CBRE: Major Property Changes in Phnom Penh for Q1 2019

International real estate agent CBRE Cambodia on 09 April 2019 launched its Phnom Penh property market review report featuring changes within the office, residential, retail, and landed property sector. As the market now focuses more on the office sector, the reports highlight that over the three-month period, supply of centrally-owned offices increased by 9,180 square metres while supply of st...

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China to Build Subway System in Metro Manila

Photo: Wikipedia China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CECC) has won the contract to build a US$3.7bn, 11Km subway system in Manila, capital of the Philippines. The deal between Philippine Infradey, the local company developing the subway in Metropolitan Manila, and CECC, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation was announced on the Philippines s...

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Aluminium China Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary Bringing Out Its Largest Exhibition Area Ever

The year 2019 marks the 15th anniversary of Aluminium China. Building on the success of the past 14 editions, Aluminium China 2019 will keep focusing on raw materials, semi-finished and finished products, machinery and solutions for the complete industry chain in the fields of construction, building, automotive, transportation and consumer durables. As the leading aluminium exhibition in Asia, it ...

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A High-density and Urbanised Phnom Penh

Many new office, residential and mixed-used developments are being built in Phnom Penh and one thing is guaranteed with all this development - a higher density urban centre for the city. For the city planners in Phnom Penh, attention needs to be given to the quality of infrastructure, and plans need to be made and implemented to ensure that there is a balance between the ever-increasing density...

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MAXTRAD Campaigns for Fire Engineering Knowledge in Cambodia

The construction sector in Cambodia has grown rapidly over the last decade with high-rise buildings mushrooming across the country. As the sector continues to flourish, fire safety and fire engineering have become an important issue for the country. Construction & Property Magazine sat down with Mr. Bernard Mak, Director of MAXTRAD to talk about fire safety and fire engineering. What do you...

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Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure Construction Projects

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure launched an app called SYNCHRO XR on 24 February 2019 for the immersive visualisation of 4D construction digital twins with the new Microsoft HoloLens 2, which Microsoft announced during a press conference at the Mobile World Congre...

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Chip Mong’s Concrete Tiles and Pipes Receive ISO Standard Certificates from International Institution in Switzerland

The Swiss-based International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has awarded two ISO 9001: 2015 Standard Certificates for Chip Mong Industry products, namely their concrete tiles and pipes. Because of the company's investment in the latest technology from Italy and the use of excellent quality materials, Guidance Independent Certifications Ltd has recognised the standard of production as we...

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Chinese-funded Morodok Techo Stadium 50% Completed

The sound of fireworks echoed across the new satellite city of Prek Tasek, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh to celebrate the completion of the main structures of the mega Morodok Techo National Stadium, a building symbolising the strength of Cambodia-China relations. Stretching over 82,400 square metres of construction area, the Morodok Techo National Stadium was 50% completed on 12 May 2019, follow...

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Land Ministry Calls for More ‘cambodia Construction App’ Users to Promote Transparency

With the rapidly increasing numbers of construction projects across the country, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has called for more ‘Cambodia Construction’ users, the mobile application that has been developed to provide useful information for the sector. Speaking before more than 300 attendees at the recent Cambodia Property Awards, H.E Dr Pen Sophal, ...

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Three International Firms Plan US$500 Million International Theme Park in Kampong Speu Province

Photo by brennenhuller.com Three international companies plan to invest US$500 million to develop the Boeung Voa Preng site in Kampong Speu province to become a world-class theme park, according to the provincial governor on 10 May 2019. Speaking with Construction & Property Magazine through telegram on 10 May 2019, Kampong Speu provincial governor H.E Vei Samnang said that three compani...

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World Bank: China Slowdown, Cambodia Construction and Real Estate Prone to Risk

Photo by General Department of Taxation As Cambodia’s main source of investment inflow comes from China, a slowdown in its economy will likely to see Cambodia’s construction and real estate sectors prone to risk, according to a World Bank Economic Update Report released last week. While projecting that Cambodia’s economy would grow at around 7% in 2019, the World Bank cautioned against Cambo...

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Study on Improving Railway Network Starts

Photo by Ministry of Public Works and Transport China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Limited starts its mission in conducting study on improving the railway network in Cambodia and the transportation infrastructure in Phnom Penh City to ease traffic congestion. In a meeting with H.E Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transports on 9 May in Phnom Penh, CRCC’s vice chairman Wa...

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