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Diamond Island Convention Centre to Become COVID-19 Treatment Facility
The OCIC, Canadia Group, and Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has allowed the government to convert Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre as a COVID-19 treatment facility, according to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 10 April. PM Hun Sen announced that currently there are three hospitals to treat COVID-19 […]
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Cambodia Urges ADB to Focus on Cross-Border Facilities to Boost Logistics
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to focus its development on cross-border facilities to help improve the logistics sector between Cambodia and neighbouring countries. The proposal was made during a working meeting between the MPWT and the ADB on 06 April. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol […]
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CCA Chairman Donates US$180k to Cambodian Red Cross
Chairman of the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) and the Board of Canadia Group and OCIC Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has recently donated US$180k to the Cambodian Red Cross, while previously donating almost US$10 million to the government to fight against COVID-19. This latest donation is the fifth time since April this year that Neak […]
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Gov’t Mulls Allocating 1,000 hectares for Poor Families in Battambang Province
The Battambang Provincial Administration has been preparing over 1,000 hectares of land to give to poor citizens and those living in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary and Samlot multi-purpose area, according to the National Radio of Cambodia on 29 March. Director of the Battambang Provincial Department of Environment Mr Kot Boran said that the working […]
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CCA Chairman Donates US$2 million to Help Government Establish a New COVID-19 Treatment Facility
Chairman of the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) and the Board of Canadia Group and OCIC Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has donated US$2 million to the Cambodian government to buy Nokor Tep Hospital and turn it into a new COVID-19 treatment facility. The donation was made following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s announcement of the acquisition […]
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World Bank’s Land Allocation Program Provides Safety Net to Workers Hit by COVID-19
The Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development (LASED) is a program co-organised by the World Bank and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, aiming at gifting land to poor and indigenous people in Cambodia. Since the project began in 2008, at least 30,000 hectares of land have been provided to more […]
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Ten Hectares of Land in Kampong Speu to be Cremation Site for COVID-19 Fatalities
An area of about 10 hectares in Aoral district, Kampong Speu province will be used as a crematorium for the COVID-19 fatalities, according to Phnom Penh Municipality spokesperson Met Meas Pheakdey. Mr Pheakdey told Fresh News on 12 March that the local location in Aoral district is safe and can serve as a cremation site […]
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CCA Chairman Donates US$3 million to Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA), the Board of Canadia Group and OCIC, has donated another US$3 million to the Cambodian government to fight against the recent surge in local COVID-19 transmission. This is not the first time that the Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has contributed to the […]
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Two More Phnom Penh Hotels Used as COVID-19 Hospitals
Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen announced on 10 March that two more hotels in Phnom Penh with a capacity of 200 rooms will be set up as hospitals for COVID-19 treatment. PM Hun Sen also decided to establish 30 groups, or equal to 300, military doctors to be responsible for these two new ad […]
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Gov’t to Allocate 600 Hectares of Botum Sakor National Park Land to Locals Affected by Private Development
The government has decided to provide 598 hectares of land in Botum Sakor National Park to 131 families affected by the Sinomaxin development project, according to the Koh Kong administration’s meeting result on 09 March. Koh Kong Deputy Governor Sok Sothy said that the land was former concessional land provided to the Sinomaxin company. However, […]
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