CAMBODIA
- The government has been working to build new infrastructure and upgrade the quality of the existing old tracks to high-speed rail. The government plans to build three high-speed rail lines connecting Phnom Penh to the country’s borders to promote a more diversified transportation sector, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. (Khmer Times)
- Preliminary reports from NatureLife researchers show that two of Cambodia’s protected areas serve as habitats for more than 120 Asian bird species. (Khmer Times)
- Mekong dolphin photo-identification surveys play an important role in monitoring the dolphin population in the river, said the WWF Cambodia. (Khmer Times)
LAO PDR
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly’s 9th legislature announced Monday its appointment of three new ministers for Finance, Public Works and Transport, and Energy and Mines. (KPL)
- The cost-effective logistics and transport services provided by the Thanaleng Dry Port offer great opportunities to investors, the project developer has told a Thai delegation. (Vientiane Times)
MYANMAR
- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for Member States to urge the military leadership in Myanmar to respect the will and needs of its own people, as risks to regional stability grow. (UN News)
- Myanmar rice traders say the price of rice abruptly rose in the last week of January this year after being stable for few months since the harvesting of new crops. (Mizzima)
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