Residents Near Sites of Siem Reap Road Sites Urged to Connect to State Water System

The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has urged citizens and business owners living nearby the construction sites of the 38-road renovation project to apply for connection to the state water system now or at least before the construction is complete. According to the official announcement on 27 April, as the 38-road project also includes rearrangement of […]

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ADF Helps Cambodia Develop a Long-Term Energy Trajectory-Modelling Tool

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has provided €300,000 to help Cambodia develop a long-term energy trajectory-modelling tool, according to a press release early this month. The fund is provided through a program entitled “Energy Sector Modelling Tool for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Royal Government of Cambodia”, with the aim to support […]

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Hong Lai Huat, CMEC to Co-Build 200-MW Solar Power Plant in Kampong Speu

Real estate developer Hong Lai Huat Group Ltd and China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) have teamed up to invest in building a 200-MW solar power plant at the Aoral Eco-City in Kampong Speu province. Both firms have already signed a non-binding MoU to create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) and collaborate for at least 20 […]

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US$61m five-star hotel & casino in Sihanoukville to open in Q1 2022

Malaysian-based WA Hospitality has announced that it will open the US$61-million Won Majestic Casino Hotel & Resort in Sihanoukville in Q1 2022, reported TTG Asia. Located in front of the Sokha Hotel in Sangkat 4, this 5-star hotel will have a total of 373 rooms featuring luxury suites and studio rooms, a swimming pool, gym, […]

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Tbong Khmum Authorities to Turn X-16 Vietnam Border into New Historical Tourist Site

Tbong Khmum provincial authorities are speeding up the construction of a new historical monument, aimed at transforming the Cambodia-Vietnam border X-16 into a historical tourist site before June this year. The site inspection was conducted on Thursday 22 April by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Deputy Commander-in-chief Sao Sokha and Tbong Khmum Provincial Governor Cheam […]

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Supply of Landed Property and Condo by Districts in Phnom Penh

By the end of 2020, the number of landed properties in Phnom Penh had increased to over 186,000 units while the number of condominiums had skyrocketed to over 109,000 units, according to research data from Z1 Data Co., LTD (Cambodia). The same data also shows that comparing 2018 to the end of 2020, the number […]

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Mondulkiri Authorities Speed Up Work on Border Infrastructure Enhancement

Mondulkiri Governor HE Svay Sam Eang inspected the construction sites of two border infrastructure rehabilitation projects on Wednesday 21 April to ensure that the work progress is on track and can be completed as scheduled by the end of 2021. The first project is the construction of the O’Plai concrete bridge, which is 45 metres […]

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Public Infrastructure Projects Still Ongoing Despite Lockdown, says MPTW Spokesman

Ministry of Public Works and Transport spokesman Vasim Sorya said that progress on major state infrastructure projects is still continuing as planned despite the current lockdown measures. According to HE Vasim Sorya, the curfew and lockdown measures in some areas such as in Phnom Penh and Takhmao City can cause some difficulties for the travel […]

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Prince Holding Group Headquarters Building in Cambodia Wins Luban Award

The China Construction Industry Association has recently announced the winners for the 2020 China Construction Engineering Luban Award (Overseas Projects), for which Prince Holding Group Headquarters was also on list. Located in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, this project was built by China Construction Fourth Engineering Division (Cambodia) Corp., Ltd and is the first 5A class […]

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China Proposes “Super Grid” Connecting Five Other Countries to Reduce Renewable Energy Costs

Chinese scientists have proposed constructing a “super grid” connecting China with five other major countries, including Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan, to reduce the cost of renewable energy to be as cheap as coal power. According to the Global Construction Review, the electricity consumption of the six countries at the moment accounts […]

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