infrastructure development
COP29 Dispatch: How Digital Twins Can Fortify Infrastructure Against Fierce Storms
By Chris Noon The United Nations calls climate change primarily a water crisis, bringing too much or too little water to the wrong places at the wrong time. Spain’s Valencia province is the latest example. Weeks after deadly flooding swept away bridges and buildings, tens of thousands of volunteers are still digging out their towns […]
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SHV Port Achieves Record 1 Million TEUs, Cementing Its Role as a Regional Trade Hub
Sihanoukville Port has reported a record-breaking 1 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of container traffic in 2024, reflecting an impressive 29% increase compared to the previous year. This milestone underscores the port’s strategic importance in driving Cambodia’s trade and logistics ambitions, as announced on the official website of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on 21 December 2024. […]
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Feasibility Study on Upgrading Railways to High-Speed Finished in Three Months
The feasibility study for upgrading two existing railways— Phnom Penh-Poipet and Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville— to high-speed lines is set to be completed in the next three months, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol updated the study progress of this project during an online meeting with his Thai […]
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Cambodia Receives Approx. US$4 million from Japan to Develop Rural Areas
Grant aid worth JPY500 million (US$4.3 million) has been signed over during the state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Cambodia. The grant was signed on 20 March by the Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Mikami Masahiro and Representative of UNDP to Cambodia Alissar Chaker, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Samdech Hun […]
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Gov’t to Enhance Drainage & Sewage System in North-eastern Cities
The government is planning to expand and improve the drainage and wastewater treatment systems in three cities in the north-eastern provinces, with Sen Monorom city in Mondulkiri, set as a pilot. The project to improve the drainage and wastewater treatment system was discussed in a meeting between relevant officials on Thursday 9 March. Mr Heng […]
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