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Gov’t Approves Two Investment Projects Worth $US6M in Takeo and Kampong Speu
- 20 May 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on May 20, 2022, approved a private company to invest in a total of 6.1 million US dollars in the construction of two factories in Kampong Speu and Takeo provinces. According to the investment request of the company, the Investment Committee of Cambodia of the Council for the Development of Cambodia decided to issue the investment project regist...
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Cambodia’s iron and steel imports worth US$119 million in four months
- 20 May 2022
Cambodia imported iron and steel worth $119.72 million in the first four months of 2022, marking an increase of 19 percent over the $101 million recorded in the same period last year, according to Customs. This accounted for 1.192 percent of the Kingdom’s total goods imports over January-April, valued at $10.043 billion, statistics from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of Cam...
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City Hall Asks France to Help Build Wastewater Treatment Plant in North-western Phnom Penh
- 19 May 2022
Phnom Penh Municipality has asked France to help build another wastewater treatment plant in the northwest of Phnom Penh, as there are no wastewater stations in the area yet. This proposal was made in a meeting on 18 May 2022 between Phnom Penh Governor HE Khoung Sreng and HE Mr.Jacques Pellet, French Ambassador to Cambodia. HE Khoung Sreng said that JICA of Japan has helped to build several...
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JICA Completes Draft law on Wastewater System in Cambodia
- 19 May 2022
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has submitted a draft law on wastewater systems in Cambodia to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, which the ministry considers a key input to this work. The handover ceremony took place on 16 May between HE Pal Chandara, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and Ms. Miyahara Al, Senior Representative of JICA ...
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US$150M Co-Financing for Tourism Recovery
- 18 May 2022
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme (TRCS) with a total budget of US$150 million to promote tourism as the COVID-19 crisis eases, according to a press release on 17 May 2022. The budget comes from the Royal Government’s contribution of US$75 million through SME Bank and participating financial institutions (PFIs) of US...
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Quarantine Centre in Battambang Province Officially Announced
- 18 May 2022
A quarantine centre in Battambang province worth more than $US170,000 was officially inaugurated on 17 May 2022 in the presence of HE Sok Loo, Governor of Battambang, and Mr Nam Bok Huyn (Nam Bok Huyn) Director General of KOFIH. Korea. HE Sok Loo stated that at present the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus is much lower, and when no more quarantine is required, the centre will be used as a gener...
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MME Vows to Expand Electricity Supply Network to 98% by 2022
- 18 May 2022
About 84% of the 2 million households in Cambodia have access to electricity, and by 2022, the national electricity supply network will reach 98%. This is according to the Minister of Mines and Energy, HE Suy Sem during the inauguration ceremony of the Director of the Department of Mines and Energy of Siem Reap Province on 17 May 2022. HE Suy Sem said that per this energy supply policy, Camb...
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MPWT to Test Pilot Smart Transportation System on NR4
- 17 May 2022
According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Cambodia plans to launch an ITS Pilot Project on National Road 4 soon. This is according to the meeting on the dissemination of the master plan report of the intelligent transportation system of KRIHS on May 16, 2022. Mr Kong Sophal, Deputy Director-General of the General Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transpor...
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Gov’t to Inject Funds Building COVID-19 Vaccine Factory Should Licensed Firm Delay
- 17 May 2022
The head of the Cambodian government, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, has announced that he will release government funds to build the COVD-19 vaccine plant if the licensed company still can't commence the work. This announcement was made during a meeting with a group of volunteer doctors with Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 17 May 2022. Speaking at the ceremony, Samdech Hun Sen questioned the Ministry of Heal...
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Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 Project Begins
- 17 May 2022
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has begun the construction of the Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 (KHM-18) to prevent flooding in Siem Reap during the rainy season under a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on 16 May 2022, presided over by HE Vong Piseth, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Public Wor...
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