Road and Infrastructure
Chip Mong Insee Inaugurates New Industrial Waste Storage Factory in SSEZ
Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation (CMIC) inaugurated a new industrial waste storage factor in Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone on 13 January, with the aim of providing sustainable waste management services to enterprises within the zone. According to the Chip Mong Group Facebook page, this factory has a capacity to store up to 100 tons of […]
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Siem Reap 38-Road Renovation Project 14% Complete
As of 12 January, the 38-road renovation project in Siem Reap is 14.27% completed and still expected to finish as scheduled by the end of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transports (MPWT). The progress was revealed during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, other relevant ministers and officials […]
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400-Megawatt Power Plants in Lvea Em District Start Turbines
The US$380-million 400-megawatt fuel-fired power plants in Lvea Em have started power generation and been linked to the national grid since earlier this year, according to the spokesman of Ministry of Mines and Energy HE Victor Jona on 12 January. HE Victor Jona said the operation is in response to the high demand in the […]
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MPWT to Establish Cambodia’s First Public and Transport Skills Training Institute
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has partnered with the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) to establish the first Public and Transport Skills Training Institute in Cambodia, focusing on road and bridge construction skills. The MoU signing ceremony was held on 12 January under the presidency of HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public […]
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Chinese Firm to Build a New Larger Road Connecting Siem Reap City to New Airport
Chinese-owned firm Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport has unveiled plans to build a new 60km road, linking the airport to the Siem Reap city. To date, the firm has just completed the impact resettlement with the affected community. Deputy Governor of Siem Reap province Ly Samrith said that the new road will be built to ease […]
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Construction of Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 39% Complete
At the beginning of 2021, construction of the Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville expressway is 39% complete and will be finished on scheduled in 2023, according to a report from the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia. Released on 01 January, the report stated that the project has proceeded smoothly despite the COVID-19 crisis. The project is the […]
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Gov’t to Renovate Over 370km of Rural Roads Across Siem Reap in 2021
The Siem Reap Provincial Department of Rural Development plans to renovate and rebuild a total of 373 kilometres of rural roads across Siem reap in 2021 to ease the overall commuting system in the province. Sao Bunthy, Director of the Rural Roads Office of the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Rural Development, told National Radio […]
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Cambodia Receives US$860-million in China FDI in 2020
Cambodia received a total of US$860 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in 2020, an increase of about 70% compared to 2019, according to a recent press release from the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia. Many development projects went smoothly despite the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, the construction of new Siem Reap Angkor International […]
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Over 680 hectares of Boeung Ta Mok Allocated to Public and Private Sectors in 2020
In 2020 alone, the government has allocated Boeung Ta Mok land to the public and private sectors at least nine times or equal to over 682 hectares, according to documents obtained by Construction & Property Magazine as follows: Early March 2020: 83 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok was granted to Phnom Penh Municipality to be […]
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US$17 million Steel Processing Plant in Kampong Speu Officially Opens
A new US$17 million steel processing plant in Oudong district of Kampong Speu province officially opened last week, bringing the total number of metal scrap plants in Cambodia to four. The project is invested by Chinese firm Hong De Sheng (Cambodia) and will use metal scraps in the country as raw materials to produce finished […]
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