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MPT Committed to Eliminating Inactive & Negative Telecoms Players
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) and 45 telecom operators announced their commitment to eliminate inactivity and negativity in the telecommunications sector in Cambodia in a meeting on 14-19 July 2022. His Excellency Chea Vandeth, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, said that the meeting was held to strengthen measures to solve the problem of mobile phone and internet se...
Read MoreCambodia Has 21 Solar Panel Factories Worth US$173 Million
21 solar panel factories are actively operating production in Cambodia with a total investment of registered US$173.3 million. HE Heng Sokkung, Secretary of State and spokesman at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation, said that among the total factories, 18 factories are a result of Chinese investments and the other three are Cambodian, Malaysian, and French investments...
Read MoreMAFF Introduces 4 Key Policies to Support Modern Agricultural Infrastructures
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four main policies to participate in the implementation of the National Policy on Agricultural Development 2022-2030 and to generate modern, competitive, inclusive, and climate-resilient agriculture. Secretary of State of MAFF, HE Srey Vuthy, remarked at the press conference on the 5-Year Achievement of MAFF on 19 July 2022...
Read MoreWB Recommends Policy Measures to Foster Logistics & Supply Chain Reforms
The World Bank (WB) has recommended key short and long-term policy measures to reduce national logistics costs and address weak links in the supply chain in Cambodia as the country’s logistics costs were estimated at 26.43% of GDP in 2020 – significantly higher than in comparable ASEAN countries. Cambodia Economic Update June 2022 of WB has reported that the reason for the high price of logisti...
Read MoreMPWT to launch Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in early October, now 95% completed
Cambodia's first expressway to be completed and put into temporary use on October 1, 2022, for free for one month, while now 95% of construction is completed. This was confirmed by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, who inspected the progress of the construction of this road on July 19, 2022. The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has been 95% completed and only a smal...
Read MoreConstruction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport 70% Complete by End 2022
The Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) (AIAI) expects 70% of work to be complete on the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport by the end of 2022. The company confirmed this in the third quarterly meeting to monitor the implementation of the project held on 11 July. HE Tekreth Samrach, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and AIAI Chairman of the Board of Directors, starte...
Read MoreBattambang Clean Water Supply Plant Set After MISTI Signs Construction Contract
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) signed a contract for the construction of a water plumbing station, water treatment plant, and water supply system in Battambang Province with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on 18 July 2022. This project is a part of the Provincial Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PWSSP) financed by a US$119.17 ...
Read MorePP Authority Starts Restoring, Decorating City for Upcoming 2023 SEA Games
Phnom Penh authorities are beginning to repair and improve various roads throughout Phnom Penh in preparation for the 2022 ASEAN Summit and the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games 2023 to be held in Phnom Penh. This was according to a meeting of the Phnom Penh Capital Administration on 6 October 2022, led by HE Khuong Sreng, Governor of the Board of Governors of Phnom Penh. Governor...
Read More162 kW Solar Project Officially Inaugurated
A 162-kW small-scale solar power supply project was inaugurated by HE Keo Rattanak, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, on 18 July 2022. The project is located in Koh Russey village, Prolay Meas commune, Kampong Leng district, Kampong Chhnang province, and was built with the support of Snetech Group and Chin Group. This solar power supply project has been built in response to the needs ...
Read MoreCDC Approves 4 Major Projects Worth $US96.8million
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved four private companies to invest a total of approximately US$96.8 million in In Kratie, Svay Rieng and Sihanoukville provinces. 1- "L-Q New Energy Co., Ltd." will build a solar panel factory located in the UBE Snoul Special Economic Zone, Kratie province, with an investment of US$84.5 million, creating about 1,000 jobs. 2- “Eastc...
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