Transport and shipping

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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-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 ...

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 ...

Expansion of Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport will begin this year to meet growing passenger demand and accommodate VIP aircraft and delegations during the ASEAN Summit in November 2016. In 2011, the total number of passengers passing through the airport was 520,000 people but by 2014 this had ...

The state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port is looking to raise up to $6.4 million in its initial public offering and float 20 per cent of its shares on the stock market in December, according to a company draft prospectus released on 9 October. Keep ...