Category: Cambodia

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, […]

Buddha statue in Cambodia will be world’s 3rd tallest The owner of the hotel group in Cambodia is taking on a big challenge. A big, tall challenge. The owner of the Sokha Hotel Group in Cambodia has pledged to build one of the world’s tallest Buddha statues. His scheme would see the construction of a […]

Cambodia’s sluggish property development activity continues, says World Bank The World Bank in its Cambodia Update report stated that a partial recovery of the travel and tourism sector has improved economic prospects of tourism-related construction activity, despite continued sluggish property development activity. It added that staycations among domestic tourists continue to initially support the occupancy […]

Pestech International inks MoU with Attwood Investment to build 2 solar-based assets in Cambodia PESTECH International Bhd subsidiary, Pestech (Cambodia) plc (PCL), had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Attwood Investment Group Co Ltd (AIG) to collaborate on the development of two feasibility studies about the construction or ownership and operation of solar-based assets […]

Construction of Mekong River-Crossing Kratie Bridge to begin next month in Kratie province, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen will break ground on the construction of the Mekong River-Crossing Kratie Province Bridge and the improvement of National Road 7 from Skun downtown to Kampong Cham town in January 2023, said a release of the Ministry of […]