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Cambodia Seeks Japan’s aid on Infrastructure Development
Cambodian government through the Ministry of Public Works and Transports has asked Japanese government to help development the main projects in the sector of infrastructure, particularly building railway system in Phnom Penh and other projects in provinces. The appeal was made during a recent meeting between H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transports and H.E....
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledges to support development of Sihanoukville
Chinese Premier H.E Li Keqiang has pledged to support the development of Sihanoukville amid massive development made by Chinese investors. The commitment was made at a meeting between Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and H.E Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit held in Bangkok. According to a Facebook post by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the two sides discussed thr...
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Malaysia reduces minimum property ceiling for foreigners
The Malaysian government has significantly reduced the minimum property purchasing amount for foreign buyers from US$238, 581 to US$143,149 in a move which has brought support in some quarters and opposition from others. While the country’s biggest property developer group, the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA), applauded the move saying it will help shift vacant high-rise...
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Deputy Prime Minister demands single standard for new road construction in Sihanoukville
Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) H.E Chea Sophara has instructed the contractor for road construction in Sihanoukville to ensure a single standard of construction for the road building in the province. The instruction came as the construction contract for 34 roads in Sihanoukville using a US$100 million bud...
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Samdech Techo Hun Sen: Phnom Penh has doubled in size
With strong economic growth and rapid development projects across the city, Phnom Penh has doubled in size, according to Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Samdech Techo Hun Sen noted during the Cabinet Plenary Session held on 25 October that Phnom Penh has been developing fast and doubled in size while also pointing that garbage has become the main issue the city is facing and needs an urge...
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Cambodia drafting port law
On 17-18 October, a workshop conducted by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and joined by the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and private port companies focused on the drafting of an effective port law. The port law would help gain more ship entries to the country and promote nationa...
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Belt and Road Initiative book to enhance China – Cambodia friendship
The 11 October launch of the book ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Its Implications for Cambodia's Development’ is intended to enhance the friendship between China and Cambodia. Speaking at the launch event, Zuo Wenxing, a political counsellor of the Chinese embassy to Cambodia admired the group of scholars for making the book a reality. “We believe this book will become a new window for ...
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PM Hun Sen commits to transforming Sihanoukville into the most important SEZ
Cambodia's Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has vowed to transform Sihanoukville into Cambodia’s most important Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which requires the government to develop critical infrastructure. The commitment was made during a meeting between Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Mr Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) held on 15 Octobe...
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Ban on online gambling shrinks real estate activities in Sihanouvkille, but opportunity arises
The recent ban by the Cambodian government on online gambling has caused many Chinese nationals to leave the busy city of Sihanoukville with real estate activities affected as a result. However, experts remain optimistic that this change will create new opportunity for the industry. Speaking at the real estate market review held on 11 October, Mr James Hodge, Director of CBRE Cambodia said that...
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ADB: Well-organised transport networks and affordable housing stimulate economic growth
Strengthening the efficiency of transport networks and reasonably-priced housing are a major contributors to keeping the economic engine firing on all in cylinders in Cambodia as well as in other Asia countries. Ear Sophal, an associate professor of diplomacy and world affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles said being stuck in a traffic jam is never anyone’s desire. “People don't want ...
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