Infrastructure

Transport and shipping

Construction begins on second Thai-Myanmar bridge

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 30 August for the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge that will play a key role in the East-West Economic Corridor traversing continental Southeast Asia. Keep reading     ...

New Asian highway section put into service in Myanmar

The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section of the Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand was put into service on 30 August as scheduled, state radio and TV reported. Keep reading ...

Thailand to restore rail link with Cambodia

Thailand is hoping to resurrect a rail link with Cambodia to improve transport in the Mekong sub-region, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on 27 August. Keep reading ...

$107 million approved for second Vietnam-Laos border gate

Following a decision signed by Vietnam’s PM Nguyen Tan Dung on 24 August, with the investment, the area will get a terminal zone for cargo transits, a concrete border gate, a housing system for customs and logistics services and roads, as well as water and ...

ASEAN to have common driving license

The ASEAN regional forum mulls over issuing international driving licenses that will be valid in each of the 10 member countries, an official stated on 26 August. Keep reading ...

City says bus system loses $100K a month

The public bus service run by City Hall has been hemorrhaging about $100,000 a month, according to the local authorities. Long Dimanche, spokesman for the Phnom Penh municipality, confirmed the figure on 24 August, after it was first revealed by local media following a meeting last ...

Lao airlines adds Changsha

Lao Airlines will operate twice weekly flights connecting Vientiane to Changsha in Hunan province, China, starting the end of August 2015. Lao News Agency quoted Ministry of the Transport and Public Works office deputy head, Phouphet Thammavong, who said the first flight between Vientiane and Changsha ...

Mekong in need of more infrastructure

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta must plan for future economic growth by investing more in infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has said. Speaking at a conference on 21 August in Can Tho City, Ninh said that officials had set the annual GDP growth target at ...

Vietnam affirms close cooperation in transport with Laos, Cambodia

The transport ministries of Vietnam and Laos have affirmed close cooperation in all aspects of the transport sector at an annual bilateral ministerial meeting in Hanoi on 22 August. They agreed to promote transport infrastructure connectivity between the two countries. On the same day, Vietnam and Cambodia ...

Myanmar seeks over $100m for ASEAN connectivity project

Myanmar’s Construction Ministry is seeking the parliamentary approval for a US$120 million loan to upgrade the Kawkareik-Mawlamyine-Thaton Road, a part of the Greater Mekong East-West Economic Corridor. Keep reading ...

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