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(1) Public works achievements – synergy for connectivity
[…] In the past 17 months (of the establishment of the Royal Government), we have inaugurated many major achievements in the public works sector […] (we) are moving forward and those achievements are a key synergy for connectivity. The infrastructural development for waterways, land, and air is essential as long as goods continue to be transported by traditional means […] (transportation systems will remain useful) for hundreds of years to come. Therefore, the construction of an integrated infrastructure is ready to help stimulate (transportation and economic activities) in the long term […]
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(2) Further strengthen and expand the railway transports
Let me thank the Ministry of Public Works (and Transports), the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Royal Railway Company, who have worked hard to hammer out in their negotiations a breakthrough after having been stalled for several years. Now, it is time to plan ahead and prepare to continue with the Framework Agreement. We must take into account what we already have, and make further efforts to strengthen and expand. Expanding means finding additional Joint Venture partners in our plans. Strengthening means looking at what is already in place, refining it, improving it, adding services, and combining them to make it better in rail transportation […]
(3) Expedite the 2019 Cambodia-Thailand bilateral agreement on joint railway traffic and building a new international railway station at Stung Bot
Our railways have been used for transporting both passengers and goods, and we are talking about improving them. Another point is to work with the Thai side to promote the implementation of the 2019 Cambodia-Thailand bilateral agreement on joint railway traffic and to study the feasibility of building a new international railway station at Stung Bot, to eventually replace the Poipet station. This work could be further examined in some areas, such as Pursat province, where we need to further connect the special economic zones with our railway system […]
(4) Developing transportation system – both multi-modal or intermodal
I urge the Ministry of Public Works and Transports, together with the CDC and the Pursat provincial administration, to conduct an advanced study because we plan to set up a special economic zone in Krakor district. In this, transportation to Sihanoukville or Poipet is inevitable. So, this transportation must be both multi-modal or intermodal. We have built roads, but this railway is especially (used) for transporting a lot of goods […] in the future, we will be able to transport other goods abroad. Therefore, this connection is very important, and the role of the railway is also becoming even more important […]
(5) Making use of resources on the ground regarding the railways crossing safety
All this, however, clarifies that we don’t need to invest billions of dollars in high-speed trains (at this point). With what we have, the trains and the rails, can be modernized and improved for the northern section. For the southern section, we can run at 80 kilometers per hour. The northern section is a little slow, but with a little adjustment, we can speed it up […] the Ministry (Public Works and Transports) in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has conducted a study and put together some plans regarding the railways crossing safety by taking into consideration the existing resources on the ground. Recently, the Railway Company has just equipped some new train cars for passengers […]
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(6) Transport system serves domestic needs and important for competitive Cambodian products abroad
The transport system is important not only to serve domestic needs, facilitating people’s journeys to and from […] and the creation of special economic zones, but is also a very important factor in the competitiveness of Cambodian products abroad. Therefore, thinking about logistics systems, we don’t just think about hard infrastructure […] for example, streamlining port procedures is a matter to take into consideration. Sometimes, we have good roads, and good location and infrastructure, but the port procedures are complicated, time-consuming, which culminating in hard to compete price […] the Royal Government, especially the related institutions, has made several reforms […]
(7) Once reformed procedures worked, replication can start
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has worked hard to adjust many procedures related to customs at ports […] some procedures that are newly prepared […] need to find a way to go into implementation step by step […] preparing new procedures is not easy because you need to let officials understand, in order for them to carry out […] once adjusted, if it works (we will replicate it to wider targets). We may think that the new procedures are better. Sometimes, it is not certain (that it is). So, let us pilot it at this place. If there is anything that needs to be adjusted, (we could do it immediately since) it is under control. Once it has been implemented, and we see that it works flawlessly, we will start to expand, replicating it to other places […]
(8) A transit logistics facility (transshipment) to try out organizing a regional logistics system
We are preparing for/reviewing the new airport in Phnom Penh […] it locates only a few kilometers from the Funan Techo Canal, and we have an airstrip that can be connected to the water port, and there is National Road No. 2 […] it will not be long when there may be railways. As a consideration, a transit logistics facility should be created to make this a test site for organizing a regional logistics system […] organizing a logistics system is not just a means or a hard infrastructure, but a very important work system procedure […]
(9) Development is about changing methods, technologies and mindsets
We are talking about development. We don’t talk about growth. I have made my point that development and growth are different. For growth, we don’t need to change the method. Should we need to increase the yield by a few percent, for example, we just need to have more water than before, etc. When it comes to development, though, we need to talk about the method of doing things, about introducing new technologies, about changing mindsets […] the same goes for developing logistics systems. I would like to thank concerned ministries and specialized institutions for […] striving to innovate both technology and work procedures, so that we can ensure long-term competitiveness. That will not only ensure occasional growth, depending on external factors, but also internal (development) that is strong, sustainable, long-term, including reforms in own institutions. This is a point related to strengthening […]
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(10) The Phnom Penh 60-meter width road to have divider
In the past, we have been working to monitor drunk driving […] please continue to check the alcohol level, especially during days that many are celebrating the Chinese New Year […] along the 60-meter road […], the Capital City Hall (Phnom Penh) has confirmed that it will prepare to put iron bars to divide the road. Even if it is iron, should drivers be careless, the they will certainly break the iron railing. The key thing here is to be careful, enforce the law, and monitor the use of alcohol while driving […] although drunk driving accidents have decreased, the rate of traffic accidents is still high. In Cambodia, after the end of the war, the cause of the most deaths is traffic accidents […]./.