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Construction of Khmer-Thai Stueng Bat International Border Checkpoint 20% Complete
- 30 June 2021
The construction of the US$24 million Stueng Bat-Ban Nong Ian international border checkpoint located nearby the existing Khmer-Thai Poipet checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province is now 21.05%. This is according to a site inspection by the Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol on the morning of 30 June. Besides giving an update on progress, HE Sun Chanthol also encouraged t...
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Interior Ministry to Build New US$20 million Administration Building
- 30 June 2021
The Ministry of Interior will build a new administration building worth approximately US$20 million inside the current ministry complex as it has already received approval from the government. In a letter from the Office of Council of the Ministers dated 29 June, the government agreed in principle to allow the Ministry of Interior to build a new building inside the old complex, located in Bassa...
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SR 38-road Renovation Project 63% Complete, On Track for Final Completion in December
- 29 June 2021
Construction of the 38-road renovations in Siem Reap will be completed by December this year as scheduled, while progress to date has reached over 63%, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol during his site inspection on 28 June. As of 25 June, the overall construction is 63.87% complete, of which the drainage system is at 90%, the drainage system for the 38 roads a...
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USAID Mulls Providing US$3 million in Aid to Upgrade Cambodia Cold Chain Logistic System
- 28 June 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is requesting the US Government to provide US$3 million in aid to implement the upgrade of the Cold Chain Logistic System in Cambodia. This plan was revealed by the USAID Country Director for Cambodia Veena Reddy during her farewell meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon on 28 June. Ms Red...
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PP-Bavet Railway & Three Major Projects Included in Transport Masterplan
- 28 June 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has requested its working committee to include the Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh railway project and three other major infrastructure projects into the national transport and logistics masterplan, to accelerate progress on the projects. This is according to HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, at a meeting of the National Committee ...
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Cambodia, China Sign MoU to Strengthen Engineering Education
- 25 June 2021
The Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (TSIPWT) has signed an MoU with the Zhejiang Institute of Communication (ZJIC) of China to enhance the quality of engineering education. The signing ceremony was held on 24 June under the chairmanship of TSIPWT Director HE Hoeun Samneang. Through the MoU, the two sides also agreed to exchange ...
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Construction of 21-hectare Standardised Landfill in Battambang 7% Complete
- 24 June 2021
Construction of the 21-hectare standardised landfill in Banan district, Battambang province is taking shape, reaching about 7% completion as of late June, reported the Ministry of Information. Deputy Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport of Battambang Province Ms Kem Sokuntheary said that the landfill was being built according to the technical standards to reduce environmenta...
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Four Factories Worth Over US$27 million Approved for SHV & Svay Rieng
- 24 June 2021
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently approved private firms to invest in building four factories, worth approximately US$27 million, in Sihanoukville and Svay Rieng provinces. The first investment permit has been granted to Honglaite Home Handicraft (Cambodia) Co., Ltd to invest US$5.2 million in building a lighting and curtain factory in the Hi-Park SEZ of Svay Rieng prov...
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WB to Help Upgrade Water Resource Infrastructure & Management in 6 Provinces
- 23 June 2021
The World Bank has agreed to conduct a large-scale upgrade on water infrastructure in six target provinces in Cambodia next year, following a request from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. According to the request, the six target provinces include Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom. MWRM’s U...
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Transport Minister: Severe Punishment Imposed on Overweight Vehicles Regardless of Social Ranking
- 23 June 2021
The Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol has warned that arrests and the imposition of severe punishment will be meted out on all overweight trucks that damage public roads and emphasised that the law is applied equally regardless of social ranking without any exception. HE Sun Chanthol made the statement on 22 June during a construction site inspection of the weighing station...
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