Construction Focus
ADB Provides Us$30 Million for Tourism Infrastructure Development Projects
Cambodia has signed agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth more than US$30 million for tourism infrastructure development projects in two provinces, according to a press release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
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Airport Development Project in Poipet to Resume
The government has allowed a local firm to reopen an airport development project in Poipet City, according to civil aviation officials. On 22 October, 2018, Mr Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) told Construction &Property Magazine that the domestic airport development project in Poipet was approved in principle by the government after years of suspension.
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UPG Pipe Contest Showcases Great Art Works of Young Cambodian Youth
Creative architectural works of young Cambodians have been showcased at the ‘EAGLE Pipe Art Contest’ organised by UPG Pipe. Over the past weekend, the ‘EAGLE Pipe Art Contest’ successfully selected a winner who showed great creativity. Demonstrating impressive creativity, the ‘Cambodia Map’ art from Ms Long Kim Heang, a student from the Royal University of Fine Arts won the first prize from among the 11 entries.
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Phnom Penh Precast Plants Co., Ltd. Achieves Quality Management Systems Registration to ISO 9001
Phnom Penh Precast Plants, one of the leading suppliers of pre-stressed spun concrete transmission poles, reinforced concrete pipes, and PC/PHC concrete spun piles has now been awarded ISO 9001:2015 for its Quality Management System since September of this year. Founded in 2013, and equipped with machinery from Germany and Korea, this high-tech factory uses the latest manufacturing equipment and technology taking a step further in achieving its goal to be the number one precast product supplier in Cambodia.
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Ministry of Labour to Investigate Brick Kilns in Cambodia
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training(MLVT) said that it will investigate recent claims of modern slavery in Cambodia’s brick kiln by London-based Royal Holloway University.
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Booming Construction Sectors Attracts More Than Us$5 Billion in FDI
Over the last 10 years, the construction sector has grown rapidly and attracted billions of foreign investment while creating tens of thousands of jobs. In fact, during an 18-year period (2000-2018), the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has granted construction permits to foreign investors worth US$5.4 billion over a total construction area of more than 15 million square metres.
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Blood-bricks: Booming Construction in Cambodia Built on Modern Day Slavery
The booming construction industry in Cambodia has been built on modern slavery with climate change being the key driver for the workforce, according to research by Royal Holloway, University of London published on 16 October, 2018. Entitled"BLOOD BRICKS: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia", the report shows that“tens of thousands of debt-bonded families in Cambodia extract, mould, and fire clay in hazardous conditions to meet Phnom Penh’s insatiable appetite for bricks”
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Prince Begins Construction of Major Project in Sihanoukville
Construction officially began over the weekend on a major development project in Sihanoukville Province by Prince Real Estate Group. According to a post on Prince’s Facebook’s page construction began on the 16.3-hectare Prince City Center development project. The project, which covers a total construction area of 700,000 square metres is approximately 800 metres from the twin lions roundabout close to the Serendipity Beach area.
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MLMUPC Builds Support for Construction Safety Handbook
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has called all relevant stakeholders in the construction sector to jointly promote work safety in the construction sector.
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Chip Mong’s New Plant Focusing on Southern Phnom Penh Development
A newly-built Chip Mong Industries concrete factory in Cheung Ek is set to capitalize on the rapid development in the southern part of Phnom Penh. Speaking with Construction&Property Magazine on 11 October, 2018, a representative from Chip Mong Industries said that the new concrete factory was built as the company saw sales momentum and the development of a modern construction sector in the Cheung Ek area and around the 60-metre wide Hun Sen Boulevard where high quality concrete is in strong demand.
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