No News Yet on Chroy Changvar Bridge-svay Chrum Bridge Project

No updates have yet been provided on the feasibility study on the construction of a bridge connecting the Mekong River, linking Chroy Changvar to Svay Chrum commune, Lvea Em district, Kandal province, which has been undertaken by the Republic of South Korea, according to the minister of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). In 2018, the Cambodian government requested the Republic o...

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Unauthorised Construction to Be Restricted

The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has announced that from now on any unauthorised constructions are subject to being suspended and called for construction owners and contractors to respect regulations relating to construction. H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, said that any unauthorised ...

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Private Sector Called on to Build Phnom Penh Logistics Complex

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has asked the private sector to join in the construction of a Logistics Centre in Phnom Penh, with the complex planned for near to Phnom Penh Autonomous Port. The participation of the private sector in the construction and development of the logistics centre in Phnom Penh would promote the logistics sector in the capital. The meeting for a pre-feasi...

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Construction and Real Estate Related Career Ranked Third in the Job Market

The booming construction and real estate sector have dramatically increase job opportunities across different field, making job related to the sector ranked third in the country’s job market, said recruitment expert. Speaking at the academic bridging seminar in front of students at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC) on 22 June, Ms Khun Pisey, General Manager at recruitment firm Career...

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National Road No.2 and 22 to Begin Construction in November

After many years of waiting, the expansion of National Road No. 2 and 22 financed by the South Korean government, is scheduled to break ground in November following a contract agreement signed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and Korean construction firm. On 25 June 2019, H.E Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of MPWT signed a contract agreement with Korean construction...

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Chinese Present Results of Feasibility Study on Development of Sihanouk Province

A pre-feasibility study on master planning for the development and transformation of Sihanoukville into a multi-purpose special economic province has been completed and the results of the study were presented and discussed at the meeting at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The meeting was chaired by H.E Dr Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, with rep...

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Government Establishes Construction Committee After Building Collapse in Sihanoukville

Following the collapse of an under-construction building in Sihanoukville that injured or killed at least 40 people, the government established a Construction Quality Inspection Committee on 23 June 2019. According to the decision document, the committee, led by H.E Lao Tip Seiha, Secretary of State, Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), has 15 members with the f...

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CLV Countries Pledge to Develop Triangle Area to New Economic Pole

Heads of CLV countries (Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) have committed to transform the triangle area to be a new economic pole. In a meeting held on 23 June in Bangkok, Samdech Tech Hun Sen, Cambodian Minister, Lao Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to try efforts in promoting people’s living in the triangle area better, according to a post on Samd...

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Government Grants Licenses to More Than 200 Residential Developers

More than 200 residential developers have been granted permission to operate their housing developments, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). Speaking at the Purchase-Sale Agreement event of Arakawa residence earlier this week, Deputy Director-General of the MEF’s Finance Industry Department, H.E Ros Phirun said as of May 2019, the ministry had granted ...

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Construction Sector to Grow Stronger in 2019

As the construction sector continues to enjoy unprecedented growth, 2019 is expected to see a higher growth rate than in 2018, according to senior officials from the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC). Speaking on the sidelines of the Cambodia-Korea Construction Materials Roadshow, H.E Chhan Soriyakphal, Director General of the Ministry of Land Management Urban...

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