Move over, rickshaw: Cambodia launches public buses

PHNOM PENH: Motorcycles, cars, tuk-tuks and the humble rickshaw dominate its traffic-clogged roads, but now the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is launching a new weapon in the fight against chronic congestion: its first public buses in over a decade.

Cambodia is lagging behind many of its Southeast Asian neighbors who long ago turned to public transport in a bid to ease traffic gridlock in major cities.