Japan Provides Us$209 Million Loan to Expand Sihanoukville Deep Water Seaport

Sihanoukville Autonomous Port credit: MPWT The expansion project for Sihanoukville deep water seaport is expected to start construction this year, after Japanese government confirmed the provision of a US$209 million loan according to the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia webpage on 05 March 2019. The expansion will be undertaken by building a new terminal which will be 14.5 metre...

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Japan Provides Jpy100 Million for Home Restoration in Tbong Khmum

The Japanese government and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) have signed an exchange note on house restoration for Cambodians living in Tbong Khmum province. On 06 March 2019, Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E Hidehisa Horinouchi and UN-Habitat Cambodia representative Mr Sok Vanna signed the house restoration agreement for Cambodians living in Tbong Khmum province wh...

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Cambodia Pushes for Engineering Standards for Competing in International Markets

Photo by Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) The Board of Engineers Cambodia (BEC) is working, through the government, to promote engineering standards both in the public and private sector so engineers can compete internationally, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) Facebook page. The BEC, a group of engineers specialised in the engineering indus...

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Australia Provides Multi-million Funds to Improve Irrigation Systems in Cambodia

CAVAC irrigation systems The government of Australia, through the Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program (CAVAC), has recently provided US$7 million funds to help construct four irrigation systems in Prey Veng province, to boost the kingdom’s agricultural infrastructure. Located in Preah Sdach, Peam Cho, Kampong Trabek, and Peam Ro districts, the schemes will provide year-round water acce...

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Oknha Pung Kheav Se Pledges to Finish New Airport Before Turning 87 Years Old

Picture by Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) Renowned investor in Cambodia Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has committed to finishing construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport before turning 87 years old, marking another major achievement of him for Cambodia. Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadia Bank and Overseas C...

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Scmp: Dara Sakor Seashore Resort is for Chinese Tourists or Chinese Military?

Source: South China Morning Post After an article entitled ‘Is Cambodia’s Koh Kong project for Chinese tourists – or China’s military?’ was published by renowned media outlet, South China Morning Post (SCMP), on 05 March the question has become a controversial topic among domestic and international readers. The article has raised questions as to whether the analysis is true and over the futu...

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Japan Grants Aid for Construction of Five Bridges in Kratie

credit: CNC The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is providing funds to Cambodia to help renovate five bridges along Road No. 73 from downtown Kratie to Chhlong. According to the director of the Public Works and Transport Department in Kratie, Sreng Sros, in an interview with local media CNC, the five projects includes Sandan bridge, Prek Russey ...

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Government May Suspend Land Transactions Around New Phnom Penh Airport Site

First meeting of the New Phnom Penh International Airport Assembly Sites Committee The government may suspend land transactions in areas that hinder the development process of the new Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces, according to the outcome from the first meeting of the specialised Committee in charge of the US$1.5 billion project. At the meeting on 28 Februar...

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Ground Broken on Us$50 Million Chinese-funded Tbong Khmum Hospital

Ground breaking by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen Credit: SPM page Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over the ground-breaking ceremony of the "Friendship of Cambodia - China Tbong Khmum Hospital", funded by the People's Republic of China on 01 March 2019. This US$50 million hospital project is being built on 24,300 square metres of land, equipped with modern medical equipme...

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Japan Aiming to Help Cambodia Solve Urban Environmental Problems

Approximately 58 Japanese companies from various segments of the construction and real estate sector have met with Cambodian partners to seek investment opportunities in infrastructure and urbanisation to help Cambodia solve its urban environmental problems. The initiative was announced at the 1st Meeting of Public-Private Platform for “Urban Development, Cambodia-Japan” held on 27 February 201...

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