{"id":24713,"date":"2016-09-02T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T10:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-cambodia-future-site-of-aseans-tallest-building-ready-for-a-big-quake\/"},"modified":"2016-09-02T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T10:41:23","slug":"is-cambodia-future-site-of-aseans-tallest-building-ready-for-a-big-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-cambodia-future-site-of-aseans-tallest-building-ready-for-a-big-quake\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cambodia, future site of ASEAN\u2019s tallest building, ready for a big quake?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA seemingly quake-free country gets its bearings after the recent Myanmar disaster
\nMorning breaks over the rising skyline of Phnom Penh. somsak nitimongkolchai \/ Shutterstock
\nGenocide, tortures, war \u2014 Cambodia has seen truly appalling things, but a significant earthquake isn\u2019t on the list. As its buildings continue to shoot heavenwards on the back of a prospering economy, it has dawned on some Cambodians: what if?
\nThis has never been more apparent than last week, when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck neighbour Myanmar, The Phnom Penh Post reports.
\nAccording to the Post, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction is trying to draft better laws to mitigate the effects of natural disasters on high-rise constructions.
\nPhnom Penh, a historically low-rise city, could be the site of Southeast Asia\u2019s tallest building, the 133-storey Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower Trade Center, by 2019. The structure is being designed to withstand a 9-magnitude earthquake, according to Tous Saphoeun, deputy secretary-general of Pannasastra University\u2019s architecture faculty, which is involved with the skyscraper project.
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\n\u201cIn building this 500-metre building, not only do we consider the aesthetic, quality, and architectural aspects, but the company also pays attention to protecting against earthquakes, storms, and other natural disasters,\u201d Saphoeun told the Post.
\nHistorically, Cambodia has relatively little to worry about compared with its more volcanic, earthquake-prone ASEAN neighbours. In 2005, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology went on record as saying that Cambodia never experiences geological disasters such as earthquakes or tsunami.
\nTouch Samnang, deputy director of real estate developer Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation, assured the Post that \u201call high buildings\u201d in the country have an earthquake safety system against events ranging from 5 to 6 on the Richter scale.
\nRead next: Is Phnom Penh at risk of growing too fast?
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\nSource : property-report.com
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