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Kampong Speu Governor Vows to Promote Two Core Sectors to Attract More Investors
- 1 March 2021
Kampong Speu Provincial Governor HE Vei Samnang has vowed to promote industry and tourism within the province even more, as both sectors have been playing very crucial roles in attracting investors. HE Samnang said on 1 March 1 that Kampong Speu is located between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, and surrounded major National Roads such as NR51, 44 and 41. Those three routes are packed with develo...
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MPWT: Phnom Penh-Bavet Railway Remains Prioritised Infrastructure
- 27 February 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has said that the railway construction project connecting Phnom Penh and Bavet city on the Vietnam border remains listed as a prioritised infrastructure construction project. The remarks were made after Cambodia and Vietnam agreed to build a border crossing railway project to boost trade between the two countries. Ministry spokesman Vasim Sorya said...
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CDC Approves Two Investment Projects Worth Nearly US$12 Million
- 26 February 2021
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has officially approved private firms to invest in building two factories worth nearly US$11,8 million in Kampong Speu and Koh Kong provinces. The first investment permit has been granted to Ocean Apparel Manufacturing Co., Ltd, with the firm investing US$4 million to build a garment factory in Kampong Speu. Meanwhile, the second firm is Glam...
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New Aquaculture, Eco-Tourism Project Set for Prey Chhor, Kampong Cham
- 26 February 2021
Private firm Pharath Rattanak has recently received a permit to invest in building a new aquaculture and eco-tourism project on over 7 hectares of land in Chok Boeung Thom in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham province, according to Kampong Cham Governor HE Un Chanda on 25 February. This large-scale project is divided into four parts, of which three parts are related to aquaculture including the...
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Mixed-use Development ‘Bokor City’ Could Threaten National Park, Say Environmentalists
- 26 February 2021
Environmentalists, activists, and NGOs have voiced concern that the plan to develop over 28,000 hectares on Bokor Mountain into a mixed-use city, could harm the nature and rare species of animals on the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, reported the Mongabay. The 'Bokor City' plan was approved by a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen in June 2019. Based on that initial mast...
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Ring Road 4 Study Still Under Revision
- 25 February 2021
The study of Ring Road 4 is still being revised at this stage, after the private firm submitted their completed result in October last year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) spokesman Vasim Sorya. HE Sorya said on 25 February that the Ministry has yet to conclude anything at this point, as more revisions are needed from both sides. “The ministry is still studyin...
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Three Zones in Siem Reap Province Chosen for ‘Smart City’ Project
- 25 February 2021
Three zones in Siem Reap province including the city zone, historical heritage zone and Tonle Sap zone, have been preliminarily chosen as part of the Cambodia-Japan joint ‘Siem Reap Smart City’ project, according to the progress meeting between the provincial administration and JICA on 24 February. Siem Reap Deputy Governor Ly Samrith said in the meeting that the three selected areas will be de...
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Gov’t Requests Singaporean Firms to Conduct Feasibility Study for New Landfill in Phnom Penh
- 24 February 2021
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has requested two Singaporean firms, Infrastructure Asia (IA) and Singapore Corporation Enterprise (SCE), to help study and develop a masterplan for a new landfill project in Phnom Penh, according to a video conference on 24 February. Secretary of State of the MoE HE Sao Sopheap said in the meeting that the MoE has been actively implementing the new waste manag...
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Construction of New Kampong Speu Administration Hall to Finish by End 2021
- 24 February 2021
Construction of the new Kampong Speu provincial administrative hall is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021, according to an announcement on 24 February. This new provincial hall is a 4-storey building designed in the traditional Khmer architectural style. With the ground broken in May 2017, this hall will become another provincial achievement once completed. Recently, the provincial...
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Gov’t to Enforce Nationwide Measures on Public Road Encroachment with New Sub-decree
- 24 February 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is speeding up discussion and revision of the draft sub-decree on land management along public roads and railways to put the sub-decree into effect as soon as possible. Secretary of State for Public Works and Transport (MPWT) HE Lim Sidenin said at the meeting on 23 February that the main purpose of this sub-decree is to eliminate land encroachment alo...
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