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France Provides Assistance to Cambodia, Focusing on Priority Areas Until 2024

The French Agency for Development (AFD) has reaffirmed its commitment to Cambodia with more than US$300 million in financing for projects for 2022-2024, focusing on priority areas including water, sanitation, agriculture, and energy. According to a press release from the French Embassy in Cambodia on Wednesday, a meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, representa...

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Phnom Penh Autonomous Port Earns Almost US$9.5 million in Q1 2022

The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port earned US$9.49 million in unaudited revenue in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 17% compared to the same period in 2021. According to a Phnom Penh Autonomous Port report released on 10 May 2022, the source of revenue of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port received in the first quarter of 2022 includes revenue from port operations of US$2.6 million, port author...

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Construction Starts on Aeon Mall Multifunctional Logistics Centre

The ground has been broken on the multifunctional logistics centre of Aeon Mall (Cambodia) Co Ltd in Sihanoukville SEZ, according to the official website of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, published from the opening ceremony of Krong Pali on 11 May 2022. Aeon Mall will operate this centre equipped with the necessary licenses required for cross-border E-commerce businesses includin...

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Chinese-Funded National Road 41 Expansion Underway Soon

China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has been awarded the right to build the National Road 41 expansion connecting National Road 4 and Kampot province. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Kampong Speu Province, the rehabilitation of National Road 41 is being implemented through cooperation and financing from the People's Republic of China. Due to the damage on Nati...

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CDC Approves Four Investment Projects Worth Over US$13M in PP, Kandal, Kampong Speu & Takeo

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permits to 4 private firms to invest in 4 projects worth US$13.9 million in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Speu and Takeo. The first company is GLORY LIGHT (CAMBODIA) INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., investing US$3.2 million in building a factory to produce kitchen and office materials (made of cloth and paper) in Phnom Penh. The second compan...

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Mlech Water Treatment Facility in Kampot Worth Over US$2M Officially Inaugurated

The Mlech water treatment facility located in Bak Nim Village, Chres Commune, Chum Kiri District, Kampot province, and worth over US$2.66M was officially inaugurated on 10 May 2022. Construction on the water treatment and water supply system as well as other infrastructures began on 24 December 2018 and completed the water production test process on 9 June 2020. This facility has the capacit...

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Ministry of Mines and Energy Launches Electricity Infrastructure Project​ in Three Provinces

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has inaugurated substation​transmission lines and distribution networks in Kampong Cham, Kratie, and Koh Kong provinces, built within the framework of a joint project with the French Agency for Development (AFD). The ceremony was held on 10 May 2022, at the power substation in Neang Kok village, Pak Klang commune, Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong Province, presid...

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Two Main Roads in Svay Rieng to be Completed in 2023

Two main roads, a DBST road in Romduol district, Svay Rieng province, are scheduled to be completed in 2023, while both roads are currently under construction, according to HE Ouk Rabun, Minister of Rural Development, during the inspection of the road construction site on May 10, 2022. HE Ouk Rabun, Minister of Rural Development, said that the two main roads in Svay Rieng are: Line 1: 9,170 ...

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Angkor Botanical Garden in Siem Reap to Open Soon

The Apsara Authority plans to inaugurate the 15-hectare Angkor Botanical Garden, featuring grass fields, flower gardens, fruit trees, and wildlife for visitors on 9 May 2022, according to the Department of Information in Siem Reap province. Deputy Director-General of APSARA Authority, Mr Yit Chandarath, said that the Angkor Botanical Garden, located in Siem Reap city, features tens of thousands...

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NCSD Drafting Sub-Decree to Reduce GHG to Promote Clean Energy Investment

The National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) has held a meeting to review and discuss a draft sub-decree on the management of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), mechanisms aimed at promoting investments such as clean energy, renewable energy, research, and technology transfer of eco-friendly technology, according to the meeting on 6 May 2022. Meanwhile, the sub-decree has been drafted t...

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