Infrastructure
Transport and shipping
China confident on completing Eurasian Trans-Asian Railway
The Chinese government has expressed confidence that it will overcome political and financial obstacles to be able to speed up the development of the Eurasian Trans-Asian Railway, the China Economic Weekly reported. According to the report, the railway will offer China great opportunities to tap into ...
Road safety efforts ‘insufficient’
A new study warns that a UN initiative to cut global road deaths in half by 2020 is on course to fail amid “clearly insufficient” efforts, with middle- and lower-income countries such as Cambodia at the forefront of the battle. Keep reading ...
Chinese-built bridge opens in Phnom Penh
A new Chinese-built bridge in Cambodia’s capital opened for public use on 22 October, having taken about three years to complete at a cost of $27.5 million. Keep reading ...
Minister assures Lao jobs in rail megaproject
Authorities in charge have prepared a workforce recruitment plan for the planned construction of the Laos-China rail project, Minister of Public Works and Transport has said. Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong spoke to local media at a press conference recently and declared that a recruitment plan will be ...
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City seek to improve traffic management
The Hanoi Police Department will increase manpower along favoured routes to ensure traffic order and combat traffic congestion during rush hours, the director of the department said. In addition to the deployment of all traffic cops, about 200 mobile policemen will be stationed along traffic routes ...
Canada voices interest in rail project bids
Canada has expressed interest in investing in rail systems, both in Bangkok and upcountry. This makes Canada the latest country to be drawn to the country’s infrastructure development projects. Keep reading ...
Industry call to ban new flights at Suvarnabhumi
The aviation industry is calling for a ban on new flights operating through Suvarnabhumi airport to prevent further congestion. The Airline Operators Committee, a coalition of 86 international airlines and 26 aviation service providers operating at Suvarnabhumi, is urging authorities to impose the ban immediately. Keep reading ...
Transport problems slow down resettlement in Chin capital
The state government says it has identified a new site for their damaged homes, but the remote location and lack of roads has so far prevented them from bringing in the necessary building materials. U Tin Maung Soe, a director in the Chin State government, told ...
Bangkok motorists face new oil, gas charge
Bangkok-based petrol stations will be hit with a new local tax collected from their oil and gas sales at five satang a litre, starting on 15 October, as City Hall steps up efforts to pull in revenue for city development. It is the first time such a tax has ...
Port gets green light to list on Cambodian stock exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia has given the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port preliminary approval to make an initial public offering on the country’s fledgling bourse, which the state-run firm expects to join in early December. Should it succeed, the port will be only the ...
