Roads and bridges

Phnom Penh’s police force has had almost a week to investigate a fatal hit-and-run on Friday night, when a Range Rover slammed into a motorbike near the Ministry of Commerce, killing two men and seriously injuring another. But local police have not conducted even the most ...

Cambodia needs $9 billion to be invested into 850 kilometres of roadways by 2020, according to a study by Henan Provincial Communications Planning Survey and Design Institute. From the Chinese province of Henan, officials from the state-owned engineering institute went to great lengths yesterday to explain ...

Cambodia is considering to develop two expressways in order to serve the growing extents of economy and trade, Tram Iv Tek, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said Tuesday. The first line will be from capital Phnom Penh to coastal Preah Sihanouk province in length of ...

Road accidents have killed at least 961 people in Cambodia in the first five months of 2014, up eight percent over the same period last year, the latest report of the Interior Ministry’s public order department showed Monday. Approximately 2,106 cases of road accidents were reported ...

Prime Minster Hun Sen ar­riv­ed back in Phnom Penh on Sunday after a weeklong visit to Chi­na for an international summit during which Chinese Premier Xi Jinping pledged $145 million in aid and soft loans to Cambodia. On Monday, AKP reported that China promised to ...

Two men died and another was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on Friday night in Phnom Penh when a Range Rover plowed into a motorbike in Toek Thla commune, police said Sunday, add­ing to a recent spate of fatal—and of­ten high-profile—hit-and-runs. Thang Ratha, 23, died ...

After a monthlong test run saw 10 buses often filled with passengers, a Chinese-owned company promised in early March to inject millions into the project and add hundreds of new buses. But Global Trade Development left the project last month after the municipality refused to grant ...

When the 2007 Traffic Law was passed, it required that the myriad private vehicles on the road bearing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) number plates be removed and switched with civilian plates within one year. But more than six years after this deadline, the sight of ...

City Hall is turning its focus to Phnom Penh’s “anarchic parking” situation. Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong yesterday said the municipality plans to cancel old contracts awarding private companies the right to charge for parking in certain parts of the city, and introduce new restrictions on ...

Set to open next year, Cambodia’s first cable-stayed bridge is now more than 70 per cent complete, according the government. Chhim Phalla, director of the Ministry of Public Work’s Department of International Cooperation, which is overseeing the Neak Loeung Bridge and improvements to National Road 1, ...

The government could save nearly $100 million between now and 2020 if it passes the draft traffic law and enforces mandatory helmet usage as soon as possible, a road safety group said Wednesday. Madeleine Carr, an advocacy and strategic planning advisor with the Asia Injury Prevention ...

Growth in the property sector has been slow in Kandal province’s Ta Khmau City, 11 kilometres south of Phnom Penh, but that, industry sources say, is likely to change due to improvements to National Road 1 and the fact that the Ta Khmau Bridge is ...

Better laws and enforcement that require motorbike riders and children to wear helmets could save more than 500 lives and $100 million over the next six years, a new study says. The study, undertaken by the Asian Injury Prevention Foundation, says a new law now ...

More than 170 families in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district submitted a petition to City Hall on Monday complaining about wealthy businessman Khun Sear’s decision to build a wall in the middle of a road in their neighborhood. The road in Chak Angre Leu commune is under ...

Soldiers used force on Friday to end a strike at a garment factory on Veng Sreng Boulevard, where demands included a lunch bonus of 2,000 riel and an end to forced overtime, workers and union officials said yesterday. ...

Dozens of villagers in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district are facing eviction after the National Cadastral Commission announced last week that a number of areas in Tuol Sangke commune are earmarked for future redevelopment. The commission’s plans for new projects, including a road widening, were posted ...

The Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) and Phnom Penh municipality are cooperating to undertake a study on major new projects for the city – two flyovers and a subway, each of which it is hoped would ease the city’s ever worsening traffic congestion. Touch Samnang, project ...

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) revealed its plans Monday for a Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City expressway that will halve travel time between the two cities. At an estimated cost of $2.2 billion, the initial target date for completion of the expressway is ...

The government is refusing to compensate up to 1,000 families forced to wait for income restoration measures after being relocated from their homes for an Asian Development Bank-funded railway rehabilitation project, a previously unreleased action plan from the ADB reveals. The ADB Management Action Plan, released ...

Despite expecting 27,000 visitors per day, little planning has gone into tackling traffic congestion at Cambodia’s long-awaited AEON Mall when it opens June 30, City Hall said yesterday. There are 1,400 vehicle parking spaces allotted at AEON and 1,600 bikes spaces accessed via both Sothearos ...

The Asian Development Bank announced Wednesday that it will provide $81.7 million, including a $6.7 million grant from Australia, in additional financing to help Cambodia recover from catastrophic floods in late 2013. The flooding affected 1.7 million people and caused an estimated $356 million in damage. ...

The China Railway Group’s planned $7.5 billion Cambodian north-south railway line has been delayed due to funding shortages, according to the company’s top official. Originally slated to begin construction last year, China Railway’s chairman, Li Changjin, told the South China Morning Post that work on the 400-kilometre railway ...

Traffic accidents killed 38 people over Khmer New Year, with a further 306 injured, officials said yesterday. National Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith said that between Monday and Wednesday, 148 traffic accidents were recorded across the country. ...

មន្ត្រី​នគរបាល​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៣ ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៥ ខែ​មេសា នៃ​ពិធី​បុណ្យ​ចូល​ឆ្នាំ​ខ្មែរ​ឆ្នាំ​នេះ មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍​កើត​ឡើង​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ជិត ១០០​ករណី និង​បណ្ដាល​ឲ្យ​មាន​មនុស្ស​ស្លាប់ និង​របួស​ជាង ២០០​នាក់។ របាយការណ៍​បឋម​ស្ដីពី​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍​ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ពេល​នៃ​ពិធី​ បុណ្យ​ចូល​ឆ្នាំ​ខ្មែរ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៤ នេះ មាន​ចំនួន​កើន​ឡើង​ខ្ពស់​ជាង​ឆ្នាំ​កន្លង​ទៅ។ លោក គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ មន្ត្រី​នាំ​ពាក្យ​អគ្គស្នងការដ្ឋាន​នគរបាល​ជាតិ​នៃ​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា គិត​ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៣ និង​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៥ ខែ​មេសា មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​កើត​ឡើង​ជិត ១០០​ករណី និង​ស្លាប់​មនុស្ស​ជិត ៣០​នាក់ ព្រម​ទាំង​មាន​របួស​ធ្ងន់​ស្រាល​ជិត ២០០​នាក់។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា បើ​ប្រៀបធៀប​៣​ថ្ងៃ​ដូច​គ្នា​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣ កន្លង​ទៅ ចំនួន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​នេះ​បាន​កើន​ឡើង​ជាង ៣០​ភាគរយ៖ «សរុប ​រួម ៣​ថ្ងៃ​ហ្នឹង គឺ​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់ ៩៨​លើក បណ្ដាល​ឲ្យ​មនុស្ស​ស្លាប់ ២៩​នាក់ រង​របួស ១៨៧​នាក់ ក្នុង​នោះ​របួស​ធ្ងន់ ១៣១​នាក់ និង​របួស​ស្រាល ៥៦​នាក់។ ...