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Ministry takes measures to prevent railway accidents
Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has launched emergency measures to prevent and curb railway accidents following the recurrence of frequent accidents on Cambodian railways. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469155/ministry-takes-measures-to-prevent-railway-accidents/
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/
Road accidents claim 942 lives in Cambodia in first half of year
The number of road fatalities in Cambodia declined to 942 people in the first half of 2022, a decrease of 9 percent from 1,033 over the same period last year, Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Min Manavy said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135160/road-accidents-claim-942-lives-in-cambodia-in-first-half-of-year/
Road accidents kill nearly 500 in Jan-Mar
In the first three months of this year, at least 859 road accidents were recorded, resulting in 486 deaths, 779 serious and 459 minor injuries. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/road-accidents-kill-nearly-500-jan-mar
Countermeasures to reduce road deaths, injuries
Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday urged the public and relevant authorities to jointly cooperate in the reduction of road traffic fatalities and injuries in the Kingdom in a bid to meet the 2030 global road safety agenda. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698665/countermeasures-to-reduce-road-deaths-injuries
Cambodia gets rolling
The small but sleek Angkor Car can easily navigate the narrow streets of Cambodia, while with an electric engine saves on expensive fuel costs. It may cost $10,000 per vehicle, a bit steep for most local people, but the vehicle is a welcome testimony to ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/marketing/348783/cambodia-gets-rolling
Four People Injured After Two Buses Collide
Three Vietnamese nationals and one Cambodian were hospitalized Saturday after two commercial buses driving between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City collided in Svay Rieng province, police said yesterday. Ouch Sarun, provincial traffic police chief, said that the two buses [belonging to Van Rec. Co. Ltd., and ...
New Ministry decree aims at tourist safety
A Ministry of Tourism official said they would finalize an inter-ministerial prakas before the end of this year to enhance tourists’ safety, as previous fatal accidents have led to concerns in the tourism sector. Tith Chantha, general director of tourism at the Ministry of Tourism, said task force officials, affiliated with Tourism ...
100 Kg of Fish Killed by 6-ton Chemical Spill
An estimated 100 kg of fish were killed and about 1,000 villagers were told not to drink from a stream that was contaminated with 6 tons of an unknown chemical substance in Kompong Chhnang province on Tuesday night, police said. A truck carrying 22 containers of ...
Hun Sen Urges Action to Curb Bus Crashes
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged tour bus operators to respect the traffic law following a recent spate of bus crashes that have killed Cambodians as well as foreign tourists. “Please, respect the land traffic law,” Mr. Hun Sen said during a speech at the inauguration ...
