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ខ្មែរ Urbanization and Architect
US$190-million Cambodia’s largest water treatment plant 60% complete
- 3 March 2022
Construction of the Bakeng water treatment plant phase 1, Cambodia’s largest plant with a treatment capacity of almost 200,000 m3/day, has reached 60% completion as of February and is scheduled to be completed as planned in 2023. HE Long Naro, Director General of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, said on March 1 that currently the construction team is laying a 2-meter-diameter pipe under the T...
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Inter-Ministries, WB to Establish Standardised Solid Waste & Plastic Management in 5 Cities
- 24 February 2022
The Ministry of Interior has partnered with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Ministry of Environment and the World Bank to study and develop a project to improve solid and plastic waste management in Cambodia. The project will be implemented with a US$60-million budget funded by the World Bank for a six-year period. According to the Ministr...
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Japanese Experts Share Insights & Urban Development Tips with Cambodia
- 17 February 2022
Japanese urban planning and development officials and experts have shared their experiences and provided recommendations for Cambodia to help enhance city planning as Cambodia is moving toward smart city development. The insight within the construction and urban planning sector was discussed at the 3rd Public-Private Forum on "Cambodia-Japan Urban Development’ held virtually on 16 February. ...
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MPWT Drafting Design for New Wastewater Treatment System in Takhmao City
- 16 February 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) together with the contracted firm has begun drafting the design of the wastewater treatment system in Takhmao city, aiming to push the project into reality soon. The discussion meeting was chaired by MPWT Under-Secretary of State and Project Coordinator HE Kem Borey on Tuesday 15 February with the participation of the DOHWA Engineering Co., Ltd,...
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Japan Proposes Study on Flood Prevention System for Prek Tnaot River
- 2 February 2022
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 a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech...
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SR takes drastic measures to strengthen city cleanliness, big fines for public littering
- 19 January 2022
Siem Reap provincial authorities have taken drastic measures to strengthen waste management and improve city cleanliness by imposing heavy fines on public littering, as the city currently has more than 500 tons of garbage per day. The move is to raise the profile of Siem Reap to another level in addition to the new 38 roads, sewer system, and garden that have been completed recently. Siem Re...
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Siem Reap 38-Road Project 100% Complete, Traffic Facility Work Over 72% Finished
- 10 January 2022
The construction of 38 road infrastructure projects in Siem Reap have been completed as of 29 December 2021 as planned. Meanwhile, traffic facility setting up work is over 72% finished and scheduled for completion soon. Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said during the site inspection on 9 January that the main work of the 38-road project including pavements, sewage system, gr...
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JICA to commence Siem Reap smart city project phase 2 in April 2022
- 30 December 2021
The second phase of the Siem Reap Smart City project is set to begin implementation by April next year after the study of the masterplan is finished, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Siem Reap Provincial Administration hosted a joint meeting on 27 December to discuss the progress of the p...
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Over 140 Hectares of Boeung Ta Mok Land Allocated to the Ministry of Justice
- 22 December 2021
The government has reclassified 140 hectares of Boeung Ta Mok Lake from state public property to state private property and handed it over to the Ministry of Justice. This allocation was made through a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen dated October 2021. This is the second time the government allocated a land plot in Boeung Ta Mok Lake to the Ministry of Justice. In September 2020...
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Boeung Tumpun Pumping Station 70% Complete, Large-scale Pump Motors Being Installed
- 16 December 2021
The construction of the Boeung Tumpun pumping station is now 70% complete and scheduled to be operational by March 2022, while the working team is currently installing three large-scale pump motors. One pump motor has a diameter of 1.5m and the other two have a diameter of 1.2m. The three motors together can pump water up to 42,000 cubic metres per hour or 12 cubic metres per second. The Dep...
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