Projects Development
Collapsed Sihanoukville Road Under Repair, Temporarily Reopened
A section of the146B road in Sihanoukville which was damaged by landslides on 02 August is currently under repair and has been temporarily reopened for traffic. Sihanoukville Governor H.E Kouch Chamroeun led a team on 02 August to inspect the condition of the damaged road and urged the company to speed up the repairs as soon as possible. The governor said that the damage was caused by heavy ...
Read MoreUS$19 million Siem Reap Referral Hospital Building Set for 2021
A new Japanese-funded US$19 million building at the Siem Reap Referral Hospital is scheduled to begin the construction next year, according to the director of the Siem Reap Provincial Health Department Kros Sarath on 03 August. According to Mr Sarath, the new building is a four-storey facility with a 220-bed capacity. The building will also be equipped with modern equipment for placing and trea...
Read MoreConstruction Begins on New Facilities at Sambor Prei Kuk Temple Complex
Minister of Culture and Fine Arts H.E Pheung Sakona broke ground on the morning of 03 August on the construction of the administration office and 13km detour road at the Sambo Prei Kuk temple complex in Kompong Thom province. The National Administration Building is being built to replace the dilapidated one, and construction will take place in stages. The 13km detour road is being built to help...
Read MoreMyanmar to Build US$483.8 million Expressway for East West Economic Corridor
Myanmar’s government has approved a US$483.8 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ABD) to build an expressway linking Bago to Kyaik Hto, with the aim to connect with Vietnam’s Da Nang port through to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand in the near future. According to a report in Irrawaddy in July, the Bago-Kyaik Hto Expressway Project will stretch for 62km. Myanmar’s Deputy Construction Mi...
Read MoreUS$140 million Sihanoukville Sewage Project 30% Complete
Three Sihanoukville wastewater treatment plants worth over US$140 million developed by BUCG Company are now 30% complete, according to a site inspection by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on 31 July. Based on the master plan, the project will be implemented in three phases from 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2030 and the estimated cost for the first phase is about US$143 million. (Re...
Read MoreGround Broken on Mondulkiri’s New Airport Road Construction
Mondulkiri Governor H.E Svay Sam Eang broke ground on the morning of 31 July on the construction of the entrance road to the new airport project located in Sen Monorom commune, Oreang district. According to the provincial governor, the construction of this road is part of the land preparation for the upcoming new airport project. The road will be 60 metres wide with two lanes and 3.6km long wit...
Read MoreThailand’s Leading Renewable Energy Firm to Expand to Cambodia
Sample picture BCPG, or Bangchak Corporation, a leading renewable energy enterprise in Thailand, is considering expanding its latest innovation—District Cooling System (DCS)— to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar. President and CEO of BCPG Bundit Sapianchai told The Nation that DCS is an innovation developed under the green energy initiative, which is being broadly used in office buildings,...
Read MoreKampong Speu to Host New US$66 million SEZ on NR44
A Chinese firm has invested US$66 million in building a new special economic zone on over 67 hectares of land along National Road 44 in Kampong Speu Province, according to the Governor H.E Vei Samnang. Governor Samnang told Construction & Property Magazine on 31 July that the SEZ in an investment by a Chinese firm and is currently under construction, with about four or five buildings alread...
Read MoreSihanoukville Governor Requests Japan to Help Build Tourist Port and Health Centres
Sihanoukville Governor H.E Kuoch Chamroeun has requested the Japanese government to provide grant aid to support the construction of a tourist port in Sihanoukville and for health centres in Ream and Koh Rong. The request was made during an official meeting on 30 July with the governor and H.E Mikami Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Ambassador Mikami has yet to r...
Read MoreThailand to Provide Over 100km of Used Railroad Tracks to Cambodia in August
The Thai government will hand over more than 100km of used railroad tracks to Cambodia from August 2020 to use for restoring and enhancing the railway system in Cambodia. The hand over will take place after the Thai government made a promise to donate used railroad tracks to Cambodia during the inauguration ceremony of Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian Friendship bridge in 2019. Ministry of Public Work...
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