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Turkey breaks world record of having longest suspension bridge
- 30 March 2022
The world’s longest suspension bridge was put into use in Turkey in earlier March, making Turkey take the title from Japan (Akashi Kaikyo Bridge) for having the world’s longest suspension bridge. Named 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, this bridge was built cross over the Dardanelles Waterway in Turkey, stretching over 2,023 meters long, according to the Time Out reported on 28 March. Took 5 years to c...
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MPWT to use modern radar & radioactive scanning machines to check road quality
- 28 March 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) will import more modern machinery to instantly check the quality of the road, instead of drilling and testing them in the lab. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said during the inspection of the construction site inspection of NR146B that Cambodia currently has two nuclear densitometry metre that were were imported from the United States, while more...
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MPWT Launches Cambodia’s First Public EV Charging Station
- 28 March 2022
The first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station located within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) complex, was officially put into use on 26 March 2022, with at least 10 others to follow by the end of this year. The launch event was presided over by MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol along with other stakeholders including UNDP, the Federation of Automobile Associations in Cam...
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19,500km Submarine Cable Being Built Between Singapore & France
- 24 March 2022
Work has begun on a 19,200km submarine cable system connecting 12 countries between Singapore and France, reported Global Construction Review reported on 23 March. Known as Southeast Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6), the cable system will be able to convey 100Tb/s, the equivalent of 40,000 high-definition videos a second, compared with 38Tb/s for its last predecessor. The syst...
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Cambodia to Launch Drone & Boat Garbage Collection Tech, 20 tons to be Collected a Day
- 15 March 2022
The Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with private companies, will launch a floating garbage collection campaign in Phnom Penh to support the clean city movement. The project was discussed in a meeting held on 14 March between Minister of Tourism HE Thong Khon and representatives of Germany-based Everwave and River Ocean Cleanup. The campaign will use German technology-equipped boats and a...
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Local Firm Uses AI-Driven Research & Analysis to Modernise Cambodia’s Real Estate Sector
- 9 March 2022
A local firm Z1 Data Co., Ltd has unveiled a product using AI-driven research and data analysis to modernise and boost the real estate market in Cambodia. The firm last week also appointed Arshad Khan – an entrepreneur, and expert at Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning from the United States, as its chairman. His computer science and artificial intelligence background...
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MPWT Calls for Shipping Sector Companies to Attend New Port EDI System Seminar
- 4 March 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has called for all shipowners, ship agencies, and other related firms to attend a training course on how to use the new port management system—Port EDI. According to the ministry announcement on 4 March, the training will be conducted by system developers to help the private sector adapt and learn the new inbound and outbound ship navigation pro...
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Draft Automotive & Electronics Sectors Roadmap Completed, Under Discussion with Stakeholders
- 2 March 2022
The drafts of the automotive and electronics sectors roadmaps have been completed and are under discussion and review by supporting stakeholders and investors. The draft roadmaps were discussed on 1 March among eight ministries/agencies, with support from the UK government's Accelerated COVID-19 Economic Support (ACES) programme in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to seek thei...
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NASA, US Universities to Construct Infrastructure on Moon
- 28 February 2022
Three US university-led proposals have been selected by NASA to develop technologies for living and working on the moon, according to a NASA announcement on 18 February. The selected projects cover three topics laid out in the solicitation. Each team will receive up to US$2 million, awarded as grants, over two years to develop their proposed technologies. The three projects are: Autonomou...
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Port EDI system testing over 90% complete, to put into real use by August
- 24 February 2022
As of this February, the Port EDI system testing procedure phase 1 has been over 90% completed and will be put into real operation by August this year, according to the following up meeting on 22 February Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport HE Ros Vanna said in the meeting that the system testing is close to completion, the remaining is to wait for Customs and Excis...
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