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Expansion of Phnom Penh Port

Posted by admin on August 2nd, 2010

In order to expand a loading capacity, second terminal of Phnom Penh Port will be expanded within next two years located about 25 kilometers east of Phnom Penh Capital. The second terminal will give a loading capacity of 300,000 TEU containers per year, a dramatic increase from the current limit of 60,000 to 80,000 TEUs per year.

Cambodian government received loan from China last year in order to build second port located in Kandal province’s Kien Svay district. And China-based Shanghai Construction has been contracted for the first stage of construction covering an area of 12 hectares. The second stage will cover another 8 hectares.

The first US$28 million stage of the two-stage build – slated to begin in September and take 22 months to complete – will create a total capacity of 120,000 TEUs per year once complete. That figure will increase to 300,000 TEUs once the second stage is finished.

Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen signed deals with the Chinese government worth US$850 to spend on development projects on October 15 in Cambodia. Around $68 million of loans was slated for the development of Phnom Penh’s port capacity.

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Unlicensed pharmacies to face shutdown

Posted by admin on February 19th, 2010

Phnom Pneh municipal governor, Kep Chutema, authorized all local officials to meet with owners of unlicensed pharmacies in Phnom Penh in order to demand them to apply for legitimate licesnce or if not they will face closure.

Ministry of Health issued announcement in January to all municipal and provincial health officials a deadline of February to take action against illegal pharmacies across the nation.

Sok Sokun, director of the Phnom Penh Health Department, said that there are 528 licenced pharmacies and 116 illegal ones in Phnom Penh, reported the Post.

Complicating matters, however, is the fact that many owners operating illegal pharmacies are actually also running licenced medical clinics. “We have [licenced] them to operate clinics, but they are not allowed to open pharmacies,” added he.

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First new aircraft bought by CAA

Posted by admin on February 19th, 2010

Cambodia Angkor Airline [CAA] is a joint venture between Cambodian government and Vietnam Airline, which was launched in late July last year. Cambodia’s government owns 51 percent by forming a 30-year-agreement worth an initial investment of $100 million.

Recently, CAA bought a new-brand ATR-72 aircraft, which was manufactured by a French-Italian company. After launching, it has hired two ATR-72 and an Airbus A-320 from its joint-venture partner.

At the present, CAA has five flights between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap province, and three daily flights between Siem Reap to Saigon and other two flights from Phnom Penh to Saigon per day.

Soy Sokhan, under-secretary at the Secretariat of Civil Aviation, who oversees CAA matters, was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying that “we brought a brand-new ATR-72 to get it registered for an AOC on February 12. It is currently being operated on the Phnom Penh-to-Siem Reap route.”

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155 unlicensed pharmacies in City

Posted by admin on October 8th, 2009

According to the report released Wednesday by the Phnom Penh Committee for Eliminating Fake Drugs and Illegal Health Care Service for the Reduction of Poverty, there are 155 illegal pharmacies opening in Phnom Penh, compared with 162 shops in the previous quarter.

“We are really concerned about illegal pharmacies because they negatively affect people’s health,” the Phnom Penh Post quoted Uoch Sam, deputy director of the Phnom Penh Municipal Health Department, as saying that.

“Unlicensed pharmacies are mostly owned by non-qualified pharmacists. Some medicines are expired, so there is no quality control” added he.

Chan Sam An, deputy governor of Phnom Penh, said it is vital that health officials work with authorities in each of the city’s eight districts to approach the remaining unlicensed pharmacies and advise them to register at the Ministry of Public Health, according to the Post.

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