Category: Cambodia

Cambodia resolves Phnom Penh airport tensions with new rights grant France’s Vinci to operate capital’s new Chinese-built international gateway The Cambodian government has quietly defused tensions with France’s Vinci over the erosion of its aviation monopoly in Phnom Penh by granting the company rights to manage the city’s new Chinese-built international airport, due to open […]

Preparation for construction of a bridge crossing the Mekong River southeast of Phnom Penh on track The preparation of the construction project of a bridge crossing the Mekong River is well on track, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the contractor for the project, has […]

Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Poipet Expressway feasibility study completed The China Road and Bridge and Corporation (CRBC) has finalized the feasibility study for the proposed Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Poipet Expressway and is now compiling a comprehensive report to submit to the Cambodian government for review and evaluation. Cambodia’s third expressway project starts at Win-Win Boulevard, north of Phnom […]

Vinci to build major Cambodian water treatment plant in Bakheng Vinci, a France-based commissions and construction company, will receive €94 million (US$102 million) for a 36-month contract to design and build an extension to a major Cambodian water treatment plant. Serving Bakheng, in the north of the country’s capital of Phnom Pehn, the municipal water […]

China-backed Funan-Techo Canal in Cambodia draws US questions Phnom Penh rejects claim that project could have military applications and threaten regional security A proposed canal in Cambodia is the latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs. The United States is urging greater transparency from Cambodia over a planned $1.7-billion canal that observers say could be […]

Cambodia plans to transform existing railways into high-speed railways and build two more between 2028-2033 Regarding the railway development project in Cambodia, Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that Cambodia has already studied and prepared a plan. The railway development plan in Cambodia is divided into two phases: the medium phase from […]

Locals ‘ready’ for Preah Vihear access to historic temple ruins in Si Sa Ket province to be restored Si Sa Ket: The public and private sectors in Kantharalak district are ready for the reopening of access to Preah Vihear temple for the first time in 16 years. Since Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s visit to Si […]