rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:57 pm

Clemen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:53 am Isn't there one slated for Koh Rong as well?

Yep there is, by the Royal Group.

talltuktuk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:48 am

Seven New Chinese Air Force Bases for Cambodia

FTFY

Clemen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:36 am The Chinese, Belt and Road

Thai/local jv building one of the airpot in Koh Kong. Local/european/chinese jv building the Koh Rong (not mentioned in news article). And one of the other had at least some european money behind too (mondulkiri or battambang?).

Let's not close our eyes.
I'm not saying that this is good or bad, but the reality is that the Chinese state and Chinese companies are financing the three major airports that are already under construction in Cambodia. These will be international airports, unlike the projects for reopening provincial airports such as Battambang. ( A French co. showed interest in opening an airport for light aircraft and domestic flights, but nothing done so far AFAIK.)

Airports under construction:

Koh Kong - All information that I can find says that the Chinese group UGC is financing the Dara Sakor airport in Koh Kong.
For example: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019 ... ld-up.html

Phnom Penh/Kandal - The new PP airport is being financed by the China Development Bank : newsworthy/new-billion-phnom-penh-airpo ... 17700.html

The new Siem Reap airport is financed by China’s state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings, Ltd.
https://www.realestate.com.kh/news/Cons ... ap-starts/

Anyone wishfully thinking these are anything other than military assets needs to pull their head out of their arse.
I note one poster here is a PRC asset; his historical propaganda shows this for anyone who cares to confirm.
In light of the Sihanoukville debacle, his "cheerleading" is particularly obvious.

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:21 pm

rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:57 pm

Clemen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:53 am Isn't there one slated for Koh Rong as well?

Yep there is, by the Royal Group.

talltuktuk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:48 am

Seven New Chinese Air Force Bases for Cambodia

FTFY

Clemen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:36 am The Chinese, Belt and Road

Thai/local jv building one of the airpot in Koh Kong. Local/european/chinese jv building the Koh Rong (not mentioned in news article). And one of the other had at least some european money behind too (mondulkiri or battambang?).

Let's not close our eyes.
I'm not saying that this is good or bad, but the reality is that the Chinese state and Chinese companies are financing the three major airports that are already under construction in Cambodia. These will be international airports, unlike the projects for reopening provincial airports such as Battambang. ( A French co. showed interest in opening an airport for light aircraft and domestic flights, but nothing done so far AFAIK.)

Airports under construction:

Koh Kong - All information that I can find says that the Chinese group UGC is financing the Dara Sakor airport in Koh Kong.
For example: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019 ... ld-up.html

Phnom Penh/Kandal - The new PP airport is being financed by the China Development Bank : newsworthy/new-billion-phnom-penh-airpo ... 17700.html

The new Siem Reap airport is financed by China’s state-run Yunnan Investment Holdings, Ltd.
https://www.realestate.com.kh/news/Cons ... ap-starts/

Yeah, true no point of closing eyes. 3/5 biggest airports are fully or majority china backed.

Anyways I was just pointing out that out of 8 future projects, only three are actually fully or majority financed by chinese. So the "7 Chinese Air Force Bases" is pretty much BS.

Don't know about the your definition of provincial airport but the Bangkok Airways financed Koh Kong airport and the Royal Group's Koh Rong one, both are planned to receive mostly international flights.

Will all be overpriced. thye will just copy bangkok Air

nemo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:33 pm Anyone wishfully thinking these are anything other than military assets needs to pull their head out of their arse.
I note one poster here is a PRC asset; his historical propaganda shows this for anyone who cares to confirm.
In light of the Sihanoukville debacle, his "cheerleading" is particularly obvious.

Who is that Nemo?

US$3.5 Billion Injected for Airport Construction and Improvement
AKP Phnom Penh, April 17, 2020 --

Construction of new airports and improvement of existing airports in Cambodia need in total US$3.5 billion, according to the figures from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, showing that the investment amount is for the 2015-2023 period.

The investment amount is for the construction and upgrading of three existing international airports, three new international airports currently under construction and four domestic airports already in construction plan.

Cambodia Airports, the company developing and managing the three international airports – in Phnom Penh capital, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk provinces – has injected US$686 million for enhancing the handling capacity of the three international airports for 2015-2023.

Some US$1.5 billion has been invested in the construction of new Phnom Penh international airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces, while the construction of new international airport in Siem Reap province and Dara Sakor international airport in Koh Kong province would cost some US$980 and US$150 million, respectively.

For domestic airport in Koh Kong province is estimated to cost about US$60 million, Poipet airport some US$50 million, and Mondulkiri airport around US$60 million, SSCA said, adding that these airports are now in the construction plan.

Moreover, Cambodia Air Traffic Service Co. Ltd., which provides air traffic control service, flight information service and alerting service across Cambodian airspace, invested additionally on the improvement of air traffic system in Cambodia from Aeronautical Information Service to Aeronautical Information Management, which better serves airspace users and air traffic management in terms of information management requirements.

By Chea Vannak
https://www.akp.gov.kh/post/detail/30059

Who is that Nemo?

Not you.

Thanks CaptainN, to be clear. I have made some serious challenges to previous reports of "foreign military bases" along the coast. Because i know that coast, i care about that part of the country more than most people.
The parts that i don't know, i look very hard for reliable evidence of what is happening because it directly affects my wild animals and birds. I neeed to know everything that is going on. Life or death stuff, for the things i care about most.

ANd, i see phantom military bases as a huge distraction from what is actually happening - 80 k's of the primest part of the coast being overrun by a foreign power. By settlement, not by fighter jets.
That has been my argument.
Because to date there is no hard evidence i can find, that there is any military characteristics (yet) to the airfields or tourist jettys that were identified. No AA, no heavy military infrastructure, no speciallised communication, no large scale capacity beyond the norm for large scale mass tourism.
I see hoards of invading tourists and settlers coming instead.
The west could loose the struggle if they do not wake up that the invasion, occupation, domination is already happening everywhere right under our noses - economically.
On this coast - and back home.

It's a good thing if it keeps the Chinese drivers off the highways

The new Phnom Penh International Airport




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The new Siem Reap International Airport



Planned new Sihanouville airport terminal