Cambodia News
Mekong River Commission (MRC) agrees on timeframe for consultation on Sanakham dam The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has agreed on a timeframe for the prior consultation process for Sanakham hydropower project, one of Laos’ dams on the Mekong mainstream. According to a statement from the inter-governmental organisation of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, the prior […]
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B.Grimm Group, a major supporter of WWF Thailand helping save Thailand’s tigers In the wild, tigers play the role of apex predator. The biggest of the wild cats can roam almost 300 kilometres to find food and mates, and they very rarely come into contact with other tigers or people. Unfortunately, the number of wild […]
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Laos’ Sanakam dam anger grows in neighbouring Thailand Nan province A conservation group has called for the scrapping of the Sanakam dam which is being built in Laos on the Mekong River two kilometres from Nan province. The group urged Laos and neighbouring countries to embrace more ecological friendly renewable energy projects such as solar […]
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Cambodia’s Steung Trang-Krouch Chhmar Bridge scheduled for completion by March 2021 The construction of a bridge connecting Kampong Cham’s Steung Trang and Tbong Khmum’s Krouch Chhmar District has been completed 87.5 percent by May and is scheduled for completion by March 2021, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The bridge will link […]
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Laos Government okays Singaporean-Lao feasibility study for clean thermal power plant in the southern province of Xekong A Singaporean firm joint-venturing with a Lao partner has agreed with the Lao government to conduct a feasibility study on the development of a clean thermal power plant in the southern province of Xekong. Evolution Power Investment Corporation […]
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Cambodia’s local property market best described as ‘flat’ Cambodia’s local property sector has been described as “flat” while condominiums and boreys are tagged to be the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic because the listings will eventually need to be put up for sale under current market prices in the coming months, according to an […]
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nValid Precision Engineering seals PPA for 76-MW solar project in southern Lao province of Attapeu Renewables developer nValid Precision Engineering Pte Ltd has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electricite du Laos (EdL) that will result in the construction of an up to 76-MWp solar power plant in Laos. This will be the first […]
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Cambodian construction site proceeds with eight Zoomlion T6013-8A tower cranes Construction work has already begun on the PH Eco Mall project which combines a shopping mall and private residences near the Mekong River and National Road 1 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Eight tower cranes produced by Zoomlion have been used in this large-scale project. The […]
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$100M five-star hotel approved in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province The government has approved the construction of a $100 million five-star hotel in Preah Sihanouk province that officials say will be ready to welcome tourists once Covid-19 disappears. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) issued a final certificate of registration to Yong Wang (Cambodia) […]
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Thai small brewers pour into Vietnam Restrictive rules for craft beer manufacturing written by the local duopoly have led Thai brands to a nurturing community a few countries over Factories are not the only business moving into Vietnam — Thai craft beer has found an unlikely home in the neighbouring country, thanks to stiff regulations […]
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