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DOUBLING UP: UPGRADES INCREASE AIRPORT CAPACITY
The double-digit growth in air passenger traffic in Cambodia has led to an upgrading of the nation’s current international airports. To absorb ever-increasing passenger numbers, new and enhanced facilities at Phnom Penh International Airport (PPIA) and Siem Reap International Airport (REP) were inaugurated in mid-March after plans were first initiated in 2011. With an expansion plan already ...
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Archetype Group Acquires Asia Pacific Operations of Tebodin
An agreement in March saw multi-disciplinary construction consultancy, Archetype Group acquire the Asia Pacific operations of Tebodin, a consultancy and engineering company with offices across South East Asia, according to a press release from the company. The acquisition sees Archetype Group complement its portfolio, with the companies strengthening each other’s position in diverse market segm...
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City Hall Unveils Improved Facilities
To enhance efficiency and centralise operations, Phnom Penh Municipality officially opened its new administrative building and underground parking facility in early April. Construction on the City Hall-funded, 12-storey, 51-metre high building began in June 2015 and was completed in January 2016. With a total floor area of 11,310 square metres, this architectural masterpiece combined Khmer and ...
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Quality Improvement Needed Amid Construction Boom
Over the last decade, the construction industry in Phnom Penh has been growing quite notably. More and more high-rise buildings, sub-cities, and boreys have been continuously and progressively built and old buildings have been replaced by the new. At the same time as this rapid growth, Phnom Penh citizens are increasingly recognising that many complaints about standards are coming out after bui...
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Planning for the Future
Hun Chansan, design director for Re-Edge Design + Architect and architecture lecturer at Limkokwing University shares his thoughts on the future of construction and architecture in Cambodia. The Phnom Penh Urban Planning Master Plan was unveiled last year to guide the city’s development until 2035. What are the positive and negative aspects you see in the plan and what would you like to see cha...
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Meridian International Holdings: Like No Other
In a growing economy, one can see construction cranes and development projects overwhelming cities with the building of high-rise towers and modern malls while fancy restaurants and eateries including fast food chains and cafés challenge for space to whet the appetites of a population becoming exposed to the better things in life. That is the barometer of economic growth, and this is the new Phnom...
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Phnom Penh to Gain More Infrastructure
To cope with the city’s expansion and rapid growth in vehicles, more infrastructure projects are expected to be completed in Phnom Penh before 2020. At the grand opening of the 5 January Overpass (Techno Overpass), Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen approved several more projects for the capital. After acknowledging the ongoing congestion at the Kbal Thnal Sky Bridge, construction will start soon o...
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Cambodia’s First Exclusive Smart Villa Lifestyle
Phnom Penh City Centre was conceptualised to transform Phnom Penh’s city landscape into a modern business and leisure hub with world class infrastructure and amenities. The development will create opportunities for the growth of commerce, culture, arts, and sports. Setting a benchmark standard for future sustainable and smart developments, Residence 90 is Phnom Penh City Centre’s first project ...
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Construction on Koh Rong Resort Starts
Having received a 99-year concession to develop a resort on Koh Rong Island in 2008, Cambodia’s Royal Group conglomerate finally broke ground for a five-star hotel on 13 December after years of planning. The hotel, which is a joint venture with a Thailand-based Swiss investor, will consist of 148 luxury rooms. The developer aims to complete the building in December 2016, said Khin Remy, an assi...
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Russia to Help Cambodia Develop Nuclear Power
Russia is to help Cambodia build a nuclear power plant to produce cheaper energy in an effort to become increasingly energy self-reliant and increase competitiveness within the integrated region. The MoU on “Cooperation in Nuclear Power Use for Peaceful Development “was one among 10 pacts signed between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev...
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