Infrastructure
Parliament approves more than $300m in soft loans
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 26 August gave the green light to US$305 million in new development loans focused on improving electricity supply, water supply and a major highway. MPs approved a $240 million loan from the Asian Development Bank, $20 million from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund ...
Thailand bids to lure global giants
The Telecommunications Association of Thailand is to submit proposals by 31 August on the strategies and goals the government needs to transform Thailand into a digital hub in ASEAN. 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 ...
Flat-rate roaming deal signed with Cambodia
A single flat rate for international mobile roaming between Thailand and Cambodia is planned for early next year after an agreement was signed by telecom regulators from both countries. The pact between the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia is aimed ...
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 ...
Dams 'destroying Mekong fish stock'
Fishermen in delta and Northeast Thailand say dams in China and Laos have hit breeding and yields, forcing many to quit. Mekong River fishermen have already suffered dramatically from dams and irrigation works, which have decimated fish stocks and undermined livelihoods that supported families for generations.Nguyen Anh ...
