has pledged a fund of approximately US$75 million to support Cambodia’s economic recovery through investing in infrastructure and increasing resilience in the agriculture sector, agricultural processing, and trade. The fund was discussed during the meeting between the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon and Australian Ambassador to Cambodia HE Pablo Kang […]
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Multinational Firm Arup Mulls Building MRT Transport System in Cambodia
Multinational firm Ave Arup Limited has expressed interest in cooperating with the Cambodian government to build an MRT transport system. Arup representatives in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the United Kingdom met with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) last week to discuss the matter. The firm stated in the meeting that they wish […]
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Bridge Connecting Koh Norea to NR1 Scheduled to Open for Traffic in September
The bridge connecting Koh Norea to NR1 is scheduled to open for traffic in September, as construction is now more than 90% complete. Mr Touch Samnang, Deputy General Director of OCIC, the company that is developing Koh Nora, said on 10 August that the construction work is proceeding as planned, and expected in September to […]
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Mines Ministry Issues Sand Dredging Licenses in Rivers & Streams for Over 2,000ha to Date
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has clarified that sand mining businesses along rivers and streams are carefully monitored and studied before getting their licenses issued while revealing that to date licensed sand mining activities cover an area of over 2,000ha. HE Ung Dipola, Director-General of the General Department of Mines and spokesman for the […]
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Construction Begins on Major New Road in Prey Veng Province
Construction has officially begun on a new 10km road in Prey Veng province, with the road being upgraded to DBST and concrete. The road connects Chi Poch village to Pra Hear village in Mesang district, Prey Veng province. This project is being built under the National Restoration of Rural Productive Capacity Project (NRRPCP) 2021-2023 with […]
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New Gold Mining Firm Starts Trial Operation; Over 20kg Extracted
Another private company, Delcom Campuchea PLC Ltd, started a trial operation on gold production in Preah Vihear province in early August and to date has extracted over 20kg of gold. HE Ung Dipola, Director General of the General Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Mines and Energy, provided this figure at a press conference on […]
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Five Cement Plants in Cambodia Produce 4.6 million Tons of Cement in H1 2022
Five domestic cement factories in Cambodia produced 4.6 million tons of cement in the first half of 2022, contributing to cheaper construction costs in the kingdom. The Ministry of Mines and Energy released this figure at a press conference at the Government Spokesperson’s Unit on 09 August. The ministry did not reveal figures for the […]
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Chinese to Establish Large-Scale Edible-Nest Swiftlet Processing Plant
The Cambodia (Xiamen) Commercial Center, a representative of the Cambodian Business Center in Xiamen city in China, is cooperating with Southeast Yandu (Xiamen) Industrial Development Co., Ltd. to build a large-scale edible-nest swiftlet processing plant in Cambodia for export to China. The two firms signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the agreement to export […]
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Construction of Koh Tonsay, Landfill and Coastal Road in Kep Province 62% Complete
Construction of Koh Tonsay tourism port, landfill, and coastal road in Kep Province has been 62% complete, according to the meeting on 4 August 2022. Deputy Technical Advisor of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Horm Nimol, said that sub-project of the landfill, coastal road, and Koh Tonsay tourism port have been 98.8%, 10.4%, and […]
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What are Chinese developers’ plans for unfinished construction in SHV?
After the Cambodian government shut down online gaming in Sihanoukville, combined with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Sihanoukville’s economy plummeted while the overheated real estate market in the province finally burst. After Chinese investors left Cambodia, a total of 1,155 construction projects were left unfinished with the rental price of real estate […]
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