Cambodia News
Rethink plans to dam Mekong after Laos disaster Barrage collapse highlights risks and need for alternative energy sources 10 August 2018 The collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam after heavy rains last month that killed more than 30 in Laos and left thousands of Lao and Cambodian people homeless is reigniting an urgent debate about […]
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Investigators Begin Work on Deadly Laos Dam Collapse 6 August 2018 Laos dam collapse – Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project. Construction work was in progress on hydroelectric dam project The Laos Ministry of Energy and Mines has decided to participate in a government probe of the apparent failure July 23 of a concrete gravity and clay […]
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Poipet – The latest real estate boomtown 8 August 2018 Cambodia’s northwestern border town of Poipet is fast becoming a rival to Sihanoukville in terms of real estate development. Poipet, which borders Thailand and hosts an important border crossing between the two neighboring countries, is in the middle of a building boom. Casinos, hotels, commercial […]
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attaLaos Dam Collapse – In Laos, a Boom, and Then, ‘The Water Is Coming!’ 25 July 2018 PAKSONG, Laos — Petchinda Chantamart first heard what sounded like a bomb going off a few miles away. Then came a curious noise, like a strong wind. She knew instinctively what it meant: One of the new dams […]
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The great rail dilemma – Laos having regrets as China’s grand Pan-Asia railway dream sours 22 July 2018 Being erected along green fields in the outback of Vientiane, where Lao farmers still busily grow rice, are a great number of meticulously situated colossal concrete columns waiting to support a high-speed railway which will connect China […]
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Cambodia and Thailand complete cross-border rail link 9 July 2018 Cambodia and Thailand have reached an agreement on the transportation of goods and people by train across their shared border in a bid to boost trading relations between the two countries. Local media reported that negotiations were concluded last week and that Cambodian officials are […]
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Sihanoukville airport opens renovated terminal 28 June 2018 Sihanoukville International Airport’s renovated passenger terminal was presented to the public during a soft launch held yesterday. The terminal’s renovation is part of an ambitious plan by Cambodia Airports, the company that manages all international airports in the Kingdom, to revamp the airport to prepare for a […]
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Cambodian – Thai railway line on track 28 June 2018 Cambodian authorities have begun removing a traditional arch at the Poipet border gate opposite Sa Kaeo’s Aranyaprathet to clear land for construction of the long-awaited Thai-Cambodian rail project, Thai officials said Wednesday. Provincial immigration office chief Benjapol Rodsawat said the dismantling of the arch is […]
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Thai energy review could lead to suspension of Mekong dam Will the delay to the Pak Beng dam in Laos on the Mekong trigger a wider review of hydropower plans on the river? 14 June 2018 A major energy review by Thailand has delayed the launch of a controversial dam on the Mekong. This could […]
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Bangkok construction expo to lure Cambodian firms Thousands of constructions firms and related companies from around the world are expected to attend this September the Intermat Asean and Concrete Asia expo in Bangkok, Thailand, an event that will also attract a sizeable number of Cambodian firms, according to industry insiders. Organised by the Impact Exhibition […]
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