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Road and Infrastructure
Government to dredge Prek Thnaot river to mitigate Phnom Penh flood risk
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has been working with a Chinese firm to dredge the Prek Thnaot river next year, aiming to mitigate flood risk in Phnom Penh City. Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology H.E Chan Yutha said at a press conference on August 10 that the flood issue in Phnom Penh is very severe, due to heavy rainfall, exces...
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Completion of Chinese-funded Morodok Techo Stadium Delayed to Early 2021
The construction of the Morodok Techo Stadium is now 80% complete, but work will not be finalized this year as scheduled. The project’s completion is now expected to be delayed until March 2021. Secretary-general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia Vath Chamroeun said on 12 August that the delay is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has imposed travel restrictions on Chinese experts ...
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US$230 million Pursat River Dam Construction Starts
Construction of the US$230 million 80MV dam in Pursat province has begun and is set to go online by the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s spokesman. Located on the Pursat River in Pramuoy commune, Veal Veng district, the project is being built by South Korean firm SPHP (Cambodia) Co Ltd. The feasibility study on the dam took a number of years, and in 2019 the gover...
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Construction of Sala Ta On Dam in Battambang Complete in 2021
The Sala Ta On Dam project in Battambang city is now 70% complete and is set to go online by June 2021, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on 06 August. With ground broken in early 2019, this project is one funded by the Republic of Korea and will be able to supply water to over 11,000 hectares of agricultural land in the rainy season and 4,000 hectares in the dry seas...
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National Rehabilitation Centre to be Built in Sihanoukville
The Thai government will help build a National Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centre on 20-hectare site in Stung Hav district, Sihanoukville province, according to the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) President General Ke Kim Yan. During an inspection on 06 August, General Kim Yan said that the centre is located in Rithy 2 village, Stung Hav district and will be partially f...
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Dauntri Dam in Battambang 26% Complete, Online by 2023
Construction of the Dauntri Dam project in Rukhak Kiri district in Battambang province is now 26% complete and is set to go online by 2023, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on 06 August. Located about 90km northwest from Battambang city, the dam is funded by the Republic of Korea and can supply water to over 33,000 hectares of agricultural land in the rainy season an...
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NR10 Connecting Battambang to Koh Kong 36% Complete
After six months of construction, National Road 10 (NR10) linking Battambang and Koh Kong provinces is now 36% complete, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport inspection on 06 August. Stretching over 199km, the road links Samlot district of Battambang province to Koh Kong province passing through Veal Veng district in Pursat province. The project is being developed by China...
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PP-SHV Expressway Resettlement Almost Finalised
The resettlement for the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway including land clearing and compensation is almost finalised, while the construction is about 25% complete as of the end of July. Ministry of Public Works and Transport spokesman Heang Sotheayuth told Construction & Property Magazine on 06 August that the impact resettlement is about 93.71% complete, and that the Ministry of Econo...
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US$26 million Stueng Bat International Border Checkpoint 5% Complete
The construction of the Stueng Bat-Ban Nong Ing international border checkpoint, which includes the infrastructures and administrative buildings, is now 5% complete and is scheduled for completion in the next 21 months, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on 05 August. The infrastructure includes border checkpoint buildings, dormitory buildings, transit terminals, warehouses...
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Kampot City Hall Urges Developer to Accelerate Beach Construction
The Kampot Provincial Administration has urged the responsible firm to speed up the construction of a new 2km long beach in Teuk Chhou district as soon as possible, in response to the increase in tourists. The matter was discussed during a meeting between Kampot Governor H.E Chev Tay and representatives from IGB (Cambodia) Co Ltd. The Director of the Provincial Tourism Department Soy Sinol s...
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