Urbanization and Architect
Chip Mong Retail Ground Breaks Community Mall in Russey Keo Area
One of Cambodia leading retail players, Chip Mong Retail, broke ground on another community mall located in the Russey Keo area on 26 April. Sitting in the heart of Park Land 598 along Chea Sophara Road, this 5-storey ‘Chip Mong 598 Mall’ stretches over 11,000 square metres of floor area with 133 parking lots with construction expected to finish by the first quarter of 2021. With key retail ...
Read MoreStudy on Port Development Master Plan Started
Photo by MPWT The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has allowed a group of Chinese experts on ports to conduct a study for a master plan on port development and the waterway system connection in Cambodia. Port experts from China Merchants Port in southern China’s Shenzhen city, which is the second largest port in China and the third largest port in the world, will conclude the study ove...
Read MoreSpokesperson: Ground Broken on National Road No. 2 Soon
After many years of waiting, the expansion of National Road No. 2 financed the South Korean government, is scheduled to break ground soon, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). Speaking by phone with Construction & Property Magazine on 24 April 2019, H.E Vasim Sorya, spokesperson for MPWT said that the initial procedures for the project are completed with ground br...
Read MoreReport: Cambodia’s FDI Focuses Mostly on Construction Sector
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows peaked at 13.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 and more than half of all FDI originated from China. These Chinese FDI inflows were directed towards construction (infrastructure, commercial and residential real estate), tourism and, to a lesser extent, to manufacturing and agriculture, according to a World Bank East Asia Pacific Economic Update re...
Read MoreDraft Master Plan for Kep Development Set for End of 2019
Photo by ត្រាំ លីរតនៈ The government’s draft master plan for the development of Kep province as a ‘relaxation and high-end tourist destination’, is set to finalized by the end of 2019, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Speaking on phone with Construction & Property Magazine on 23 April 2019, Tourism Ministry spokesperson Mr Chuk Chumnor, said the Ministry of Tourism is planning a spe...
Read MoreCambodia Developing to Become a Regional Logistics Hub
Photo by MPWT The Cambodian government has unveiled its plan for the country to become a regional logistics hub, for goods warehousing and goods transportation in ASEAN, particularly between Vietnam and Thailand through strengthening the quality of transportation infrastructure. H.E Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transportation said that to become the regional...
Read MoreCambodia and Thailand Jointly Construct First Border Bridge
The governments of Cambodia and Thailand have jointly constructed the first border bridge between the two nations in Banteay Meanchey with the official inauguration taking place on 22 April 2019 by the heads of government of both countries. According to a post on Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Facebook page, the Government of Thailand has provided an estimated US$$19 million grant for t...
Read MoreFeasibility Study on Airport Construction in Mondulkiri Province Unveiled
The Cambodian government has unveiled a project for an airport construction in Mondulkiri province to boost tourism development, agro-industry and agro-tourism, and in particular to connect the north-eastern region with other provinces and the region by air. The feasibility study on the airport construction is in the master plan of developing new tourism products for the country’s north-eastern...
Read MoreThailand Loans Cambodia Us$26 Million for Stung Bot-ban Nong Ing Development
Photo by Facebook Page MPWT To boost trade and facilitate ease of travel between the two countries, Thailand has granted more than US$26 million in loans to Cambodia for the development of Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ing border checkpoint of Banteay Meanchey, said Prime Minister Samdech Techno Hun Sen. Writing on his Facebook page on 22 April 2019, Samdech Techno Hun Sen said that “the construction b...
Read MoreCambodia-Thai railway links connected on 22 April
The heads of the governments of Cambodia and Thailand presided over the inaugurations of the rail line connection and Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ing Friendship Bridge on Monday 22 April, infrastructure developments that will boost trade and facilitate ease of travel. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan O-cha together inaugurated the friendship bridge a...
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