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US$8 million Ang Duong Hospital ENT Treatment Centre Officially Inaugurated

The new Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) treatment centre at the Ang Duong Hospital, which was funded and built by South Korea, was officially inaugurated on 28 March 2022, bringing Cambodia’s specialised medical services of ear, nose, and throat to another level. The inauguration ceremony of the building was presided over by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and HE Park Heung-kyeong, Am...

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RMA Launches New Tractor & Heavy Equipment Sales Branch in Kampong Thom

Advertorial RMA Cambodia has inaugurated a new sales branch in Steung Sen district of Kampong Thom province to expand the market and improve the quality of service to customers. Held on 26 March 2022, the launching event was attended by RMA Cambodia executives, Kampong Thom government officials, and other guests. The opening of the new sales branch in Steung Sen district is to bring servi...

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NR5 Prek Kdam – Battambang Section 63% Complete, Set to Open for Traffic in 2023

Construction of the NR5 Prek Kdam-Pursat and Pursat-Battambang section on average has been 63% completed and is scheduled to open for traffic next year. The remarks were made by HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, at the construction contract agreement signing ceremony for NR5 Serei Sophorn-Poipet section on 24 March. “The road section between Prek Kdam and Battambang is...

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Malaysia Eyes More Investment in Real Estate, Energy & Other Prioritised Sectors in Cambodia

As of February 2022, 162 Malaysian investment projects worth US$3.2 billion have been registered by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), as more Malaysian investors are seeking investment opportunities in the real estate, mining, and energy sectors in Cambodia. The data was unveiled during a meeting between Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodian Investment Committee of CDC HE N...

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PM Hun Sen Inaugurates NR51 Connecting NR4 and NR5

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen inaugurated NR51, a major Chinese-funded road connecting NR4 and NR5 on Friday 25 March. NR51 was expanded to 12m wide and repaved with AC for a total length of 38km, starting from Udong (intersection of NR5) to Thnal Toteung (intersection of NR4). The cost of construction was US$41 million, a mixture of Chinese concessional financing and the governme...

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Kandal Authority Revising Infrastructure Development Masterplan in Three Major Districts

The Kandal provincial administration is speeding up revisions of the infrastructure development master plan in Kaoh Thum, S'ang and Leuk Daek districts. Kandal Provincial Governor HE Kong Sophorn on 24 March hosted a follow-up meeting through Zoom to discuss the update. He said that the meeting is to collect more inputs and discuss challenges among all stakeholders before submitting the new ...

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Contract Signed for NR5 Serey Sophorn – Poipet & Construction to Begin Next Month

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has signed an agreement granting the right to two Japanese companies to build the NR5 Serey Sophorn-Poipet section, the fourth package of the whole project. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday 24 March under the authority of MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol. Two firms receiving construction contracts are Construction Corporation No.1 and...

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Renovation Work Begins on Five Major Roads in Kampong Speu

The renovation work on five major provincial roads with a total length of approximately 20 km in Kampong Speu province has officially begun, while a new concrete bridge is at the final construction stage and scheduled for completion in May. Kampong Speu Provincial Governor HE Vy Samnang said at the ground-breaking ceremony on 23 March that the rehabilitation of these roads is to facilitate peop...

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PM Hun Sen Officially Announces Location of Arey Ksat Bridge

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has once again assured the construction of the Arey Ksat Bridge, while officially announcing that two cable-slayed bridges will be built, one connecting Night Market to Chroy Changva and another from Chroy Chang to Arey Ksat. Samdech Hun Sen made the announcement during the inauguration of NR21 on Wednesday 23 March. He stated the reason why he chose ...

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New US$7-million Rehab Centre in SHV Inaugurated

General Ke Kim Yan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, inaugurated a new US$7-million National Center for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts on Tuesday 22 March. Located in Rithy 2 Village of Sihanoukville’s Stung Hav District, the large-scale centre covers an area of 20 hectares and has been under construction since 2017. The proj...

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