Infrastructure

The Malaysian engineering firm, HSS Engineers Sdn Bhd, has confirmed that a $3.2 million agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to support the ongoing Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project as an engineering consultant will begin this month. ...

The third ring road has been named “Xi Jinping Boulevard”, 60 years after a major thoroughfare in Phnom Penh was named Mao Tse-Tung Boulevard by King Norodom Sihanouk in honor of the iconic Chinese leader. ...

Chhay RithiSen, Minister of Rural Development, on May 6, 2024, chaired a meeting to conduct a review​ on water supply. ...

The Mekong River, a lifeline for millions in Southeast Asia, is facing an ecological crisis. Unpredictable water levels, declining fish stocks, and the disappearance of the iconic Irrawaddy dolphin threaten the livelihoods and traditions of communities along the river. ...

The soon-to-be-built Funan Techo Canal (FTC), a public-private partnership project, will push shipment activities of the state-owned Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) up to 90 percent, a report by the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed. ...

A senior government official in charge of investment in Cambodia said on Friday that while the impacts of the Funan Techo Canal construction on local residents are inevitable, the government is planning fair compensation and resettlement with a similar approach taken with the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville ...

Cambodia expects to earn $88 million a year from transportation through the Funan-Techo canal by 2050 and reach $570 million a year by then. ...

The ASEAN-International Wholesale Market, locally known as the New Deum Kor Market, was officially inaugurated last week in a ceremony including Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, Wang Wentian, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, and other representatives and stakeholders of the project. ...

In Phnom Penh, visibility seems to have become key to retailers. High-end brands are reportedly moving to more up-market locations like Prime High Street, versus community malls, retail podiums and prime shopping malls. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday urged the transport ministry and the Royal Railway Cambodia (RRC) to find ways to upgrade the existing railway to improve the country’s logistics infrastructure. ...

Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen underlined that in addressing the Funan-Techo canal issue, he did not incite hatred toward the Vietnamese people among Cambodians. Rather, he urged both sides to consider the impacts. ...

Royal Railway Cambodia (RRC), a subsidiary of local conglomerate Royal Group, is bringing used Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) from Japan for the railway service in Cambodia. ...

Australia is supporting the Royal Government of Cambodia to meet her goal on clean water access by 2030, reaffirmed the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh in a news release. ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) posted a 7.1 percent year-on-year revenue hike at $8.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 from $7.5 million, with container throughput climbing 20.4 percent to 93,153 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), the only international deep-sea port of Cambodia, yesterday, reported a net profit of KHR 121.96 billion for last year, a surge of KHR 37.81 billion or 44.93 percent compared to 2022. ...

About 85 percent of the rural population in Cambodia now have access to clean water supply and sanitation, Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Wednesday. ...

The feasibility of a Light Railway line connecting Phnom Penh to the new airport and planned city metro (subway) was presented by the China Metro Group and Guangzhou Metro Group to the Inter-Ministry Committee of Cambodia on Saturday, said the Council for the Development of ...

The World Bank has approved an additional 35 million U.S. dollars credit to Cambodia for improving climate-resilient rural roads in three provinces, its press release said on Saturday. ...

The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional $35 million of financing projects which will improve the quality of rural roads in Kratie, Kampong Cham and Tbong Khmum provinces. It is expected that the work will improve the lives of more than two million people ...

Vietnam and Cambodia will enhance economic connectivity, especially transport connectivity, between the two countries, creating the prerequisite to increase bilateral cooperation in other fields. ...

A total of 652,163 vehicles registered with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) in 2023, with a total of 7,563,395 certified transportation recorded since 1990. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) had set a target of building and constructing 850 national and provincial roads with a length of more than 20,000 km by end 2023, with the roads been paved with rubber and concrete. ...

Emirates airline will restart its daily service to Phnom Penh starting from May 1 via Singapore, boosting the airline’s Southeast Asian connectivity to and from Dubai, and linking two trade and leisure centres in the region. ...

The Royal Railway of Cambodia (RRC) has unveiled its plan for additional investment to improve the northern railroad line, currently out of service. ...