Category: Cambodia

Construction of Mekong River-Crossing Kratie Bridge to begin next month in Kratie province, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen will break ground on the construction of the Mekong River-Crossing Kratie Province Bridge and the improvement of National Road 7 from Skun downtown to Kampong Cham town in January 2023, said a release of the Ministry of […]

Cambodia to proceed with construction of Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway at a cost of $1.6 billion The Royal Government of Cambodia is committed to build another expressway linking Phnom Penh capital to Bavet city of Svay Rieng province, at the border with Vietnam. The commitment was underlined by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo […]

Final report on feasibility study for Phnom Penh’s Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge construction released After the long wait by the government and residents of Phnom Penh, the final report on feasibility study conducted for the construction of the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge was released. At the direct request of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the South Korean government […]

Cambodia targets 3,155MW from solar by 2040 The share of solar power in the total energy mix of Cambodia is poised to rise sharply in the coming decades and can reach 3,155 MW by 2040, bigger than the contribution from locally generated hydroelectricity which is a major source of renewable energy in the country now. […]

Construction of nine bridges in Cambodia’s Kampong Cham to be finished early next year Residents of one of the districts in Kampong Chan expressed their excitement over the near completion of nine bridges which would increase ease of travel. Srey Santhor district governor Sim Kong said earlier this week that the bridges were located in […]

Construction sites with no nets in Cambodia face closure Phnom Penh authorities yesterday warned they would close any site which does not have proper safety nets to prevent construction material from falling on people. This measure comes after a 23-year-old man Yat Sitha was killed when a plank from an under-construction building fell on his […]

Thailand, Cambodia sign agreement on border road improvements project Thailand and Cambodia signed a loan agreement to finance the improvement of a border road section from Siem Riep to Anlong Veng and Choam/Sa Ngam of National Road No. 67 in Cambodia. Perames Vudthitornetiraks, President of Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), signed the agreement […]

Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia’s construction sector touches $334M Cambodia continued to receive substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the construction sector in 2021, despite the economic slowdown in the wake of Covid-19, showed the Asean Investment Report 2022. According to the report, FDI in construction rose from $260 million in 2020 to $334 million in […]

Cambodia’s New Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport construction 40 percent completed The new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport project has so far achieved 40 percent completion. Tek Reth Samrech, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, said that the construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport will be 70 percent completed by the end of this year. Construction of […]