Technology and Engineering
Bentley Systems to Host Infraweek Asia-Pacific on 2-3 September 2021
Industry Leaders Will Discuss the Role of Digital Transformation in Engineering and Construction, Transportation, Water, Energy Utilities, and Real-Estate What: Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, announces that Bentley Infraweek Asia-Pacific will host a two-day virtual event in partnership with Microsoft. It will be streamed live for India and South Asia, South-East Asia, and […]
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Garment Factories in Cambodia Gear Up for Sustainability
Garment factories in Cambodia are now engaging in sustainable energy usage, to save energy, increase production efficiency, and respond to the consumer trend of demanding green clothing production. Switch Garment, together with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), kicked off a series of energy audits in August […]
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Singapore Operationalises Huge Floating Solar Farm
Following over a year of construction, Singapore has turned on a huge 45-hectare floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located in Tengeh Reservoir, reported GCR at the end of July. Equivalent in size to some 45 football fields, with 122,000 panels, the 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) array is thought to be one of the world’s largest inland […]
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New 50-hectare Wastewater Treatment Plant Planned for Kampong Chhnang
The Kampong Chhnang Provincial Administration is demarcating a 50-hectare land plot in the Boeung Thom area to prepare for the construction of a standardised wastewater treatment plant in Kampong Chhnang town soon, according to a stakeholder meeting on Sunday 22 August. Kampong Chhnang Deputy Governor HE Born Sophy said the plant will be on a […]
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Smart Transport System to Pilot at New PP Airport, Satellite Cities, & Major NRs by 2023
Cambodia is cooperating with South Korea to develop a master plan for an Intelligent Transport System (ITS), with the first trial to be launched at the new Phnom Penh Airport, satellite cities around Phnom Penh, and some major national roads by 2023. This is according to a meeting between the Ministry of Public Works and […]
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Construction on 800km/h Maglev Train in North China Starting Soon
An 800km/h maglev test line, for the world’s fastest ground vehicle, is scheduled to begin construction in North China’s Shanxi Province, as the preparation work is already complete. The test line is part of the laboratory work for the low-vacuum magnetic levitation high-speed train project which can run faster than airplanes, at a ground speed […]
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Facebook, Google Join Hands Building Subsea Cable Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific
Two Silicon Valley giants – Google and Facebook – announced their cooperation in building a new subsea cable system by 2024 to improve internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region, reported The Straits Times on Monday 16 August. Known as Apricot, this large-scale infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It […]
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Construction of National Laboratory Phase II Complete, Officially Handed Over
Construction of the Science, Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) building Phase 2 (Building B), located along NR2 in Sangkat Chak Angre Leu has been completed, with the handover ceremony held on 16 March. The handover ceremony was chaired between the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) HE Cham Prasidh and the construction […]
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MPWT Establishes New Laboratory Centre to Strengthen Local Engineering Capability
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol this morning broke ground on a new laboratory centre building within the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport. The project costs US$580,000, co-funded by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; the Korea Expressway Corporation; and Korea’s Institute of Civil Engineering and […]
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MoE to Include Green Technologies in SHV Multipurpose SEZ Master Plan
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) is evaluating and exploring new technologies to be used in the Sihanoukville multipurpose SEZ master plan to promote green and effective development. The technology evaluation project was announced on Wednesday 11 August during an official meeting chaired by the Secretary-General of the National Council for Sustainable Development HE Van Monineath. […]
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