TADA raises US$5M for electric vehicles manufacturing
TADA, known as a ride-hailing tuk-tuk app in Cambodia, plans to supply electric vehicles in Southeast Asia with the latest funding, "setting its sights...
Cambodia 2021 Q1 Agrucultural and Rubber Exports
Cambodian authorities have reported a rise in rubber exports between January-April 2021 compared to 2020, while milled rice exports are down.
Cambodia's Minister of Agriculture,...
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...
Cambodia Post temporarily ceases international delivery services
Cambodia Post has been forced to temporarily cease its international delivery service, citing logistics issues caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambodia Post
The Cambodia Post...
Cambodia And Laos Ink Deal To Help Increase Flight Links
Cambodia and Laos on Monday signed a deal to encourage regional airlines to increase their services between both countries in a bid to boost tourism.
Vann...
Illicit Financial Flows Have Cost Cambodia Millions
A new report from US-based nonprofit Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has revealed that illicit financial flows – the illegal movement of money or capital...
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...
Heavy vehicle terminal planned for Phnom Penh
Local media outlets in Cambodia reported that a new heavy vehicle terminal is being planned to be built on the outskirts of Cambodia's capital,...
Cambodia Poised For More Double-Digit Growth
This article was originally published by the CAPA CENTRE FOR AVIATIONwebsite on 180113
The Cambodian market is poised for more rapid growth in 2013 after...
Chinese Firm Makes Proposal To Connect Capital’s Port To Railway
Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol met on Sunday with a representative of China Railway 16th Bureau Group—a railway construction constructor— to discuss a $250 million project...
Number Of Cambodian Tourists Going Out Going Up
Outbound tourism in Cambodia increased by 20 percent during 2016 compared to the previous year with around 1.4 million travelling outside the Kingdom, according...
YCH Group Cambodian logistics Superhub
YCH Group (Singapore) and Cambodia's Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced they have signed a framework agreement to develop the Phnom Penh Logistics...
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....
Transport Sector Troubled Despite Fuel Price Cuts
Local petroleum prices may have dropped by nearly a quarter since the start of the year, yet companies operating in the Kingdom’s competitive transportation...
Cambodia’s Bilateral Trade With The US Last Year Around $3 Billion
The trade volume between Cambodia and the United States reached around $3 billion in 2016, while nearly 240,000 American tourists visited the Kingdom, according...
City To Have Mass Transit System In Place By 2023
Cambodia will have an automated gateway transit system (AGT) ahead of 2023 – when the country is due to host the Southeast Asian Games...
New Video Contest To Help ADB Find New Transport Ideas
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) launched this week a youth video competition to inspire youngsters in finding new ways to tackle the pressing transport challenges...
Second Section Of Western Rail Line Opens
The railroad connecting Serey Sophorn in Poipet to Battambang, a section of the western rail line that runs for 65 kilometres, officially opened Sunday.
The...
Thailand Named In President Trump’s US Trade Hit List
US President Donald Trump singled out Thailand – along with Vietnam, Indonesia and 13 other countries – when he announced the signing of two...
Relocating To Cambodia
Relocating to Cambodia has never been easier, thanks to a series of improvements across the country.
Paul Glew, Country Director of relocation specialists Asian Tigers...
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...
New Transport Links eady for KNY
The Transportation Ministry is launching two transportation services this week in order to accommodate those traveling ahead of Khmer New Year.
The western railway service...
S’ville Favoured For Russia Flight Plan
Russian officials seem to favour Sihanoukville as the destination for the regularly scheduled direct flights between the Kingdom and Russian proposed by Prime Minister Hun...
Flights From Phnom Penh To Indonesia On horizon
Direct flights between Indonesia and Cambodia are likely in the next three months because Indonesia is a major tourist market in Southeast Asia, according...
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 Looks To Put Waste To Cross-border Trade Papers
Cambodia’s upcoming E-commerce Law, once fully adopted, will herald the implementation of cross-border paperless trade, the Ministry of Commerce’s under-secretary of state Sok Sopheak...
Rail Connection With Thailand To Take Place In March
The railway networks in Cambodia and Thailand will be officially connected in March, the Transport Minister recently announced.
The tracks on both sides of the...
Cambodian postal sector laws under review
In another announcement on Government draft law amendments, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) has said it is reviewing and revising a draft...
Dara Sakor Airport Further Delayed
The Dara Sakor International Airport, which was initially announced back in 2016, has been delayed several times over recent years and the official start...
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...
Air Freight Demand Soaring High In 2017
According to a recent press release from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global demand for air freight has risen by 10.4 percent during...
FedEx to launch in air freight services to Cambodia
FedEx Corp plans to launch air freight services to Cambodia by mid-2021 according to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA).
The US company plans...
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....
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...
Transport Quotas In The Greater Mekong Subregion To Rise
Countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have agreed to expand cross-border permit quotas for trucks and tourist buses.
Transport officials from Cambodia, Thailand, Laos,...
Air Traffic On The Rise
The three main Cambodian airports handled a record number of passengers in the first three months of the year, according to Cambodian Airports' latest...
LCC Alliance To Shake Up Air Travel Market
Eight leading budget airlines from Southeast Asia, South Korea and Australia announced Monday an alliance that will enable customers to book connections using a shared...
Train Service Resumes To Tourist’s Delight
After a test run over Khmer New Year, Royal Railways will resume service from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville this weekend after a 14-year break....
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...
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...
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...
Railway Station Set For Renovation
A group of European and US investors will spend $5 million to renovate Phnom Penh’s Royal Railway Station and turn it into a modern...
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...
Airport Extension Halted, Talk Of New One Rekindled
A senior official announced yesterday a halt to plans to expand the Phnom Penh International Airport, and hinted at the construction of a new...
New Consultative Tool For ASEAN Companies To Launch In September
A new tool to be launched in September will allow enterprises operating in the ASEAN region to raise specific trade-related issues to the government...
Gov’t And Transport Representatives Discuss Issues Affecting Industry
Newly-appointed transportation minister Sun Chanthol met with representatives of the three biggest transportation bodies - CAMTA, CamFFA and CAMBA -, as well as with...
India And Cambodia Pushing Airlines For Direct Links
An upward trend in Indian visitors to Cambodia could soon give rise to a direct flight between the two Asian nations, although commercial airlines...
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...
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...
Fuel Prices Back To Pre-intervention Levels
Four months after the government implemented a fuel-pricing mechanism that saw prices fall at the pump, petrol prices have risen back up to pre-intervention...
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...
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...
National Road 3 Upgrades will be completed in 2021
The construction upgrades of Cambodian National Road 3 is expected to be completed by September 2021, one year ahead of schedule.
The road connects Phnom...
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...
Cambodian Exports to the US Increase in Q1 2021
The most recent data from the US Census Bureau shows that exports to the United States from the Kingdom of Cambodia grew by 16.84...
Cambodia Post resumes international deliveries
Cambodia Post announced this week that it had resumed international delivery services, after suspending the services in April 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic.
In...
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...
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...
Logistics Centre Planned For Capital
Aiming to reduce freight costs in the country, the Ministry of Public Works And Transport is considering building a logistics centre in Phnom Penh...
Study On Mass Transit System Completed
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has concluded a feasibility study on the AGT, an electric mass transit system that could help reduce traffic...
Foodpanda releases its first Social Impact Report: pandapurpose
foodpanda released its first Social Impact Report, titled pandapurpose, which highlights initiatives the company has taken to contribute to socio-economic and environmental sustainability challenges...
EVA Air resumes flights between Taipei and Phnom Penh
Cambodia Airports confirmed that EVA Air is to resume its flights between Taipei and Phnom Penh from Friday, March 15 2021.
Director of Communications and...
Cambodia remains the top bicycle exporter to the EU
Cambodia has maintained its position as the leading bicycle exporter to the EU (European Union), with more than 1.5 million global bicycles exported by...
FedEx Launches Flight to Cambodia in October 2022
Cambodia's State Secretariat of Civil Aviation undersecretary Chea Aun has confirmed that FedEx plans to launch direct flights from the US to the Kingdom...
Cambodia Launches $5M Biomass Project
by Kelvin Ross
The Cambodian government has launched a four-year project to promote the use of biomass technology in its industrial sector.
The $5.6m project unveiled...
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...
Cambodia Import-Export Goods Exhibition 2020
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce is urging business to participate in the upcoming Cambodia Import-Export Goods Exhibition which will be held from December 15-18,...
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...
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...
Feasibility Studies For Monorail And Metro System Started
In a bid to reduce the city’s traffic woes, a group of Chinese experts has begun feasibility studies on a monorail project and a...
Cambodia Remains the EU’s Largest Bicycle Exporter in 2022
Cambodia exported $505 million worth of bicycle goods to the European Union in the first half of 2022, Cambodia’s Office of the Council of...
ThaiBev To Build New Beverage Factory In Cambodia
Thailand-based media reported that ThaiBev, the Singapore-listed food and beverage company, will expand its operations internationally and spend 4 billion baht (USD $105 million)...
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...
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...
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...
More Travel Options In and Out of Cambodia
Following the decision in mid-November 2021 to be the first in Southeast Asia to fully open to vaccinated travellers with no restrictions, Cambodia is...
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...
Haystack Asia Capital Buys 25% Of Camboticket
Haystack Asia Capital Company Limited has confirmed it has acquired a 25% stake in Camboticket, an online travel booking company based in Cambodia.
Camboticket was...
Siem Reap Angkor International Airport Due For Q4 2023 Opening
This week it was confirmed that the construction of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport had passed 60 per cent, but there was...
Shipments Delayed As Exporters Wait For EU Tariff Decision
In less than a week, the European Union will decide on whether or not to impose tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar, with...
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...
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...
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...
Cathay Pacific Increases Flights as COVID Entry Into HK Relaxed
Cathay Pacific announced that it intends to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October 2022 to both regional and long-haul destinations...
Help Save Lives with AIP Foundation Heads Up! Helmet Safety Campaign
AIP Foundation is calling university students from Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam to be part of the Heads Up! campaign to promote road...
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...
Iron Capital Plc Secures Funding for Digitized Automotive Ecosystem
Iron Capital Plc has announced it secured $5.7 million Series A round funding to build Cambodia's first digitized automotive ecosystem.
Iron Capital Plc is a...
New Cambodia Geographical Indication (GI) Products
The Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia and the Department of Intellectual Property have marked World Intellectual Property Day by confirming three new GI products;...
Cambodian aviation to join the Cape Town Convention?
The State Secretariat of the Civil Aviation (SSCA) is looking at the possibility of joining the Cape Town Convention with the aim of increasing...
All three major Cambodian airports receive ACI AHA accreditations
Cambodia Airports this week confirmed that all three major airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville had received their ACI (Airport Council International)...
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,...
2023 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index Confirms More Headwinds
Cambodia ranked 38th out of 50 countries on the latest 2023 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, with close to 70% of global logistics executives...
Pinnacle Excellence Business Awards – Cambodia & India Business Opportunities
The Pinnacle Excellence Business Awards recognised 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Cambodia in 2023 as well as the businesses operating between...
PTT Oil & Retail Plans $100M Oil Depot Investment In Cambodia
PTT Oil & Retail is planning to invest USD $100 million in the development of an oil depot in Cambodia.
According to a report in...
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...
Increased Cambodia Passenger Service & Aviation Fees To Come Into Effect
The Cambodian government has approved the increase of passenger service charges and other airport levies from September 2023 until 2028 from the airports operating...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
