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PM talks tourism with Laotian Premier during visit

Launching direct flights linking Cambodia and Laos was top of the agenda during a two-day official visit by Prime Minister Hun Sen to the neighboring nation . ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pm-talks-tourism-with-laotian-premier-during-visit

Nat’l roads 2, 22 construction to be completed ‘end of March’

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport said the construction of National Road 2 and 22 is scheduled for completion by the end of March as it is now more than 90 per cent finished, while experts in the transportation sector expect the expansion of ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natl-roads-2-22-construction-be-completed-end-march

Kingdom likely to seek British funds for MRT

Both countries discussed new opportunities and exchanged technical views on financing models for infrastructure development. The discussion centred on the planning and financing the Mass Rapid Transit system for Phnom Penh. ...

Hong Sovannary
http://khmertimeskh.com/501238164/kingdom-likely-to-seek-british-funds-for-mrt/

China pledges funding for Cambodian railway upgrade

China has pledged to provide Yuan 300m ($US 44m) to Cambodia to support the project to upgrade the Phnom Penh – Poipet railway to a 160km/h standard-gauge electrified line. ...

Kevin Smith
https://www.railjournal.com/regions/asia/china-pledges-funding-for-cambodian-railway-upgrade/

New train builds efficiency for China-ASEAN biz

The China-Laos-Thailand round-trip train, an extension of the China-Laos Railway, was successfully launched on Tuesday. The new efficient, stable cold chain channel is expected to inject new impetus into trade between China and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501236371/new-train-builds-efficiency-for-china-asean-biz/

Cambodian railway regauging study completed

A feasibility study for a further rebuild of the 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted to the government on January 24. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235649/cambodian-railway-regauging-study-completed/

Tourist flights from China resume to foreign destinations

Dozens of Chinese tourists boarded an Emirates Airlines flight at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to go sightseeing on Monday morning. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234091/tourist-flights-from-china-resume-to-foreign-destinations/

Techo International Airport construction progress on track

The construction of Cambodia’s new international airport has been on track on its construction progress, according to government officials and will soon be 50 percent completed. State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman and undersecretary of state Sin Chansereyvutha spoke to local news and gave ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233376/techo-international-airport-construction-progress-on-track/

Expressway services, ramps, updated on Google maps

Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway have upgraded their service by marking all entrances, exits and rest areas on Google maps, for the convenience of travelers. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/expressway-services-ramps-updated-google-maps

Bassac sea-link to reach Kampot seaport: ministry

A key study on a proposed waterway link from the Bassac River to the sea in the Kampot-Kep region has been completed, the transport ministry reported, revealing plans for the project to connect to a “seaport” in Kampot province, igniting hopes for a solid pop ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bassac-sea-link-reach-kampot-seaport-ministry

New National Road 4-Bokor road nearing usability

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced that more than 40km of the space for the 61km new road has been cleared. The road will connect Bokor National Park to National Road 4. ...

Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-national-road-4-bokor-road-nearing-usability

Road accidents kill more than 1,700 in Cambodia last year

The number of road fatalities in Cambodia rose to 1,709 in 2022, an increase of 14 percent from 1,497 in the year before, a senior official said here on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501229922/road-accidents-kill-more-than-1700-in-cambodia-last-year/

Three high-speed rails to diversify transportation

The government has been working to build new infrastructure and upgrade the quality of the existing old tracks to high-speed rail. The government plans to build three high-speed rail lines connecting Phnom Penh to the country’s borders to promote a more diversified transportation sector, according ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501229019/three-high-speed-rails-to-diversify-transportation/

Cambodia’s travel industry set to get boost with direct flights from Indonesia

At least two Indonesian Airlines are poised to mount direct flights, probably starting with one scheduled flight a week from Indonesia to Phnom Penh within the first quarter of this year. ...

Kong Arey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501228789/cambodias-travel-industry-set-to-get-boost-with-direct-flights-from-indonesia/

Capital-Poipet express rail project making headway

The preliminary results of a feasibility study to upgrade the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway into Cambodia’s first express railway indicate that the project would cost more than $4 billion and would take around four years to complete. ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-poipet-express-rail-project-making-headway

PP-Poipet high-speed train will cost $4b

Construction of the Phnom Penh-Poipet high-speed railway will cost more than $4 billion and take about four years to complete. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pp-poipet-high-speed-train-will-cost-4b

$2M allotted for 68km Siem Reap-Oddar Meanchey road

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has earmarked about $2 million to improve a 68km road from Siem Reap to Oddar Meanchey provinces to make travel easier and cut down delivery times of agricultural products. ...

Sem Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/2m-allotted-68km-siem-reap-oddar-meanchey-road

Royal Group signs agreement to build Koh Rong airport

An agreement has been signed for the construction of a $300 million airport on Koh Rong island, taking five years to complete. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-royal-group-sign-agreement-to-build-koh-rong-airport

New int’l airport nearly half complete as travel industry returns to life

Construction of a new airport that is slated to serve the capital has passed the 43 per cent completion mark, raising prospects for a proper recovery in the civil aviation and tourism sectors as international travellers return to the Kingdom in increasingly large numbers. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-intl-airport-nearly-half-complete-travel-industry-returns-life

A street in Cambodia to be named Cambodia-Maldives Friendship Street

Cambodia will choose a street in a coastal province and name it “Cambodia-Maldives Friendship Street”, as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501220906/a-street-in-cambodia-to-be-names-cambodia-maldives-friendship-street/

Seamless contactless payment experience for Unionpay cardholders at PPSHV Expressway

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Phnom Penh Branch (ICBC PP) and UnionPay International (UPI) today announced that ICBC PP has enabled UnionPay Chip card and Contactless card payment for UnionPay Cardholders on Phnom Penh Sihanoukville (PPSHV) Expressway. UnionPay is the only payment brand ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501220892/seamless-contactless-payment-experience-for-unionpay-cardholders-at-ppshv-expressway/

PM urges rapid progress on transport system upgrade studies

At a plenary meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 13, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to work together to accelerate the study of the construction of high-speed rail projects ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-urges-rapid-progress-transport-system-upgrade-studies

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