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Cambodia to Apply Construction Management System
All construction projects in Cambodia which meet the required criteria will need to apply the Construction Management (CM) System once the CM proclamation is finalised and enacted by the government. Construction Management (CM) or Construction Project Management (CPM) is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. CM is aimed at meeting a client's ...
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Meng Leng Eav Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Meng Leng Eav Co. Ltd, which specializes in supplying quality power tools, agricultural, and engineering equipment in the kingdom, celebrated its 15th anniversary of trading on 24 October 2014. Today one of Cambodia’s largest companies, Meng Leng Eav started out as a tiny trading firm in 1999. The date also addressed the company’s another milestone to join the Cambodia Constructors Association ...
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Rtd Launch New Tarkett Click Flooring Product
RTD launched the new range of Tarkett flooring products to the Cambodian market at a special event hosted at the Exchange on 20 November. They also then displayed them at a double booth at the recent CCA Expo hosted at Koh Pich on 3-5 December. The ‘Combo Night’ event on 20 November officially launched the Tarkett Click Scale carpet range which is exclusively distributed in Cambodia by RTD. Ove...
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Times City Rising in Yangon
Times City, a $324 million mixed-use development located on 10 acres in central Yangon, is expected to establish new benchmarks in accommodation, workspace, and shopping in Myanmar when it is completed by the end of 2017. Local conglomerate Crown Advanced Construction is behind the project, which aims to introduce modern living facilities, premium office spaces, comprehensive retail options and...
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Managing Mewps on Your Job Site
The increasing versatility and popularity of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) means that they are used across a growing number of industry sectors including construction, facilities management, retail, media, airports and arbori-culture, to name a few. Whether it is to reach into confined areas, over large obstacles, or under structures either internally or externally, each MEWP application...
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First France-Cambodia Forum Touches on Sustainable City
Issues related to sustainable city design were discussed at a building forum that brought together five French construction-related companies, Cambodian government officials, and experts from the sector. The discussion was organized in response to the booming construction sector in Cambodia, especially in Phnom Penh. The organizer intends to utilize the forum as an arena for French companies to...
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Indonesia Scraps High-speed Train
The Indonesian government has cancelled the planned $5.3b, 150km high-speed train project between Jakarta and Java, opting instead for a cheaper medium-speed option. The project had seen an intense bidding process between China and Japan for the contract to build the line which would have carried trains at up to 300km/h. “Indonesia is just the first battlefield between China and Japan. There...
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Asia-pacific Property Fundraises $534m
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has raised $534 million for its Asia Property Fund (ASPF) III, the third in a series of real estate funds investing in the Asia Pacific region, according to Deal Street Asia. Pramerica Real Estate Investors is the real estate investment management and advisory business of US-headquartered Prudential Financial, Inc, and operates as Prudential Real Estate Investors...
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Emergency/fire Response Working Group Established
A new working group was established in August to help standardise fire safety mechanisms to protect people and property according to AZISAFE Cambodia Managing Director Paul Hurford. Bringing together all government departments involved in emergency response mechanisms and experienced private sector players, the Emergency/Fire Response Working Group will conduct mutual training exercises for its...
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Property Bubble Brewing?
Concerns that Cambodia’s booming construction and property sectors were becoming unsustainable were dismissed by a meeting of senior cross-ministry and industry representatives on 18 August. Officials from several ministries met with representatives from the National Bank of Cambodia and private developers to discuss the current risks in Cambodia’s real estate market. While a sector-wide bub...
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Olympia City’s 60-floor Building to Start in 2016
Construction on the 60-storey building inside the massive Olympia City project is likely to kick off next year, said its project manager. Meng Chamroeun, Olympia City’s Project Manager told Construction & Property Magazine in late August that after upgrading the building from its initial height of 55 floors to 60 floors, ongoing research on the earthwork and structural work was required. ...
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Na Passes Rent Control Law
The National Assembly passed a rent control law on 6 July which prohibits landlords from increasing rent for two years once a binding contract is signed, and which allows tenants to break a lease agreement without notice. Quickly passing in the Assembly with 103 of 104 lawmakers voting in favour, the new law is designed to protect the gains low-income earners and students have made with the int...
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