Category: Cambodia

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 […]

Key study on Phnom Penh’s mass transit railway system completed Preliminary studies on three options for a mass transit railway system for Phnom Penh have been completed, and after “a few adjustments”, a report will be submitted to Prime Minister Hun Sen to decide which choice to move ahead with, according to Minister of Public […]

Construction of Cambodia’s third beltway route more than 80 percent completed The construction of the third beltway is more than 80 percent completed and is scheduled to be completed by June 2023. The beltway is an important route for the flow of goods into and out of the country and will reduce traffic congestion in […]

China funds construction of 30 roads in Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has spoken highly of the key contribution of China to the connectivity in Cambodia by financing the construction of 30 roads across the country. In his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrading of the 95.27-kilometer-long National Road No. 41, […]