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SE Asia’s biggest building technology fair in Bangkok – Over 400,000 attendees expected Billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest building technology exposition, the Architect Expo is opening its gates once more. Now on its 31st edition, the fair will run from 2 May through 7 May in Bangkok. Architects, interior designers and those in related professions […]
Continue ReadingMove to extend lease period in Thailand expected to stir interest of foreigners The move to revise the leasehold act and extend the lease period from 30 years to 50 years will be good for developers who offer residential homes to foreigners, both in Bangkok and at tourist destinations, property experts said. “This act will […]
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B.Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos – 8 hydropower plants planned in country Champasak, Laos: B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos. Of the total, around 1.8 billion baht is for the development of eight hydropower plants […]
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B Grimm Power signs MoU for power line in Cambodia B GRIMM Power recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Poipet PP SEZ Co, one of the largest industrial-estate operators in Cambodia, to develop a power-transmission line at its industrial park in the western city of Poipet. This will be the company’s starting point in […]
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Thai conglomerate to build shopping mall in Phnom Penh Thailand’s largest retailer is set to invest in a large shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Bangkok’s ambassador to Cambodia has revealed. Nuttavudh Photisaro, Thailand’s ambassador to Cambodia, said last week that the Central Group, the largest Thai-based retailing company, will soon come to Cambodia and invest […]
Continue ReadingHitachi Establishes a Joint Venture for Elevators & Escalators in Cambodia Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the establishment of Hitachi Elevator (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Phnom Penh City, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to primarily stimulate sales and services of elevators and escalators in the country. Hitachi Elevator Cambodia is a joint […]
Continue ReadingToshiba to build power plant in Cambodia Toshiba is the first Japanese company to win a power plant construction contract in Cambodia. The Cambodian government has awarded Japanese-owned Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation (TPSC) the concession to construct a coal-fired power generation project in Preah Sihanouk province. Prime Minister Hun Sen, who signed the […]
Continue ReadingCambodia approves power projects to reduce electricity imports The Cambodian cabinet has approved two electricity development projects in a bid to address the increasing demand for electricity in the country. The two projects will be a 230-kilowatt transit grid development project from the Ta Tei dam in Koh Kong province as well as a coal-fired […]
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Railway links construction date set for Phnom Penh International Airport The government has set March next year as the date for the ground-breaking ceremony for the building of the rail link to Phnom Penh International Airport and Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). The projects are intended to facilitate transport of passengers, workers, and goods. […]
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Siem Reap move ahead on second airport Plans to build a new airport in Siem Reap that will be funded and operated by a Chinese company are almost finalised. Last October, the Cambodian government reached an agreement with China’s state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings Ltd (YIHL) to build a USD880 million airport in Siem Reap. Phnom […]
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