Technology and Engineering
Japan Unveils Three Tentative Types of Smart Bus Stops in PP; Study Set for Completion in March
The feasibility study for establishing smart bus shelters in Phnom Penh by the Japanese government is ongoing and set for completion in March. The progress of this study was updated during the Cambodia-Japan Meeting of Public-Private Platform for Urban Development held on 16 February. The project is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Land, […]
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Gov’t Gives Green Light to Hong Kong-SHV Submarine Fibre Optic Cable Project
An inter-ministerial working group has given the green light to the construction of the Hong Kong-Sihanoukville submarine optical cable system, pitching 323.5 km into the Cambodian sea. This approval was made at an inter-ministerial meeting led by the Ministry of Environment to review the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the project. The […]
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Japan Proposes Study on Flood Prevention System for Prek Tnaot River
Japan has proposed to seek remedies to the severe flooding of the Prek Tnaot River, which has been damaging infrastructure and threatening the lives of people in the Southern part of Phnom Penh and surrounding provinces continuously for multiple years. The proposal was made by the President of the Japan-Cambodia Association Mr Takahashi Fumaiki in […]
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Construction of First Asphalt Concrete Factory Completed; Second Proposed
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) plans to build a new asphalt concrete (AC) mixing factory in response to the increase of infrastructure construction projects. The new factory was announced after the construction of the country’s first AC production factory has been completed. Speaking at the annual meeting held on Thursday 27 January, […]
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Japan Mulls Importing Plastic Waste-to-Asphalt Processing Machinery to Cambodia
A Japanese company has advised and urged the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to consider using new machinery that is capable of processing plastic waste into asphalt concrete (AC) for road construction. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol discussed this initiative with the firm representative Shu Nishiyama on Tuesday 25 January. […]
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Chinese Firm Mull Setting Up Electric Car Assembly Plant in Koh Kong
China Matrix Technology Group-Horche Intelligent Automobile plans to invest in setting up a factory to assemble electric vehicles in Koh Kong province, according to an online meeting between relevant parties on 22 October. The objective of the Chinese firm in this meeting was to study the feasibility, and understand the land and legal environment, human […]
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MPWT to Build EV Charging Stations on PP-SHV Expressway & 15 Others Nationwide
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) plans to establish at least 15 electric vehicle charging stations on the PP-SHV expressway and other potential spots nationwide to boost the usage of EVs in Cambodia. This project was discussed in a meeting between MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol and delegation of the Cambodian Automobile Industry […]
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Cambodia to Build 10,000 4.0 Greenhouses Nationwide by 2032
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), in collaboration with three private firms, is planning to build over 10,000 4.0 Greenhouses nationwide in the next 10 years to upgrade and enhance the kingdom’s agricultural sector. The Ministry signed an MoU on the project on 21 January between the three companies including Agri-Sambathkhmer Co., Ltd, […]
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International Business Chamber to Help Digitise Public Works & Transport Sector
The International Business Chamber of Cambodia (IBC) will support the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) in digitising the public works and transport sector through the Telegram Bot. The meeting between the two parties was held on 14 January and joined by the Director of the Department of Information Technology and Public Relations Heang […]
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MPWT to Manage & Monitor Infrastructure Construction Projects Through One-Stop App
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is speeding up the development of a new app called `PR Care’, aiming to integrate and systemise all data of infrastructure construction projects nationwide into a single online system for more effective management. Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol chaired a meeting on Wednesday […]
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