Projects Development
Study Complete for New 72km Road Connecting Battambang-Siem Reap
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has confirmed that the study has already been completed for a new 72km road connecting Battambang and Siem Reap, while construction is expected to begin soon after other procedures are complete. HE Sun Chanthol made the remarks during a virtual meeting with the Infrastructure and Regional […]
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Gov’t Close Deal with Contractor for Kratie-Kampong Thom Bridge, Construction to Begin This Year
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has confirmed that the ministry has already completed negotiations with contractors for the Kratie-Kampong Thom bridge project, with construction scheduled to begin by the end of this year. HE Sun Chanthol made the remarks during a meeting with the Regional Technical Infrastructure and Integration Working Group […]
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US$160 million Morodok Techo Stadium 100% Complete, to Officially Handover in October
The construction of the Chinese-funded US$160 million Morodok Techo Stadium has finally been 100%, with a handover ceremony scheduled for October, according to the Cambodian SEA Games organizing Committee (CAMSOC)’s announcement on Thursday 19 August. CAMSOC Secretary-General Vath Chamroeun said that his body is now requesting the government to examine the possibility of holding a […]
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Facebook, Google Join Hands Building Subsea Cable Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific
Two Silicon Valley giants – Google and Facebook – announced their cooperation in building a new subsea cable system by 2024 to improve internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region, reported The Straits Times on Monday 16 August. Known as Apricot, this large-scale infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It […]
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Construction of National Laboratory Phase II Complete, Officially Handed Over
Construction of the Science, Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) building Phase 2 (Building B), located along NR2 in Sangkat Chak Angre Leu has been completed, with the handover ceremony held on 16 March. The handover ceremony was chaired between the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) HE Cham Prasidh and the construction […]
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MPWT Establishes New Laboratory Centre to Strengthen Local Engineering Capability
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol this morning broke ground on a new laboratory centre building within the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport. The project costs US$580,000, co-funded by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; the Korea Expressway Corporation; and Korea’s Institute of Civil Engineering and […]
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Gov’t Approves Proposed New Public Beach Resort Development in Kep
The Cambodian government has officially approved a project to transform a 2.7-kilometre-long section of muddy beach from the Crab Market to a mangrove forest zone in Phum Thmey village in Kep province into a public beach resort. The approval was revealed in a press release by the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development (NCCMD) […]
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Two Factories Worth Over US$5 million Approved for Kandal & Takeo
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved two investment projects on Friday 13 August worth US$5.5 million for Kandal and Takeo provinces. The first investment permit has been granted to Collaboration Packaging Material Products Co., Ltd to invest US$4.1 million to build a bag and shoe accessories factory in Angk Snuol district in […]
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SHV Autonomous Port Posts 455% Net Income Increase in H1 2021
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port posted an H1 net profit increase of 455% y-o-y as it considers building additional infrastructure to meet the demand of service and economic growth. The port stated in its Second Quarterly Report issued on 12 August that the January-June net profit was 14,075 billion riels (approximately US$12.48 million), a year-on-year increase of […]
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Gov’t, Chinese firm drafting Mondulkiri airport project framework agreement
The Cambodian government and Chinese firm China Power International Group are speeding up work on drafting a framework agreement for the Mondulkiri airport project, in the hope that construction could begin soon after the framework agreement is complete. According to the State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spokesman HE Sin Chansereyvuth, the talk has already […]
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