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20 firms to bid for Phnom Penh waste management contract
- 12 March 2020
20 firms are submitting applications to bid for Phnom Penh’s waste management contract before the deadline at the end of March 2020. This statement was made by Mr Huot Hay, Deputy Governor of Phnom Penh, who is in charge of waste management systems, at the 10th Phnom Penh Municipal Council Meeting on 12 March, 2020. “So far, we have received applications from 20 firms in Phnom Penh to bid to...
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Koh Thom stadium swimming pool complete and ready for 2023 SEA Games SEA Game
- 12 March 2020
The pool at Koh Thom District Stadium in Kandal province is now 100% complete. The achievement will be in place for the 3rd National Sports competition, which runs 4-15 May 2020. In addition to the stadium being used on a daily basis, the international standard pool has also been constructed for Cambodian athletes to practice for the 32nd SEA Games in 2023 which will be hosted in Cambodia at th...
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MPWT: Covid-19 issue does not affect Cambodia’s road development projects
- 11 March 2020
The recent Covid-19 issue does not affect the development of Cambodia's roads financed by the People's Republic of China. This statement was made by H.E. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport during an interview with the press at the inauguration ceremony for National Road 55 and the ground-breaking ceremony of National Road 10 on the morning of 9 March 2020. “The problem of C...
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Waste-to-Energy project in Phnom Penh proposed
- 10 March 2020
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is preparing to develop a project converting waste to energy at dumpsites in Phnom Penh. The project was unveiled for discussion at a meeting held last week led by H.E. Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, with representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). During the meeting, the ministry permitted a study to select appropriate options and to deter...
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Cambodia – China Friendship Tbong Khmum Hospital 50% complete
- 10 March 2020
Construction on the Cambodia-China Friendship Tbong Khmum Hospital costing US$50 million is now 50% and is due to finish in September 2021, according to H.E. Dr. Cheam Chan Sophoan, Governor of the Board of Governors of Tbong Khmum Province on 3 March 2020. The ground-breaking ceremony for the hospital was presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 1 March 2019. This US$50 mill...
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PM breaks ground on NR 10 connecting Battambang to Koh Kong
- 9 March 2020
Samdech Techo Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian together presided over the ground-breaking ceremony on National Road 10 connecting Battambang to Koh Kong on 9 March 2020, a project which will cost US$188 million. Minister of Public Works and Transport, H.E Sun Chanthol, said that National Road 10 links the Samlaut area of Battambang as a corridor to Pursat and then to ...
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PM Hun Sen inaugurates NR55 connecting Pursat to Thai border
- 9 March 2020
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian together presided over the inauguration ceremony for the official opening of the National Road No. 55 connecting Pursat to Thailand border on 9 March 2020. Following construction by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the road has a total length of 180 kilometres and a width of 9 meters, linki...
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2015-2025 IDP action plan will double Sihanoukville’s potential
- 7 March 2020
Sihanoukville is being transformed into a multi-purpose special economic zone following the principles of the Special Administrative Zone, according to the 4th point of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Press Release on Progress of 2015 – 2025 IDP Implementation. The Industrial Development Policy (IDP) represents a comprehensive vision of the Royal Government of Cambodia to embark on a “new e...
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Rehabilitation of five major streams in Sihanoukville now halfway
- 6 March 2020
By early March and after three months’ rehabilitation work, 55. 96% of the five major streams in Sihanoukville had been recovered, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The update was made following a visit to the progress of the rehabilitation work led by H.E Kem Borey, Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, joined by the Senate delegation l...
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Siem Reap administration studying plans to develop a smart city
- 6 March 2020
The plan to transform the former capital of Siem Reap into a Smart City was discussed at a Siem Reap provincial administration meeting with JICA on 2 March 2020. The meeting examined the feasibility study for the implementation of the Siem Reap Smart City project to develop Siem Reap into an advanced Smart City compatible with other smart cities in the region and the world. The meeting was p...
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