The Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) has asked the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) to resolve some of the challenges faced at the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian international border checkpoint in Poipet town of Banteay Meanchey province after its preliminary opening.
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Construction of the administrative buildings for the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian border checkpoint will cost $26.85 million. PUBLIC WORKS MINISTRY
Stung Bot buildings 12% done
Wed, 30 June 2021
Construction of the administrative buildings for the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian border checkpoint with Thailand is 12 per cent complete, according to Ministry of Public Works and Transport spokesman Vasim Sorya.
Sorya affirmed that construction is on schedule and would facilitate cross-border transport and improve transit trade between the two countries, though he did not provide a timeframe for reference.
On June 30, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol led a delegation comprising a technical working group and ministry representatives to inspect the progress of the buildings in Stung Bot commune, of Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town.
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Discussions ongoing to open Thai border
Thu, 17 December 2020
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed on three points of an agenda related to opening additional border crossings and allowing Cambodian workers to return to work in Thailand.
A specific date for opening is to be determined pending further medical studies to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Announcement of the progress came after a meeting on December 17 between Cambodian and Thai leaders, held at the request of Thailand’s Sa Kaeo provincial administration. The meeting took place at the Ban Khao Din-Phnom Dey international border checkpoint between Sa Kaeo’s Khlong Hat district and Battambang province’s Sampov Loun district.