Government mulls using rivers for transport

Phnom Penh residents may soon be able to travel to select provinces via boat as the government has pledged to build a waterways public transit system to reduce traffic congestion in the city. Public Works and Transports Minister Sun Chanthol said yesterday during the ministry’s annual meeting that more needed to be done to facilitate passenger and cargo transit given that Cambodia was not capitalizing on the many rivers running through it, including the Mekong, the Bassac and the Tonle Sap. ...

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