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Japan Loans Usd86 Million to Improve Phnom Penh Electricity System
- 9 April 2018
Phnom Penh Electricity Wire. Photo Credit: Michael Coghlan The government of Japan recently provided a USD86 million loan to Cambodia to upgrade and expand the Phnom Penh city electricity transmission and distribution system, according to an official letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This project will provide new substations, transmission lines, distr...
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Psar Dey Hoi Flyover to Temporarily Open During Khmer New Year
- 9 April 2018
According to an announcement by Phnom Penh City Municipality, the new flyover bridge near Dey Hoi Market along Russian Boulevard will be temporarily open to the public during Khmer New Year, but will be closed again afterwards to fully complete construction. The bridge will only be open between 12-17 April for vehicles less than 3 metres high. From April 18, the flyover will be half closed to a...
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Phnom Penh Water Taxi Launched With Free Access Until July
- 7 April 2018
Phnom Penh Water Taxi H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport inaugurated the launch of Prek Pnov-Phnom Penh-Ta Kmao water public transport on 6 April with a special promotion offering free rides until the end of July. There are a total of three boats which are capable of carrying up to 175 passengers, all of which are equipped with air-conditioners and lif...
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Korea Loans Cambodia Usd63m for Waste Water Purifier in Takmao
- 4 April 2018
Cambodia-Korea Takmao Sewage Management System H.E. Vongsey Vissoth, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance signed a USD63 million loan agreement on 3 April with Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) President Chang Youn Soo for construction of a sewerage management system in Takmao town. The waste water management facility will be capable of processing 7,600 ...
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Experts Urge Reluctant Thai Government to Move on Kra Canal
- 4 April 2018
Sample Photo Experts have again urged the government of Thailand to set up a committee to study the feasibility of building the controversial Kra Canal project in the south of the country, according to a report in The Nation. The government, however, remains reluctant to commit to any formal proceedings. The proposed Kra Canal would be a man-made canal connecting the Indian sea on the west c...
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Serey Sophorn – Poipet Train Service Launched
- 3 April 2018
Poipet Station The train service connecting Serey Sophorn to Poipets launched its first test service in early April and will officially open for service on 04 April with a special promotion offering free rides until July 31, 2018. Each scheduled service can carry up to 100 passengers and will have three return services per day at 7:00am, 10:30am and 2:15pm departing from Poipet. The rail ...
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HLH Group Selling Hotel in D’seaview Project in Sihanuokville for Usd 15.7mn
- 28 March 2018
D’Seaview HLH Group, a large Singaporean real estate developer, is selling the 98-room hotel in its D'Seaview project in Sihanoukville for USD 15.7 million, according to The Straits Times. The hotel is part the project named D'Seaview, which is HLH Group’s first freehold mixed-use development in Cambodia and features 737 residential units and 67 commercial units. The group also holds the lan...
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Battambang – Banteay Meanchey Road to Expand to Four Lanes in 2020
- 26 March 2018
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen this morning presided over the ground breaking ceremony for the project improving 84.74km of National Road No. 5 between Battambang and Serey Sophorn funded through a USD185 million loan from the government of Japan. The project will upgrade this section of road section to Asphalt Concrete and expand it to 23 metres wide from two lanes to four lanes. In addition, ...
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Borey Peng Huot Group Invests Usd60 Mn in Another Mall South of Phnom Penh
- 26 March 2018
PH Diamond Place Mall PH Diamond Place Mall, another shopping mall by Borey Peng Huot Group, has begun construction following the ground breaking ceremony on the weekend of 24 March presided over by H.E. Senior Minister Chea Sophara, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction together with the Borey Peng Huot Group management team. Located south of Phnom Penh along Hun Sen ...
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Cis Koh Pich Campus Breaks Ground on Usd20 Million Expansion
- 23 March 2018
General Director OCIC Group Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se yesterday presided over the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Phase 2 expansion of the Canadian International School in Diamond Island. After completion in the next 18 months, the school will cover more than three hectares of land and feature a new CIS secondary school from grades 7-12, swimming pool, running track, Black B...
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