Cambodia News
Siemens touts biomass for Thai climate change goals GERMAN ENGINEERING giant Siemens will help Thailand attain its renewable energy goals in turning biomass to fuels to comply with the reduction of carbon emissions under the Paris Accord, said Willi Meixner, CEO of its Power and Gas Division. “Thailand is set to generate massive amounts of […]
Continue ReadingCambodia’s Sihanouk airport upgrade on track Renovations to Sihanoukville international airport which will allow it to handle bigger planes will be finished by the end of the year (around May 2018) as planned, the country’s aviation body said. About 60 (36% – as of end August 2017) percent of construction was complete, said Sin Chansereyvutha, […]
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B Grimm goes big with power projects in Laos B GRIMM POWER has taken an aggressive move in building and operating hydropower plants in Laos. The company officially opened on Friday the Xanamnoy 2 and Xekatam 1 hydropower plants in Champasak province that shares a border with Thailand’s Northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province. It is a […]
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Cambodian PM seeks hydropower deal with Thailand The government is to ask Thailand for help to build a hydropower plant in the border province of Koh Kong. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Hun Sen said a possible agreement on the construction will be discussed by ministers from the two countries in Siem Reap […]
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Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia Despite various schemes underway to upgrade decrepit railways, few are designed with a vision towards improving regional connectivity China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Thailand on a July 24 visit to strengthen “cooperation in the construction of the China-Thai railway,” calling the kingdom “a very important partner” in […]
Continue ReadingIconic Designer Bill Bensley Takes On Hotel Chains Creative guru Bill Bensley is joining forces with the Shinta Mani group for a series of new hotels according to Travel Daily Asia. Under the tagline of Shinta Mani – The Bensley Collection is a new Angkor Wat hotel and a private nature sanctuary in Cambodia. The […]
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Still no train service connecting Phnom Penh and Bangkok The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, seems to be delayed indefinitely due to a contentious one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. “We are still in the blur of the exact date of the launch of […]
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Cambodia’s Koh Kong airport confirmed to begin construction in early 2018 The international airport to be built in Koh Kong province will kick off construction in January next year, according to a spokesman from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). Backed by Chinese-owned firm Tianjin Union Development Group (UDG), the airport will primarily serve […]
Continue ReadingJapan provides $200m loan to Cambodia for new port The Japanese government has approved a US$200 million loan to Cambodia to build a second deep-sea port in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian minister said on Saturday. The offer was confirmed when Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii met on […]
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Is Cambodia ready for SE Asia’s tallest building? There is a desire to urbanise like other big cities in the region, but experts say time is not right for phnom penH to reach for the sky It would be hard for visitors to miss the affluence that is revealing itself in Phnom Penh now. There […]
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