Infrastructure
Transport and shipping
Passenger train to resume operations on April 9
After a 14-year wait, scheduled passenger train services between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville will resume on 9 April, according to a statement issued by Royal Railways on 14 March. Keep reading ...
'Sleep box' developer eyes Suvarnabhumi as next target
The Miracle Group is eyeing Suvarnabhumi airport for its next “sleep box” hotel after the soft launch of the sleep cabins at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok this week. Keep reading ...
Asia World opens new Yangon airport terminal
Asia World Group has opened the first phase of a new airport terminal in Yangon that will be capable of handing up to 20 million passengers a year when complete. Yangon Aerodrome Company Limited (YACL), an Asia World subsidiary, built the airport in less than two ...
Kasy-Maed road link eases travel in Vientiane province
Even though the construction of a 60-km road linking Kasy and Maed districts is far from complete, travel between the two urban centres of Vientiane has already become easier. Project Manager Mr Somnam Vongphachanh talked to media last week about the progress made on the road ...
Kasy-Maed road link eases travel in Vientiane province
Even though the construction of a 60-km road linking Kasy and Maed districts is far from complete, travel between the two urban centres of Laos’ Vientiane has already become easier. Project Manager Mr Somnam Vongphachanh talked to media last week about the progress made on the ...
New bridge a boon for Myanmar beach tourism
Business operators at Chaungtha are hoping the reopening of a bridge on the road to Pathein will restore tourism to the beach. U Toe Bridge, near U Toe village, about 5 kilometres east of Chaungtha in Ayeyarwady Region, has been temporarily closed for upgrades since January. ...
Hai Phong needs to choose investment projects with practical value: President
Vietnam’s Hai Phong needs to have a clear investment mechanism and select projects with practical benefits for both investors and the locality, President Truong Tan Sang said while visiting the northern port city on 1 March. He asked the locality to efficiently utilise investment in infrastructure ...
Passenger train services to resume
Passenger trains are set to roll between Phnom Penh and Cambodia’s coast next month for the first time in 14 years, a railway official said on 1 March. Sam Oeun Tith, commercial manager of Royal Railway, which holds a 30-year concession to operate the country’s railways, said ...
Mission to Seafarers expands with new center in Myanmar
The city of Yangon in Myanmar is home to the Mission to Seafarers’ newest port facility. The Anglican mission agency’s newest mission centre was dedicated on 28 February during a service at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon). The new facility is located ...
No decision on cable car project, Thai government says
The Thai government has yet to make a decision on the controversial Phu Kradueng cable car project, says government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd. Responding to criticism by environmentalists, Maj Gen Sansern said the cabinet has merely acknowledged the results of a feasibility study conducted by the Designated ...
