Construction Begins on Major New Road in Kampong Chhnang Province

Construction has officially begun on a new 11km DBST road connecting Teuk Chech village in Rolea Bier district to Sre Sar village in Kampong Tralach district. With a ground-breaking ceremony held on 25 August, the construction of this major road in Kampong Chhang province will take 12 months to be completed and use a total budget of US$1.5 million. The road is being built by HENG SAMBAT Co. ...

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Gov’t Urges Private Sector to Build More Affordable Housing Amid High Demand

The government has urged the private sector to continue building more affordable housing projects to meet growing demand, while to date Phnom Penh and Kandal have a total of four state-private affordable housing projects. HE Theng Chansangvar, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, said in a press conference on 24 August that building affordable ...

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Thailand Provides Over US$27m to Build Road Connecting Siem Reap to Sisaket

The Thai government has approved a loan of THB983 million (US$27 million) to the Cambodian government to build a new national road connecting Cambodia’s Siem Reap to Thailand’s Sisaket. According to a Bangkok Post report on 24 August, this new national road (NR67) connects Siem Reap to Anlong Veng to Chong Sangam and then to Sisaket province in Thailand. Deputy Spokeswoman for the Thai gover...

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Construction of Oddar Meanchey-Siem Reap 230kV Transmission Line 95% Completed

Pestech (Cambodia) ‘s 230-kilovolt transmission line project connecting an energy plant in Oddar Meanchey province to Siem Reap province is 95% completed and is scheduled to be commercially operational by the end of this year. Pestech (Cambodia) released the update in a file submitted to the Cambodia Securities Exchange recently. Pestech CEO Han Fatt Juan said that the construction has been ...

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Construction Begins on Koh Yor-Koh Kong Bridge in Koh Kong

The construction of a concrete bridge connecting to Koh Yor has begun, according to the Director of Koh Kong Public Works Department of Koh Kong Province on 22 August. Located in Bak Klang commune in Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong province, the bridge is 126m long and 11m wide. Worth US$1.4 million and funded by Ly Yong Phat Group, construction will take a year and a half to be completed. ...

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Four Investment Projects Worth US$17million Approved for Kandal & Sihanoukville

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permission to private firms to invest US$17 million in building four factories in Kandal and Sihanoukville. The first firm is R.G. FOOTWEAR (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD, which will invest US$ 5.6 million to establish a shoe factory in Andong village, Ang Snoul district, Kandal province. The second firm is Xing Gang Wood Industry (Cambodia) C...

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Singapore Building World’s Largest Automated Port Worth Over US$14 Billion

Singapore is building the world’s largest port worth over US$14 billion with construction scheduled to be completed in the next 20 years. Named Tuas Port, it will stretch over an area of 1,337 hectares. Phase 1 of Tuas Port has just been completed with Phases 2, 3, and 4 to follow, according to a CNA report on 21 August. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2040, the report adde...

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Expressway Builder Told to Replace Barbed Razor with Welded Wire Fence for Better Safety

The National Road Safety Committee (NRC) has proposed that the PP-SHV construction firm use welded metal wire fences along the expressway in replacement of barbed razor wire fences for safety purposes both for animals and commuters. Minister of Interior Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng made the proposal in the meeting to review the results of road safety work for H1 2022 on 18 August. DP Sar Khen...

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Construction of 150MW Tatai Leu Hydropower Dam in Koh Kong 15% Complete 

Construction of the Tatai Leu Hydropower Dam in Koh Kong to date is approximately 15% complete according to the Koh Kong Provincial Administration on 17 August. Located in Thma Bang district and Koh Kong district upstream along the Tatai River, the project is being implemented by Cambodia Upper Tatay Hydropower Co Ltd with a total investment of US$389 million. The project received the green ...

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PM Urges Thailand’s CP All to Invest in Paper & Organic Fertilizer Production in Cambodia

The Cambodian government has encouraged CP All, one of Thailand’s largest firms, to invest in establishing paper and organic fertilizer production plants in Cambodia. Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen gave an encouraging statement during a meeting with Mr. Korsak Chairasmisak, Chief Executive Officer of CP All Company, on 16 August. Samdech Techo Hun Sen recommended Mr. Chairasmisak conside...

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