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Minister of Transport Says He Knows Little About Railway Project
The minister of transport, who on Monday watched over the signing of a deal between two Chinese companies to build a 400-km railway, yesterday said the government has minimal knowledge of the project. Transport Minister Tram Iv Tek said, however, that he did not know ...
New Siem Reap airport’s progress slow but on track
A senior government official said a new Siem Reap International Airport (NSRIA) being developed with $1 billion of investment by two Korean companies is still on track. NSRIA is wholly owned by two Korean companies, Camco Airport Co and Lees A&A, which held 50 per cent each ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010360604/Business/airport-s-progress-slow-but-on-track.html
Locals in the Dark to Chinese Rail Project
With two Chinese firms due to start work on a 400-km railway, steel mill and port in July, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has yet to be conducted, and affected provinces are still largely in the dark about the massive infrastructure project. In a ceremony in ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/locals-in-the-dark-to-chinese-rail-project-7128/
Vietnam investment in Cambodia hits US$2.5 bil
Vietnamese enterprises so far have invested in 124 projects in Cambodia with total registered capital of some US$2.5 billion, four times higher than the figure in 2009. As such, Vietnam is now among the top five investors in Cambodia, said the Association of Vietnamese Investors in ...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/55818/vietnam-investment-in-cambodia-hits-us-2-5-bil.html
Cambodian, Chinese firms sign deal to build railway, seaport
A Cambodian company and a Chinese firm on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to build a railway and a seaport in Cambodia to serve iron and steel mining industry. The deal was inked between Zhang Chuan You, general manager of Cambodia Iron ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-12/31/c_132074231.htm
ផ្លូវដែក ដឹកជញ្ជូនរ៉ែ ពីខេត្តព្រះវិហារ ទៅសមុទ្រកោះកុង ត្រូវបានចុះហត្ថលេខា សាងសង់
ភ្នំពេញ: គម្រោងបង្កើតផ្លូវដែក ត្រូវបានចុះហត្ថលេខាព្រមព្រៀង សម្រាប់ដឹកជញ្ជូនរ៉ែ ក្នុងខេត្តព្រះវិហារ ឆ្ពោះទៅកាន់ទិសខាងត្បូង ឆ្លងកាត់ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ និងខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ ហើយបញ្ចប់នៅកំពង់ផែសាមិត ខេត្តកោះកុង ឆ្លងកាត់តាមស្ពាន ឆ្លងសមុទ្រ កំពង់ផែសាមិត ភ្ជាប់ជាមួយស្ថានីយផ្ទុកទំនិញ តំបន់ផែកោះម្នាស់ ប្រវែងសរុប ៤០៤,៤៨១ គីឡូម៉ែត្រ។ ស្ពានឆ្លងសមុទ្រកំពង់ផែសាមិត មានប្រវែង ៣.១៩២ ម៉ែត្រ ដែលស្ថិតនៅកោះម្នាស់ ជិតឆ្នេរសមុទ្រ ក្នុងទិសនិរតីប្រទេស ...
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Train service relaunched between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville
The government was to resume rail services between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville Friday in collaboration with Toll Royal Co, Richz Electronic Services and the Asian Development Bank, sources said. ...
Cambodia's first commercial train begins operation
Cambodia’s modern railway system on Friday commenced commercial rail operations on the 256- kilometer”Southern Line” between the capital city of Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville Port. The launching was made after years of renovation with the financial support from the Asian Development Bank and development partners. “ADB ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/28/c_132069644.htm
Thai, Cambodian FMs meet in Bangkok on economic cooperation
Thailand and Cambodia will step up road construction, and open more checkpoints along their common borders, Thai News Agency reported on Wednesday. The resolution was made during the 8th Thai-Cambodian Joint Commission, held in Bangkok on Tuesday and Wednesday. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/26/c_132064949.htm
Satellite systems for Cambodia’s airports
With the support of the Japanese government, satellite systems will be installed at Cambodia’s international airports from next year, according to an official. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122560460/Business/satellite-systems-for-cambodia-s-airports.html
Inner Development Gap
When Sok Kheurn travels to the city of Siem Reap, some 32 kilometers from her home in Banteay Srei district, Siem Reap Province, the 58-year-old woman is always astounded by the differences she sees. While in her village, everyone gets water from wells and light at ...
Airport welcomes two mlllionth passenger
Phnom Penh International Airport last Thursday hit the two-million-passenger mark in a year for the first time. The figure included all international and domestic passengers arriving at, and departing from, Phnom Penh International Airport since the beginning of this year, a press release said. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122460428/Business/airport-welcomes-two-mlllionth-passenger.html
Cambodia seeks $57m Indian loan
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked for $57m concessional loan from India for two development projects and urged India to consider direct flights to Cambodia. He said the two projects are the electricity transmission line from Kratie province to Stung Treng province with an estimated ...
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/india/218944-cambodia-seeks-57m-indian-loan-.html
China is top dam builder, going where others won't
Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the protests of villagers and activists. Only Chinese companies are willing to tame the Tatay and other rivers of Koh Kong province, ...
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/12/18/2809176/china-is-top-dam-builder-going.html#storylink=rss
New species, old threats to wildlife: WWF
From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. But from forest loss to the construction of major hydropower projects ...
Shopping shapes up in Phnom Penh
With demand for shopping space in Cambodia on the rise and investor interest growing, the Japanese developer Aeon Mall (Cambodia) Co Ltd last week broke ground on the construction of a US$205-million mall in Phnom Penh. “We are happy to contribute to the development of ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/retail/326570/shopping-shapes-up-in-phnom-penh
Fourth missing in dam disaster, say witnesses
Workers who directly witnessed the Stung Atai dam accident more than a week ago have contested government accounts, telling the Post four, not three, men were still missing after an outlet pipe burst. Those working or living near the dam also told the Post investigations pledged ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/National/fourth-missing-in-dam-disaster-say-witnesses.html
UN,Cambodia jointly hold workshop on Sustainable Energy for All
The United Nations Development Program and Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy on Thursday jointly held a workshop on Sustainable Energy for All ( SE4All) in order to discuss the future of sustainable energy in Cambodia. The workshop, opened by Suy Sem, Minister of Industry, ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/13/c_132038593.htm
Cambodia could tap up to 10,000 MW from hydroelectric dams
Cambodia has great potential in hydropower development and the country could build and tap up to 10,000 megawatts from hydropower dams, said an energy official on Thursday. “At the present, about 10 percent of the hydropower potential is under construction,” Heng Kunleang, chief of the energy ...
Villagers Demand That Power Company Lower Rates
More than 1,000 families in four communes in Kandal province’s Lvea Em district submitted a petition Sunday to local officials demanding that a private electricity company either lower its rates or the commune switch to cheaper state-run power, villagers and commune chiefs said yesterday. ...
New solar powered lights for Cambodia
Cambodia’s energy sector acquired a new product yesterday with the introduction of solar powered lights from energy company Total, advancing it toward a longer term solution to meeting the population’s energy needs. An industry player described the products as a nice bridge toward seeing Cambodia supplied with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Business/new-solar-powered-product-launched.html
ADB - Asian Development Bank : Greater Mekong Ministers to Review New Phase of Development Priorities
Ministers from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) will review progress on the Regional Investment Framework (RIF) to boost implementation of the GMS Strategic Framework 2012-22, as they meet today and tomorrow for the 18th GMS Ministerial Conference in Nanning, People’s Republic of China (PRC). The ...
China plans to invest $5 billion to develop sea port, eco-tourism, and airport in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH: Chinese Union Group and the government of Cambodia plan to ink MoU of construction of mega-development projects in Koh Kong province, southern part of Cambodia. Environment minister Mok Mareth made the announcement upon arrival from China, where he attended APEC meeting in Tainjin on ...
Vietnam Confirms Stake in Sesan Dam Bought by Chinese Firm
A representative of Vietnamese state-owned electricity giant Electricity Vietnam International (EVNI) confirmed yesterday that their stake in a dam project in Stung Treng province has been bought out by their Cambodian and Chinese business counterparts. While Royal Group chairman Kith Meng has maintained that EVNI still ...