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Vietnam terminates power station contractors
- 6 December 2016
Vietnam's government has terminated the contracts with Russian and Vietnamese companies to build its large-scale coal-fired power station. Russian power giant Inter RAO and state company PetroVietnam have been replaced on the USD4.1 billion construction by another state company Vietnam Electricity (EVN) in the hope of completing the long-delayed project by 2029. With the Vietnamese economy i...
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D’Seaview replaces contractor mid-build
- 6 December 2016
Singapore's HLH Group announced in September that it was replacing the contractor on its flagship D’Seaview project in Sihanoukville. The developer removed Yanjian Group Co Ltd and instead reallocated the USD35 million contract to Chinese state-owned energy and construction firm Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. HLH justified the change in contractors by stating that Yanjian Group Co Ltd was unable...
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Gold Tower 42 resolution reached?
- 6 December 2016
Gold Tower 42 developer Yon Woo Co. Ltd has assured investors for the fourth time in ten years that they will complete construction of one of the capital’s most controversial projects. The Korean company’s legal representatives HBS contacted all investors to invite them to a meeting to discuss their properties where there were offered the options of either keeping their properties or selling th...
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Market uncertain over Kampot mega-project
- 6 December 2016
A company is seeking approval from Cambodian authorities for a project to create two islands off the coast of Kep as part of a USD23.2 billion mega-resort. Pallas Brilliant, the developer behind the project, plans to construct a 4,158 hectare multipurpose tourism resort, called “French Riviera City,” on two specially-built islands in the next five years. Despite the developer claiming govern...
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Minister seeks funding for Phnom Penh AGT
- 6 December 2016
Cambodian Transport Minister Sun Chantol announced in September that he is seeking funding support to build an Automated Gateway Transport (AGT) system in the capital Phnom Penh. More commonly known as a ‘skytrain’, the Minister’s plan follows the completion of a year-long feasibility study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) that looked into the best way to alleviate traffic c...
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City Hall considers Tonle Sap bridge
- 6 December 2016
City Hall is considering plans for construction of a bridge across the Tonle Sap to connect Phnom Penh to the new Chroy Chongvar satellite city being built by the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC), Though current plans indicate that the bridge may connect the Kilometre 6 area outside Phnom Penh to the OCIC project, no final decisions have been made or timelines and budgets announc...
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Philippines unveils investment shopping list for China
- 6 December 2016
As part of China’s efforts to support infrastructure development in ASEAN as part of the Silk Road initiative, the Philippines and China agreed on USD15 billion in capital investment on infrastructure and USD9 billion in credit at the end of October. The agreement, made during Philippines President Duarte state visit to China, follows the visit of President Li Xi Ping to Cambodia two weeks earl...
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Quake Questions for Asean’s Tallest Planned Building
- 6 December 2016
Construction is scheduled to get underway on ASEAN’s tallest building when the 133-storey Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower Trade Center breaks ground in downtown Phnom Penh at the end of 2016. At 500m tall, the Thai Boon Roong development is the most ambitious example so far of the tall building trend which has been dramatically altering the skyline in the traditionally low-rise Cambodian capital. An...
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Industrial Floors Matter
- 6 December 2016
Industrial flooring now plays an essential role in any production area, F&B storage room, IT database server room, and becomes even more specialised in other areas such as commercial car parks, technical service rooms and warehouses. People working in industrial areas understand immediately the huge value of flooring with product specific functions and high international standard performanc...
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Scaffolding in the construction industry
- 6 December 2016
Scaffolding is named after its area of application. Façade scaffolding is used for work operations on the front of a building façade. Besides working platforms, reinforcement and access scaffolds are utilised on construction sites. To transfer vertical loads, shoring or load-bearing, scaffoldings are being used to safely support any structures during construction. Industrial scaffolding provide...
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