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Nestle Mulls Building Production Factory in Cambodia
- 17 December 2021
Nestle, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has unveiled its business plan to build a production factory in Cambodia to replace imports from abroad. The plan was raised by the Nestle Thailand Country Director Mr Chandana Fernando in a meeting with Minister of Commerce HE Pan Sorasak, earlier this week. According to the ministry’s statement issued on 17 December, the compa...
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Renovation of NR48 Connecting NR4 to Koh Kong to Officially Begin in January
- 17 December 2021
The construction of the South Korea-funded US$78-millon NR48 connecting NR4 to downtown Kong Kong will officially begin on 3 January, with the ground-breaking ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held a meeting with relevant parties on 16 December to prepare the work for the ceremony. NR48 is 148km long, stretching from the Cham...
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Gov’t to Upgrade Existing Railways to High-Speed & Build Two New Lines
- 17 December 2021
The Cambodian government has unveiled plans to upgrade the existing railways to a high-speed system and also to build two new lines connecting Phnom Penh capital to Siem Reap and Bavet. The plan was discussed in the cabinet meeting on 16 December chaired by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. According to the press release, the high-speed railway project will be implemented on the Phnom Penh-Sih...
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Construction of National Construction Laboratory 80% Complete
- 17 December 2021
To date, the construction of the National Construction Laboratory located in the premises of the new Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) in Sen Sok district has been 80% completed. This is according to the meeting between MLMUPC Minister HE Chea Sophara and President of JICA in Cambodia Ms Kamei Haruko on 16 December. HE Chea Sophara informed the JICA delega...
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station 70% Complete, Large-scale Pump Motors Being Installed
- 16 December 2021
The construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station is now 70% complete and scheduled to be operational by March 2022, while the working team is currently installing three large-scale pump motors. One pump motor has a diameter of 1.5m and the other two have a diameter of 1.2m. The three motors together can pump water up to 42,000 cubic metres per hour or 12 cubic metres per second. The Dep...
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LYP Group to Build New Deep-Sea Port on Over 490ha in Koh Kong
- 16 December 2021
The Koh Kong provincial authority has given the initial green light to Koh Kong SEZ Co., Ltd. of the LYP Group to develop a new deep-sea port in Kirisakor district, while the relevant parties are currently conducting the impact assessment. The initial approval was given by Koh Kong Deputy Governor Ouk Pheaktra during the meeting with the firm’s representative on Wednesday 15 December to discuss...
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Ground Broken on US$22-million Japanese-Funded Clean Water System in Pursat
- 13 December 2021
The Government of Japan has provided US$21.9 million in grant aid to build a new water supply system in Pursat province to increase access to clean water for the local people. The ground-breaking ceremony of this water supply system took place on 13 December, in the presence of Japan Ambassador to Cambodia HE Mikami Masahiro and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation HE Cham P...
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Giant South Korean Firm Invests Nearly US$18 billion in Vietnam in 24 years
- 13 December 2021
South Korea’s electronics giant Samsung has invested nearly US$18 billion in manufacturing and research facilities in Vietnam in the last 24 years. The investment amount represents 29% of total investment in the last five, VN Express reported on 7 December. Samsung, with eight manufacturing and research facilities in the country, earned revenues of nearly US$60.5 billion in the first 10 mont...
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Construction of PP-SHV Expressway Over 70% Complete
- 12 December 2021
The construction of the 190-kilometre Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway was 70.93% complete as of November. The updates were shared in an inspection visit led by HE Yit Bonna, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) on Friday 10 December. Having started construction on March 2019, the road is being built by PPSHV Expressway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China R...
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DPM Tea Banh: New National Defence Ministry Equipped with Numerous Unique Features
- 10 December 2021
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Samdech Tea Banh has expressed his pride in the newly completed Ministry of National Defence headquarters, citing that the building is equipped with numerous special features. Not revealing all the features, DPM Tea Banh only said that one of the special functions of the building is the large-scale rooftop helipad, which can allow Z-9 helic...
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