No more leniency on vehicles involved in traffic violations

Traffic in Phnom Penh (Photo: The Jack Webster Foundation)

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

Kep Chuktema, the governor of Phnom Penh, issued an order to arrest all vehicles violating the traffic law, and not to provide a resolution to these arrested vehicles for a long period of time in order to teach their owners a lesson. During a meeting held at the city hall on 04 February, Kep Chuktema told officials involved to arrest and hold these vehicles for a long duration before providing a resolution, in order to teach a lesson to their owners, in particular those who drive in the wrong traffic direction, and those who cause various accidents, or those who hit the street center dividers. Kep Chuktema said that the new traffic law has been in effect for a long period of time and, by now, the population should be aware of it already. He said that, therefore, from now on, the city authority will no longer be lenient on these traffic violations anymore.

Police to fine overloaded vehicles

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

General Touch Naruth, the Phnom Penh city police chief, issued an order to traffic police who patrol along the many locations in the city streets to stop and issue a fine citation to commercial vehicles which are overloading its top. The overloading causes disorder and also creates traffic accident. Touch Naruth told the Kampuchea Thmei newspaper on Tuesday, that his police force has stopped cars transporting over its limit on a daily basis, and that each car was previously fined 20,000 riels (~$5) if the car owner does not respect the (traffic) directive. Touch Naruth said that commercial cars transporting numerous items on its roof will be stopped, and they will no longer be tolerated from now on. The Phnom Penh city police commissioner said that the first infraction will be fined 20,000 riels, and if the same car is stopped for a second time, the car and the owner will be taken to the police station where they will be more severely fined, and the car business license will be revoked for ever.