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more high-rise buildings, sub-cities, and boreys have been continuously and progressively built and old buildings have been replaced by the new.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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What New Condominium Developers Should Know

As condominium developments mushroom across Cambodia, many existing and new property developers are finding their fortune in this small-but burgeoning and prosperous market. Despite its potential, investing in this style of multi-storey building with various owners is very risky for inexperienced and novice developers, experts warn. Industry experts spoke at a condominium development seminar...

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Airports Capacity Grows with Traffic

The double-digit growth of air passengers through Cambodia’s airports has led to the launch of a huge airport development master plan which offers a transport infrastructure vision for the next 30-40 years. The kingdom’s three international airports; Phnom Penh (PNH), Siem Reap (REP), and Sihanoukville are currently undergoing construction, extension, and renovation projects to increase their r...

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