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Phnom Penh-Sihanouk Expressway 20% complete

Construction of the expressway linking Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville is 20% complete as of February 2020 with the whole project scheduled for completion by 2022. The update was reported in a field visit held on 2 March at the construction site led by H.E. Yith Bunna, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport inspecting activities and the progress of the expressway construc...

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Chip Mong Industries welcomes 100 mechanical engineering students

Chip Mong Industries has welcomed university students to its facility to understand the process of production and technology of ready mixed concrete, and the tile and pipe factory. On 28 February 2020, almost 100 mechanical engineering students from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia visited a tile and pipe factory, as practical experience to apply in their field of study. During th...

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Reopening Battambang airport proposed

The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled plans to reopen an abandoned airport in Battambang province to facilitate the travel of national and international tourists. The Battambang Airport rehabilitation project is among the key initiatives to facilitate travel and promote foreign capital flows to Cambodia. Speaking at the Tourism Ministry's 27 February meeting at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel, Tourism...

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New infrastructure achievements welcome Angkor Sankrata for New Year

New infrastructure developments around the Angkor Wat complex have been developed to welcome the Angkor Sankranta this coming New Year. The infrastructure improvements include the renovation of the road from Siem Reap International Airport to the intersection of Angkor Wat and another renovation of the Small Circuit road surrounding the Angkor Thom area. The renovation of the road from Siem Rea...

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Phnom Penh Municipality to upgrade walkway along Mao Tse Toung Blvd

Phnom Penh Municipality has recently announced a plan to upgrade the walkway along Mao Tse Toung, passing through Toul Kork, Boeung Keng Kang, and Chamkarmon district. The announcement was made during a meeting between Phnom Penh Governor H.E Khuong Sreng and related officers regarding the feasibility study of this project on 21 February 2020. During the meeting, H.E Khuong Sreng said the De...

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Japan provides US$ 890K grant aid for three major development projects in Cambodia

The Japanese Government has agreed to provide a total of US$890,471 in grant aid to develop and enhance three infrastructure projects in Preah Vihear and Pailin provinces. The agreement was made during the grant aid signing ceremony on 25 February, which was presided over H.E. Meikima Mashiro, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The first pro...

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New US$61-million five-star hotel approved for Sihanoukville

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently approved a new US$61.3 million five-star hotel and commercial centre in Sihanoukville. Located in front of Sokha Hotel in Village 4, Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville, this 5-star hotel has a total of 373 rooms, and is an investment by Won Majestic (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. Besides being a hotel and commercial centre, the project also includes...

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CDC approves US$12 million investment in three construction material factories

The Cambodian government, through the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), has recently given permits to three firms to invest a total of US$12 million in establishing three construction material factories in Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Takeo. The first project is an investment of about US$ 2.5 million by Ningo Bainian (Cambodia) Electric Appliance Co., Ltd to build an electrical eq...

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Tax on agricultural land exempted for another 100 years, says PM Hun Sen

The government has exempted tax on agricultural land for more than 41 years and will continue to exempt it for another 100 years or as long as the ruling party is in power, according to the prime minister. Samdech Techo Hun Sen made the announcement on 26 February during the inauguration ceremony for the official opening of National Road No. 58 connecting Banteay Meanchey to Oddar Meanchey. (Re...

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Cambodia Airports vows to finish Sihanoukville Airport expansion by 2022

Cambodia Airports has vowed to finish the first phase of the Sihanoukville Airport expansion project by mid-2022, following the final master plan to boost this airport to accommodate larger aircraft and handle up to 10 million passengers per year. The statement was made during a meeting between the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation between the Cambodia Airports representatives on 25 February....

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