Uncategorized

Environment Ministry Pledges to Enhance Groundwater Infrastructure System

The Ministry of Environment is committed to continuing to improve the management of the groundwater infrastructure system, especially in the cross-border area in the Mekong Delta between Vietnam and Cambodia, according to an online meeting of relevant officials on Tuesday. The objective of the meeting was to gather inputs from all relevant sectors to enable better implementation. Project Man...

Read More

Transport Ministry Urges Japanese Experts to Help with Wastewater Management in Phnom Penh

A senior official of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPTW) has urged the Japanese technical team to help develop a more efficient wastewater management plan for Phnom Penh. This is according to the 24th meeting regarding the wastewater management project in Phnom Penh yesterday. MPWT Undersecretary of State Mr Kem Borey said the government had been working closely with the Japane...

Read More

Stung Trang – Kroch Chhmar Ferry Sent to Kampong Chhnang

The ferry carrying passengers across the Mekong River from Stueng Trang district in Kampong Cham province and Kroch Chhmar district in Tboung Khmum province has been sent to be reused in Kampong Chhnang province after the two districts were connected by the new bridge. The ferry will be used to carry passengers and vehicles across three rivers crossings from Kampong Chhnang downtown to Kampong ...

Read More

Messy Cables in Siem Reap Buried Underground by Early 2022

Siem Reap provincial authorities have claimed that all the overhead cabling along the roads in downtown Siem Reap will be 100% buried underground after the completion of the 38-road project by early next year. Siem Reap Deputy Governor You Sophea said during a site inspection on 24 May that the underground cable network is part of the smart city project. Thus, from next year, there will no more...

Read More

Phnom Penh Airport Accelerates Green Operations, Commissions Environmentally-Friendly Equipment

New systems supplying power and air conditioning to aircraft on ground replace fossil fuelled equipment and cut further CO2 emissions and noise pollution. Following its strong stance to sustainable operations, Phnom Penh international airport – a member of the VINCI Airports network – has installed Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units and Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) units to cater to aircra...

Read More

Construction of New Weigh Station on NR5 Complete, Temporarily Operational

Construction of the new Longvek weigh station on NR5 in Rolea Bier District of Kampong Chhnang province has been completed and temporarily put into operation. The weigh station was officially handed over by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the Department of Public Works and Transport of Kampong Chhnang on the morning of 24 May. The main objective of this station to contro...

Read More

Ministry Earns US$21 Million in Royalty Revenue from Mining Sector

The royalty revenue, or non-tax revenue, from the mining sector totalled US$21 million for 2020, inching up 5% compared to 2019, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Director-General of Mines at Ministry of Mines and Energy HE Yos Monirath said on 24 May that the royalty revenues were from the registered licenses of mines including stones, sand, gravel, and excavated soil. Although...

Read More

New Phnom Penh International Airport 40% Complete

Photo credit to Cambodia-SkylineSkyscraper As of May, the construction of the new US$1.5-billion Phnom Penh International Airport is approximately 40% complete, with the construction of each major parts proceeding as planned, according to officials of the new Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday 21 May. Overall, the construction is expected to finish and be open for operation by 2023 a...

Read More

One High-Voltage Transmission Line & Two Substations Go Online in Mondulkiri

A high voltage transmission line connecting Kratie and Mondulkiri provinces and two substations in Mondulkiri province have officially begun operation, according to Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) Director-General Keo Rattanak. HE Keo Rattanak told Fresh News that the transmission line is a 230 kV line with a length of 133 km. Meanwhile, the two substations include a 33MVA Okvav substation loc...

Read More

KRock Brings the First Khmer Tile Design to the International Stage

Over the past seven years, leading Cambodian roof tile manufacturing firm KRock has been working non-stop to design, enhance, and modernise ordinary Khmer tiles into a standardised tile with intellectual property rights registered in over 10 countries. According to KRock Manufacturing Co., Ltd owner Oknha Ly Chhuong, the ultimate goal of his firm is to make Cambodians proud of Cambodian product...

Read More