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One of Cambodia’s most sucessful companies showcases three great achievements for September

ISI Steel, recognized as one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of quality coated steel building materials in the market for more than two decades has celebrated three remarkable achievements in September, 2019. The first achievement was the company receiving the ISO 9001: 2015 standard for international quality management systems. The second major achievement was developing new inte...

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Kingdom’s largest annual construction exhibition date set for early December

Cambodia’s largest annul construction exhibition which showcases thousands of products and is organised by the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) is set to be held from December 5 - 7 2019 at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center. The ‘Cambodia Constructors Industry Expo 2019’ will feature products and services from real estate firms, banks, and insurers. Products on display ...

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New seminar presents coating technology for industrial and construction

Around 70 participants attended a presentation on new technology for the industrial and construction coating products delivered by industry experts from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore at the Great Duke Phnom Penh Hotel. On 14 September, NCS Global Coatings (Cambodia) Co., Ltd held a seminar focus on the solution to solve problem for industrial and construction that presented to local and inte...

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Hilton to open its first hotel in Phnom Penh by 2022

Hilton has recently signed a management agreement with real estate firm GFC to open the first Hilton hotel in Phnom Penh by 2022, according to a report in TGG Asia. Located 9 kilometres from Phnom Penh International Airport, the Hilton Phnom Penh will be a mixed-use development comprising of 280 guest rooms. The property will also include other amenities such as a restaurant, café, bar, loun...

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Sihanouk International Airport to be able handle 10 million passengers

Cambodia Airports will upgrade the capacity of Sihanouk Airport to be able to handle 10 million passengers per year through their master plan on expanding overall terminal building capacity. The master plan for terminal expansion was approved by the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation on Thursday in a meeting between H.E. Mao Havannall, Minister in charge of the SSCA and Alain Brun, the newly-a...

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Cambodia inks deal with Laos on the 2900-megawatt power purchase

The Cambodian government has inked a deal with the Laos government to purchase a total of 2,900 megawatts of power to fulfil the current shortage of electricity as well as to reduce the cost of electricity in the future. Signed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, the agreement includes 1) importing 500-megawatts of hydropower, 2) purchasing 600-megaw...

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Cambodia, Thailand agree to resume OCA talks

After nearly two decades of hiatus, Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to resume talks on development of their overlapping claims area (OCA) on offshore oil fields, on the principle that it should be developed based on mutual interests. The agreement to resume talks was made in a meeting between the Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Thai Energy Ministry held in Bangkok, last week. ...

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Cambodia economy gets boosted with US$2.7 billion airport investment

Along with steady economic growth, Cambodia needs billions of dollars in investment to improve its aviation sector to help facilitate trade as well as accommodate the 15 million air passengers expected to enter the country by 2030. While improving the aviation sector is part of the government’s plan to push the country to become an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, Cambodia over the past few...

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New national fire safety systems code launched in Cambodia

The General Commissariat of the National Police and the National Quality Inspection Centre for Fire Safety Systems has recently launched a new national fire safety systems code to protect occupants and properties by imposing technical standards. The new code entered into force on 12 August and introduced to the public at the 09 September seminar organised by the Association of Fire Prevention E...

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Cambodia, Laos to sign 2,400 MW power deal

Cambodia and Laos are to sign a power deal allowing Cambodia to import 2,400 MW from Laos, with the Council of Ministers scheduled to discuss the details of the deal on 11 September. The deal is scheduled to be signed next week during the official visit of Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisolith to Cambodia. Victor Jona, director-general of Energy at Ministry of Mines and Energy, said on 9 Sep...

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