Cambodia News
The fifth annual construction expo drew over a thousand visitors on its first day. KT Photo: Fabien Mouret PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Developers, engineering firms and realtors from around the world converged on Diamond Island yesterday for the opening day of the Cambodia Construction Industrial Expo. The industry trade show, held at Koh Pich […]
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Construction on the 260-MW Don Sahong hydroelectric project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is expected to begin before the end of 2015. According to an announcement from the National Assembly (parliament of Lao PDR), the facility is being built at the Mekong River near Khone Falls in Champasak Province. Earlier this month, The Phnom […]
Continue ReadingImage Credit: Flickr / Prince Roy Laos’ parliament has approved the concession agreement for a controversial dam project, with construction expected to begin before the end of 2015, media sources reported earlier this week. As I wrote in a previous piece for The Diplomat, the proposed 260-megawatt Don Sahong hydropower project is critical part of […]
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Mega Home Center Co, operator of the home and construction materials chain, expects the market to slow down as seasonal negative factors such as rain and floods have hurt the construction sector, especially in rural areas. Chief operating officer Supornsri Naktanasukan said sales and construction normally decreased during the rainy season, However, this year the sector […]
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MANOR GROUP, a design and architecture enterprise based in Singapore, will open a hotel in Chiang Mai in October, aiming to cash in on the growth of tourism there and to pave the way for further investment in Thailand and neighbouring countries. John Lim, founder and chief executive officer, said the group had invested Bt300 […]
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Sihanoukville and its nearby Song Sae islands will be hours closer once a new highway to Phnom Penh opens in 2020. (Bangkok Post photo) Cambodia plans to build an expressway linking Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, finally replacing the two-lane road that links the capital with the country’s most-popular beach resort. The Phnom Penh Post reported […]
Continue ReadingTawandang German Brewery has set a five-year plan to open two more microbreweries in Bang Khae and Srinakarin at the cost of Bt200 million each. The company is also looking for opportunities to open microbrewery restaurants in Myanmar and China, which is part of its regional expansion plan. Tawandang posted Bt600 million in total sales […]
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A group of Thai and Lao business people have announced a plan to spend 10 billion baht to develop a large shopping and hotel complex in Vientiane in order to cash in on opportunities arising from the coming Asean Economic Community. The massive complex on 200 rai has the support of the Lao government, which […]
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Although a bit trite with repetition, no saying better encapsulates the major obstacle facing Laos than “geography is destiny”. The only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, Laos is wedged between the vast rivers and expansive mountain ranges that demarcate its natural borders with China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Because of its lack of access […]
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2015 is a big year for the climate change agenda. In December, negotiators will descend upon Paris to sign a new universal and legally binding treaty to tackle the issue. Yet as oil apologists and environmental campaigners dispute the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, business people are seizing the advantage of government subsidies to profit […]
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