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Bidding Results of Japan-funded Multi-million Projects to Be Announced
- 27 October 2018
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...
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ADB Provides Us$30 Million for Tourism Infrastructure Development Projects
- 24 October 2018
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...
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Airport Development Project in Poipet to Resume
- 24 October 2018
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...
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UPG Pipe Contest Showcases Great Art Works of Young Cambodian Youth
- 22 October 2018
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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Phnom Penh Precast Plants Co., Ltd. Achieves Quality Management Systems Registration to ISO 9001
- 20 October 2018
Phnom Penh Precast Plants, one of the leading suppliers of pre-stressed spun concrete transmission poles, reinforced concrete pipes, and PC/PHC concrete spun piles has now been awarded ISO 9001:2015 for its Quality Management System since September of this year. Founded in 2013, and equipped with machinery from Germany and Korea, this high-tech factory uses the latest manufacturing equipment an...
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Ministry of Labour to Investigate Brick Kilns in Cambodia
- 19 October 2018
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training(MLVT) said that it will investigate recent claims of modern slavery in Cambodia’s brick kiln by London-based Royal Holloway University. According to the Phnom Penh Post on 18 October, 2018, H.E Ith Sam Heng said that MLVT will open an investigation into the allegations on modern slavery in the country. “We will start investigating. The ministry ...
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Booming Construction Sectors Attracts More Than Us$5 Billion in FDI
- 18 October 2018
Over the last 10 years, the construction sector has grown rapidly and attracted billions of foreign investment while creating tens of thousands of jobs. In fact, during an 18-year period (2000-2018), the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has granted construction permits to foreign investors worth US$5.4 billion over a total construction area of more than 15 mi...
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Blood-bricks: Booming Construction in Cambodia Built on Modern Day Slavery
- 17 October 2018
Photo by Royal Holloway The booming construction industry in Cambodia has been built on modern slavery with climate change being the key driver for the workforce, according to research by Royal Holloway, University of London published on 16 October, 2018. Entitled"BLOOD BRICKS: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia", the report shows that“tens of thousands of debt...
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Prince Begins Construction of Major Project in Sihanoukville
- 16 October 2018
Sample photo Construction officially began over the weekend on a major development project in Sihanoukville Province by Prince Real Estate Group. According to a post on Prince’s Facebook’s page construction began on the 16.3-hectare Prince City Center development project. The project, which covers a total construction area of 700,000 square metres is approximately 800 metres from t...
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MLMUPC Builds Support for Construction Safety Handbook
- 12 October 2018
Photo by Vice The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has called all relevant stakeholders in the construction sector to jointly promote work safety in the construction sector. Earlier this month, Mr Chiv SivPheng, Director of the Ministry of Land Management's Construction Technical Research Department, called on all relevant stakeholders to provide assistan...
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