Banteay Meanchey provincial administration last week held a meeting with Thai officials to discuss the opening of a new border checkpoint in the Phnom Chhat area of Svay Chek district.
Banteay Meanchey provincial administration last week held a meeting with Thai officials to discuss the opening of a new border checkpoint in the Phnom Chhat area of Svay Chek district. The checkpoint would connect to Thailand at Ban Thap Thai village in Ta Phraya district, Sa Kaeo province.
Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has warned at least one company responsible for the construction of the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian international border checkpoint that it will be fined if it fails to follow the terms of the contract.
Construction of the Stung Bot border checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province and a service road which will connect it to National Road 5 is now 80 per cent complete. Experts in the travel sector expect that when the new checkpoint begins operating, it will stimulate trade and tourism activities between Cambodia and Thailand.
Prime Minister Hun Sen and new Thai ambassador Cherdkiat Atthakor have agreed to push for mine clearance along the Cambodia-Thailand border for the safety of residents.