Cambodia News
Thai companies to build $200m mixed-use project in Siem Reap, Cambodia 22 February 2019 Thai companies will invest $200 million in a mixed-use development in Siem Reap that will comprise holiday homes, resorts, and a floating market. Tous Saphoeun, co-founder of Borei Angkor Landmark Banteay Srei, told Khmer Times that he has entered into a […]
Continue ReadingMigrant workers in Thailand live harsh, but improving, reality Bangkok takes legal steps to retain vital laborers from neighboring countries 17 February 2019 The clusters of yellow shipping containers sitting on a bleak parcel of land on the dusty outskirts of Bangkok are a symbol of Thailand’s growing dependence on migrant workers. Children play among […]
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Cambodia’s 100 MW National Solar Park project moves forward The Asian Development Bank, which is backing the plant, is seeking project consultants. If built, the solar park would improve the country’s limited power supply and bring technical benefits to the national grid. 12 February 2019 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is moving forward with implementation […]
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Cambodia declared the cheapest country to retire in 2019 International Living, a magazine that focuses on the best places to live and invest, named Cambodia the cheapest place to retire in 2019. The Kingdom came first this year in the cost of living category in the publication’s Annual Global Retirement Index. Earning full marks in […]
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Phnom Penh’s Gold Tower 42 to be completed by 2020 28 January 2019 After years of delays in construction, building Gold Tower 42 is scheduled to be completed in early 2020, according to the developer. Liu Nianxin, CEO of Hongtao Decoration, said that Hongtao Weimin has constructed the high-rise project in Phnom Penh in partnership […]
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Cambodia Rail connection with Thailand to take place in March 2019 14 January 2019 The railway networks in Cambodia and Thailand will be officially connected in March, the Transport Minister recently announced. The tracks on both sides of the border have already been finished, said Sun Chanthol, the Minister of Transport and Public Works. “We […]
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Siemens’ commitment to foster digital skill to new generation in Myanmar 2nd batch of granting to vocational training center after the first batch began last year Equip new generation in Myanmar with the digital skill necessary for the digitalization era Siemens Limited continues preparing Myanmar’s education sector for the world megatrend – Digitalization by equipping […]
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Operation Mekong – Southeast Asia’s place in China’s new world order 18 December 2018 China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might. Southeast Asia Globe breaks down the rising superpower’s relationship with each of these nations and the role each country plays […]
Continue ReadingChinese-built largest hydropower plant inaugurated in far NE Cambodia 17 December 2018 The Chinese-built Lower Sesan II hydroelectric power station was inaugurated here in far northeastern Cambodia on Monday after almost five years of construction. The 400-megawatt dam is the largest and the seventh one built by China in the Southeast Asian country. Cambodian Prime […]
Continue ReadingLaos to export over 14,000 MW of electricity by 2030 6 December 2018 Laos’ electricity exports will hit 14,600 MW by 2030. At present, Laos is exporting 4,415 MW to five neighboring countries. The figures were revealed by Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath at the 6th Ordinary Session of National Assembly’s 8th […]
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