Category: Cambodia

Cambodia, China boost construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport 01 October 2022 A group of Chinese experts from the Angkor International Airport Investment (AIAI) Company are in Cambodia to complete the construction and discuss the transfer plan, as the project is scheduled to be completed in March 2023. At Council of Ministers on September 29, […]

Cambodian Government mulls second expressway construction next year linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city bordering Vietnam The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced the second expressway construction project, linking Phnom Penh Capital to Bavet city, Svay Rieng province, which shares a border with Vietnam. The ministry and a Chinese firm have recently reached […]

Cambodia wants an underground metro in Phnom Penh The government of Cambodia says it wants an underground metro instead of a Bangkok-style elevated railway for a future mass transit system in Phnom Penh. “Now the need for the subway is clear, and is a real possibility – not the sky train, as reported,” Prime Minister […]

‘Ghost buildings’ show boom times are over for Cambodian’s Sihanoukville resort town Construction in the city of Sihanoukville had been big business but many Chinese investors fled after the pandemic. A mass departure of Chinese investors from Cambodia’s Sihanoukville during the coronavirus pandemic left behind more than 1,000 unfinished buildings and an economic headache for […]

First phase of Cambodia’s Bak Kheng Water treatment plant construction more than 66 percent completed As of mid-July 2022, the construction of the first phase of the Bak Kheng water treatment plant has reached 66 percent completion and is scheduled to be completed next year. During a visit to inspect the progress of construction of […]

Foreign investment to boost Cambodia’s construction sector The construction sector is projected for recovery, driven by the influx of foreign investment, as the sector reached more than $1 billion in value in the first half of this year. The draft law on finance for the year 2023 stated that the construction sector is projected to […]

$952 million construction projects approved in Cambodia in first five months of 2022 The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has approved 1,679 construction projects nationwide on 2.2 million square metres at about $952 million in the first five months of this year. The figure is about 60 percent less than the […]

Cambodia’s Techo International Airport 20 km south of Phnom Penh over 33 percent work completed More than 33% of the construction work of the $1.5 billion Techo International Airport has been completed despite the Covid-19 crisis, officials said, adding that the work is scheduled to be finished in 2024. The update was made on a […]

Three-phase port terminal construction project to boost Cambodia’s maritime transport sector The three-phase construction of new port terminal at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port will boost Cambodia’s maritime transport sector, with the first phase set to begin by the end of 2022. Thai Rithy, Deputy Director General of the publicly-listed Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, said that the […]