Infrastructure
MoU inked with China firm for sewage study
The Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing Urban Construction Group Co Ltd (BUCG) in Phnom Penh, to undertake a study of sewerage and drainage systems. ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mou-inked-china-firm-sewage-study
New terminal to allow Sihanoukville port to process bigger loads
The Kingdom’s only deep-sea port, operated by state-owned Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), will launch a new multipurpose terminal on June 25, to accommodate larger vessels with heavy loads, it said on Wednesday. PAS Chairman and CEO Lou Kim Chhun said the inauguration of the multipurpose ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-terminal-allow-sihanoukville-port-process-bigger-loads
Prime Minister unveils plan for new road along Thai border
The government yesterday announced its intention to pitch a new project to China that would consist of a road along the border with Thailand connecting the provinces of Pailin and Koh Kong. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50499726/prime-minister-unveils-plan-for-new-road-along-thai-border/
National Road 6 officially in service
Following the completion in July of the section stretching from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham province, National Road 6 was officially inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50499590/national-road-6-officially-in-service/
Pursat railway gets greenlight
An extended rail service from Battambang province to Pursat province is due to start today to improve transport for people and cargo, the Transport Ministry says. The first section of the rail line, linking Poipet and Serey Sophorn, was inaugurated last month. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50494596/pursat-railway-gets-greenlight/
Water supply to grow in Sihanoukville
Industry Minister Cham Prasidh said yesterday that residents in Preah Sihanouk province can expect a steady supply of water in the province within the next week. The statement came after years of water supply problems in the province where residents faced water shortages. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492836/water-supply-to-grow-in-sihanoukville/
Ministry’s plan for net sparks fears
The government has ordered all domestic and international internet traffic in the Kingdom to pass through a Data Management Centre (DMC) that has been newly created by the state-owned Telecom Cambodia, in a move some have claimed is an attempt to censor government critics. Spokesman ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministrys-plan-net-sparks-fears
More than 100 villagers return home after methanol poisoning
More than half of the villagers who fell ill after drinking contaminated water or methanol-laced rice wine in Kratie province’s Chetr Borei district last week have returned home after receiving treatment. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50487671/more-than-100-villagers-return-home-after-methanol-poisoning/
Train line to be equipped with safety measures
In an effort to prevent train accidents, the Transport Minister yesterday announced that barriers will be put in place at some crossings along the Serei Sophorn-Battambang train line and that 70 walkie-talkies are to be distributed to railway security guards to improve communication. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50484807/train-line-to-be-equipped-with-safety-measures/
Service opens on restored rails connecting Battambang, Banteay Meanchey
Train service from the provincial capitals of Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces opened on Sunday, an expansion made possible by the retrofitting of previously existing tracks that will also limit the speed at which trains can run. ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/service-opens-restored-rails-connecting-battambang-banteay-meanchey
Poipet real estate market full steam ahead
The reopening of a 48-kilometre rail line between Poipet and Serey Sophorn in Banteay Meanchey province this month was a milestone in the long-delayed plan to restore passenger and commercial train service along the Northern Line that connects Poipet to the capital. But it is ...
Vat Vin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/poipet-real-estate-market-full-steam-ahead
Capital airport train vexes residents
The residents of Street 105K can hear the train before they see it – a low rumble, a blaring horn, an incessant whistle. Motorists swerve out of the way, parting like a school of fish. Children scamper to the side. A railway employee, sitting on ...
Kong Meta and Daphne Chen
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-airport-train-vexes-residents
Ministry of Transport issues notice following train crashes
The Transport Ministry has issued a statement calling for people to pay attention to oncoming trains on the Poipet-Battambang railway after three accidents occurred on the line since its launch earlier this month. ...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50483804/ministry-of-transport-issues-notice-following-train-crashes/
Haulers protest high fees at border
A small crowd of goods transporters protested at the Pailin customs office on Saturday, demanding that authorities reduce the fees for imported goods, a request that was firmly denied. Chum Voeun, Stung Kach commune police chief, said that about 18 vendors protested, claiming they could ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/haulers-protest-high-fees-border
Free buses for Pchum Ben
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced that about 200 public buses will be provided for people to use for free during Pchum Ben in October. Mr Hun Sen made the announcement during a meeting with reps from trade unions and education associations, along with CPP ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50303638/free-buses-for-pchum-ben/
Cambodia telecom companies urged to pay overdue regulatory fees
The government has issued a new warning to telecommunications companies that have yet to deliver outstanding payments to the Kingdom’s ministries, giving regulators until the end of the month to settle their debts. ...
Hor Kimsay and Robin Spiess
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-telecom-companies-urged-pay-overdue-regulatory-fees
Shipwreck under research in Koh Kong province
The National Committee of Maritime Security is researching a sunken ship found early this month at the bottom of the sea in Koh Kong province. Admiral Tea Sokha, deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy, said the sunken ship was found by a Cambodian scuba ...
Ven Rathavong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50303057/shipwreck-under-research-in-koh-kong-province/
More national roads included in free New Year bus service
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that Cambodian people could ride public buses for free to their hometowns over the Khmer New Year along five national roads instead of only two as initially announced on Sunday. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50299277/more-national-roads-included-in-free-new-year-bus-service/
Truck ban not as painful as feared, shipper says
Since a crackdown on oversized and illegal trucks began on February 10, the government has checked nearly 100,000 vehicles, taking more than 1,000 off the road and finding 3,000 others in violation of various regulations, according to Transport Ministry spokesman Va Sim Sorya. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/truck-ban-not-painful-feared-shipper-says
Cambodia road reconstruction projects, financing secured
Financing has been secured for key road reconstruction projects in Cambodia. Work is being carried out on six road projects in the country that measure a total of 600km, as well as a bridge, with this all costing some US$490 million. A loan of $94 ...
PM touts free bus tickets for New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that all people can ride the public bus for free in Phnom Penh, and from the capital to the provinces along National Roads 1 and 5, for Khmer New Year. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50298150/pm-touts-free-bus-tickets-for-new-year/
Hun Sen appeals for normal transport prices over New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday asked all taxi drivers and transportation companies to not increase prices during the Khmer New Year and said public buses in Phnom Penh would be free for citizens during that time. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50202110/hun-sen-appeals-for-normal-transport-prices-over-new-year/
Kampot ferry construction delayed
Construction on a new tourist ferry port located about 6 kilometres from the provincial capital in Kampot province has been delayed, although a Tourism Ministry spokesman promised that construction would begin before the end of this year. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot-ferry-construction-delayed
Railway families deliver petition to PM seeking reduction in land takeover
The protesters represent a community of over 1,000 families living along a railway in the capital’s Russey Keo district. Plans to replace the track with a new, broader road will displace people in three communes. The new road and accompanying sidewalks would be 60 metres ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/railway-families-deliver-petition-pm-seeking-reduction-land-takeover