Transport and shipping

Transport and shipping policy and administration

Expressway plans scrapped amid eviction fears

Ambitious plans for an elevated expressway above a set of derelict railway tracks linking central Phnom Penh to the airport have been scrapped, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Tuesday, two months after senior government officials warned that it would negatively impact at least a ...

Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/expressway-plans-scrapped-amid-eviction-fears-110916/

Cargo giants call on Sihanoukville port

As Cambodia’s sole deep-sea port in Sihanoukville looks to increase its presence on global shipping routes, the decision by two major Chinese shipping companies six months ago to call at the port has seen mixed results, with one firm already dropping out due to low ...

Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cargo-giants-call-sihanoukville-port

Truck drivers set up roadblock to protest weight regulations

More than 80 truck drivers used their vehicles to temporarily block a highway in Stung Treng province early Sunday morning in protest after authorities stopped them for being overloaded, officials said. ...

Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/truck-drivers-set-up-roadblock-to-protest-weight-regulations-109511/

Port begins roadshow for IPO with cautious optimism

PHNOM PENH Autonomous Port (PPAP) began it roadshow yesterday to attract investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), saying the share price will range between $1.08 and $1.50 and that 35 percent of them had already been booked.   ...

Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16919/port-begins-roadshow-for-ipo-with-cautious-optimism/

Expressway planned from Saigon to Cambodian border

Vietnam is considering the construction of an expressway to link Ho Chi Minh City to neighboring Tay Ninh Province with investment of 693 million U.S. dollars, local online newspaper Tuoi Tre (Youth) News reported Thursday. ...

Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15269/expressway-planned-from-saigon-to-cambodian-border/

Enforcement of traffic law still months away, official says

Although the long-awaited Land Traffic Law was passed by the National Assembly in December, a police official said Tuesday that the government would not begin enforcing it for another five or six months. The law is set to bring tougher penalties for many traffic offenses—including drunk ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/enforcement-of-traffic-law-still-months-away-official-says-82339/

Traffic accidents, fatalities down this new year

Thirty-seven people died in 112 road accidents during last week’s Khmer New Year holiday, typically the busiest time of year on the country’s roads as people make their way to and from their home provinces to be with family. ...

Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/traffic-accidents-and-fatalities-down-this-new-year-holiday-82124/

Cambodia inaugurates Japan-funded bridge across Mekong River

Cambodia on Monday inaugurated the Japan-funded Tsubasa Bridge across the Mekong River. The suspension bridge, built at a cost of ¥119.4 million, allows National Route 1 to cross the Mekong River. At 2,215 meters, it is the longest bridge in Cambodia. ...

The Japan Times News Staff
http://bit.ly/1N0vCQV

PM’s response to licence plate problem ‘too little’

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on citizens to report the illegal use of army, police and civil servant licence plates, while at the same time defending the government’s regulation of the plates – a response that an opposition parliamentarian said was insufficient to combat ...

May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/pms-response-licence-plate-problem-too-little

Kids to get schooled on Traffic Law

High school and university students, considered particularly at risk of road accidents, may soon be taking lessons on the new traffic law if a proposal from the Transport Ministry comes to fruition. Tram Iv Tek, minister of public works and transport, yesterday said that the government ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/kids-get-schooled-traffic-law

New bus links plan between far South, Malaysia

The Transport Ministry is speeding up work on a joint plan for bus services that would link the far South and Malaysia to meet the needs of commuters between the two countries. Thailand also plans to hold talks with Cambodian authorities this month over increasing ...

Amornrat Mahitthirook
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/491558/bus-scheme-seeks-more-malaysia-links

A road changes course

The rules of Sothearos Boulevard are once again shifting. After recently converting the road to a one-way street – a move that was largely ignored by the motos and cars that use the busy thoroughfare – the Phnom Penh Municipality released a new statement on Saturday ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/road-changes-course

Road safety: Accidents ‘down over New Year’

The number of traffic accidents over Lunar New Year has decreased since last year due to more widespread knowledge of the upcoming traffic law, government officials and road safety experts say. ...

Mom Kunthear and Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/road-safety-accidents-down-over-new-year

Official talks future of traffic

City Hall has revealed its three-pronged plan to tackle the chronic congestion on Phnom Penh’s roads, by reducing second-hand vehicle imports, introducing more one-way roads and changing the working hours of government employees. ...

Chhay Channyda and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/official-talks-future-traffic

Commute deadly: gov’t

Garment workers continue to die in traffic accidents on their way to and from the factory, a new report highlighting the deadly commute in Cambodia’s largest industry shows. In the report, titled The Dangerous Journey of Garment Workers in 2014, the Ministry of Labour’s National Social ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/commute-deadly-govt

King signs off on new traffic law, says gov’t

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has signed off on a more robust traffic law, completing the final step for legislation that could hit the streets as early as next month, according to the government’s National Road Safety Committee (NRSC). ...

Joe Freeman and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-signs-new-traffic-law-says-govt

Minister reassures moto-taxi drivers over law

Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Tuesday that he would try to find a solution for moto-taxi drivers who have complained about a stipulation in the newly adopted traffic law that says motorbikes can carry a maximum of two adults and one child. Mr. Kheng said that ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-reassures-moto-taxi-drivers-over-law-73932/

Global road safety ambassador encourages Cambodian passengers to use helmet

Actress and Global Road Safety Ambassador Michelle Yeoh joined Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng to donate 6,652 helmets to students and teachers here on Tuesday, encouraging passengers to wear helmets while traveling on motorcycles. Yeoh also instructed students on the proper use of helmets and ...

Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=257486

Road accidents kill over 2,000 killed in 11 months

At least 2,148 people were killed in almost 11 months to November in road accidents across the country, according to a report of General Commissariat of National Police on Wednesday. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/road-accidents-kill-over-2000-killed-in-11-months-7734

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