Ground Broken on Manila’s First Metro

Photo by Wikipedia Ground was broken on Manila’s first ever metro system in March 2019, although the Japanese contractors responsible have already warned that the 2022 deadline for completion is too optimistic. The project is a key pillar of President Duterte’s “Build, build, build” infrastructure programmed, a plan to spend over US$150bn on road, rail and air schemes. Japan and China are co...

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Cambodia-China Discuss Establishment of Sister City Alliance and Liaoning Industrial Park in Sihanoukville

Photo by Ministry of Commerce Representatives of Cambodia and China recently discussed establishing a Liaoning- Sihanoukville Sister City Alliance and Industrial Park, according to a recent post on the Ministry of Commerce Facebook page. During the meeting held at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, the Secretary of the Liaoning Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Mr Chen Qiufa told H.E...

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in Long Bay & Dara Sakor Sign Strategic Cooperation With Zhengheng (Cambodia) Co., Ltd and Trf Vacation Club

A signing ceremony was recently held at the ZhengHeng HQ between ZhengHeng (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, the leader of the Long Bay Dara Sakor Holiday and Resort Project, and TRF VACATION CLUB. The signing ceremony officially started a new chapter of win-win cooperation between the two parties. Director of ZhengHeng (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, Mr. Deng Pi Bing and the General Manager of TRF VACATION CLUB, Mr. ...

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Social Protection Sought for Construction Workers

Workers in the construction sector are seeking social protection through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) like workers in other sector receive, citing that construction work is considered a high-risk risk job compared to other jobs. In the World Health and Safety 2019 meeting held on 29 April, a group of construction workers and worker unions pushed the government to consider constructi...

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Key Advantages to Using a Property Management Company to Manage Your Cambodian Real Estate Assets

Appointing a skilled property management company can significantly add value to your real estate portfolio while reducing the time and costs spent on having to manage the administrative, legal and technical issues associated with owning them. The recent completion of numerous real estate developments in Cambodia over the past few years has given rise to some interesting questions about how and ...

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Study on Urbanization Master Plan in Phnom Penh’s Southern Area Starts

Phnom Penh Municipal and Paris City have teamed up to jointly conduct a study for master plan on urbanization development in southern part of Phnom Penh city focusing on public space, sanitary, environment in the city. The story project was announced in a workshop on development plan in southern area of Phnom Penh which was held on April 30. Meat Measpheakdey, spokesman at the Phnom Penh Mun...

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World-class Aquarium Park to Open in 2021 in Siem Reap

Photo by Jon Rawlinson A world class aquarium park is scheduled to open in 2021 in Siem Reap province to attract more tourists beyond the Angkor temple complex. Developed by Angkor Wildlife and Aquarium, the Angkor Aquarium and Animal Kingdom will be constructed over 100 hectares of land with a total investment of US$70 million. The construction will take place in three stages. In the fir...

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US$200 Million Water Treatment Facility to Be Built in Preah Sihanoukville

Photo by Ministry of Pubic Works and Transport The government plans to build a water treatment facility worth US$200 million in Preah Sihnoukville province with a capacity to convert 60,000 cubic metres of contaminated water to clean water per day. During a field visit to the water treatment facility sites in Preah Sihnoukville city, Senior Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Public Wor...

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Affordable Housing for Garment Workers Planned

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has held discussions with the private sector on the possibility of building affordable housing for garment workers and for them to pay through installments at a similar rate as they currently pay for rented accommodation. H.E Ith Samheng, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training said the ministry is seeking private sector support to invest in bui...

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Cambodia’s First Real Estate Decennium Report Launched

After collecting and compiling data for many years, Vtrust Appraisal Cambodia has launched a major report online entitled ‘Phnom Penh Sector 2030s: Ten Predictions for Real Estate’. To learn more about the report, Construction & Property Magazine met with Mr Hoem Seiha, Research Director for Vtrust Appraisal Cambodia. What is ‘Phnom Penh Sector 2030s: Ten Predictions for Real Estate’? T...

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