Traffic

City Public Transport May Take More Than 10 years to Materialize

by sidet on April 30, 2012

in Traffic Issue

public transport in Cambodia

Public transport in Cambodia

A public transportation system for Phnom Penh is still years from becoming a reality, according to a presentation during a meeting on urban transit on Friday at City Hall, but the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will begin a survey at the end of May to identify key traffic problems that clog the city’s streets.

Plans for a public transport system have been discussed between JICA and City Hall for more than a decade and the discussions will likely continues on until 2035—the target year of the project’s completion—said Masato Koto, JICA’s urban transport planning team leader.

In 2001, JICA and City Hall attempted a two-month public bus service that was discontinued because Phnom Penh residents were not ready to give up their motorbikes for public buses, deputy Meanchey district governor By Saphoan said in the meeting. [Read full article…]

{ 0 comments }

Government Report 29 Traffic Death Over Chinese New Year Period

February 8, 2011 Traffic Issue

Over the Luna New Year holiday, 103 traffic accidents occurred across the country, killing 29 people and injuring 117, a small decrease from the number of traffic accidents and deaths reported during the festival last year, according to government figures provided. Him Yan, director of the Interior Ministry’s department of traffic and public order, said [...]

Read the full article →

Sambo Can Work if Owner Promises No Rush Hour Jam

November 16, 2010 Traffic Issue

Phnom Penh’s beloved elephant, Sambo, will be allowed to go back go giving rides at Wat Phnom, but only after her owner promises in writing to stop causing traffic jams during rush hour, municipal governor Kep Chuktema said. Mr Chuktema said Sambod, who has been banned from walking the streets since Saturday, would have to [...]

Read the full article →

Government Signs $17.75 Million Contract For Road Paving, New Bridge

September 13, 2010 Traffic Issue

The government on Sunday signed a $73.75 million contract with a Chinese company to build a bridge in Phnom Penh spanning the Tonle Bassac river and to pave National Road 41, official said yesterday. The funds for the two projects come from a loan from the Chinese government received earlier this year, according to Suon [...]

Read the full article →

Government Draft Plan Aims To Lower Traffic Fatalities By 30 Percent

August 22, 2010 Social

Under draft plans presented by Cambodia aims to reduce traffic accident deaths by 30 percent in the next 10 years, with the aim of saving a total of 4,700 lives. Last year, 1,717 people died on Cambodia’s roads, a4.8 percent increase from 2008, and this trend is set to continue as growing numbers of motorists [...]

Read the full article →

Traffic Fatalities Down 6% in First Half 2010

August 5, 2010 Social

Traffic accidents killed 1,717 people in Cambodia last year, a 5 percent increase from 2008, a Road Crash and Victim information System report release said. However, traffic fatalities decrease 6 percent during the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2009, Him Yan, director of the Interior Ministry’s public order department [...]

Read the full article →

How To Get More Website Traffic?

March 31, 2010 Web
Thumbnail image for How To Get More Website Traffic?

Website Traffic refers to the number of visitors visit websites and continue surfing without stopping. This means that the number of current online visitor is always positive. It is extremely hard to draw visitor attention to your website in order to get your website busy. With my knowledge, there are many ways to get visitors to [...]

Read the full article →