Cambodia News
New Avani Hotels & Resorts Opening Soon in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam Avani Hotels & Resorts announced more than ten new properties will open in the coming years, including debuting in four new countries. In addition, despite the global economic slowdown from Covid-19, Avani has successfully completed a number of full-scale renovation projects at […]
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Prime Road Alternative (Cambodia) Co Ltd restructuring won’t slow solar expansion Thailand’s renewable energy developer and operator Prime Road Power Public Co is establishing a new subsidiary to support the company’s expansion in Cambodia, Japan’s NNA news agency reported. NNA News said Prime Road will transfer its assets to the new subsidiary, which will have […]
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Feasibility Study on Waste-to-Energy Plant in Cambodia’s Siem Reap Province Proposed A feasibility study on waste-to-energy plant has been proposed to be conducted in Siem Reap province, aiming to convert waste to energy and keep the city clean. Proposed by the China’s MIZUDA firm, the 12-megawatt waste-to-energy plant needs at least 210,000 tonnes of waste […]
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Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Autonomous Deep Port Terminal Phase 1 Construction to Begin in 2021 The construction of deep port terminal phase I in Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is scheduled to start in 2021 and take three years to complete. Mr. Thay Rithy, Deputy Director General of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, told AKP that the detailed design of the […]
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Europe urges Vietnam to restart flights as EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement takes effect EU and EuroCham see country as gateway to enhancing Southeast Asia links Europe has joined the growing number of economies urging Vietnam to resume international flights, as the country appears virtually free of the coronavirus and represents a strong investment destination for […]
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Development dilemma: How did coal sneak into Laos’ energy plans? Coal is gaining traction on Laos’ energy scene, throwing the nation’s dream of becoming the ‘battery’ of Southeast Asia into question. As the country thirsts for foreign investment, has poor governance placed it at the mercy of rogue firms? The plan to turn Laos into […]
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Luang Prabang named among top 5 Asian cities for tourists World heritage-listed Luang Prabang has once again shone on the global tourism stage after being voted among the 15 best cities to visit in Asia by readers of a US-based travel magazine. The Lao former royal capital came in fifth, scoring 88.17 in Travel + […]
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Cambodian PM sets five-day holiday in August 2020 lieu of cancelled Khmer New Year holiday in April Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday (July 14) that all civil servants and employees will be granted a five-day holiday from Aug 17 to Aug 21 in lieu of the Khmer New Year holiday in April […]
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No One Knows What Thailand Is Doing Right with COVID-19, but So Far It’s Working Can the country’s low rate of coronavirus infections be attributed to culture? Genetics? Face masks? Or a combination of all three? Is it the social distancing embedded in Thai culture — the habit of greeting others with a wai, a […]
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Cambodia to hold the 10th edition of Cambuild 22-24 October 2020 at Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich Exhibition and Convention Centre Malaysian-owned international trade shows organiser AMB Tarsus Exhibitions (Cambodia) Pte Ltd will hold the 10th edition of Cambuild in a bid to encourage economic recovery in the Kingdom from the Covid-19 pandemic. Cambuild ’20, the […]
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