Phnom Penh Port Shifts Focus to Cruise Boats
With a new Chinese-built container port on the Mekong River in Kandal province now operational, the existing port in Phnom Penh is undergoing renovations to shift its focus to the growing number of cruise ships docking in the capital, an official said yesterday. Eang Veng ...
Dam developers hit back
Hydropower developers in southern Laos have fired back at the World Wildlife Fund after the conservation group issued two disparaging reports in as many weeks on the Don Sahong dam project. WWF released a brief on February 19 alleging that construction of the 260-megawatt damcould result ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-developers-hit-back
ACU Says Police Chief Stole Money
The Anti-Corruption Unit revealed that a district police chief and his deputy in Kampot province who were arrested last week made more than $64,000 by embezzling money, taking bribes and stealing from his subordinates. Srun Lam, Banteay Meas district police chief, and his deputy, Mok Hort, ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acu-says-police-chief-stole-money-54874/
Casino sold to relative of CPP lawmaker
Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGA) last week sold Dreamworld Casino in Pailin province for $500,000 to a relative of the CPP lawmaker—and wife of former provincial governor Y Chhean—who owns the land on which the company built the casino, according to a press release Thursday. The gaming ...
Hul Reaksmey and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/dreamworld-casino-sold-to-relative-of-cpp-lawmaker-62750/
Draft law puts high price on drunk driving
Drunk drivers could be fined $1000 under a new draft traffic law approved yesterday by The Council of Ministers. The legislation includes a raft of measures aimed at reducing the number of deaths and injuries on the roads. Among the draft law’s 92 articles are new ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/draft-law-puts-high-price-drunk-driving
First buses, now trains could come to capital
As part part of its multibillion-dollar Urban Transport Master Plan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) unveiled a modern rail system for Phnom Penh yesterday that could begin operation as soon as 2023. The trains would thin out traffic on the capital’s choked-up roads, which currently lack ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/first-buses-now-trains-could-come-capital
‘One-way’ or the other Sothearos expansion will alleviate congestion
The ever congested part of Samdach Sothearos Boulevard between the Chamkar Mon traffic lights and the Russian Embassy is getting a much needed expansion. Especially since Aeon Mall opend in June 2014 the major arterial road was used beyond capacity. Long Dimanche, City Hall spokesman, said ...
Logistics sector seeks cash aid but ‘it’s not yet a priority’
The Kingdom’s transportation sector, one of the many industries hit hard by the virus outbreak, is seeking financial support from the government even though goods traffic via water is seeing a slight recovery this month. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749687/logistics-sector-seeks-cash-aid-but-its-not-yet-a-priority/
Chaom Chao interchange opened to ease congestion
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration temporarily opened the Chaom Chao interchange in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district, just east of the airport, for public use to ease traffic congestion ahead of its official inauguration set for March 31. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chaom-chao-interchange-opened-ease-congestion
Education ministry orders school shut down for ASEAN Summit
Public and private schools in Phnom Penh have been ordered to shut for three days from November 10 to 12 to reduce traffic in the capital to pave the way for VIP convoys during the upcoming ASEAN summit. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/education-ministry-orders-school-shut-down-for-asean-summit
Expressway officers get tough on law-breaking drivers
Officers stationed on the newly inaugurated Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway have begun to hold drivers who break the traffic rules for reprimand and make them sign contracts promising not to repeat their offences before their release. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/expressway-officers-get-tough-law-breaking-drivers
Huge Crowd at the Royal Palace Proves Logistical Challenge
With an estimated 1 million people- 10 times more than Phnom Penh authorities had expected- lining the streets yesterday for the arrival of Norodom Sihanouk’s remains, legions of police, medics, and street sweepers were working behind the scenes to make sure everything went smoothly. National Police ...
Smart posts midyear gains
Mobile service provider Smart has outperformed its fellow Axiata Group subsidiaries in the first half of the year, according to the Malaysian conglomerate’s latest financial report. Driven by a 115 per cent increase in data traffic revenue, Axiata’s results show Smart’s gross revenue totalled 270 million ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smart-posts-midyear-gains
Court places more restrictions on union leader
Ath Thorn, the head of the country’s largest independent union, was placed yesterday under judicial supervision by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court a day after he joined demonstrations calling for a $177 monthly minimum wage for garment workers. Mr. Thorn, president of the Coalition of Cambodian ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-places-more-restrictions-on-union-leader-68225/
Wildlife group raises alarm over Asia's bear trade
At least 2,800 bears in Asia were traded for their parts over the past decade, according to a report issued Thursday by an anti-wildlife trafficking group. The figure was arrived at after analysing nearly 700 bear-related seizures, and it likely represents a fraction of the overall ...
The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Wildlife-group-raises-alarm-over-Asias-bear-trade-30241431.html
New underground roads said to ease congestion in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall is studying the possibility of building three new underground roadways in the capital to ease traffic congestion. Meas Pheakdey said on Wednesday that municipal specialists are busy studying the potential impacts of the roads and estimating costs. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-underground-roads-said-ease-congestion-phnom-penh
Floods force road closures,13 dead
After inspecting heavily flooded roads in the country, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport urged specialists in Phnom Penh and the provinces to ban traffic on the most-affected roads to reduce safety risks to citizens and prevent damage to property. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floods-force-road-closures13-dead
Prey Veng-Tbong Khmum road set to boost economy
Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked China for its help with the construction of National Road 11 connecting Prey Veng to Tbong Khmum provinces, saying it will facilitate trade and ease the flow of traffic on the route. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prey-veng-tbong-khmum-road-set-boost-economy
Road inspections underway to check construction safety
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Ministry of Rural Development are to jointly inspect roads throughout the country to manage the development of road infrastructure and ensure traffic safety, according to an inter-ministerial prakas released on February 11. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/road-inspections-underway-check-construction-safety
Preparations afoot for National Road 7 upgrade groundbreaking
The Kampong Cham Provincial Administration will temporarily suspend traffic on National Road 7 on January 8 and 9, as it hosts a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion and upgrading of the road from one of four lanes. The ceremony will be presided over by Prime ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preparations-afoot-national-road-7-upgrade-groundbreaking