Cambodia News
Cambodia and Thailand are edging towards nuclear power generation as the region hunts for vast, stable power sources to fuel rapid development. Scales tipping in the two countries as Asean energy demand rises with economic growth Step by step, Cambodia and Thailand are edging towards nuclear power generation as the region hunts for vast, stable […]
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The end of the hottest season that Thailand has seen for 60 years has brought into focus many questions about the sustainability of our power sources. What if the country can’t provide enough power for its citizens? What if we run out of gas for our cars? What if the electricity goes out during “Game […]
Continue ReadingThai construction firm CH. Karnchang PLC has approved a loan totaling more than US$531.7 million to subsidiary Xayaburi Power Co. Ltd. for the development of Laos’ 1,285-MW Xayaburi hydropower plant. The financing, approved during a CK board meeting earlier this week, will be used “to pay for the increased construction works” of the project, “due […]
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Thai-listed renewable energy company, Inter Far East Corporation Public Company Limited (IFEC), which is constructing a 20-megawatt solar power plant for industrial applications in Kampong Speu province, aims to be up and running by the second quarter of this year, a company spokesperson said yesterday. Commercial operations will take place in the province to the […]
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We are extremely proud and excited to announce that CEA Project Logistics and Fagioli Italy are aligning focus, resources and efforts to expand our combined market presence and reach in South East Asia. A consortium agreement has been agreed by our two companies that will see CEA Project Logistics & Fagioli provide a multitude of […]
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The monumental building work that is currently going on in Cambodian capital city Phnom Penh may also reveal the inadequacies of the country’s ‘progress’, writes David Hutt. When it was announced Tuesday 3 May that a 133-storey twin-towered skyscraper received government approval to be built in the centre of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, I was […]
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All aboard: A history of Cambodia’s railways By Brent Crane Last Saturday in Phnom Penh, to a crowd of thrilled townsfolk and pushy photographers, Prime Minister Hun Sen boarded a refurbished train at the Royal Railway Station bound for Sihanoukville. It was the grand reopening of Cambodia’s first passenger train in 14 years and, for […]
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Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl., one of Thailand’s top industrial real estate developers, is seeking permission to build two massive manufacturing zones in the central province of Nghe An, the provincial government’s website reported on Wednesday. Located near each other in the southeast of Nghe An, one of the industrial parks will cover more than […]
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company on Wednesday secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from a Cambodian conglomerate to construct a 620 million-U.S.-dollar oil refinery in its first phase. The EPC contract was inked here between Li Limin, chairman of CNPC Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company, and […]
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Solid economic growth and strong foreign investor demand are helping to drive Cambodia’s condo boom, but some worry it could lead to a glut Cambodia’s real estate market is heating up, especially in its capital Phnom Penh, with foreign developers from China, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea looking to expand their footprint in the fast-growing city. […]
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