Road and Infrastructure
MPWT to improve quality of four National Roads in Tbong Khmum and Kratie
Four national roads with a total length of 130km in Tbong Khmum and Kratie provinces are being rehabilitated in order to facilitate and improve rural area transportation with financial support from the World Bank. The four roads are NR 7, NR 73, NR 377 and NR 377A, according to the Ministry of Public Works and […]
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Japan provides US$310m for social and economic development in Cambodia
Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over an Exchange of Notes with Japan’s official development assistance worth US$310 million to Cambodia for economic and social development on the morning of 24 March 2020. The document was signed by H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and H.E. Mikami Masahiro, […]
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Government plans to reopen Battambang airport
The Royal Government of Cambodia has announced plans to re-open Battambang airport and requested studies for future development on reconstructing the abandoned airport. Speaking at the River Festival held in Battambang province last week, Samdech Techo Hun Sen ordered provincial, municipal and relevant departments to keep maintaining the Battambang airport and inform residents living close […]
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Government to study a new road from Battambang to Siem Reap
Samdech Techo Hun Sen has asked relevant institutions to study the construction of a new road between Battambang and Siem Reap, shortening the distance by 69km. The new road was proposed by Samdech Techo Hun Sen during the celebration of the 6th River Festival hosted under the theme of “River of Peace, River of Prosperity” […]
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PM breaks ground on NR 10 connecting Battambang to Koh Kong
Samdech Techo Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian together presided over the ground-breaking ceremony on National Road 10 connecting Battambang to Koh Kong on 9 March 2020, a project which will cost US$188 million. Minister of Public Works and Transport, H.E Sun Chanthol, said that National Road 10 links the Samlaut […]
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PM Hun Sen inaugurates NR55 connecting Pursat to Thai border
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian together presided over the inauguration ceremony for the official opening of the National Road No. 55 connecting Pursat to Thailand border on 9 March 2020. Following construction by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the road has a total length […]
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Renovation of National Road 5 now 15% complete
The renovation of National Road 5 from Prek Kdam to Thlea Ma Om will be finished by 2022, according to senior officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). According to the Ministry of Information website, the National Road, 5 sections of Prek Kdam to Thlea Ma Om has a total length of […]
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Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway 20% complete
Construction of the expressway linking Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville is 20% complete as of February 2020 with the whole project scheduled for completion by 2022. The update was reported in a field visit held on 2 March at the construction site led by H.E. Yith Bunna, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works […]
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Reopening Battambang airport proposed
The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled plans to reopen an abandoned airport in Battambang province to facilitate the travel of national and international tourists. The Battambang Airport rehabilitation project is among the key initiatives to facilitate travel and promote foreign capital flows to Cambodia. Speaking at the Tourism Ministry’s 27 February meeting at Sokha Phnom […]
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New infrastructure achievements welcome Angkor Sankrata for New Year
New infrastructure developments around the Angkor Wat complex have been developed to welcome the Angkor Sankranta this coming New Year. The infrastructure improvements include the renovation of the road from Siem Reap International Airport to the intersection of Angkor Wat and another renovation of the Small Circuit road surrounding the Angkor Thom area. The renovation […]
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