Peninsula Bay is a mixed-use development in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The project is being built on the peninsula in the city centre between Sokha and Ochheuteal Beach. The formerly rocky and tree-covered peninsula has been levelled to make room for the development. The project covers approximately 160,000sqm and it includes a five-star hotel, casino, shopping mall, […]
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Thai Boon Roong Kampot Building
Thai Boon Roong Kampot Building is a two-tower development in Kampot, Cambodia. The project occupies an entire city block on the riverfront, next to the old bridge (Entanou Bridge). The two towers will be apartments, with the back tower slightly higher and it is reported to be 36 floors high. The podium will include a […]
Future Poipet: Construction and transport in Cambodia’s border city
Poipet is a city on the Cambodian-Thai border in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Poipet is the busiest crossing point between the two countries, serving traffic going to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The city is known for its casinos that cater for visitors from Thailand. The city is also emerging as a manufacturing centre in […]
Cambodia Airports: Current and future airports in Cambodia
Southeast Asia Airports > Cambodia Airports News and information about current and future airports in Cambodia. Index Cambodia airports map International airports in Cambodia Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport (SAI) Sihanouk International Airport (KOS) Techo International Airport (KTI) (Phnom Penh) Domestic airports in Cambodia Dara Sakor Airport (DSY) (Koh Kong) Planned / under construction airports in […]
Funan Techo Canal: a waterway and canal system connecting Phnom Penh to Kampot
The Funan Techo Canal is an under-construction waterway that will connect Phnom Penh to Kampot via the Bassac River. The canal will enable goods to be shipped to and from the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port without having to go through Vietnam. The project was formerly known as the Bassac River Navigation and Logistics System (“BRNLS”), […]
Cambodia should rebuild the railway instead of building a canal
The Funan Techo Canal plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources. [Railway at Kampot, Cambodia.] Cambodia is studying a proposal to build a waterway and canal system to connect Phnom Penh to Kampot Province via the Bassac River. The 180 […]
Current and proposed railways in Cambodia
Cambodia currently operates two railway lines from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville and Poipet. The lines are single-track metre-gauge railways using diesel locomotives. The services are among the slowest in Southeast Asia, but if the government goes ahead with its modernisation plan it may be among the fastest. There are plans to upgrade the two current […]
Norea City – A new urban island in Phnom Penh
Norea City is a new urban area built on an island and reclaimed land in Phnom Penh. The island (Koh Norea) is on the Mekong River next to the mouth of the Bassac River. The project is also known as Koh Norea Satellite City, and it is being developed by Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC). […]
Phnom Penh trip report (2023 edition)
Construction reports for Koh Pich (the fake Paris island), BKK1 (the booming expat area), and Phnom Penh City Center (the city rising out of a drained lake). My first trip report for 2023 begins in Phnom Penh. This was a shorter trip than usual, as it was a visa run from Vietnam that was timed […]
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Railway
The Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Railway is a proposed new railway connecting the capital of Cambodia to the tourism hotspot of Siem Reap (the city near Angkor). The railway is one of a number of railways that have been proposed in Cambodia, including another railway that would connect Siem Reap to Poipet (and thus […]
