Category: Cambodia

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 […]

Cambodia plans high-speed rail linking capital with Thai border by upgrading existing northern Phnom Penh-Poipet railway Cambodia has planned to upgrade its existing northern Phnom Penh-Poipet railway to become the kingdom’s first high-speed rail, which is expected to cost more than 4 billion U.S. dollars, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said in a […]

Road construction at Cambodia’s Ang Trapeang Thmor Dam about 80 percent completed The project to build a reinforced concrete road on the back of Ang Trapeang Thmor Dam is more than 80 percent completed. Yim Bun Rom, Director of Banteay Meanchey Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, told local news this morning that the […]

Work on Cambodia’s Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport expected to be completed in 2024 The construction work on a Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport, formally known as the Techo International Airport, is expected to be completed in 2024, a spokesman said on Sunday. Invested by the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC), the […]

Demand for architects and engineers in Cambodia ‘outstripping’ supply A construction worker seen on the top of a building on Hun Sen Blvd in the capital’s Meanchey district in 2021. Hong Menea Industry analysts have highlighted a shortage of architects and engineers as a potential issue for the Kingdom’s construction sector, as the number of […]

$2.6B worth of construction projects in Cambodia given nod in January-November 2022 The government issued construction permits for 3,827 projects nationwide in January-November 2022 with total registered capital of $2.635 billion – down by 98 developments and 49.42 per cent in terms of value over the same time last year, according to a Ministry of […]

Cambodia on track for high-speed railway to link Phnom Penh with Sihanoukville and neighbouring countries The Cambodian government has expressed its determination to build high-speed rails to link Phnom Penh with Sihanoukville and neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the government has been conducting studies on high-speed railways connecting domestically and to […]