Category: Cambodia

The shadowy Chinese firms that own chunks of Cambodia By Lulu Luo & Jonathan Head The highway runs through the forest like a black ribbon, down to the sea and to what must be one of the world’s largest tourism projects. Fifteen years after it began, there is still not much to see of the […]

Cambodia-Thailand Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian international border crossing more than 90 percent completed The Minister of Public Works and Transport Peng Ponea, on Sep 14, led a delegation from the Ministry to inspect the progress of the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian International Border Gate project. The Stung Bot International Gate Project is located in Poipet […]

China consolidates in the Gulf of Thailand with another deep-water port in Cambodia’s Kampot province China is building the Kampot deep water port in Cambodia With Cambodia as the spur, Beijing is consolidating its hold in the Gulf of Thailand, which can become the gateway for Chinese ships to enter the Indian Ocean. China’s state-run […]

Samaiden Energy to develop biogas project in Kampong Seila, Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia SAMAIDEN Group Bhd’s indirect wholly owned unit, Samaiden Energy (Cambodia) Co Ltd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mong Sotheary Trading Co Ltd (MST), Management Venture Asia (Cambodia) Ltd (MVA) and Panna Energy Sdn Bhd for the development of a […]

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway construction to begin mid-year, says minister The construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway will begin by mid-2023, according to Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport, yesterday. The minister announced this after meeting a delegation from Thailand that called on him to learn more about the Cambodian […]

Cambodia-Thailand Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian international border crossing more than 80 percent completed Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, stated that as of March 2023, the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian International Border Gate Project, which is estimated to cost about $ 26.42 million, has been completed 82.30 percent and the project […]

Soft-opening of the first ever Thailand-Cambodia Friendship Bridge Cambodian FM concludes visit to neighboring Thailand SEE ALSO: Cambodia And Thailand Agree To Open New Border Point, The Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian Border Checkpoint Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on Friday concluded his two-day official visit to neighboring Thailand. The Cambodian Foreign […]

Public works minister Chanthol seeks quick fix for Cambodia’s lack of engineers Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol asked Thai experts to share knowledge with Cambodian engineers regarding ports, railways and even subways constructions. The minister made the request at a meeting with Thailand’s new ambassador Cherdkiat Atthakor on February 20. Chanthol praised […]

Cambodia seeks investors for first high-speed railway, from Phnom Penh to Poipet, budgeted at $4b Cambodia is seeking investors for its first high-speed railway, which could cost roughly $4 billion. The railway, starting from the capital Phnom Penh to Poipet, a town bordering Thailand, covers a distance of 382 kilometers. Trains will run at a […]

China to support Cambodia in construction of Sihanoukville special economic zone China will help the construction of Sihanoukville special economic zone (SEZ) in Cambodia, a report by the state-owned CGTN news channel said, citing President Xi Jinping. The 11-square-km Sihanoukville SEZ currently houses approximately 170 factories across the world with a total investment of more […]