Projects Development
Construction of New Khmer-Thai Border Checkpoint 40% Complete, to Temporarily Open Soon
Construction of the new Khmer-Thai Stueng Bat border checkpoint is over 40% complete on the Cambodian side and approximately 90% on the Thai side. Governor of Banteay Meanchey Province Um Reatrey met with Governor of Thailand’s Sa Kaeo Province Parinya Phothisat on 10 March to inspect the construction site and discuss the temporary opening plan. Although under construction, both Thailand and...
Read MorePiling Work on Naga 3 Over 50%; Main Buildings Construction to Begin in 2023
NagaCorp has confirmed that it will continue the construction of Naga 3 in Phnom Penh as planned despite the halt of Naga Vladivostok in Russia. According to its recent announcement, NagaCorp has halted construction of the US$238-million Naga Vladivostok gaming and resort development complex in Russia and shifted its focus to Naga 3 in Cambodia. Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and...
Read MoreNew Win-Win Monument Constructed in Oddar Meanchey’s Anlong Veng District
Construction has begun on a new Win-Win monument in Anlong Veng district in Oddar Meanchey province. Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh oversaw the official start on 9 March. The construction site is in 200 hills in Trapeang Prey commune, Anlong Veng district, which is one of the historical sites where the Cambodia civil war ended. Samdech Tea Banh said that building a win-win monument there is ...
Read More16 Eco-Tourism Investment Projects Proposed for Bokor Mountain
The Ministry of Environment has inspected locations for 16 small-scale ecotourism investment projects, which cover less than 10 hectares each, located in the Monivong Bokor National Park. Held on 7 March, the inspection was led by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Neth Pheaktra and relevant officials in Koh Touch and Prek Thnout communes. HE Neth Pheaktra said that the Mon...
Read MoreFirst Steel Production Plant in Banteay Meanchey Officially Operational
The first steel production and processing factory in Banteay Meanchey province was officially launched on 8 March in the presence of Banteay Meanchey Governor HE Um Reatrey. The factory is located on NR59, Khla Ngap village, Toul Pong commune, Malai district, and will supply steel to the construction sector in Banteay Meanchey and neighboring provinces. HE Um Reatrey said that this factory n...
Read MoreCAIC to Adjust Alignment of New Road Connecting 60m Road to New Airport
Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) has proposed adjusting the alignment and lanes details of the road connecting Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. (St. 60m) to the new Techo International Airport. The proposal is currently under consideration by the Kandal Provincial Administration, as the relevant working group held a meeting on 7 March to discuss the proposal. However, no results have been...
Read MoreGround broken on new US$3-million Sihanoukville provincial hall complex
Construction of the new Sihanoukville provincial Hall complex has officially begun with the groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun on Monday 7 March 2022. The new building is a replacement of the old one with the approval from PM Samdech Hun Sen and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction HE Chea Sophara. Built with a budget o...
Read MoreLarge-scale US$30m Clean Water System Expansion to Begin Construction in June
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and KKKCT Consortium on Monday 7 March signed a construction contract for the expansion of the Takmao clean treatment plant using Japanese Grant Aid. Under the contract, the project will start construction in June 2022 and finish in December 2024. According to PPWSA Director-General Long Naro, the plant capacity expansion will cost US$30 million,...
Read MoreConstruction of Techo International Airport 32% Complete; US$414m Spent
Construction on the new Techno International Airport is 32% complete as of early March, according to a Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC) press release of 4 March. CAIC added that a total amount of US$414 million has been spent to date on the development excluding the airport land investment. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding during the rainy season caused some disrupt...
Read MoreUS$50-million Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum Officially Inaugurated
The China-backed Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital, the first modern hospital in the eastern part of the country, was officially inaugurated on Monday 7 March 2022. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital was built on 24,300 sqm o...
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