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US Firm Aims to Create World Longest U-shaped Building

Responding to the building height limitation in New York, an architectural firm in the United States has designed the world’slongestU-shaped building. Called 'The Big Bend', this stunning building has been designed by US-based architectural Oiio, and will stretch in the heart of Manhattan, New York. Standing 4,000-foot long (about 1,219 metres), 'The Big Bend' was designed by Mr Ioannis Oiko...

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Wow Wow…Winning Home Prizes!

Finally, the “ISI PALM Lucky Draw” brought fortune to its customers who have now become the proud owners of 43-inch LG TVs (50 prizes) and ZOOMER X 2018 motorcycles (30 prizes). Most especially was one unit of a Mekong house model MH 962 to Mr Lim Darith who lives at Samrong Thom Commune, Kien Svay District, Kandal Province. The lucky draw was held on Sunday 06 January 2019, at the CNC TV stati...

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Oknha Mong Reththy Teams Up With Japanese Firm to Build Motor Racing Circuit

To promote and diversify Cambodian sports, renowned investor Oknha Mong Reththy has decided to team up with a Japanese firm to construct a Grade 2 motor racing circuit in Kampong Speu province. On 07 January, 2019, Oknha Mong Reththy announced the project through his official Facebook page where Mong Reththy Group signed an agreement for the project with Yamamoto Rock Products Co Ltd. The pr...

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Samdech Hun Sen: National Road No.2 Nearing Construction

In order to facilitate trade as well as attract more investors, the government is preparing for the ground breaking of the rehabilitation of National Road No.2, according to SamdechTecho Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. Speaking at a meeting with factory workers in Takeo province on January 9, 2019, SamdechTecho Hun Sen said that construction on National Road No.2 will soon begin. Samdec...

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Seat Installation Begins at Chinese-funded Morodok Techo Stadium

Installation of the concrete spectator seating has begun at the Morodok Techo National Stadium following 16 months of extensive construction work. The Morodok Techo National Stadium is located in Prek Tasek, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh and is to be the venue for the 2023 ASEAN Games. On 09 January, 2019, the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the company responsible for t...

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What Does Digital City Mean for City Management?

Credit to wrld3d.com https://youtu.be/6QU61AnMobo Climate change, population growth, and technological advances are partly contributing to changes in the landscape of city management to be more efficient. Meanwhile, the term Digital City is now becoming popular across the globe, but what does Digital City mean? Construction& Property Magazine recently met with a representative of worl...

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Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Remains on Course

The US$2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project is moving forward without any changes, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). On 08 January, 2019, H.E. Va Simsorya, spokesman for MPWT told Construction&Property Magazine that the highway construction project remains on course. “This project will start construction, but we do not know the exact date fo...

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‘construction and Real Estate Sector Will Not Fall in 2019’

With Cambodia's economic growth partly dependent on the construction and real estate sector, predictions remain healthy for 2019, despite a decline in capital investment in 2018. The recent macroeconomic report from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) outlined some of the risk factors for Cambodia's economy, including stronger reliance on construction and real estate as the sectors contribute o...

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Construction of Ring Road No.3 Brings Hope for Land Prices

The announcement of the construction of Ring Road No.3 connecting National Road No.4 to National Road No. 1 is bringing higher hope for land prices in those areas. According to H.E Vasim Sorya, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), upon receiving US$259 million concessional loans from EXIM Bank of China, Ring Road No.3 is to officially begin construction on 14 January ...

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Design and Construction Firms Listed in Kingdom Rises

The booming construction industry in Cambodia is currently attracting more and more design and construction firms which have now reached more than 2000. According to a report from the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) releasedin late December 2018, the total number of registered design and construction companies in the Kingdom reached 2,294 over the last 18 ye...

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