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Siem Reap Authority Speeds Up Work on Chong Kneas Port Renovation

The Siem Reap Provincial Administration is speeding up the renovation work on the Chong Kneas port so that it can be ready for tourists after the country’s reopening since 1 November. Siem Reap Governor HE Tea Seiha said during a site visit on 3 November that Chong Kneas port is a potential port to attract tourists to visit the natural beauty of the Tonle Sap Lake. “As the country is reopeni...

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Phnom Penh to Boast All-Electric Mass Transit System

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has vowed to use electricity to operate a mass public transport network in Phnom Penh as part of the carbon emission reduction in the transportation sector. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol made this remark at a panel discussion on "Electrification of Vehicles for a Green Future for Cambodia" held on Thursday 4 November. HE Sun Chanthol said tha...

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MPWT Updates Road Network System to Ensure Effective Management & Repair

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is updating lists of the national, provincial, and other roads to compile a comprehensive road network guideline for effective and efficient management. The ministry conducted a meeting on 3 November, chaired by MPWT Secretary of State HE Lim Sidenin and attended by relevant officials from the capital and provincial departments of public works a...

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Cambodia Airport Investment Firm Issues US$15 million Guaranteed Bond

The Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CIAC) has issued US$15 million in a guaranteed bonds for Prince Bank, with the funds to be used for the construction of the New Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal province. The guaranteed bond is invested in by Prince Bank and guaranteed by the Oversea Cambodia Investment Corporation LTD (OCIC), which is the parent company of CAIC. The agreem...

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France Provides US$23.3 million Loan to Cambodia to Upgrade Irrigation System

The French Agency for Development (AFD) has decided to provide over US$23.3 million in a loan and grant aid to Cambodia to rehabilitate and upgrade irrigation systems in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces. First Secretary of the Embassy of the French Republic in Cambodia Mr Fabrice Έtienne, Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) Oph–lie Bourhis, and Minister of Economy and Finan...

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Steel Structure Complete for Century Plaza Mall

The steel structure has been completed for the Century Plaza mall in Por Sen Chey district after the construction began almost two years ago in November 2019. The steel structure complete ceremony was held on 3 November under the presence of the Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Nuon Pharat. Mr Pharat said that the completion of Century Plaza shopping mall showed the strength of the economic recove...

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France Provides US$500,000 to Improve Cambodia’s Civil Aviation Sector

The French government will provide grant aid of approximately US$500,000 to help improve the civil aviation sector in Cambodia. The announcement was made at the signing ceremony of an agreement between the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal, Director General of the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) Mr Damien CAZE, and Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD)...

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Cambodian Students Propose Drone Usage for Firefighting in Tall Buildings

A group of Cambodian students from the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia has proposed using drones for firefighting, especially for tall buildings in Cambodia. The proposal was raised during the meeting between the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and the student group on Tuesday 2 November 2021. According to the students' presentation, the drone that...

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Koh Rong Health Centre Officially Inaugurated

Construction of the first Koh Rong Health Centre has been completed and officially opened for public usage from Tuesday 2 November. Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun said this health centre is one of the government’s strategies to improve access to health services for local Koh Rong people. “Before the establishment of this centre, people had to get on the boat and go to the mainland...

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Two Major Roads in Pursat City Set to Begin Construction in November

Construction of two major provincial roads in Pursat city will officially begin next week on Wednesday 10 November, according to a follow-up meeting Pursat Provincial Administration on Monday 2 November. Pursat Governor HE Chiao Tay said that the two roads include Road 209 + 109 and Pursat Central Market Road 205 + 206 + 103. Both roads will be paved with DBST and concrete, respectively. HE ...

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