Kampot Tourism Port 84% Complete, Set for Operational by Year’s End

The overall construction on the Kampot Tourism Port is over 84% complete as of September and is scheduled for final completion by the end of 2021, according to a site inspection by the Minister of Tourism HE Thong Khon on Wednesday 29 September. Meanwhile, construction of the passenger terminal is also over 73% completed. Located in Toek Chhu district, ground was broken on the project in Aug...

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Construction Begins on US$130 million Koh Tonsay Development

Construction has begun on the US$130-million mix-used development project on over 140 hectares of land in Koh Tonsay in Kep province by the Try Pheap Group. The deputy governor of Kep province said on 29 September that construction began on 22 September as the company's team had already transported equipment and construction materials to the island. After receiving an investment license from...

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Japan’s Mitsubishi Invests in Building SEA’s Biggest Onshore Wind Power Plant

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp has purchased 24% in a 600-MW onshore wind farm project in Laos through its subsidiary Hong Kong-based Imperial Energy Asia Development Ltd (IEAD). The development activities of the project will start next year and are to be built in a southern Laos province. Power generation is set to start in 2025. Imperial Energy Asia Development Ltd (IEAD) will develop the project...

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JICA’s Phnom Penh Flood Protection Phase 4 Completed, Officially Put into Use

Phnom Penh Flood Protection and Drainage Improvement Project Phase 4 which was built under a Japanese grant aid of US$36 million, was completed and officially put into use on 17 September. Though equipped with the new flood protection system, Phnom Penh city can be still at risk of flooding during the heavy rainy reason if residents do not stop littering on the streets, as rubbish is the main c...

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Ford, SK Innovations Co-Invest US$11.4 billion to Build Enormous Electric Vehicle Factories

Ford Motor Co. and South Korea-based energy company SK Innovations are co-investing US$11.4 billion to build two new enormous manufacturing campuses for electric vehicles, reported CNN on 27 September. Ford plans to share US$7 billion in the investment, which is part of its mega US$30 billion spending toward its shift to building more electric vehicles until 2025. Ford expects 40% of its sales ...

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Mineral Resources in Ratanakkiri ‘s Oyadao District Sufficient for Gold Mining, says Indian Research

Indian-owned Mesco Gold (Cambodia), which has been licensed to conduct exploration for mine in Ratanakkiri province's Oyadao district, has announced that the amount of mineral resources in the designated area is high enough to set up a gold refinery in the future. HE Eung Dipola, Director General of the General Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Mines and Energy, said on Monday 27 Sep...

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Cambodia Mines Over 555kg of Gold in 3 Months; 355kg Exported for Purification

Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Limited has refined a total of 48 gold bars, or equivalent to approximately 555 kg as of 27 September, after three months of operation in O'Khvav area, Keo Seima district, Mondulkiri province. A report from the Ministry of Mines and Energy shows that the company has to date exported 34 gold bars, equivalent to 355 kg, to Australia for purification. HE Eung Dip...

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New National COVID-19 Treatment Hospital Set for Koh Kong Province

A new national COVID-19 treatment hospital will be built in Koh Kong province with the ground- breaking date set for October 2021. According to the Koh Kong provincial administration on 25 September, the hospital will be built on a total area of 10 hectares and will become a major infrastructure facility to serve the health sector in the province upon completion. The provincial administratio...

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Construction Starts on New 6-Storey NIE Smart Classroom Building

Construction has officially begun on the new 6-storey smart-classroom building of the National Institute of Education (NIE) thanks to funding by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 23 September and chaired by Minister of Education, Youth and Sports HE Hang Chuon Naron, while the construction is set for completion by late 2023. Equipped with modern faciliti...

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NagaCorp to Start Superstructure Work on NagaWorld 3 in 2023

NagaCorp said that the superstructure works of NagaWorld 3 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia will start in the first semester of 2023, after the construction site preparation was begun in 2018. According to the firm’s 2021 interim report released on 20 September, to date, the design development work is ongoing and is on schedule for the completion of the drawings and for the super-structure construction ...

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