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ខ្មែរ Road and Infrastructure
Cambodia & Thailand Sign MOU to Strengthen Bilateral Logistics Capacity
- 21 July 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia and the National Council for Economic Development of the Kingdom of Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the logistics sector for both countries. The ceremony was held on 19 July 2022, in the presence of the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia, Lok Chumteav Koy Sodany, and...
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MPWT: Road Construction Strictly Monitored for Quality First
- 20 July 2022
HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport has provided a firm commitment that road construction must be strictly monitored. The minister stressed that construction companies must follow the techniques specified in the contract during a visit to inspect the progress of Roads 146B and 148 on 20 July. The project to repair Road 146B-148 is 99.81% complete and has been tested in 414 p...
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MAFF Introduces 4 Key Policies to Support Modern Agricultural Infrastructures
- 20 July 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four main policies to participate in the implementation of the National Policy on Agricultural Development 2022-2030 and to generate modern, competitive, inclusive, and climate-resilient agriculture. Secretary of State of MAFF, HE Srey Vuthy, remarked at the press conference on the 5-Year Achievement of MAFF on 19 July 2022...
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WB Recommends Policy Measures to Foster Logistics & Supply Chain Reforms
- 20 July 2022
The World Bank (WB) has recommended key short and long-term policy measures to reduce national logistics costs and address weak links in the supply chain in Cambodia as the country’s logistics costs were estimated at 26.43% of GDP in 2020 – significantly higher than in comparable ASEAN countries. Cambodia Economic Update June 2022 of WB has reported that the reason for the high price of logisti...
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MPWT to launch Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in early October, now 95% completed
- 19 July 2022
Cambodia's first expressway to be completed and put into temporary use on October 1, 2022, for free for one month, while now 95% of construction is completed. This was confirmed by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, who inspected the progress of the construction of this road on July 19, 2022. The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has been 95% completed and only a smal...
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Construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport 70% Complete by End 2022
- 19 July 2022
The Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) (AIAI) expects 70% of work to be complete on the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport by the end of 2022. The company confirmed this in the third quarterly meeting to monitor the implementation of the project held on 11 July. HE Tekreth Samrach, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and AIAI Chairman of the Board of Directors, starte...
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Cambodia Asks China to Support Seven Prioritised Infrastructure Development Projects for 2022-2024
- 15 July 2022
Cambodia has asked China to provide a concessional loans to support seven prioritised infrastructure development projects for 2022-2024. This is according to the plenary meeting of the Cambodia-China Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the Implementation of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Cooperation via video call on 14 July 2022. The two sides have agreed to prioritise infrast...
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China Pledges 10 EV Chargers to Cambodia
- 11 July 2022
The China Chamber of Commerce has promised to provide 10 electric vehicles (EV) chargers to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to support the use of EVs in Cambodia. The announcement of the EV chargers was made in a workshop on the development of a roadmap for EV charging stations in Cambodia held on 08 July. HE Chhuon Vorn, Director-General of the General Department of Land Transpor...
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Thailand Pledges to Finish US$12 Billion High-Speed Rail Link to China by 2028
- 9 July 2022
Thailand has pledged to complete its part of a much-delayed high-speed rail system linking the country to China through Laos by 2028, which is a link to Yunnan, China via Nong Khai, Laos, according to Bloomberg published on 06 July 2022. Thailand will complete the first of two stages of construction, and expects a test run by 2026 and the official launch the following year, budgeted at US$12 bi...
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Australia Supports Cambodia to Improve Physical Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
- 7 July 2022
Australia has supported Cambodia to improve physical accessibility for persons with disabilities through a dissemination workshop on the Physical Infrastructure Design Standards on Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities. Through the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS), the workshop was held on 01 July 2022. This dissemination workshop aimed to prom...
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