Transport and shipping

Transport and shipping policy and administration

Vietnam eyes lower transport prices

The Ministry of Transport is investigating transport companies who have failed to lower prices amid a drop in petrol costs.   Since many transport firms have been slow to reduce their fees even after recent hefty petrol price cuts, the ministry has asked local transport departments to ...

Myanmar selects firms for bus import plan

Five companies have been chosen to import buses for the BRT lite system, according to U Maung Aung, chair of the BRT lite committee. Authorities hope the BRT lite plan will bring order out of the near-chaos of Yangon’s multiple privately owned buses in competition with ...

Lao authorities pick new company to complete road upgrade project

Government authorities in Laos have selected a new company to upgrade a major thoroughfare in the capital Vientiane, after the firm submitted an estimate that was lower than one quoted by a Chinese company believed to have ties to the country’s national leaders. A survey conducted ...

Thai company proposes Phnom Penh parking lot plan

After Phnom Penh City Hall announced last month that bus stations must be moved outside the city by next year, a Thai company put forward a proposal on 1 September to invest in bus parking lots on the city’s outskirts, according to the municipality. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nong Khai, Thailand holds a workshop for drivers planning to work in Laos

Thailand’s Office of Land Transport, Nong Khai province, held a workshop for drivers who are looking to work in Laos.  Keep reading ...

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