Construction Focus
The Impact of Tourism Arrivals on the Hotel Market in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is one of the preferred places to stay for overnight international visitors, with visitor numbers growing every year. Cambodia’s tourist arrivals increased by 5 percent year-on-year in 2016 compared to 2015, according to the Statistics and Tourist Information Department of the Ministry of Tourism. The stats show that Cambodia welcomed 5,011,712 international travellers […]
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Pex Quality Water Pipes Now Available in Cambodia
Coming directly from France, PEX Pipes is the first company to bring high-quality plumbing pipes to Cambodia. Mr. Pak Serge, CEO of PEX Pipes Co. LTD explained to Construction & Property Magazine more about his company and the technology behind it. Tell us more about your company. PEX Pipes Co. Ltd. is the exclusive distributor […]
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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary : July – August 2017
Advanced drilling machine introduced (06 July) Japanese advanced drilling machine technology was promoted in the kingdom for the first time. The arrival of this advanced drilling machine comes at a time when the construction industry in the nation has dramatically grown over the last few years. The drilling machine is capable of drilling to lay […]
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Bentley Announces Finalists in 2017 Be Inspired Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced at The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference, October 10-12 in Singapore. Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the finalists in the 2017 Be Inspired Awards program. The annual awards honour the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, […]
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Cambodia’s Largest Dam Powers Up
The Lower Se San 2 hydroelectric dam closed its gates on 25 September in preparation for generating electricity with its first turbine in November. Officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, the dam, located in Cambodia’s north-east province of Stung Treng, is expected to come fully online in 2018. After breaking ground in 2014, […]
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Construction Firms Urged With Register
Robust growth over recent years has seen the construction industry become one of the pillars of the Cambodian economy with more than 1,000 companies operating in the sector. To ensure legal compliance as well as guaranteeing construction quality and standards, the Ministry of Land and Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLUPC) has urged all construction […]
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Schedule Set for Cambodia-thai Border Bridge
The Cambodian and Thai governments have agreed to break ground on a new bridge spanning the two nations’ borders. Work will start on the new Stung Bot-Norng bridge in January 2018, and will link Banteay Meanchey province to Ban Norng Ian in Sa Kaeo province. The news was announced on 6 September during a meeting […]
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National Road No.58 Now 63% Complete
Development of National Road No 58 is now well underway in a project and expected to open to traffic in December 2018. The new road, which is being built to accelerate economic growth in the countryside near the border with Thailand, connects Banteay Meanchey on the Thai border to Otdar Meanchey directly to the east. […]
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Japan to Fund Port Expansion
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Cambodian government in August to expand Sihanoukville Port. Signed in Tokyo, the agreement provides a loan of USD216 million to double the capacity of the nation’s only deep-water port. Improvements to the port will include a new container terminal, access roadwork, dredging, cargo-handling […]
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New Siem Reap Airport to Take Off
Construction on Siem Reap’s new airport could take off in early 2018 after the government and the contractor finalised negotiations. The USD880 million deal with China’s state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings Ltd (YIHL) and gives YIHL an exclusive 55-year build, own, operate (BOO) concession on the new facility. This new agreement replaces the exclusive 45-year contract […]
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