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Minister of Commerce Presides Over Ground-breaking of New Road in Kampong Cham
On Sunday 22 July,2018, H.E Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce presided over the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a red gravel road in Kampong Cham Province. The new gravel road connects three villages to the province and is 3.5km long, 6m wide with one box culvert and five drainage pipes. Speaking during the ceremony, H.E Pan Sorasak said that “this new infrastructure is in l...
Read MoreConcessional Loan Agreement for Ring Road No.3 Signed
Ring road 3 map The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has signed a concessional loan agreement with China funded bank Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM Bank of China) for the construction of the Ring Road No.3 project worth US$259 million, according to Fresh News. According to the same source, the Ring Road No. 3 is a four-lane road with the total length of 47.6 km connecting Cambodia's ...
Read MoreConstruction of New Cargo Terminal in the Pipeline
Phnom Penh International Airport / Photo: Vinci With the value of the international trade in goods on the rise along with demand for air cargo services, Cambodia Airports has revealed future plans to construct another cargo terminal in Phnom Penh International Airport in order to provide efficient cargo handling services. Mr.Khek Norinda, the communications and PR director for Cambodia Airpo...
Read MoreConstruction to Start on New Siem Reap International Airport After Election
Photo: Archetype / Siem Reap International Airport Construction on the new Siem Reap International Airport will take place after the 29 July election, according to state-run news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse. On 13 July, Siem Reap Governor H.E. Khim Bunsong met with representatives from Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, the company contracted to build the new air...
Read MoreThird Coal Power Plant in Sihanoukville to Start Construction Next Year
Sample photo by Wikimedia The Cambodian government has given the green light tothe construction plansfor a two-unit coal-fired power plant in Sihanoukville Province worth more than US$1 billion, according to H.E. Victor Jona, Director General of the General Department of Energy for the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). In a phone interview with Construction & Property Magazineon 11 Jul...
Read MoreCambodia and Thailand Close to Railway Transportation Agreement
Sample photo by Railway Transportation Cambodia and Thailand are near to reaching a bilateral agreement on the "Railway Transportation Agreement" following a recent meeting between the two countries. Last week, Cambodia Minister for Public Works and Transport (MPWT) H.E Sun Chanthol and his counterpart ArkhomTermpittayapaisith met to finalise the draft agreement on the cooperation to transpo...
Read MoreSun & Moon Launches Second Luxury Hotel in Capital
SUN & MOON, Urban Hotel A luxury four-star hotel, the “SUN & MOON, The Light” has begun construction and is expected to be finished by the end of 2019, bringing a whole new lifestyle for its customer, according to the press release. A well-known hospitality company, SUN & MOON Company Limited has officially announced the construction of its new 126-key hotel covering a total area...
Read MoreRefurbishment of Chroy Changwar Bridge Set to Finish Before Schedule
The renovation of Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge in Chroy Changva is set to finish before schedule, according to Mr Chhim Phalla, Director of the Department of Roads for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). Speaking with the Ministry of Information, Mr Phalla said that the project is 48% complete and it will finish before Khmer New Year in April, two months ahead of the set sche...
Read MoreConstruction Starts on Three Provincial Courts of Appeal With Four in Pipeline
Plan for the Court of Appeal Cambodia will construct seven new Courts of Appeal in designated provinces to increase convenience and reduce the expenditure of citizens, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman Chin Malin. Speaking with the Khmer Times, Mr. Malin said that the government had already begun building three new additional Courts of Appeal in Battambang,Tbong Khmum and Siha...
Read MoreConstruction Starts on Three Provincial Courts of Appeal With Four in Pipeline
Cambodia will construct seven new Courts of Appeal in designated provinces to increase convenience and reduce the expenditure of citizens, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman Chin Malin. Speaking with the Khmer Times, Mr. Malin said that the government had already begun building three new additional Courts of Appeal in Battambang,Tbong Khmum and Sihanoukville provinces with four ad...
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