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Vietnam to Approve National High Speed Rail Link
Sample photo by NWC Vietnam Consulting railway Final plans for a US$56bn high-speed rail link between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are expected to be approved by the Vietnamese National Assembly in 2019. The 1,137km-long high-speed link would reduce travel time between the two cities from 30 hours to five and a half. The project was rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, on the basis that US...
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Water and Electricity Shortages Due to Booming Construction
The shortage of water and electricity across the country over the last few weeks is due to the sharp growth in construction, according to the government’s spokesperson unit. According to a press release dated 22 March 2019, the unit said that “this event [shortages] is due to the hot weather caused from changes in climate creating unusual water shortage combined with the sharp rise in consumpti...
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Ground broken on Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway full of special features
After waiting more than 13 years, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway finally saw ground officially broken by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia on 22 March 2019. Since this project represented the largest investment project in recent Cambodian history, it has been welcomed by many who are eager to know more details. This major infrastructure project is being undertaken thank...
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Singapore Looks to Assist Cambodia With Construction Techniques
With construction techniques one of the factors that will help drive Cambodia’s booming construction industry, Singapore is keen to help guide the sector in the kingdom. On 20 March 2019, H.E Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia and representatives of a Singapore company met with H.E Lim Sidenine Secretary of State of Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to share experiences on long-las...
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PP-SHV Expressway is CCRBC’s Biggest Project Worldwide
Photo by Samdach Hun Sen Facebook Page With the groundbreaking ceremony approaching, the developer of Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway has said that this project is the company’s largest, according to the official Facebook post of the Cambodian Prime Minister. Mr Weng Gang, Vice Chairman of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), constructor of the project, told Prime Minister Samdech Techo ...
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Cambodia Recommends Kampong Chhnang Airport as Alibaba Logistics Hub
Photo by Adventures of a Regular Guy Cambodia has asked 4PX Express of Alibaba Cainiao Logistics Group to consider selecting Kompong Chhnang Airport as logistics hub as part of the cross-border e-commerce trade within the Cambodian marketplace. Speaking during the meeting with the company on 18 March 2019, Senior Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) H.E ...
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Measures Set for Hotels, Restaurants and Construction
The government, through the National Committee for Cambodia Bay Management and Development, is setting out measures for hotels, restaurants and construction in Sihanoukville, according to the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) on 25 March 2019. During an inspection trip to Sihanoukville province, the committee told all hotels, restaurants and construction to in...
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Cambodia Pushes for Engineering Standards for Competing in International Markets
Photo by Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) The Board of Engineers Cambodia (BEC) is working, through the government, to promote engineering standards both in the public and private sector so engineers can compete internationally, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) Facebook page. The BEC, a group of engineers specialised in the engineering indus...
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Oknha Pung Kheav Se Pledges to Finish New Airport Before Turning 87 Years Old
Picture by Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) Renowned investor in Cambodia Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has committed to finishing construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport before turning 87 years old, marking another major achievement of him for Cambodia. Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadia Bank and Overseas C...
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Japan Aiming to Help Cambodia Solve Urban Environmental Problems
Approximately 58 Japanese companies from various segments of the construction and real estate sector have met with Cambodian partners to seek investment opportunities in infrastructure and urbanisation to help Cambodia solve its urban environmental problems. The initiative was announced at the 1st Meeting of Public-Private Platform for “Urban Development, Cambodia-Japan” held on 27 February 201...
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