Infrastructure
Cause of market fire found as rebuild starts
The reconstruction of the Stung Treng market, which was destroyed in a massive fire that was sparked in a jewelry shop on April 7, started yesterday, according to provincial officials. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23974/cause-of-market-fire-found-as-rebuild-starts/
Push on for ‘bio-sand’ water filters
Large-scale “bio-sand” filters have been found to be among the most cost-effective water cleaning methods in the Kingdom, according to a recent evaluation by the Trailblazer Foundation, which hopes to start installing them in villages soon. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/push-bio-sand-water-filters
In Phnom Penh, a looming sewage crisis
Renderings of Casa Meridian, a new condominium complex, suggest that its wealthy buyers are investing in a glistening 414-unit skyscraper overlooking a placid, ocean-blue body of water surrounding Koh Pich island, which is sprouting a number of luxury towers developed by the Overseas Cambodian Investment ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/111364-111364/
Phnom Penh to get new $23 million domestic airport terminal
A Malaysian company will begin construction on a new domestic terminal at Phnom Penh International Airport soon, at a cost of about $23 million, the firm announced in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange on Wednesday. ...
Kang Sothear and Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-to-get-new-23m-domestic-airport-terminal-111342/
Authorities clear furniture from Sihanoukville beach—again
Outdoor tables and chairs belonging to bars and restaurants on Sihanoukville’s Serendipity Beach were removed by local authorities on Tuesday as part of a campaign to beautify the city’s beaches by ridding them of illegal commercial activity, an official said on Wednesday. ...
Peter Ford and Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/authorities-clear-furniture-from-sihanoukville-beach-again-111301/
100,000 litres of bottled water going across the border to Cambodia every day
A severe water shortage is being blamed for the water travelling across from Rong Klua market to Poi Pet, reports Thairath. ...
Thai Visa News Team
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/100000-litres-of-bottled-water-going-across-the-border-to-cambodia-every-day/138199/
Beachfront evictions begin in Sihanoukville
Authorities in Sihanoukville followed through with their long-threatened eviction of vendors from the end of the popular O’Chheuteal beach on Saturday afternoon, demolishing nearly 100 structures along the 2 km strip known locally as Ariston. ...
Peter Ford and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/beachfront-evictions-begin-in-sihanoukville-111101/
After 14 years, passenger train service to the coast restarts
For most people who boarded the passenger train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville on Saturday morning—the maiden ride since the service was suspended more than a decade ago—it was something of a new thrill. ...
Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-14-years-passenger-train-service-to-the-coast-restarts-111121/
Emirates's cargo unit launches new Cambodia route
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has further strengthened its route network with the launch of a weekly freighter service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ...
Arabian Business Team
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emirates-s-cargo-unit-launches-new-cambodia-route-627559.html#.VwXTRfl97IU
Sokha hotel to foot bill for Sihanouk beach road
The government has ordered the beachfront Sokha Hotel in Preah Sihanouk province to open a section of fence that blocks access to a stretch of beach, as well as construct a direct, paved route for pedestrians and cyclists making their way to the waterside. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23707/sokha-hotel-to-foot-bill-for-sihanouk-beach-road/
Expressway plans scrapped amid eviction fears
Ambitious plans for an elevated expressway above a set of derelict railway tracks linking central Phnom Penh to the airport have been scrapped, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Tuesday, two months after senior government officials warned that it would negatively impact at least a ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/expressway-plans-scrapped-amid-eviction-fears-110916/
Raya adds air freight service to Cambodia
Malaysian national cargo carrier Raya Airways has added Phnom Penh to its service roster in response to growing demand for air freight shipments of consumer products such as textiles and garments, the company said yesterday. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/raya-adds-air-freight-service-cambodia
PM threatens to remove official because of poor roads
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened to remove Sam Piseth, Phnom Penh’s Public Works and Transport Department Director, saying he was not satisfied with inefficient road maintenance in the capital. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23642/pm-threatens-to-remove-official-because-of-poor-roads/
City’s tap water gets thumbs up
Browse any online expat or tourist forum where people ask whether the tap water in Phnom Penh is safe to drink and you will likely find an adamant “No!” But according to water sanitation experts, these forums are wrong. Phnom Penh has some of the safest ...
Maddy Crowell
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23533/city---s-tap-water-gets-thumbs-up/
Royal railway trials Sihanoukville run for new year
It’s almost Khmer New Year, and passengers are already lining up for the revival of the country’s passenger rail services – an eight-day trial operation by Royal Railway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to coincide with the celebrations and the exodus of people from the ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23465/royal-railway-trials-sihanoukville-run-for-new-year/
Chinese firm signs deal with Cambodia's electricity supplier to build rural power grids
China National Heavy Machinery Corporation (CHMC) reached a contract with Cambodia’s state-owned Electricité du Cambodge (EdC) on Wednesday to build rural power transmission lines, which will cover 13 provinces. ...
huaxia
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/30/c_135237839.htm
Singmeng looks for
Singapore-based SingMeng Telemedia yesterday announced a new suite of network and services to expand its coverage in the Kingdom, where it has invested $100 million. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23400/singmeng-looks-for-expansion/
Oil tanker crashes into jetty off Sihanoukville
One man is missing and presumed dead, and there are concerns about an oil slick of unknown size after a Kampuchea Tela oil tanker crashed into a jetty belonging to the company at Sihanoukville. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oil-tanker-crashes-jetty-sihanoukville
Booming middle class fueling mall construction
The rising incomes of Cambodians and the growing middle class as the Kingdom enters lower-middle income status is leading to a new trend in consumer spending, which in turn is fuelling a boom in the construction of malls to cater to changing lifestyles and the ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23337/booming-middle-class-fueling-mall-construction/
Russian firm exploring potential rail deal
A visiting representative of JSC Russian Railways, the state-run firm that manages rail infrastructure and operates passenger and freight services in Russia, met executives of Cambodia’s railway operator yesterday to discuss possible cooperation between the two companies. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russian-firm-exploring-potential-rail-deal
Companies making gains in trademark protection
The Commerce Ministry has received more than 5,000 applications from companies to register their trademark in the first three months of this year – the same as for all of last year – a senior ministry official said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23231/companies-making-gains-in-trademark-protection/
Royal buys out one TV to focus on distribution
Cambodian conglomerate Royal Group has acquired the remaining shareholding of One TV from Russian-owned General Satellite Group in a move to boost the distribution of Cambodia’s niche pay for digital terrestrial television (DTT) market. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-buys-out-one-tv-focus-distribution
Amateur motorsport cup promotes road safety
Phnom Penh’s hell-raising street racers will enjoy a structured outlet for their love of motorbikes at a new amateur racing cup on Koh Pich island this weekend, a competition also meant to promote compliance with the new traffic law. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amateur-motorsport-cup-promotes-road-safety-110452/
Gold, Riel not affected by dollar fluctuations
With global oil prices down and a devalued United States dollar, the price of gold has remained stable and has risen slightly while trade at gold shops has been steady, a gold shop owner said yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23066/gold--riel-not-affected-by-dollar-fluctuations/