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14 construction sites in Sihanoukville to be demolished
- 26 August 2019
Sihanoukville provincial hall spokesman Kheang Phearom has announced that 14 construction sites across the province are to be demolished following an inspection by provincial officials and the construction committee. The inspection was conducted after the recent collapse in June 2019 of the seven-storey building in Sihanoukville that killed and injured more than 40 people. According to Mr Kh...
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Green building: A solution for a sustainable construction sector
- 23 August 2019
As land prices in big cities skyrocket, developers are saving costs by building on most out of their land plot. This results in a reduction of green spaces in the city. According to the Asia Development Bank (ADB), big cities in Asia are currently encountering challenges such as chaotic traffic, air pollution, and especially a lack of parks and green space. Phnom Penh is also facing such proble...
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Sihanoukville sewage masterplan to be finalised soon
- 23 August 2019
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held an inter-ministerial meeting on 23 August for final discussions on the result of the feasibility study of a multi-million-dollar sewage masterplan in Sihanoukville. Presided over by the Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol, the meeting was joined by Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), the company responsible for the projec...
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Chinese firm to build electric power project in Sihanoukville
- 22 August 2019
China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach) through its subsidiary CNEG signed a cooperation agreement on 12 August with Cambodia’s SNTP Company on a grid substation and transmission line project in Sihanoukville. According to a press release from the Sinomach group, the project will include the construction of two new Geographic Information System (GIS) substations, a new 27-kilo...
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Japanese firm to install more than 7,000 LED lampposts for Cambodia smart city initiative
- 21 August 2019
Japanese electronics devices firm MinebeaMitsumi will install more than 7,000 LED lampposts in Cambodia as part of the smart city initiative. The plan was announced during a meeting between Minister of Environment H.E Say Samal and Mr Yoshihisa Kainuma, director of MinebeaMitsumi during a report on the smart city work of the company. Mr Yoshihisa Kainuma said that the company is currently pr...
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Cambodian government approves three more construction material factories
- 19 August 2019
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved three construction material investment projects in Sihanoukville and Svay Rieng provinces on 19 August with a total investment value of more than US$16 million. The three firms, according to a CDC report, are Gorgeous Steel Structure (Cambodia), Chiang Cu Wire & Cable and Wing Art Lighting and Giftware. Gorgeous Steel Structure (...
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Municipality gives green light to Boeng Snor underpass
- 19 August 2019
Phnom Penh Municipality has decided to allow a private sector company - Borey Peng Houth, a leading real estate developer - to conduct a feasibility study on constructing an underpass crossing National Road No.1. In a recent meeting chaired by H.E. Khuong Sreng, Phnom Penh Governor, the municipality said the project for the underpass located in Niroth commune, Chbar Ampov district, will contrib...
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Government to expand Siem Reap wastewater treatment capacity
- 19 August 2019
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport plans to increase the capacity of the wastewater treatment system in Siem Reap to reach up to 80,000 cubic metres of water per day by 2040 in response to the rapid increase in waste volume in the province. The ministry announced its masterplan on 16 August during an inspection by the Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol, on the wast...
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Construction of stores along Sihanoukville beach permitted to attract tourists
- 17 August 2019
Following a recent meeting between the governor and beach vendors, the Sihanoukville administration has permitted beach vendors to construct more than 40 stores along the beach to attract more tourists. In a 15 August meeting, the provincial governor H.E Kuoch Chamroeun said via the administration’s Facebook page that the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development has issued a de...
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Singaporean start-up to use blockchain technology to build smart city in Phnom Penh
- 16 August 2019
Singaporean start-up Limestone Network plans to use blockchain technology to build a smart city in Phnom Penh, as part of its ambition to build a smart city ecosystem network for real estate and infrastructure development across Southeast Asia. Using a blockchain technology- a digital record of transactions network that has no central authority - the network will cover up to 10,000 business ten...
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