Ministry moves to create bus-monitoring prakas

A new inter-ministry prakas is planned that controls and ensures the safety of bus passengers using the Kingdom’s growing bus network, and may include monitoring the behaviour of drivers and companies prior to granting licences, Cambodian officials said.

Bus companies are now controlled by Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, while the Ministry of Tourism controls tourist transportation operated by tour companies, said Thong Khon, minister of Tourism.

“We [The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation] have to co-operate to promote the issue,” he said, adding, that he would not give details about the prakas except that monitoring the behaviour of drivers and companies prior to handing over licences to operate was planned. ….

 

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