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Koh Kong Administration: Dara Sakor Airport is not for military service
- 12 June 2020
Photo Source: The New York Times Due to the scepticism of numerous analysts who have questioned the role of Dara Sakor Airport, on 11 June 2020, HE Ms Mithona Phouthong, Koh Kong Provincial Governor recently rejected any claim of use for military service saying that the area was only built for tourism. Analysts continue to be sceptical about the intention of the Dara Sakor Airport citing evi...
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Indonesia building road for Cambodia in the leader’s name to symbolise lasting friendship
- 11 June 2020
The Republic of Indonesia has proposed to build a road in Cambodia that can be named after the ASEAN nation’s senior leadership to symbolise the historic and long-standing ties between Cambodia and Indonesia. The proposal was made during a meeting between H.E. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport and H.E. Sudirman Haseng, to Cambodia on 5 June 2020. The Ambassador proposed th...
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Skun-Kampong Cham road section to be expanded to four lanes
- 11 June 2020
Ministry of Public Works and Transport has started conducting a study on a project of expansion of a road section of National Road Number 7 between Skun roundabout and Kampong Cham city from two lanes to four lanes, a move is said to facilitate transportation. The study on road expansion was made public during the ministry’s delegation led by H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of P...
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LEDs to enlighten Kampot Smart City
- 11 June 2020
The Kampot provincial administration has unveiled plans to equip Kampot city with LED street lights as part of the future smart city development. The LED light project was raised in a meeting on 10 June chaired by H.E. Chev Tay, Kampot Governor and the representative of Minebea (Cambodia) a Japanese light technology company producing in Cambodia. According to the Kampot provincial administra...
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Free access to freshwater bathrooms planned for Sihanoukville beach
- 11 June 2020
The Sihanoukvilleprovincial governor plans to build more than 20 restrooms and washing facilities along 9 kilometers of beach for tourists to use for free. H.E. KouchChamroeun, a provincial governor, said at a press conference on the “Progress and Continuing Direction of the Sihanoukville Province” on 09 June 2020 that his technical team has already finished the study on building more than 20re...
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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
- 10 June 2020
“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
- 10 June 2020
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
- 10 June 2020
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
- 9 June 2020
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
- 7 June 2020
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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