Cambodia Angkor Air expands fleet operations in China

Cambodia Angkor Air has announced it will operate 10 planes in Haikou and establish a base in the city after the establishment of the...

Cambodia Rail Investment Options Pursued

Nearly a month after the Royal Group and two major China-based railway engineering companies signed a joint venture agreement to upgrade the rail system,...

Cargo Airline To Take Off Soon, As Royal Air Mulls Charter...

Cambodia will soon have a locally-based cargo airline. Southeast Asia Airlines, a company specialising in air cargo delivery across the region, will start operations once...

Phnom Penh International Airport Achieves ACA Level 3 As Part Of...

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh International Airport has been awarded Level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI) as it chases...

Construction Work To Renovate National Highway 5 Begins

The renovation of National Road 5 continues, with construction work on the section that runs from Prek Kdam area in Kandal to Thlea Ma’Am...

Renovations To Boost Handling Capacity At Sihanoukville’s Airport

Renovation work begins today at Sihanouk International Airport to expand its handling capacity to 500,000 passengers a year, a figure aviation officials claim the...

Cambodia And Thailand To Increase Cross-Border Vehicle Quota

The daily limit of licensed vehicles permitted to cross the border between Cambodia and Thailand is to significantly increase from the current 40 each...

Funan Techo Canal Approved To Link Bassac and Kep

The canal project was first mentioned at the recent Transport & Logistics Forum 2023 and now has received Cambodian cabinet approval for the construction of...

Cambodian Autonomous Port Upgrades

The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has launched its new container terminal, while scheduled works on the Sihanoukville Autonomous port deep port have been...

Cambodia’s Tourism Ministry Seeks Travel Businesses To Showcase At International Tourism...

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism announced in early February its intention to participate in the international tourism exhibition ‘ITB Berlin’, scheduled to take place...

JWD Pushes For Big Return On ASEAN Investments

Logistics company JWD InfoLogistics says it has adopted a business plan to increase revenues from its recent investments in ASEAN markets, such as in warehouses...

Cambodia Considers High-Speed Railway Link with Thailand and Vietnam

The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Sun Chanthol, has announced plans for a feasibility study to evaluate the possibility of constructing a new...

Cambodian Maritime Infrastructure Projects Cruising Forward

A flurry of announcements from the government has provided updates on several maritime infrastructure projects, including seaports and coastal logistics centres with total investments...

China To Do Feasibility Study For Monorail

Chinese experts will conduct a feasibility study for a monorail project in Phnom Penh, the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation said yesterday. During a...

Flights Between Cambodia And Turkmenistan Being Explored

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoI) has suggested that Turkmenistan could become the first country to connect direct flights with Cambodia among the Central...

PM Asks Japan To Help With Phnom Penh Skytrain

The Japanese government has agreed to conduct a feasibility study on constructing a skytrain from the city centre to the Phnom Penh International Airport...

New Ride-hailing App iTsumo Offers Cheapest Fares In Town

A new ride-hailing mobile app has rolled up on the increasingly competitive Cambodian online market offering the “most reliable and cheapest taxi fares”. iTsumo –...

New Airline About To Take Off

Cambodia Airways, a locally owned airline with $200 million paid-up capital, will launch operations in the next few weeks, operating local and international routes,...

German Firm Signs Industry Pact With Kerry Worldbridge Logistics

Cambodia-based Kerry Worldbridge Logistics and InSITE Bavaria yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a feasibility study to develop the first German-Cambodian industry...

Delivery Hero Ends Potential Sale Of Foodpanda – Announced New Liquidy...

In 2023, Delivery Hero, which is the German-based parent company of Foodpanda operating in the Southeast Asian region and Cambodia, confirmed it was looking...

Passenger Traffic Up 6.7% Through Cambodian Airports

More than 5.5 million travellers passed through Cambodia’s three main airports during the first ten months of the year, an increase of 6.7 percent...

Porsche Launch Macan GTS, 718 Cayman S In Cambodia

German automakers Porsche unveiled two brand new models to their extensive range in Cambodia on Wednesday night during a media presentation held at the...

Major Roads Due to be Completed Ahead of Schedule

Both the Sihanoukville-Phnom Penh Expressway and National Road 3 road projects are due to the completed ahead of schedule, reported the Ministry of Public...

Fostering Connectivity And Growth In The Mekong Region

Organised under the theme, ‘Connectivity is growth in the Mekong region’, the 2023 ASEAN-Cambodia Business Summit brought together key economic experts and players from...

Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge Set To Begin Construction In December

The construction of the cable-stayed Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge is scheduled to start in December 2023, following the completion of its final project evaluation. This update...

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2024 Report – Cambodia Ranked

Singapore claimed the top spot in the DHL Global Connectedness 2024 Report which was released in March 2024, while Cambodia ranked at 60th out...

Kep and Koh Tonsay Tourism Developments 2021

The seaside town of Kep and the nearby rustic islands have long been popular weekend getaway destinations for those residing and holidaying in Cambodia....

Cambodian Customs Are Catching Up

B2B Cambodia caught up with Frederic Chan, Country Manager of Cargoteam SL Cambodia, to get his view on the Cambodian customs evolution currently taking...

City Hall To Launch Water Taxi Service In Phnom Penh

A waterway passenger transport service via the Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers will be launched next year, bringing hopes of eased traffic congestion...

Cambodia Angkor Air Expands Fleet With Two A320s

Cambodia Angkor Air, the country’s flag carrier, signed an agreement with aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation Ltd yesterday to dry lease two Airbus 320s. The...

Chinese Company Brought On Board For New Siem Reap Airport

Plans for the construction of a brand new $880 million airport to serve the major tourist hub of Siem Reap are close to being...

More Ministries Added To Cambodian National Single Window

The Cambodian National Single Window (NSW) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to help facilitate import and export activities,...

Porsche Joins Cambodia’s Luxury Car Race

by Ben Woods Though still one of the poorest countries in the region, Cambo­dia’s recent economic growth has birthed a new class of consumer. And...

Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2024 – How Does Cambodia Rank

The 2024 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index report indicated that globally, logistics executives remain worried about a possible recession (albeit less than 12 months...

Airports See Strong Passenger Growth In H1

Cambodia’s three international airports experienced robust passenger growth in the first six months of the year due to the presence of new air routes...

Operating Costs in Cambodia Are The Lowest In Asia

A report by Asia-Pacific business transformation consultancy TMX suggests Cambodia has the lowest operating costs in Asia, however, it did not rank as well...

More Air Transport Routes Are Reaching The Kingdom – More Needs...

The return of tourism post-pandemic has been one of the most hotly debated topics in 2023, and although the region has seen a recovery,...

Cellcard Wins Two Awards At Mobile World Congress In Barcelona

CAMGSM PLC, commercially known as Cellcard, one of Cambodia's leading mobile operators, celebrated its double win at the Ookla Speedtest Awards, which were announced...

Airlines in Cambodia

By mid-2020, there are six registered airlines in Cambodia that are operational and the airline industry has seen rapid growth which, like the world...

Cambodia Angkor Air Now A Member Of IATA

The Kingdom’s national flag carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air, is the country’s first airline to receive the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)...

Airport Rail Link Set To Start

The rail link from Phnom Penh International Airport to the city will be ready for service before the start of Khmer New Year in...

AirAsia Cambodia Delays Operational Start To Mid-2024

AirAsia’s Cambodia unit, which was announced towards the end of 2022 and initially planned to launch in 2023, is now expected to only commence...

Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund makes more investments

The Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund (SADIF) confirmed it has invested in two more Cambodian firms; Banhji, a financial platform for micro, small and...

The Shipping Industry in Cambodia: Q&A With Maersk Line’s Lam Bui

These are uncertain times for the global shipping industry. According to The Economist, insipid economic growth and changes in manufacturing patterns – with multinational...

Bidding On Major Artery Renovation To Begin Next Month

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday announced that the renovation of National Road 4, which connects the capital with Sihanoukville in the...

AmCham Delegation Explores Investment Opportunities In Sihanoukville

The American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) organised a delegation visit to Sihanoukville on November 17, 2023, focused on evaluating the coastal province’s...

Swire Coca-Cola Limited Plans to Buy Coca-Cola Indochina

News this week has suggested that Hong Kong-based business conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd wholly owned subsidiary (Swire Coca-Cola Limited) will acquire the packaging and...

Phnom Penh and Tokyo Connected By Regular Air Service

All Nippon Airways (ANA) launched yesterday a direct service between Narita airport, in Tokyo, and Phnom Penh, marking the first regular service between Japan...

Publicly Listed Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone To Issue $15 Million...

In a statement released to the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in mid November 2023, the Royal Group-owned Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) announced that...

Small Planet Airlines Set For Take Off

Small Planet Airlines, a low-cost carrier, became the seventh airline registered with the country’s aviation body after the company yesterday received its Air Operator’s...

Domestic Cargo Service Launched By Cambodia Angkor Air

National flag carrying airline Cambodia Angkor Air on Thursday launched the Kingdom’s first domestic air cargo service, called Angkor Express Go, transporting goods between...

Insight Into The Logistics Sector

We caught up with the managers and directors holding the reins of some of Cambodia’s leading transportation and logistics firms to bring you expert...

Despite Challenges, Cambodia Continues Rapid GVC Integration

In the last 10 years, Cambodia’s participation in the global value chain (GVC) has increased dramatically, but transportation and infrastructure shortcomings are inhibiting the...

A Third Cambodian Expressway Feasibility Study Ordered

Following on from the success and associated economic and tourism benefits of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville (PPSHV) Expressway which has since been followed up by...

National Road 6 Officially In Service

Following the completion in July of the section stretching from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham province, National Road 6 was officially inaugurated yesterday in...

Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Industry Trends 2023 – Asian Assessment

The Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Industry Trends 2023 report offers key insights about the global state of travel and still maintains mainland China’s reopening...

BEST Inc. Launches in Cambodia

BEST Inc, a Chinese supply chain service provider headquartered in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, announced that it has launched logistics services in Cambodia. BEST Inc....

New Container Terminal Okayed For Sihanoukville

The construction of a new container terminal as part of an expansion project of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) will start by early 2019...

Cambodia Traffic Laws Updated 2020

The Royal Cambodian Government has updated the traffic laws in the Kingdom in March 2020 and the fines for traffic violations. In January 2020, Cambodian...

Will Cambodia-India Direct Flights Commence In 2024?

Progress in commercial and economic partnerships between Cambodia and India, means there has been progress in seeing direct flights between Cambodia and India become...

Sihanoukville Port’s Capacity Enhanced With New Cranes

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) has recently expanded its container handling capacity with the addition of four brand new rubber-tyred gantry cranes imported from...

Capital A Looks To Offload And Merge AirAsia Airlines

It was reported at the start of 2024, that Capital A's AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia subsidiaries in Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines would...

VinFast Electric Vehicles Heading To Cambodia As Part Of Its Regional...

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) company, VinFast, which also operates a taxi company under the name Green and Smart Mobility (GSM) is due to expand...

Etihad Cargo Makes A Debut In Cambodia

United Arab Emirates’ national airline Etihad has officially launched a weekly cargo service between Abu Dhabi and Phnom Penh to meet the rising trend...

Australia Courted For Further Railway Funding

by Eang Mengleng The government has asked Aus­tralia to provide more funding to help complete the rehabilitation of the dilapidated railway line between Phnom Penh...

Eco-friendly Mass Transit System On The Table

Cambodian policymakers are working to secure a $800 million budget to build an automated gateway transit (AGT) system in Phnom Penh following the completion...

Local Carriers Facing Fight For Flights To China

Capturing a slice of the burgeoning Chinese market remains the current focus for all four of Cambodia’s local airlines – Cambodia Angkor Air, Sky...

Bamboo Airways Is The Newest Flight Connection to Siem Reap

On 7th August 2022, Bamboo Airways was the newest airline to offer its flight services connecting Cambodia and Vietnam, with the maiden flight landing...

AirAsia Cambodia Launched – Flights Set for 2023

Capital A - AirAsia Aviation Group's parent company - has signed on to operate a low-cost airline in Cambodia, with Tony Fernandes announcing they...

How does the Cambodian Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) work?

In July 2021, the Cambodian government re-allowed inbound travellers (with the appropriate visas and COVID- protocol requirements) to pre-book their hotels once again for...

New updates for Business Travellers to Cambodia

The Cambodian Government today, August 4th 2020, seems to have approved with immediate effect the new guidelines for business travellers wanting to come to...

Plans to Develop Mondulkiri Airport Come To a Halt

The lengthy ongoing plans to develop an airport in Mondulkiri have halted as the Chinese developer behind the project has a lack of funds...

Cambodia Post Launches New Website To Modernise Postal Services And Better...

Cambodia Post, in collaboration with Swisscontact through the Global Alliance of Trade Facilitation's Improving Small Package E-Trade for SMEs (SeT4SME) Project, marked a significant...

Cambodia Sees Posiitve Trade Growth in Q3 2022

Cambodia has seen continued positive trade growth in 2022, with trade reaching USD $41 billion by the end of Q3 2022 and exports surpassing...

Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge

The Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge, which connects Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum provinces, is due to be completed before the Khmer New Year in April...

Tariffs Dropped To Help Pick Up Trade With Vietnam

In an effort to improve bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam, the import tariffs on dozens of products have been dropped. A memorandum of understanding...

Emirates Airlines To Resume Phnom Penh Flights In May 2024

The Emirates airline has announced that it will resume its daily Phnom Penh service, starting from 1 May 2024, via Singapore. Pre-pandemic, the airline...

Paperless Trade On The Horizon

Cambodia yesterday signed the framework agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, which aims to strengthen digital trade...

Cambodian, Thai Railroads To Be Connected Today

The railroad networks in Cambodia and Thailand will be officially connected today in a ceremony presided over by the countries’ prime ministers. The Stung Bot-Ban...

Confluences Sign Strategic Business Development Agreement With LOCA

Cambodian-based Confluences has announced a strategic business development agreement with Laos super app and ride-hailing firm LOCA for them to enter the Cambodian market. The...

International Travellers to Cambodia dropped by 80% in 2020

The final data for the number of international travellers to the Kingdom of Cambodia dropped by as much as 80 per cent in 2020...

OCIC breaks ground on bridges linking the Koh Norea Peninsula

The OCIC (Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Ltd) previously announced it will spend up to $2.5 billion to develop the Koh Norea Peninsula in the...

Phnom Penh looks to add new bridges and undergrounds roads

Two announcements this week in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh seek to improve the connectivity and infrastructure of the growing city. Underground roads are...

Cambodia, Thailand Railway Link Nearing Completion

Cambodia’s railway link to Thailand is hoped to be completed by the end of this year, according to Minister of Public Works and Transportation...

New Charges Infuriate Logistics Firms

Private sector logistics companies have voiced concern over new service charges in ports, calling for a meeting with the Minister of Public Works to...

Cambodia-India Direct Flights Could Be In Service By 2024

With the new airports under development in Cambodia, and the government seeking to diversify its portfolio of investors and sources of tourism, direct flights...

Understanding Cambodia’s New Q4 2021 Travel Rules

In a flurry of excitement in mid-October 2021, local Cambodian media and websites have published a number of articles based on the government's change...

Taxes Target Used Car Imports

The government is considering increasing taxes on used car imports, and encouraging auto companies to set up assembly plants in Cambodia. Kun Nhem, director-general of...

PM Hun Manet’s Visit To France – What Cambodian Business Deals...

The Cambodian prime minister's visit to France in January 2024 has grabbed the headlines this past week, and although Dr. Hun Manet is now in...

US Brings Down Tariffs On Cambodian Travel Goods

Cambodian businesses can now export luggage, backpacks, wallets and other travel items to the U.S. duty-free, U.S. Ambassador William Heidt announced yesterday. As of July...

Transport & Logistics Forum 2023 – Key Lessons For Cambodia’s Development...

Eurocham organised the Transport & Logistics Forum 2023 in April 2023 which featured Cambodian Minister of Public Works & Transport, H.E. Sun Chanthol, presenting...

Cambodian E-commerce Going Postal

An online shopping platform is to be launched by state-owned Cambodia Post to allow locals to sell their products via the postal service here,...

How The Ukraince Conflict Is Impacting Ecomomic Growth – Jim...

B2B Cambodia hosted Jim Brooke, an experienced journalist with more than five decades working in his profession, and currently working out of Ukraine as...

Smile Shop Forms Strategic Partnership With Jin Sha Group

Smile Shop Co Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with venture capital firm Jin Sha Group it was announced in August 2021. Smile Shop...

International flights to and from Cambodia increasing in Q4 2021-Q1 2022

The number of airlines and international flights to and from Cambodia are seeing a rebound, as expected, for Q4 2021- Q1 2022 with the...

Foodpanda’s Parent Company In Talks To Sell Asian Business

Several reports on 20 September 2023 confirmed that Delivery Hero, the German-based parent company of Foodpanda, is in talks to potentially sell part of...

Cambodia looks to expand its railways network

The railway network in Cambodia is relatively limited, with the lines running north and south catering for cargo and passengers. However, in recent years,...

Cambodia Signs Deal To Buy More Energy From Laos: Recap Of...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet made his first official visit to neighbouring Laos and met with his Laotian counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, with the two...

What Does The UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme Mean for Cambodia?

On 28 March 2023, the United Kingdom implemented its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in Cambodia. This replaces the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences...

Logistics Expanding In The Kingdom

The Cambodian logistics industry is growing in reply to an expanding global export and import market share. Mrs Lam Bui, Country Manager of Maersk...
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