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India Builds Gigantic Religious Monument, Larger Than Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
- 30 August 2022
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has announced the opening of the world's largest religious monument worth about US$100 million in 2024, according to the Economic Times on 29 August 2022. Named the Temple of Vedic Planetarium, the temple is located in Mayapur, West Bengal. When completed, it will be bigger than the St. Paul's Cathedral located in the Vatican, the Taj...
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Construction of New Siem Reap Hospital Building Over 17% Complete
- 29 August 2022
Construction of the new US$19 million Siem Reap Hospital building made possible through Japanese assistance has been 17.38% completed and is scheduled for operation in 2023, according to Minister of Health HE Mam Bun Heng on 29 August. During the inspection of the construction site, the minister said that the expansion of this building is in line with the needs of the people as well as the goal...
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Japan Funds Over US$260K Installing Medical Equipment in Kroch Chhmar Hospital
- 29 August 2022
The Japanese Government has provided medical equipment worth over US$262,800 to Krouch Chhmar District Hospital under the KUSANONE Foundation. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on 29 August, the installation of this modern medical equipment enables the hospital to operate in accordance with the proposed level2 (CPA2). With a tot...
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Stung Prek Tnaot Rehabilitation Project 60% Complete
- 26 August 2022
The Stung Prek Tnaot Rehabilitation Project has been 64% completed, according to HE Mao Hak, Deputy Chief of Tonle Sap Authority on 25 August. After completion, the Prek Tnoat reservoir will help alleviate floods in Phnom Penh and Kandal Province, by releasing 1,350 cubic meters of water per second from the 7 Makara Dam. In order to relieve the flood in Stung Prek Tnaot, the ministry also di...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Packaging Factory to Begin Construction in November
- 26 August 2022
Construction on the first COVID-19 vaccine packaging plant in Cambodia located in the north of Phnom Penh will officially begin in November 2022 HE Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health, led the officials to the site of the factory on 26 August to inspect the sand dredging process and the construction of fundamental infrastructure to prepare for the official construction site. According to the Mi...
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Construction of Dauntri Dam in Battambang Province 60% Complete
- 26 August 2022
Construction of the South Korean-funded Dauntri Dam in Battambang province has been approximately 60% completed and is scheduled to open for operation in 2024. The update was unveiled by the Director of the Department of Water Resources and Meteorology of Battambang Province Mr Long Phalkun on 25 August. Mr Long Phalkun said that this irrigation system has great potential compared to all ot...
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Construction Begins on Major New Road in Kampong Chhnang Province
- 25 August 2022
Construction has officially begun on a new 11km DBST road connecting Teuk Chech village in Rolea Bier district to Sre Sar village in Kampong Tralach district. With a ground-breaking ceremony held on 25 August, the construction of this major road in Kampong Chhang province will take 12 months to be completed and use a total budget of US$1.5 million. The road is being built by HENG SAMBAT Co. ...
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MLMUPC Contributes Approx. US$150 million Per Year to National Budget
- 24 August 2022
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction Cambodia (MLMUPC) has been contributing an average of US$150 million annually to the national budget, one of the largest contributions from a ministry. The figure was explained by HE Seng Lot, Director General of the Administration Department of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction in a press conferenc...
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Thailand Provides Over US$27m to Build Road Connecting Siem Reap to Sisaket
- 24 August 2022
The Thai government has approved a loan of THB983 million (US$27 million) to the Cambodian government to build a new national road connecting Cambodia’s Siem Reap to Thailand’s Sisaket. According to a Bangkok Post report on 24 August, this new national road (NR67) connects Siem Reap to Anlong Veng to Chong Sangam and then to Sisaket province in Thailand. Deputy Spokeswoman for the Thai gover...
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Construction of Oddar Meanchey-Siem Reap 230kV Transmission Line 95% Completed
- 23 August 2022
Pestech (Cambodia) ‘s 230-kilovolt transmission line project connecting an energy plant in Oddar Meanchey province to Siem Reap province is 95% completed and is scheduled to be commercially operational by the end of this year. Pestech (Cambodia) released the update in a file submitted to the Cambodia Securities Exchange recently. Pestech CEO Han Fatt Juan said that the construction has been ...
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