Transport and shipping
Transport infrastructure and facilities
PM: new road could be a runway
Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked Defense Minister General Tea Banh to study whether Phnom Penh’s biggest boulevard could be used for emergency plane landings. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37189/pm--new-road-could-be-a-runway/
City Hall, Wing deal for bus tickets
Passengers using the Phnom Penh city bus service will now have a choice of buying electronic tickets through Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialized Bank – the kingdom’s leading mobile banking services provider. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37033/city-hall--wing-deal-for-bus-tickets/
South Korea-Funded Civil Aviation Training Center Inaugurated
A civil aviation training center was launched in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, three years after an agreement was signed with South Korea to fund the construction of the new facility. ...
Hang Sokunthea
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/s-korea-funded-civil-aviation-training-center-inaugurated-126918/
Air cargo volume soars again
For the second straight year Cambodia has proven to be one of the world’s most dynamic markets for air freight shipments, with growth in cargo volume exceeding both global and regional averages. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/air-cargo-volume-soars-again
Thais ‘offer trains’ for new rail link
The Thai government has made a verbal commitment to supply four trains to Cambodia for a railway set to connect the neighbouring countries by early July, said Ly Borin, undersecretary of state at the Public Works and Transport Ministry and director of the Cambodia Railroad ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-offer-trains-new-rail-link
Residents protest at road plans
A group of 70 people from six communities in Phnom Penh have petitioned City Hall to clarify how the construction of rail side roads will affect them, amid fears they could lose their homes. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36528/residents-protest-at-road-plans/
Thailand rail link held up by compensation claims
Government officials are working to settle compensation claims for 50 families living alongside a kilometer of rail track in Poipet town, to allow a rail link between Cambodia and Thailand to open by the middle of the year. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36509/thailand-rail-link-held-up-by-compensation-claims/
Families want road expansion scaled back
About 40 families asked the government last week to review road expansion plans at Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov Bridge, saying the proposed dimensions would force them to lose property and even parts of their homes. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-want-road-expansion-scaled-back
Angkor Air, Air France MoU
Cambodia Angkor Air and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to cover component support and maintenance services for the national flag carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36204/angkor-air--air-france-mou/
Green light: new signals to speed up city’s traffic prospects
As part of an ongoing Japan-funded project to reduce congestion in the capital’s clogged streets, City Hall turned on three new traffic lights on Wednesday in Phnom Penh—with two more set to follow today. ...
Phan Soumy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/green-light-new-signals-to-speed-up-citys-traffic-prospects-126306/
Angkor Air’s Macau route
Tourists wanting to visit Asia’s answer to Las Vegas will be able to fly from Preah Sihanouk province to Macau after Cambodia Angkor Air unveiled the new route yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36262/angkor-air---s-macau-route/
China asked to fund bridges
Cambodia yesterday asked China to help fund the construction of two bridges across the Mekong River, which it said would cut traffic congestion in Phnom Penh and help create a ring road around the city. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36169/china-asked-to-fund-bridges/
A few hurdles still block path to joining global value chains
The government needs to urgently amend its industrial development policy to spur the inclusive growth of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and develop a national logistics platform to cut onerous shipping costs if Cambodia is to find a place in global value chains, panellists at ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/few-hurdles-still-block-path-joining-global-value-chains
Emirates set to launch flights to Phnom Penh
Emirates Airlines will expand its presence in Cambodia by launching a daily passenger flight between Dubai and Phnom Penh, with a stopover in Yangon, as part of the Dubai-based carrier’s push into the region. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/emirates-set-launch-flights-phnom-penh
Slowdown in port container traffic
The Kingdom’s two main ports reported markedly slower growth in container traffic last year due to a fall in import traffic, although exports of garments and agricultural products continued to rise, according to newly released port data. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/slowdown-port-container-traffic
Water taxis for Phnom Penh
A waterway passenger transport service via the Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers will be launched next year, bringing hopes of eased traffic congestion in Phnom Penh and providing a new option for tourists. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35259/water-taxis-for-phnom-penh/
JICA study on urban railway
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will conduct a feasibility study on building an urban railway in Phnom Penh, with the aim of developing a master plan to reduce traffic congestion in the capital. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35210/jica-study-on-urban-railway/
Railway links construction date set
The government has set March next year as the date for the ground-breaking ceremony for the building of the rail link to Phnom Penh International Airport and Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35106/railway-links-construction-date-set/
JICA support for logistics
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue to support the development of Cambodia’s logistics sector in its partnership with the government to reduce transport costs and strengthen the country’s logistics infrastructure. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35010/jica-support-for-logistics/
Liftoff looms for the new Siem Reap airport
A new international airport for Siem Reap has come a step closer after a high-level technical working group was set up to work out the details. The government established the group after a proposal was submitted to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35028/liftoff-looms--for-the-new--siem-reap--airport/
Minister plans railway for workers
The Labor Ministry is considering constructing a railway line connecting Phnom Penh and select provinces to special economic zones (SEZ) or industrial areas in response to the high number of road accidents involving commuting workers. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34978/minister-plans-railway-for-workers/
Relocations set bridge repairs back until May
Repairs to the Cambodian-Japanese Friendship Bridge, which a City Hall official had said would begin this month, will instead get underway in May, according to representatives from Japan, which is funding the work. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/relocations-set-bridge-repairs-back-until-may
Cambodia-Thai rail link delayed again
The train service between Cambodia and Thailand, which was expected to begin operations early this year, may be delayed due to compensation issues with people living along a one-kilometer stretch of track in Poipet City. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34411/cambodia-thai-rail-link-delayed-again/
Thailand port hope for Cambodian farmers
Cambodian farmers may be able to cut export costs from the middle of the year if an agreement is signed letting them send their produce through the Thai port of Laem Chabang. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34243/thailand-port-hope-for-cambodian-farmers/