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Chinese to Complete Gold Tower 42

The saga of the beleaguered Gold Tower 42 project finally appeared to be on its way to conclusion in November aftr Korean developer Yunwoo signed an agreement to restart construction. Kim Tae Yeon, general director of Yunwoo announced at the ceremony that construction would start again in 2018 with the project to be completed by the end of 2019. This follows a pledge Yunwoo provided to the Camb...

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Usd3.5m Spent on Capital Infrastructure

The government has announced that it spent USD3.4 million on infrastructure in the capital in the first seven months of 2017, excluding works on sewage upgrades, bridge maintenance and renovations of municipal buildings. The works to improve the capital are integrated into the annual budget for City Hall, municipality spokesperson Met Measpheakdey told the Phnom Penh Post. Although the gover...

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Borey Construction Booms Pre-election

A raft of new borey constructions has been announced at the end of 2017, giving the strongest indicator yet that the industry remains buoyant in the run-up to next year’s election. Borey Vimean Phnom Penh announced the construction of its eighth project in the capital to be located on Borey Angkor Road close to another Vimean project. Chip Mong Land also began construction on its Landmark 27...

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Making Sure of the Best Pipes

Water supply pipes are one of the key components of a house because all of our daily activities, whether it is taking a shower, washing the dishes or watering the plants needs the use of water. However, water use requires water supply piping inside the house for ease of use. Therefore, selecting and installing water supply pipes are tasks that should not be overlooked. Choosing the right type o...

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Long-delayed Gold Tower 42 Gets the Go-ahead

After more than four announcements that construction would restart, work is finally set to kick off again on downtown Phnom Penh’s long-delayed Gold Tower 42 project. South Korea’s Yon Woo Co., Ltd formally announced at a press conference that it would resume construction on the benchmark complex early next year after a halt of nearly 10 years. After breaking promises to the Ministry of Lan...

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15 Major Cambodian Construction Projects Proceeding

Hoping to accelerate robust economic growth and to cope with the city’s expansion and rapid growth in vehicles, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol has recently unveiled a raft of plans to develop infrastructure in various locations across the country. 1. Second Ring Road – Phnom Penh The second ring road is reportedly costing USD72 million and li...

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The World’s Leading Infrastructure Software Developers Bolster Going Digital in Asia

Chris Barron, Chief Communications Officer of Bentley One of things I am most excited about in the Year in Infrastructure is the Be Inspired Award for BIM Advancement in Infrastructure. This year we set the record. We have over 400 nominated projects from all around the world, from 52 countries, and 51 of them are here today. It is very interesting that this year we have nearly half of the fina...

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Usd7bn Investment Set for Cambodia

Two giant Chinese property and construction players made a solemn pledge to invest USD7bn in Cambodia during Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Beijing in late November. The announcement came following a working discussion between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Mr. Zhang Yuling, Chairman of Greenland Holding Group, and Mr. Cheng Risheng, Chairman of Henan Transport Investment Group. The tw...

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Subterranean Garage Given Green Light

Developed and built by Oversea Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC), a long-awaited underground parking space facility situated between Canadia Tower and Vattanac Capital in downtown Phnom Penh is on schedule to open early next year. After nearly two years of construction since work began in late 2015, OCIC, the firm behind dozens of developments and the owner of Canadia Bank, will inaugurate...

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Phnom Penh Municipality Diary: November – December 2017

(Date : 07 Nov 2017) Phsar Dey Huy flyover on track The construction of Phsar Dey Huy flyover was 70 percent completed as of early November. As the road is narrow under the bridge construction, Phnom Penh municipality made an announcement to prohibit all large trucks from turning left from all directions at the traffic lights close to the construction site. (10 Nov) Stueng Mean Chey Cana...

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