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Phnom Penh construction update – 2022 edition

January 4, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Phnom Penh continues its construction boom, which has mostly been continuing despite the interruption of the pandemic. According to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia’s construction sector attracted a total investment of US$5.33 billion in 2021. Publicised by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the report […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Construction Updates Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, cambodia, phnom penh

Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by rail on the Southern Economic Corridor Railway

August 9, 2021 By James Clark 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Myanmar, Railways, Thailand, Vietnam Tagged With: aranyaprathet, bangkok, cambodia, dawei, ho chi minh city, myanmar, phnom penh, pleiku, quy nhon, railways, siem reap, thailand, vietnam, vung tau

Phnom Penh Metro – An ongoing history of the proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh

June 14, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: cambodia, metro, phnom penh

Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh Railway

October 13, 2020 By James Clark 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Railways, Vietnam Tagged With: cambodia, ho chi minh city, phnom penh, railways, vietnam

New Phnom Penh Airport

June 16, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Aviation, Cambodia Tagged With: airports, cambodia, phnom penh

Future Phnom Penh – Current and proposed construction projects

April 15, 2018 By James Clark 3 Comments

Phnom Penh is experiencing a construction boom that is transforming the city skyline. Canadia Tower was the first tower over 100 metres (118 metres) when it was completed in 2009. That was overtaken by the Vattanac Capital Tower (188 metres) in 2014. There are now five towers that have surpassed Vattanac Capital Tower, and more […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Future Cities Tagged With: phnom penh

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