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MPWT Requires Road Infrastructure Construction Company Owners to Have a Licence

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) announced on 18 July 2022 that public entities and private companies wanting to renew their licences for any road infrastructure business or change the type of license must apply to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport at least three months before the license expiration. When applying to renew the license, applicants must bring their valid...

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MoE Validates 10 Activities to Transform Sihanoukville into Environmentally Friendly Multi-Purpose Economic Zone

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has validated 10 activities within a technology action plan (TAP) of the Technology Need Assessments Project (TNA) to support the implementation of environmentally friendly technology for special economic zones in Sihanoukville, according to a validation workshop on TAP of TNA on 15 July 2022. The workshop has validated 10 activities of TAP including 1) Use of ...

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More than 1,000 Unfinished Buildings in Sihanoukville

Long Dimanche, Deputy Governor of Sihanoukville Province, said on 14 July that the departure of Chinese investors due to the closure of online games and the COVID-19 crisis over the past three years has left unfinished constructions scattered in Sihanoukville. "At the meeting that day, we observed that new investors who want to invest, such as real estate companies from Singapore. They took not...

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Cambodia Asks China to Support Seven Prioritised Infrastructure Development Projects for 2022-2024

Cambodia has asked China to provide a concessional loans to support seven prioritised infrastructure development projects for 2022-2024. This is according to the plenary meeting of the Cambodia-China Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the Implementation of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Cooperation via video call on 14 July 2022. The two sides have agreed to prioritise infrast...

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MPTC to Build 100 Antenna Stations in Tourism Areas following Prime Minister’s Suggestion

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) will build 100 additional antenna stations to improve service quality in priority tourist destinations and remote tourist areas using funds from the Global Service Fund, according to the press release on 12 July 2022. This project came up straight away after Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, asked telecom and internet providers...

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CDC Approves Two Major Projects in Phnom Penh & Kampong Speu

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved the approval of a private company to invest approximately US$7.7 million in Phnom Penh and Kampong Speu: XIN MEI DA (CAMBODIA) GARMENT CO., LTD will establish a garment factory in Building B, Choam Chao St., Damnak Thom 2 village, Sangkat Stung Meanchey III, Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh, with an investment of approximately US$3.6 mil...

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MEF Begins to Disseminate Law on PPPs to Implementers 

The Ministry of Economy and Finance held a first dissemination workshop on the "Law on Public-Private Partnerships" (PPPs) to ministries and institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia, development partners, financial institutions, consulting firms in the public investment sector, law firms, insurance companies, national and international companies, and other private sector representatives, t...

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Gov’t Aims to Transform Cambodia into Automotive & Electronic Component Production Hub

The Royal Government of Cambodia aims to turn the country into a hub for the production of auto and electronic components as part of economic diversification and economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. This vision is set out in a draft roadmap for the development of the automotive and electronics sectors in Cambodia, which is being discussed and collected for additional input...

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Cambodia Imports US$185m of Iron & Steel in First Half of 2022

Cambodia imported a total of US$185 million worth of iron and steel in the first quarter of the year, up 20% from the same period last year. According to the General Department of Customs and Excise, the volume of steel and steel imports contributed about 1.2% of the total import value of US$15,864 billion, an increase of 11.9%. Data from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and C...

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MPWT Warns Vehicles Not to Travel on Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has announced that it will not allow any type of vehicle to travel on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway under the pretext of avoiding interference with the construction process and other accidents during travel. This is according to the announcement of the ministry on 12 July 2022. To avoid disrupting the construction process, which must b...

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