Cambodia News
Still no train service connecting Phnom Penh and Bangkok The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, seems to be delayed indefinitely due to a contentious one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. “We are still in the blur of the exact date of the launch of […]
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Cambodia’s Koh Kong airport confirmed to begin construction in early 2018 The international airport to be built in Koh Kong province will kick off construction in January next year, according to a spokesman from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). Backed by Chinese-owned firm Tianjin Union Development Group (UDG), the airport will primarily serve […]
Continue ReadingJapan provides $200m loan to Cambodia for new port The Japanese government has approved a US$200 million loan to Cambodia to build a second deep-sea port in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian minister said on Saturday. The offer was confirmed when Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii met on […]
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Is Cambodia ready for SE Asia’s tallest building? There is a desire to urbanise like other big cities in the region, but experts say time is not right for phnom penH to reach for the sky It would be hard for visitors to miss the affluence that is revealing itself in Phnom Penh now. There […]
Continue ReadingSE Asia’s biggest building technology fair in Bangkok – Over 400,000 attendees expected Billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest building technology exposition, the Architect Expo is opening its gates once more. Now on its 31st edition, the fair will run from 2 May through 7 May in Bangkok. Architects, interior designers and those in related professions […]
Continue ReadingMove to extend lease period in Thailand expected to stir interest of foreigners The move to revise the leasehold act and extend the lease period from 30 years to 50 years will be good for developers who offer residential homes to foreigners, both in Bangkok and at tourist destinations, property experts said. “This act will […]
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B.Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos – 8 hydropower plants planned in country Champasak, Laos: B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos. Of the total, around 1.8 billion baht is for the development of eight hydropower plants […]
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B Grimm Power signs MoU for power line in Cambodia B GRIMM Power recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Poipet PP SEZ Co, one of the largest industrial-estate operators in Cambodia, to develop a power-transmission line at its industrial park in the western city of Poipet. This will be the company’s starting point in […]
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Thai conglomerate to build shopping mall in Phnom Penh Thailand’s largest retailer is set to invest in a large shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Bangkok’s ambassador to Cambodia has revealed. Nuttavudh Photisaro, Thailand’s ambassador to Cambodia, said last week that the Central Group, the largest Thai-based retailing company, will soon come to Cambodia and invest […]
Continue ReadingHitachi Establishes a Joint Venture for Elevators & Escalators in Cambodia Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the establishment of Hitachi Elevator (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Phnom Penh City, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to primarily stimulate sales and services of elevators and escalators in the country. Hitachi Elevator Cambodia is a joint […]
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