Transport and shipping

Regularly scheduled direct flights between Cambodia and Russia proposed by Prime Minister Hun Sen last week in Moscow might land in the coastal town of Sihanoukville, an official said on 23 May. “In the meeting, the Russian prime minister pushed for a direct flight from Russia ...

A Tender for private companies to work on a US$2.2 billion upgrade of the railway linking Myanmar’s two largest cities will be called at the end of this year, an official said on 23 May. Work on the Yangon-Mandalay railway, led by the Japan International Cooperation ...

A survey by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has found that businesses operate under the regulation of 7,000 sub-licenses or 7,000 business conditions. The Tien Giang Enterprises’Association, in a document to the Prime Minister complaining about sub-licenses, emphasized that it was unreasonable to force ...

Thousands hectares of forest in the central highlands province of Kon Tum, Vietnam are facing extinction as the local authorities are determined to construct a road that seems of little benefit to travellers. The road project, invested by the provincial Department of Transport, was started since ...

Royal Railways is conducting a feasibility study on a rail line that would whisk passengers from the center of Phnom Penh to the airport in less than 15 minutes, the company’s CEO said on 11 May. Mr. Guiry said, “no eviction” would be necessary to ...

The World Bank on 29 April approved more than US$500 million in support for improvements to road and bridge connections as well as flood control and sanitation conditions in Vietnam. The project aims to protect more than 255,000 residents and about 5,720 hectares out of 8,390 frequently ...

The delay in signing the Pink and Yellow Line contracts stems from problems encountered in the preparation and coordination stages as many agencies are involved, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand. The projects are part of the government’s ambitious 2015-2022 development plan to ...

Myanmar Industrial Port is borrowing US$200 million from the International Finance Corporation to help it increase its handling capacity as rising trade puts pressure on the country’s ports. The IFC financing will help MIP in the first phase of its expansion plans, which together with efficiency ...

Freight rail shipments have gained traction since commercial rail traffic resumed on Cambodia’s sole operational railway line in 2013, but Royal Railway, the private company with a 30-year concession to operate the Kingdom’s railway network, is pressing for more growth as it seeks to triple ...

A Malaysian company will begin construction on a new domestic terminal at Phnom Penh International Airport soon, at a cost of about $23 million. Muhibbah has a 30 percent stake in Cambodia Airports—which holds the concession to operate the Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville airports—with ...