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16 Eco-Tourism Investment Projects Proposed for Bokor Mountain

The Ministry of Environment has inspected locations for 16 small-scale ecotourism investment projects, which cover less than 10 hectares each, located in the Monivong Bokor National Park. Held on 7 March, the inspection was led by Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Neth Pheaktra and relevant officials in Koh Touch and Prek Thnout communes. HE Neth Pheaktra said that the Mon...

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City Hall to Transform Stueng Meanchey into a Model Liveable Community

The Phnom Penh Capital Administration plans to re-organise, build, and upgrade public infrastructure in the Stung Meanchey area to transform the community into a model organised liveable community. According to an official meeting held on 7 March, the project will include building public spaces, common areas, community centres, sidewalks, gyms, gardens, among other amenities. The project als...

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CAIC to Adjust Alignment of New Road Connecting 60m Road to New Airport

Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) has proposed adjusting the alignment and lanes details of the road connecting Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. (St. 60m) to the new Techo International Airport. The proposal is currently under consideration by the Kandal Provincial Administration, as the relevant working group held a meeting on 7 March to discuss the proposal. However, no results have been...

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Ground broken on new US$3-million Sihanoukville provincial hall complex

Construction of the new Sihanoukville provincial Hall complex has officially begun with the groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun on Monday 7 March 2022. The new building is a replacement of the old one with the approval from PM Samdech Hun Sen and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction HE Chea Sophara. Built with a budget o...

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Large-scale US$30m Clean Water System Expansion to Begin Construction in June

The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and KKKCT Consortium on Monday 7 March signed a construction contract for the expansion of the Takmao clean treatment plant using Japanese Grant Aid. Under the contract, the project will start construction in June 2022 and finish in December 2024. According to PPWSA Director-General Long Naro, the plant capacity expansion will cost US$30 million,...

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Construction of Techo International Airport 32% Complete; US$414m Spent

Construction on the new Techno International Airport is 32% complete as of early March, according to a Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC) press release of 4 March. CAIC added that a total amount of US$414 million has been spent to date on the development excluding the airport land investment. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding during the rainy season caused some disrupt...

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MEF Issues New Regulations to Speed Up Local Infrastructure Projects Procurement

The Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) has instructed all sub-national administrations to accelerate local infrastructure construction projects procurement. According to Circular No.002 dated 03 March 2022, the new order has been made after the ministry discovered many delays in project preparation, technical review, and payment for construction firms. Procurement is the process of find...

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US$50-million Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital Tbong Khmum Officially Inaugurated

The China-backed Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital, the first modern hospital in the eastern part of the country, was officially inaugurated on Monday 7 March 2022. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian. The Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital was built on 24,300 sqm o...

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Japan Provides Approx. US$300k grant for Infrastructure Projects in Six Provinces

The Government of Japan has provided a total of nearly US$300,000 through the KUSANONE scheme t to build small water treatment plants, provide water supply equipment, and assist in the installation of artificial motion therapy equipment in various provinces. The grant agreement was signed between Cambodian and Japanese representatives on 4 March 2022. The project to install artificial motion...

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Hattha Bank Invests US$15 million in CAIC Bond to Fund New Airport Development

Hattha Bank Plc has invested US$15 million in guaranteed bonds of the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC) to fund the development of the Techo International Airport. The agreement was signed on 4 March held between CAIC Director Mr Charles Vann, Hattha Bank President and CEO Oknha Hout Ieng Tong, in the presence of Neak Oknha Dr Pung Kheav Se, Chairman of Overseas Cambodian Investment ...

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