Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) welcomed 1.3 million passengers in the first eleven months of 2024, and the numbers are expected to touch 1.4 million by year-end and 2 million in 2025, according to a report presented by the airport’s Chairman, Lu Wei, during a meeting with Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology […]

Cambodia’s Royal Railway PLC, a subsidiary of Royal Group, yesterday unloaded 60 new flat freight wagons from China, part of its ambitious freight expansion plans. The new flatbeds – the first of a total order for 221 wagons – can carry a diverse range of cargo, from containers to heavy machinery, construction materials, and other […]

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, His Excellency Hun Manet, presided over – and joined in – the 29th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon on the morning of December 1, 2024, In his commencement speech, the PM stated  “I am happy to participate in the 29th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, which was […]

Charles Vann, Director of Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC), has stated that Phnom Penh’s new Techo International Airport has completed 92% of its first phase, and is on track to open in 2025. Mr Vann made his remarks during a recent visit to Techo International Airport. On his visit, Mr Vann was accompanied by […]

A spokesperson said on Thursday that Cambodia recorded a total of 733,729 air passengers between the kingdom and China during the first 10 months of 2024, an 83 percent year-on-year increase. “There had been 5,486 flights between Cambodia and China during the January-October period of 2024, a year-on-year rise of 60 percent,” Cambodia’s State Secretariat […]

The electric vehicle (EV) sector has been identified as one of the sectors with high potential to contribute not only to environmental protection and public welfare improvement but also to economic diversification and energy security promotion. Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, made the remarks yesterday while presiding over the 3rd Meeting of […]

Cyprus-based Ralliton and global software provider SoftwareOne Holding AG this week announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership. According to the announcement, the partnership aims to deliver advanced cloud and AI solutions exclusively in Cyprus and Malta, targeting key industries undergoing digital transformation. Under the terms of the agreement, Ralliton and SoftwareOne will […]

Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and President of the Ottawa Convention 2024, has received different foreign delegations attending the Siem Reap-Angkor Summit on a Mine-Free World. The delegations include those from Norway, Tonga, Thailand, Tajikistan, Cyprus, Ukraine, The Halo Trust, and the Swiss […]

The National Committee for Coastal Management and Development (NCCDC) is spearheading a transformative initiative to develop Cambodia’s four coastal zones into thriving economic poles, said a senior official of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction. This ambitious project aims to balance sustainable development and well-being of coastal communities, prioritizing livelihoods, health, and […]

Etihad Airways, a national flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week announced the launch of ten new flight destinations beginning 2025, including a new route between Abu Dhabi and Phnom Penh, with the airline confirming the new Cambodian link is set to begin service from October 4, 2025. According to the announcement, […]

Thailand and Cambodia will resume bus services linking Bangkok with Phnom Penh and Seam Reap starting Friday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic stalled operations. Transport Co Acting Managing Director Atthawit Rakchamroon and Suo Vireak, chairman and CEO of Vireak Buntham Express Co, inked an agreement on Tuesday to operate the bus service […]

The Online Business Registration System known as Single Portal registered around 40,000 businesses worth $14 billion by October this year, a report showed yesterday. Other sectors include management consultant activities, manufacturing, financial and insurance activities, the report said. The figure was disclosed at a meeting of the top officials from the Ministry of Commerce, the […]

The Cambodia Confederation of Investors Association (CCIA) forecasts that orders for footwear and travel products will increase by 20 to 30 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, while the Kingdom earned approximately $1.3 billion from the export of footwear products to international markets during the first 10 months of 2024. Ly Khun Thai, Chairman of […]

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Tuesday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has given Cambodia entry to a market of 2.3 billion people. “This means access not just to Cambodia’s domestic market of 17 million consumers, but to a combined market of billions,” he told some 300 participants at the […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $50 million policy-based loan to support Cambodia’s efforts to make the business environment more investment-friendly, upgrade businesses toward higher competitiveness, and ease trade barriers, said the bank in a news release. This second sub-programme of the ongoing Trade and Competitiveness Programme is reinforcing the government’s efforts to leverage […]

The number of passengers who have entered Cambodia’s three international airports between January and November 2024 is 4.7 million according to a report from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). As always it’s good to see the data heading in the right direction but pre-pandemic levels need to be the benchmark by which we […]