All Entries in the "Cambodia" Category
Phnom Penh to add Vattanac Capital Tower to its skyline
Vattanac Properties Ltd. has begun development for the 39-storey Vattanac Capital office tower in Phnom Penh, Cambodia due to the need for International standard Grade A office space.
Khmer architecture struggles against modern influences
Western style architecture and housing is creeping up in popularity with Cambodians in current times. As condominiums and villa-hybrids continue to spread like wild fire across the nation, additionally the real estate market is embracing modern structures such as high-rises, which some believe is detracting from Khmer roots. Architect and lecturer at Norton University, [...]
Unlicensed real estate operators in Cambodia targeted by government
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in Cambodia is urging the general public to be wary of unlicensed real estate operators and to only use licensed real estate companies. Unlicensed real estate operators are being urged to legalise their operations. The MEF has licensed 43 real estate valuation and estate service agents this [...]
Judges announce shortlist of winners for South East Asia Property Awards
The judging process has now been completed for the inaugural South East Asia Property Awards 2011, with a shortlist of winners selected in 28 categories, including Best Developer, Best Development, Best Condo and Best Villa Development for every country around the region as well as awards for Best Architectural and Interior Design and a [...]
The shaky foundations of Angelina Jolie’s charitable operations in Cambodia
Angelina Jolie, Hollywood actress and a high-profile philanthropist, seems to have made an error in judgement when she expanded her charitable operations in Cambodia. In 2002, Jolie purchased two plots of land for her Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which is named after her adopted Cambodian son. The seller of the land in northwest Cambodia was Tim [...]
Da Castle Phnom Penh resumes construction
After construction was halted in 2009 due to the global financial crisis, De Castle Royal is back on track and scheduled for completion in 2012, according to the Phnom Penh Post. “After more than a year of postponement, we are now pushing ahead with the construction and plan to finish by the end of 2012,” [...]
Cambodia builds for the future
Cambodia’s first constructers association was officially launched this week. The association allows constructers in Cambodia to share experiences and knowledge with constructers from other ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Constructors Federation. Pung Kheav Se the president of Cambodia’s Constructors Association believes the links with foreign constructors can only benefit the country. “It’s necessary to [...]
Nominations closed, entries flow in for South East Asia Property Awards
Nominations are closed and the judging process has now started for the inaugural South East Asia Property Awards 2011.
Cambodia construction industry rebounding
Cambodia’s construction industry has experienced an 87 per cent increase in government-approved investment in the first five months of 2011 compared to the previous year. Officials have approved 868 projects worth roughly US$505 million up to the end of May this year, up from the 889 projects worth US$270 million in the same period of [...]
Cambodia: Jones Lang LaSalle tapped to manage Vattanac Capital
Vattanac Properties Ltd, a leading property development company in Cambodia, has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle as property management consultants for Vattanac Capital, a mixed-use commercial development in Phnom Penh. Jones Lang LaSalle will provide property management consultancy, client representation and operations management services for the property. Vattanac Capital is the largest mixed-use development project in [...]
