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ខ្មែរ Projects Development
Large-scale US$30m Clean Water System Expansion to Begin Construction in June
- 7 March 2022
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,...
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Construction of Techo International Airport 32% Complete; US$414m Spent
- 7 March 2022
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...
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US$50-million Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum Officially Inaugurated
- 7 March 2022
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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Japan Provides Approx. US$300k grant for Infrastructure Projects in Six Provinces
- 5 March 2022
The Government of Japan has provided a total of nearly US$300,000 through the KUSANONE scheme t to build small water treatment plants, provide water supply equipment, and assist in the installation of artificial motion therapy equipment in various provinces. The grant agreement was signed between Cambodian and Japanese representatives on 4 March 2022. The project to install artificial motion...
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CDC Approves US$2.5 Million Factory Investment in Kampong Cham
- 3 March 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved Skuon Shoes Manufacture Co., Ltd to establish a shoe factory. According to a CDC announcement on 3 March, the investment value will be US$2.5 million with the factory located along NR6 in Roveang village, Khnor Dambang commune, Cheung Prey district, Kampong Cham province. This investment will help create 435 jobs once operational...
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Gov’t selects location for Svay Chrom bridge: Night Market-Chroy Changva- Arey Ksat
- 2 March 2022
The government has already selected the location for the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge, which starts from the night market connecting to the Chroy Changva area and then Arrey Ksat with two bridges to be built. The decision is an initial selection and is not yet publicly announced, but was made by PM Hun Sen following the completion of the study proposed by South Korea with options, according...
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Construction begins on New ADB-funded US$10 million Beachfront Road in Kep
- 2 March 2022
The construction new 12km beachfront concrete road in Kep province officially began with the groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Kep Governor HE Som Piseth on Tuesday 1 March. This new road connects Koh Tonsay tourist port to NR1332 in the Damnak Chang Eur district. The project is being built with an ADB’s financing of US$10 million with a completion schedule in October 2023. This proje...
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Japan Provides Grant Aid to Develop Infrastructure in Three Provinces
- 2 March 2022
Japan has provided a total of US$527,122 grant aid through the KUSANONE program for the construction of bridges in Kandal and Kratie, and irrigation facilities in Banteay Meanchey. The grant contracts were signed on 1 March between Japan Ambassador to Cambodia Mikami Masahiro and the representatives of the three recipients respectively, to carry out the following projects. The first project ...
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134km NR3 Connecting Phnom Penh to Kampot Officially Inaugurated on 2 March
- 2 March 2022
The 134km long section of Phnom Penh - Kampot NR3 was officially inaugurated on Wednesday 2 March 2022, after the construction was completed and put into temporary use since July 2021. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The project was constructed by China Bridge and Road Corporation (CRB...
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Sailun Group Injects US$268m More on All-Steel Radial Truck Tyre Production Plant in Svay Rieng
- 1 March 2022
Chinese tyre manufacturer, Sailun Group, plans to set up an all-steel radial truck tyre production plant in addition to its existing tyre manufacturing facility in Cambodia, investing an additional US$268 million. The company is targeting production of 1.6 million tyres per year, for exports to the U.S. and Europe, according to a media report on the IR Journal's report on 28 February. The ne...
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