PM Pushes for Infrastructure Investment to Support Digital Industry

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 25 March 2019 during the 2019 Cambodia Outlook Conference: Digital Transformation Towards Industry 4.0 at The Great Duke Phnom Penh. Pushing for investment in infrastructure supports the digital sector, said Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 25 March 2019 during the 2019 Cambodia Outlook Conference: Digital Transformation Towards Industry 4.0 held at The Great ...

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Water and Electricity Shortages Due to Booming Construction

The shortage of water and electricity across the country over the last few weeks is due to the sharp growth in construction, according to the government’s spokesperson unit. According to a press release dated 22 March 2019, the unit said that “this event [shortages] is due to the hot weather caused from changes in climate creating unusual water shortage combined with the sharp rise in consumpti...

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PM: Cambodia’s Construction Human Resources Must Strengthen Their Capacity

Prime Minister Samdach Hun Sen during the graduation ceremony at the Phnom Penh International University (PPIU). on 25 March 2019 Cambodia does not have enough human resources to work in the booming construction industry, said Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 25 March 2019 during a graduation ceremony at the Phnom Penh International University (PPIU). "We have to strengthen our human resour...

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Ground broken on Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway full of special features

After waiting more than 13 years, the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway finally saw ground officially broken by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia on 22 March 2019. Since this project represented the largest investment project in recent Cambodian history, it has been welcomed by many who are eager to know more details. This major infrastructure project is being undertaken thank...

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Ground Broken on 40-storey Chief Tower

The Chief Tower in the heart of Phnom Penh JS Property International Co Ltd broke ground on their 40-storey Chief Tower commercial building on 21 March. “This project will be constructed on 1265 square metres, and is a 40-storey with 5-storeys underground parking, with a total investment of US$100 million to build this commercial building,” Sales Manager of JS Property International Co., Ltd...

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Government to Construct New Airport in Mondulkiri or Ratanakiri

Photo by Facebook Page Samdach Hun Sen The government plans to build a new airport in either Mondulkiri or Ratanakiri, according to Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway on 22 March 2019, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the government is studying and examining the feasibility to construct a new airport in the northeast ...

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PM: Land Acquisition for Expressway Not for Chinese Colonial Purposes

Responding to criticism of the Phnom Penh-Sihanouk expressway project, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen claimed that purchasing land from the people for this project is not for Chinese colonial purposes. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway on 22 March 2019, Samdech Techo Hun Sen told people not to believe such publicity. “This road is constructed...

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Singapore Looks to Assist Cambodia With Construction Techniques

With construction techniques one of the factors that will help drive Cambodia’s booming construction industry, Singapore is keen to help guide the sector in the kingdom. On 20 March 2019, H.E Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia and representatives of a Singapore company met with H.E Lim Sidenine Secretary of State of Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to share experiences on long-las...

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PP-SHV Expressway is CCRBC’s Biggest Project Worldwide

Photo by Samdach Hun Sen Facebook Page With the groundbreaking ceremony approaching, the developer of Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway has said that this project is the company’s largest, according to the official Facebook post of the Cambodian Prime Minister. Mr Weng Gang, Vice Chairman of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), constructor of the project, told Prime Minister Samdech Techo ...

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Sihanukville Pumping Station to Start Operation by April

credit: MLMUPC Four pumping stations in Sihanukville will start operation before the upcoming Khmer New Year, according to spokesman of Sihanoukville provincial administration. “Those four pumping stations are 80% completed. This project will start to operate by April before upcoming Khmer New Year, if there are no obstacle in the construction process or technical error,” spokesman Mr Or Sar...

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