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Contract signed for construction of Phase I of Bakeng Water Treatment Plant
- 15 November 2019
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has signed a construction contract with a French company for Phase I of the Bakeng Water Treatment Plant which will have a capacity of 195,000 cubic metres. According to PPWSA, the signing ceremony was held on 14 November with Vinci Construction Grants Projects. Construction will start in late November with 36 months needed for completion. Phase I of...
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US$300 million Sihanoukville road building program to break ground
- 14 November 2019
Ground will be broken by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia on Saturday 16 November for work on the 34-road construction program in Sihanoukville city with a budget of almost US$300 million. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a cement factory in Kampot province on Thursday 15 November, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the roads in Sihanoukville city will be built of 20cm-high cement c...
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Chip Mong Land Breaks Ground Park Land 50M
- 14 November 2019
The Leading property developer Chip Mong Land broke ground this morning November 14 its new project named the Park Land 50M. The Park Land 50M project will be built premium residential buildings including Queen Villa, Queen Villa A, Twin Villa and new houses which including in three categories –queen villa, bishop house A1 and bishop house A2. The project’s complex will be featured of sport ...
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$110 Million Cement Factory Opens in Kampot
- 14 November 2019
The US$110 million Thai Bung Rong Cement Factory was inaugurated on the morning of 14 November 2019, bringing the total number of cement factories in the kingdom to five. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia presided over the inauguration ceremony of the plant which is built on a 700+ hectare plot in Dangtong district, Kampot province. When full operational, the Thai Bunrong Cement...
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A History of Quality Sports Construction in South East Asia
- 14 November 2019
When the founders of Sports Engineering And Recreation Asia Ltd (Seara) first established their presence in Bangkok in 1991, a strategic decision was made to only build to international standards. This was not only a business marketing strategy but an important branding strategy that would take years to pay off. “We saw in markets like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur that certain segments of sports con...
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Land ministry makes new construction law publicly available
- 8 November 2019
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has published the entire contents of the new construction law which His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia signed on 02 November 2019 following ratification by the National Assembly. According to a post on the ministry’s Facebook page on 07 November, the entire law is now available so the public, especially those en...
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Solar panels on residential buildings linked to national grid in spotlight
- 7 November 2019
The Ministry of Mines and Energy will work on a regulation for allowing solar panels installed on roofs on residential buildings, apartments, and condos to sell the remaining power after usage to the national grid. The remarks were made amid the increase in residential buildings, apartments and condos in Phnom Penh and in the provinces. Victor Jona, Director General of Energy at Ministry of ...
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OCIC to open the second phase of Olympia Mall in 2020
- 7 November 2019
Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC), Cambodia’s leading developer is set to open the second phase of its Olympia Mall project in 2020. OCIC is renowned for its infrastructure projects and Olympia Mall opened its first phase on 22 June 2019. Construction & Property Magazine reporter Ms Khat Leakhena sat down with Mr Sao Monasy, leasing manager of Olympia Mall to learn more about th...
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Research: Water management failure forced Khmer king to move from Koh Ker to Angkor
- 6 November 2019
Researchers have found that water management failure in the ancient Cambodian capital of Koh Ker around the 10th century caused the Khmer king to relocate the capital from northern Cambodia, according to a report by eurekalert. The findings came as researchers led by Dr Ian Moffat from Flinders University in Australia used ground penetrating radar to map the surface of a buried spillway in Koh ...
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First wind energy project in Cambodia unveiled
- 6 November 2019
Renewable energy company Blue Circle from France has unveiled its plan to invest in wind energy in Cambodia. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Blue Circle’s plan is to build at least 10 wind turbines with a capacity of 80 MW on the top of Bokor Mountain in Kampot province. Victor Jona, Director General of Energy at Ministry of Mines and Energy, said on Tuesday that the negotiati...
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