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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PPAP Mulls Establishing New SEZ Adjacent to Phnom Penh Port

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has unveiled a plan to establish a special economic zone (SEZ) next to the current port location. The project was announced as the number of container traffic passing through the port has increased significantly. Director General of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port HE Hey Bavy mentioned the plan in the opening ceremony of the new container terminal held on Monday. ...

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United States Eyes Investment Opportunities in Pursat Province

The US Ambassador to Cambodia has expressed interest in investment opportunities in Pursat province after this province recently received the major investment project of a Ford motor assembly plant worth over US$21 million. Ambassador Patrick Murphy said during his official visit to Pursat province on 21 September that he is very proud of Pursat province for hosting the Ford motor assembly plan...

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Gov’t Requests Chinese Firm to Build New Water Supply Network from SR City to New Airport

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) has requested the Siem Reap International Airport construction firm AIAI to invest approximately US$13 million to build a clean water supply connecting downtown Siem Reap to the new airport in Sot Nikum district. The request was raised by MISTI Minister HE Cham Prasidh during the meeting with the State Secretariat of Civil Avi...

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Three Investment Projects Worth Over US$15 million Approved for Sihanoukville

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently given permits to private firms to invest US$15.1 million in building three news factories in Sihanoukville. The first investment permit has been granted to Mountain Forest Product Co., Ltd to invest US$2 million to build a factory producing plywood, furniture, furniture components, decorative materials from plywood, and wood chips i...

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MPWT mulls building railway connecting Phnom Penh to Kien Svay Port

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) will soon conduct feasibility in building a new railway system connecting to the Phnom Penh downtown to the newly-established port in Kien Svay district. The project comes at a time when the number of containers passing through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has significantly increased. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said during the inaugurati...

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Phnom Penh Autonomous Port unveils port development project along river

The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has unveiled plans to develop seven river-based ports to boost agricultural and tourism transportation. The port development project was announced at the launch of the new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port held on September 20. HE Hey Bavy, Director General of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, said that the seven river ports, in which four-port pro...

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CDC Approves US$2.8-million Furniture Factory in Takeo Province

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently given a permit to a private firm to invest US$2.8 million in building a large-scale furniture factory in Takeo province. According to the CDC announcement on 20 September, the permit has been granted to Kinway (Cambodia) Intelligent Home Furnishing Manufacturer Co., Ltd, which will establish a furniture factory located on NR2, Khlea...

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MPWT Seeks New Strategies to Strengthen Wastewater Management & Clean Water Supply

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is exploring new strategies to strengthen the management of wastewater as well as clean water supply nationwide, according to the meeting of relevant officials on 17 September. Chao Sopheak Phibal, Deputy Director-General of the MPWT’s General Department of Wastewater Treatment System, said that the meeting was held to review the previous works ...

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