New US$900m Siem Reap Airport Aiming for 67% Completion in 2021

Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. (AIAI) will accelerate the construction progress of the new Siem Reap International Airport, aiming for 67% completion by 2021, and full completion by 2023 as planned. AIAI revealed this 2021 plan during a site inspection by Siem Reap Governor HE Tea Seiha on 06 February. The company reported that by the end of 2020, the overall pr...

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Three Development Projects Win Awards for Best Rural Community Transformation

Three infrastructure development projects in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Pursat have recently received awards for outstanding rural development and community transformation works. The award-giving ceremony was held by the National League Council on 03 February under the presence of Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry of Interior HE Sak Setha. The three award-winning projects are the c...

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Construction of 34 roads in Sihanoukville Completed by March

The construction of 34 roads in Sihanoukville will be completed by 15 March and scheduled to officially open for traffic during the upcoming Khmer New Year, according to Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun. During a site inspection, HE Kouch Chamroeun urged each company to accelerate their working pace to ensure that the remaining tasks will be completed by the end of March, ahead of Khme...

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Construction of Koh Tonsay Tourism Port 55% complete

Construction of Koh Tonsay Tourism Port is now 55% complete and is scheduled to finish by August after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and technical issues. Kep Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport Director Mam Touch said during a press conference on 02 February that the port will have total area 3,400 square metres with depths varying from 3 to 4.70 metres. “This port wil...

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Siem Reap 38-Road Renovation Project 17.5% Complete

As at 25 January, the 38-road renovation project in Siem Reap is 17.5% complete and still expected to finish as scheduled by the end of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transports (MPWT). The progress was revealed during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, other relevant ministers and officials on 28 January. The objective of the inspection was to check ...

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Gov’t Designates Two Mountains as Natural Heritage Sites

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has designated two natural mountains in Kampot as natural heritage sites to protect their ecosystems for the benefit of all generations, according to Sub-Decree No.12 and Sub-Decree No.13 dated 22 January 2021. The first site is Preah Kuhear Mountain, which has a total area of 25 hectares and is located in Tuk Meas Khang Lech commune, Banteay Meas district in K...

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Govt’ Mull Organizing New Street Food Zone in Sihanoukville

The Sihanouk provincial hall is planning to set up a new standardized street food zone in the province, of which the old theatre garden in Sangkat 2 might be chosen to be the spot. Speaking at the meeting on January 20, 2021, Sihanoukville Governor HE Kuoch Chamroeun said that this standardized street food service will be able to attract more tourists and also be a safe place for everyone to ea...

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China Building World’s Largest Electric River Cruise Ship

Chinese firm, Wuxi Saisiyi Electric Technology, is currently building an electric river cruise ship, named the Yangtze River Three Gorges 1, which is poised to become the world's largest of its kind after completion. According to insideevs, the project was announced in December and will be launched in July and enter service in November 2021. The ship will cruise on popular tourist routes, inclu...

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Chinese Firm to Build a New Larger Road Connecting Siem Reap City to New Airport

Chinese-owned firm Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport has unveiled plans to build a new 60km road, linking the airport to the Siem Reap city. To date, the firm has just completed the impact resettlement with the affected community. Deputy Governor of Siem Reap province Ly Samrith said that the new road will be built to ease the increasing traffic between the airport and the city. “The cu...

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Transport Minister Urges Construction Firm to Finish Kampot Tourism Port by June

Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has ordered the responsible firm to finish Kampot Tourism Port's construction by June 2021 after several delays. HE Sun Chanthol said during the site inspection on 04 January that the company should set a concrete plan or add more labour to accelerate the construction speed and to ensure that it proceeds as scheduled. "It is not good to ...

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