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H.E. Sun Chanthol: Don’t ask what Cambodia has done for you, ask what have we have done for Cambodia

“Don’t ask what Cambodia has done to us, ask what we have we done for Cambodia,” said H.E. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, as he urged all citizens to participate in building and maintaining national infrastructure achievements during his inspection visit on the quality and technical specifications of National Road 7 on 10 June 2020. With this statement, he requested all c...

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Automated brick factory to be commissioned in Kampot

An automated brick factory in Kampot province is scheduled to be commissioned in 2021, with production to feed the growing construction sector in the province. An investment by Gold Mountain Plaster Enterprise, the factory is to be equipped with a modern automated system capable of producing 800,000 units of bricks per day. According to the Kampot provincial administration, construction of t...

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Study completed for bridge over Mekong in Kratie

The feasibility study for a bridge across the Mekong River connecting Kratie and Kompong Thom provinces has been completed and is now proceeding with a request for assistance from the Chinese government, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport during his inspection visit of National Road 7 (Kratie - Tbong Khmum).  “I stand in Kratie province and I want to inform you that Samdech Hun...

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New solar power station set for Koh Rong Sanloem Island

A new solar power station is set to be constructed on Koh Rong Samloem Island to supply the needs of the local population, according to a recent issue by Total Solar Cambodia. The 1.25 MW solar power project is to be located on Koh Rong Samloem Island and is constructed as a two stand-alone solar based micro-grids which can provide electricity to the people and local businesses on the island. ...

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Post COVID 19, Cambodia’s transport and public works redirect toward sustainability

Cambodia economy has felt great impact from the corona-virus outbreak. In the same tone with the world bank’s prediction of the minus 1% to 2.9% economic drop, the UN spell out similar tone that like many countries around the world, Cambodia faces a complex challenge to respond to the impact of Covid-19. This is according to the UN Resident Coordinator Pauline Tamesis said in a meeting of the i...

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30MW Solar Station in Banteay Meanchey to Supply Power in October

A 30-megawatt solar power station in Banteay Meanchey province is scheduled to generate power to the grid, contributing to demands of power consumption in the province which is currently attracting significant investments. "Recently, a project called 30MW solar power is under construction."​, said Um Reatrey, the provincial governor of Banteay Meanchey on June 4. Currently, power demand in t...

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Four Win-Win Memorial Parks to be finished by the end of 2020

The government has announced construction of four parks at the Win-Win Memorial to celebrate the anniversary of the Win-Win policy which will be held in December 2020, according to an official press release from the Ministry of National Defence on 04 June. At a meeting of the Win-Win Palace Construction Team on 03 June 2020, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Tea Banh, the c...

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Japan installs full-scale mechanical screen in Phnom Penh

Japan has installed a full-scale mechanical screen (waste drainage machine)as part of the Phase 4 flood prevention and drainage improvement projects in Phnom Penh, according to the JICA Cambodia Office’s Facebook page on 3 June 2020. This full-scale mechanical screen is an automated mechanical system that helps collect garbage at the entrance of sewage in four pumping stations in Phnom Penh, wh...

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Cambodia Airports reveals Sihanoukville International Airport Master plan

Cambodia Airports, the concessionaire of Cambodia’s three international airports, has unveiled its 20-year master plan for Sihanoukville International Airport through to 2040. The long-term master plan has been developed to enhance capacity of the airport by handling increasing volume of passengers, both investors and tourists, and cargo. The future two-decade development project was raised in ...

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PM Hun Sen shows interest in equipping nationwide roads with LEDs

Sihanoukville will soon be the most developed smart city in the kingdom after being equipped with smart light bulbs on the 34 renovated city roads on which construction began in November 2019. Prime Minister Hun Sen made an inspection visit on the progress of the road construction projects in Sihanoukville on 01 June 2020. “I can say that Sihanoukville will be the most developed smart city a...

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