The Southern Economic Corridor is a proposed transport route that would connect the port of Dawei in Myanmar to ports in Vietnam, via Thailand and Cambodia. This is an alternative route to the East-East Economic Corridor. [Map via anz.com.] The Southern Economic Corridor route goes from Dawei to Bangkok and then on to Aranyaprathet on […]
Cambodia
Bokor City – A new city in Bokor National Park, Cambodia
Bokor City is a proposed new city in Bokor National Park, Kampot province, Cambodia. The new city was announced in August 2019 under the “Master Plan for Bokor City Development Project until 2035”. The new city will occupy about 9,000 hectares of land in the park. The entrance to the park is 8km from Kampot, […]
Phnom Penh Metro – An ongoing history of the proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh metro is a proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The term metro is used loosely here, as there have been various forms of rail systems proposed over the years. Proposals have included sky trains, subways (another word for metro), light rail, and monorails. Plans for an urban railway in […]
Ream City
Ream City is a proposed new urban development in Ream Bay in Sihanoukville Province, Cambodia. The project covers 834ha of reclaimed land in the bay, with an estimated US$16 billion in total investment. Ream City is being developed by Canopy Sands Development, a member of Prince Holding Group, and is designed by Surbana Jurong from […]
Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh Railway
The Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh Railway is a proposed railway that would connect the capital of Cambodia with the largest city in Vietnam. Despite the two cities being relatively close to each other and former French colonial possessions, there has never been a railway connecting Phnom Penh to Saigon. Even though the […]
New Phnom Penh Airport
The New Phnom Penh Airport is the planned new airport to serve Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It will replace the current airport for commercial flights, while the old airport will be used for “the head of state, heads of local governments and Cambodian senior leaders, as a military airbase, for domestic flights, private jets and for […]
Future Phnom Penh – Construction projects that are set to transform the city
Phnom Penh is experiencing a construction boom which is starting to transform the city skyline. The Vattanac Capital Tower became the tallest building in Phnom Penh when it was completed in 2014. It won’t hold the record for much longer though as there are plans for half a dozen new towers that will surpass its […]
