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Ministry of Labour: Report on Brick Slavery is Not True
Mr Veng Heang, Director of the Child Labour Department MLVT The recent report on modern slavery in Cambodia published by Royal Holloway University is not true, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT). On 01 November, 2018, Construction&Property Magazine sat down with Mr Veng Heang, Director of the Child Labour Department MLVT, to further discuss the allegations...
Read MoreMore Construction Expected in Kep and Kampot
Kep and Kampot Provinces are expected to see more construction coming in the short term, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). On 30 October, 2018, H.E Sun Chanthol Senior Minister and Minister of MPWT said during the dissemination seminar on the ‘Logistics Master Plan Study Report’ that the ministry is currently working on the master plan for major cities in Cambodia,...
Read MoreMega Wedding Reception Hall Officially Opened
Buildings of the mega wedding reception hall as well as exhibitions have officially inaugurated. On 01 November, 2018, the building called “The Premier Centre Sen Sok” was officially opened while numbers hall reservation for wedding ceremony is high. Built on a total area of US$10 million, this “The Premier Centre Sen Sok” has been designed in a modern and attractive way, especially with the...
Read MoreChina’s High-speed Train Takes Bentley 2018 ‘special Recognition Awards’
China’s ‘Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway’ has been announced as winners of the ‘Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards’ for its outstanding project design. Designed and constructed by China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd, the project was presented the award for the ‘Advancing Collaborative Digital Workflows in Rail and Transit’ project which has been integrated with products b...
Read MoreConstruction on Us$80 Million Medical Facility Starts
Ground has officially been broken on an US$80 million modern medical facility at Preah Kossomak Hospital. On 30 October, 2018, construction on “New Building of the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital” project official started. Located inside the Preah Kossamak Hospital, this new health facility will be built under Chinese government aid of approximately US$80 million. Built ...
Read MoreSihanoukville’s Wastewater Treatment Station Capacity to Be Expanded
The Cambodian government plans to expand the capacity of Sihanoukville's wastewater treatment station by three times, according to a Facebook post by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) over the weekend. “The Sihanoukville wastewater treatment station capacity is to be expanded by three times in order to facilitate environmental cleanup and better living for this tourism city”, it...
Read MoreBidding Results of Japan-funded Multi-million Projects to Be Announced
Sample photo by JICA Results of the bidding process for the multi-million dollar Japanese-funded projects will be announced very soon, according to the Phnom Penh Municipality. On 27 October, 2018, Phnom Penh Municipality spokesman Mr Met Meas Pheakdey told Construction&Property Magazine that the results of the bidding for the ‘flood prevention and the rehabilitation of pipe system’ proj...
Read MoreADB Provides Us$30 Million for Tourism Infrastructure Development Projects
Cambodia has signed agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth more than US$30 million for tourism infrastructure development projects in two provinces, according to a press release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). On 24 October, 2018, Cambodia and the ADB signed four financing agreements worth more than US$250 million of which US$30.89 million is for tourism infrastr...
Read MoreAirport Development Project in Poipet to Resume
Sample photo by Global New Light Of Myanmar The government has allowed a local firm to reopen an airport development project in Poipet City, according to civil aviation officials. On 22 October 2018, Mr Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) told Construction &Property Magazine that the domestic airport development project in Poipet was approved in p...
Read MoreUPG Pipe Contest Showcases Great Art Works of Young Cambodian Youth
Creative architectural works of young Cambodians have been showcased at the ‘EAGLE Pipe Art Contest’ organised by UPG Pipe. Over the past weekend, the ‘EAGLE Pipe Art Contest’ successfully selected a winner who showed great creativity. Demonstrating impressive creativity, the ‘Cambodia Map’ art from Ms Long Kim Heang, a student from the Royal University of Fine Arts won the first prize from amo...
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