Infrastructure
Funan Techo Canal pole installation completed in Takeo
Takeo Provincial Governor Vei Samnang announced that the mission to verify boundaries and install land poles along the Funan Techo Canal in Takeo province was successfully completed yesterday, with more than 500 poles installed over a stretch of 58 kilometres. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501706291/funan-techo-canal-pole-installation-completed-in-takeo/
Cambodia-Thailand flights operating as usual
Despite Thailand’s unilateral decision to close all land borders with Cambodia on the night of June 23, flight operations between Cambodia and Thailand are continuing as usual up to the present. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-flights-operating-as-usual
Phnom Penh residents push city hall again for land titles, road construction
Around 50 residents from two Phnom Penh communities affected by the railway development in Toul Kork, and construction of a 1,600-meter concrete road in Dangkor District, gathered at the City Hall on June 19 to demand for land titles, citing concerns over eviction, flooding, and ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-residents-push-city-hall-again-for-land-titles-road-construction/
PM reassures power, internet stability in border provinces
Prime Minister Hun Manet Tuesday dismissed concerns over potential electricity and internet shortages in the provinces along the Thailand border, reaffirming sufficient supply to every resident through domestic renewable energy and hydropower projects. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501702914/pm-reassures-power-internet-stability-in-border-provinces/
$78M Koh Kong highway passes inspection
The construction and upgrading of National Road 48 in Koh Kong province is now complete. The $78 million project was formally handed over to the Ministry of Public Works and transport, following a June 17 inspection. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-78m-koh-kong-highway-passes-inspection
Laser installation aims to reduce driver fatigue on expressway
The use of lasers will be tested at three high-risk locations on the Phnom Penh–Preah Sihanouk Expressway from Thursday, June 19, with the goal of reducing accidents caused by driver fatigue at night. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/laser-installation-aims-to-reduce-driver-fatigue-on-expressway
Phnom Penh port sees 30% jump in container traffic Jan-May
More than 200,000 containers passed through Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) in the first five months of 2025, an increase of nearly 30% compared to the same period in 2024. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-port-sees-30-jump-in-container-traffic-jan-may
Nine-province, $95M sanitation infrastructure project breaks ground
The Ministry of Rural Development has officially launched a major construction and rehabilitation project which focuses on clean water supply and rural sanitation. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nine-province-95m-sanitation-infrastructure-project-breaks-ground
Tourism minister suggests additional South Korean air links
Cambodia has requested that Asiana Airlines explore the possibility of operating flights between South Korea and the Kingdom’s Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk provinces. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tourism-minister-suggests-additional-south-korean-air-links
FTC project ‘a catalyst for Kingdom’s growth march
Speaking at a meeting with residents in Traeuy Sla Commune, Sa Ang District, Kandal province, on Tuesday, Governor Chamroeun extended his heartfelt gratitude to the people for their unwavering support of the Royal Government’s efforts to construct what he called a “historic achievement” for Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501695195/ftc-project-a-catalyst-for-kingdoms-growth-march/
‘Sky Latrines’ transform public health in Tonle Sap communities
A groundbreaking initiative is transforming sanitation in flood-prone regions of Cambodia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-sky-latrines-transform-public-health-in-tonle-sap-communities
MPWT wraps up land marking for second section of FTC
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has completed site inspections, data collection, regulatory checks, and land marking for the second section of the Funan Techo Canal (FTC) in Kandal province. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501693922/mpwt-wraps-up-land-marking-for-second-section-of-ftc/
Boeung Trabek residents protest again for fair compensation, facing eviction with canal development
Some 14 Samaki Rong Roeurng households who live along Boeung Trabek canal in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district, protested again to demand fair compensation or a new place for resettlement. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-trabek-residents-protest-again-for-fair-compensation-facing-eviction-with-canal-development/
Ministry clarify mobile phone tower plans for eco-tourism area
The Ministry of Environment has denied widespread reporting about a proposed mobile phone antenna site on Phnom Khnang Phsar, an ecotourism site in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-clarify-mobile-phone-tower-plans-for-eco-tourism-area
September date confirmed for Techo International Airport
The Cambodian government has announced that Techo International Airport will commence operations on September 9. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/september-date-confirmed-for-techo-international-airport
Angkor Meanchey demolition matter of ‘public safety’; hold-out residents reject relocation
Two days have passed since the deadline for the remaining residents to vacate Phnom Penh’s Angkor Meanchey building expired. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/angkor-meanchey-demolition-matter-of-public-safety-hold-out-residents-reject-relocation
Manet: Pochentong Airport to be preserved as ‘historically significant site’
The uncertainty surrounding the future of Phnom Penh International Airport has been resolved, with Prime Minister Hun Manet confirming that neither he nor former Prime Minister Hun Sen ever planned to sell the airport to private companies. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-pochentong-airport-to-be-preserved-as-historically-significant-site-
Korean Air tipped as historic final flight into Phnom Penh
July 10 is the target set by officials for the launch of operations at Techo International Airport. As the new facility becomes operational, commercial flights will cease at the existing Phnom Penh International Airport. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/korean-air-tipped-as-historic-final-flight-into-phnom-penh
Flurry of new agreements, yet stakeholders and residents still in the dark on Funan Techo Canal
Chinese and Cambodian state-owned firms inked shareholder and investment agreements for the flagship Funan Techo Canal during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Phnom Penh last month, but details on financing still remain under wraps, worrying stakeholders eyeing slim returns. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/flurry-of-new-agreements-yet-stakeholders-and-residents-still-in-the-dark-on-funan-techo-canal/
Cambodia’s international airports welcome 18% more passengers Jan-Apr
Cambodia’s aviation sector continues to show positive growth, with more than 22,000 flights and over 2.5 million passengers passing through the country’s three international airports in the first four months of 2025, according to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). ...
Factory worker killed, 41 injured in Kampong Speu bus crash
A 21-year-old woman has died and 41 other workers sustained injuries in a May 7 traffic accident on National Road 44 in Kampong Speu province’s Veal Pong commune, in Oudong Me Chey town. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-worker-killed-41-injured-in-kampong-speu-bus-crash
Techo International Airport tipped to begin operations in second week of July
The first phase of the construction of Techo International Airport (TIA) is currently in its final stages of technical inspection and assessments. The airport is expected to begin operations in the second week of July. ...
Manet outlines plans to accelerate capacity of Sihanoukville port
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that the government is continuing its efforts to expand and strengthen the capacity of its largest deep-sea international port while also reducing the complexity of its standard operating procedures (SOPs), to help boost national economic growth through the ...
China-funded highway brings Cambodia’s development into fast lane
Travelling southwest from Phnom Penh, a 187-km highway connecting Cambodia’s capital with the port city of Sihanoukville passes through 31 townships and 110 villages, including Voa Sar village. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501675194/china-funded-highway-brings-cambodias-development-into-fast-lane/