Airports in Cambodia
We look at the airports in Cambodia, those currently operating, as well as those under construction, and how the expansion of the Cambodian airport...
Nike Opens First Retail Store In Phnom Penh
American sporting goods giant Nike recently opened its first official retail store in Cambodia, underscoring the Kingdom’s economic development and its ability to attract...
Opportunities And Barriers In Cambodia’s Solar Market
by Adolfo Perez-Gascon
“If countries here adopt clean energy, and they do it the right way, there’s hope for the world,” says Ken Bradley, a...
Telcos and Mobile Devices in Cambodia
Cambodia is seeing an increased surge in demand for the internet, while mobile phone usage and other forms of digital technologies continue to increase,...
Retroactive Fees Dropped During April For Work Permit Applications
Foreigners employed in Cambodia who missed the March 31 deadline to register for a work permit have been given a remarkable reprieve by the Ministry of...
COVID-19 Vaccines in Cambodia
Cambodia received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in February 2021. We look at the latest news on what vaccines are due to be...
How are Cambodian businesses affected by COVID-19?
COVID-19 has had an adverse effect on the entire globe, and in Cambodia, key industries have also taken a financial hit. A number of...
Mercedes-Benz In Cambodia: Q&A With James Zemke
Star Auto (Cambodia) is the authorised general distributor of Daimler AG for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the Kingdom. The company’s general director...
World Bank: Cambodia Growing Fast
The World Bank says Cambodia, along with Laos and Myanmar are the fastest growing economies in East Asia.
Ellen Goldstein, the newly appointed World Bank...
How to use the Cambodia Online Business Registration System?
With the rollout of the new Cambodia Online Business Registration System, which is supposed to reduce the time to start a company from three...
Foreign Investment In Cambodia Up 800% In 10 Years
Foreign investment in Cambodia has risen by 800% over the past decade, according to new data. Multinationals like Starbucks, Samsung Electronics, Toyota Motors, and Nike already have...
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...
Inter-Mattrid Beverage (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s brewery approved
The Inter-Mattrid Beverage (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s $78 million brewery/beverage plant has been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
The multi-million Dollar...
Cambodian Airports Up Passenger Volume By 25%
Cambodia Airports has hit another milestone this year as eight million passengers have accessed the Kingdom’s three international airports.
“Today, we have hit the...
Coca-Cola Open New $100 Million Production Plant In PPSEZ
American beverage giants Coca-Cola officially opened their new $100 million production plant on Monday with a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who revealed...
Admission to Cambodian Bar Association
On 19 March 2018 the Bar Association of Cambodia approved Sciaroni & Associates' senior partner’s application to be admitted as an attorney to practice...
Cambodia’s Economy: 2020 Summary and 2021 Predictions
With data for Cambodia in 2020 filtering through, in what was an unsettled and disrupted year for all global economies, the Kingdom confirmed it...
Chinese Group To Invest $1.5 Billion In Phnom Penh Satellite City
A $1.5-billion deal is being prepared for signature between Cambodian conglomerate LYP Group and China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG), which will see the development...
Chip Mong’s Latest Retail Project Breaks Ground
Construction work for a massive, $200-million shopping centre built by Chip Mong Retail, a subsidiary of local conglomerate Chip Mong, began yesterday.
Chip Mong 271...
ADB-backed Solar Park To Be Ready In November
The results of a feasibility study on a 100-megawatt solar park conducted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be available in November, just...
Cambodian Beer Brands Brewing Up Stronger Advertising Budgets
Television and print advertising by beer companies in Cambodia rose by 19 percent last year to hit $3.3 million, according to estimates by regional...
First They Killed My Father Netflix Film Premieres In Siem Reap
The Cambodian premiere of First They Killed My Father took place at the Terrace of the Elephants at the Angkor Wat temple complex in...
Cambodia Craft Brewers
We talk to some of the leading and new craft beer producers based in the Kingdom of Cambodia. There are more than a dozen...
Countdown To New Expressway
The new road connecting the capital with Preah Sihanouk province on the coast is one step closer to becoming a reality, with the Minister...
Tiger Beer And WWF Celebrate The Global Tiger Day And...
Leveraging the universal language of fashion, Tiger Beer and WWF collaborate with fashion powerhouse KENZO and four emerging artists to create an exclusive collection...
Date Palm Industry Set To Take Root In Cambodia
Date palm cultivation will be introduced to Cambodia following the signing of a memorandum of understanding yesterday between local firm Kheng Lay Co Ltd...
Cambodia’s Casinos in 2020
We look at the state of the casino industry in Cambodia in 2020 as the global pandemic affects all industries globally.
At least ten casinos...
Cambodia Among Fastest Growing Economies In Region: McKinsey
Cambodia has emerged as one of the four recent economic outperformers in the Southeast Asian region, according to analyst firm McKinsey & Company in...
Foreign Property Ownership in Cambodia – which is best for you?
For a relatively small city, Phnom Penh offers a broad selection of real estate options for foreigners looking to get into the market.
From...
Inside Construction: A Master Plan For Phnom Penh
We publish an opinion piece from Pawel Siudecki, director of The Room Design Studio, regarding the necessity of an official Master Plan in aiding...
Cambodia Smiles For Foreigners
Cambodia ranks 4th in the top ten most welcoming countries for foreign residents, the latest survey from Expat Insider shows.
The survey rated Cambodia’s friendly...
Cambodia’s First Customs Bonded Warehouse Zone
Key government officials and business leaders celebrated this week the opening of the first Customs Bonded Warehouse Zone in Cambodia.
The Kerry Worldbridge Special Economic Zone...
Q&A: Anselm Chu, Managing Director & School Director, Singapore (Cambodia) International...
Singapore (Cambodia) International Academy (SCIA) is the first international school that offers a blend of authentic Singapore and Cambridge curriculum in Cambodia. SCIA is...
Gold Tower 42 to finish by 2019
Construction of controversial building Gold Tower 42, originally costing $420 million on the intersection of Monivong and Sihanouk boulevards, will resume shortly, with the...
Digital Signatures In The Making
A month after the release of sub-decree 246, the first directive in the kingdom to address digital signatures, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications...
Raffles Hotels Bought By Hospitality Platform
Lodgis Hospitality Holding Pte Ltd has successfully completed the acquisition of two historic landmark hotels in Cambodia, the Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh...
New Industrial Park Beckons Japanese Investment
Toyota Tsusho, the distribution arm of Japanese carmaker Toyota, officially launched on Friday its much-awaited Techno Park in Poipet’s Sanco Special Economic Zone, according...
Acleda Aims For Full Digitalisation Of Branch Offices
Acleda Bank, one of the biggest commercial banks in Cambodia, aims to have all its branch offices in Cambodia fully digitalised in the near...
A Question Of Ethics In the Cambodian IT Industry
The pervasiveness of software piracy in Cambodia and the lack of ethical behaviour in the industry is a theme raised repeatedly by our contributors...
New Cambodian dairy farm enters production
Cambodians will be able to access more fresh milk, after a new dairy farm, Khmer Fresh Milk Co Ltd, announced it has started production...
More Than 300 French Firms Eye Cambodia
Hundreds of French companies could be making their way to Cambodia seeking investments in the garment, textile, tourism and agriculture sectors, according to French...
What do foreigners need to enter Cambodia during COVID-19?
The Royal Cambodian Government has lifted the ban on visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the US which were implemented since March...
E-Mart & Royal Group To Set Up Shop
South Korea’s largest retailer, E-Mart, will set up its first flagship store in the kingdom by the first quarter of 2019 after the department...
Organic Food in Cambodia
The Royal Cambodian Government has introduced an organic agriculture policy in April 2020 to boost production and exports.
Organic certification in Cambodia
A prakas (announcement number...
Sihanoukville To Welcome New Marriott Hotel
Local real-estate firm Grand Lion Group reached a deal with US-based Marriott group to manage and operate a new five-star hotel in the coastal...
Makro To Build Commercial Centre In Siem Reap
International cash and carry brand Makro will build a commercial centre in Siem Reap, following the approval of the investment by the Council for...
Cambodian Certificate of Origin (CO)
Foreign investors, including the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC), have asked the Cambodian government to reduce the cost of a certificate of origin...
New Electricity Bill Cuts Planned To Start In April
Starting on April 1, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) will continue to bring down the cost of electricity for households and enterprises in...
Cambodia’s First SEZ With Customs Bonded Area
Charles Esterhoy is the Chief Operations Officer at Kerry Worldbridge Special Economic Zone, Cambodia’s first customs bonded warehouse zone, whose groundbreaking ceremony took place...
PTT To Help Cambodia In Oil And Gas Sector
The Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy and Thailand’s giant conglomerate PTT have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen Cambodia’s technical knowledge in the...
Cambodian Economic Outlook for 2022
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) claims that the national economy will grow by 5 per cent in 2022 while inflation is projected at...
Cambodia’s footwear manufacturing industry continues to grow
Despite the pending partial withdrawal of the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme, Cambodia's footwear manufacturing industry is still seeing a rise in exports and...
Cambodian agricultural exports pass three million tonnes in 2020
The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported that the Kingdom has exported more than 3 million tonnes of agricultural products between January...
Digging Into The Health Food Market
Phnom Penh has seen a recent rise in healthy eating cafes and organic cooperatives; it seems as though the health consciousness that has swept...
Cambodia, Thailand Single Visa
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to promote the use of single visa for foreign tourists, particularly among those traveling within the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic...
The Benefits Of A SEZ With Bonded Warehouse
In July of this year, Kerry Worldbridge Logistics held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kerry Wordbridge Special Economic Zone (KWB SEZ), an economic zone...
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...
Aid Agencies Agree To Help Grow Cambodia’s Agriculture Sector
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) jointly agreed yesterday in an agreement to earmark...
Government To Incentivise Low-cost Housing Projects
As part of their new affordable housing policy, the government is calling on developers to submit proposals for low-cost housing projects under the promise...
New Generation Of Cambodian Shoppers Looking Past Brands
Cambodian millennials are not particularly loyal to brands, and actively seek out new shops and products that off a personalised experience, a study conducted...
Will IKEA be Heading to Cambodia?
Local Cambodian media this week suggested that Swedish investments are being pursued by the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, with IKEA and Volvo targetted.
Cambodian Minister...
National Bank of Cambodia to launch Bakong digital currency in 2020
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) will launch a new digital currency under the moniker Project Bakong in 2020. Bakong has been labelled “a...
Aviation Sector Sees More Than $3 Billion Investment In Last 20...
In the last 22 years, more than $3 billion has been invested in local air transport infrastructure, according to the latest report from the...
GE Looks To Power Up Cambodian Electricity Supply
Cambodia’s goal of total nationwide electrification and carbon emission reduction of three million tonnes annually by 2035 will be kept firmly on track by...
Cambodia increases its solar-power generation
Cambodia increased its total solar-power generation to 150MW (megawatts) after a 60 MW solar farm owned by SchneiTec Renewable Co Ltd. was added to...
NBC Recruits Banks For QR Code System
A new QR code-based payment system, which is being developed in cooperation with Thailand, will launch next year, representatives of the central bank announced...
Cambodia Urged To Focus On Good Corporate Governance
With the country’s economy expanding at break-neck velocity, the time has come for Cambodia’s private sectors and regulators to get serious about corporate governance...
IMF Forecasts Continued Economic Growth In Mid-term
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will hover around 7.25 percent in the near term due to strong...
Nissan Motors Will Look At Electric Vehicles, Says Official
Cambodia could emerge as a key market for electric vehicles, given the high costs of fuel as well as the need for an environmental...
Cambodia, Thailand plan QR code-based payment system
Cambodia and Thailand are working on a new electronic payment system based in QR codes that will allow citizens of one country to shop...
Adapting To Industry 4.0 A Top priority: Ministry
Cambodia is prioritising the adoption of new technologies in manufacturing and encouraging investment in sectors that are undergoing rapid technological innovation, according to a...
7-Eleven coming to Cambodia
It was widely reported in regional and Cambodian media that international retail outlet 7-Eleven is coming to Cambodia, reportedly in 2021.
7-Eleven in Cambodia
CP All...
IFC To Step-up Sustainable Agriculture In Cambodia
A new partnership between the International Financial Corporation, London-based Mars Food and local company Battambang Rice Investment Co., Ltd, seeks to boost sustainable farming...
Protecting Intellectual Property Key To Innovation: Minister
Following an application from a local company to patent the process of turning banana trees into fabric, the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft reminded...
Less Risk Equals More FDI, Says PPSEZ COO
Charles Esterhoy, Chief Operating Officer of Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, says PPSEZ can relate to the Cambodian government’s current growing pains as it...
NBC injects 238 bln riel into local banks through LPCO
The National Bank of Cambodia has disbursed more than 238 billion riel, about $58.5 million, in the first half of the year through its...
Korean Bank Acquires Local Microfinance Firm
NH Nonghyup, a South Korean bank, was granted permission from the Cambodian central bank and the Department of Commerce to take over SAMIC, a...
New Airport To Break Ground After Election
Construction of a new international airport in Siem Reap will start after the national election at the end of this month, according to a...
Cambodia to update Immigration Laws in 2021?
A Cambodian ministry working group is currently drafting a new law on immigration to manage foreigners in the SEA country. New Cambodian Immigration Laws...
SEARA Sports Offers Stand Up Health Solution For Office Workers
Sitting for the majority of the workday is what most office jobs afford – an accepted standard amongst professionals. But a wealth of reports...
ADB Gets Behind Solar Project In Svay Rieng Province
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has financially backed a project from Singapore's Sunseap Group to build Cambodia’s first large-scale solar power project under a...
Technology Leaders Gear Up For Industry 4.0
More than 200 entrepreneurs and investors in the country’s fledging technology sector gathered yesterday at the Tech Startup and SMEs Forum in Phnom Penh...
World Economic Forum On ASEAN Comes Into Focus
Sim Sokheng, the director-general for International Trade at the Ministry of Commerce, revealed last, Tuesday that discussions on trade and industrial development will be...
Prince Group Chairman Chen Zhi donates US$2M more to Laos’ anti-COVID...
Neak Oknha Chen Zhi, Chairman of Prince Holding Group, has donated US$2 million to assist the government of Laos in its efforts to combat...
Star Auto’s Mercedes-Benz Dealership Opening Next Week
Star Auto (Cambodia), the Kingdom’s authorised Mercedes-Benz general distributors, will officially open the doors of their new Phnom Penh Autohaus with a grand opening...
Angkor Revenue Up, Tourists Amount Down
According to a new report by the Ministry of Tourism published yesterday, revenue from ticket sales to the Angkor Archeological Park reached $39.48 million...
New Terminal Launched In Sihanoukville Port
After more than three years of construction work to increase its cargo handling capacity, the conclusion of the expansion of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port was...
Cellcard Maintains Its Leadership In Network Speed
Cellcard has done it again, maintaining its leadership in network speeds across Cambodia as awarded by OpenSignal at the recent Mobile World Congress held...
Tourism Sector Worth $3.6 Billion In 2017
Cambodia’s tourism sector earned $3.63 billion in revenue last year, an increase of 13.3 percent, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of...
Siem Reap Hotel Beats The World’s Best
Cambodia’s Viroth’s Hotel, based in the province of Siem Reap, has come out top of the 2018 Best Hotels in the world for travellers,...
Cambodian business registrations 2020
As of October 2nd 2020, more than 1,360 applications have been approved via the Cambodian online business registration. The Cambodian government launched the online...
Management Skills Demand On The Rise
Phnom Penh employers are demanding increasingly qualified candidates to fill management posts, according to data relating to the last two years. A report on the...
E-commerce Site For Local Goods In The Making
The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) is partnering up with e-commerce experts from Yunnan, in Southern China, to enhance online sales of Cambodian agricultural...
Cambodia Wind Power
Cambodia is set to sign a formal agreement to build a wind power station on Bokor Mountain in Kampot and add to its renewable...
Trade With Japan Expands
Trade with Japan increased significantly during the first half of the year, with exports soaring 19 percent and imports growing by 9.5 percent, according...
Aeon Plans Grocery Store Chain Across Cambodia
The Japanese retailer behind Phnom Penh’s biggest shopping mall is to open 30 grocery stores to cater to the country’s growing middle classes.
Aeon...
New Partnership To Advance Local Social Security System
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) yesterday teamed up with a Philippine insurance provider to boost the quality of the local social security system.
Under...
Cambodians Take To The Skies, New Asia Routes Opening Soon
Chinese passenger arrivals via the three international airports are the main trend providing steady growth, a senior officer at Cambodia Airports says, but Cambodians...
Tax Cuts Promised For SMEs That Register With GDT
In order to bring more businesses into the regulatory fold, the government has promised attractive new incentives for companies that register before December, including...
Cellcard Awarded Cambodia’s Fastest Mobile Network At Mobile World Congress 2018
Cellcard has gained global recognition at Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, forbeing Cambodia’s leading mobile operator for 3G, 4G and overall download...
