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PPAP logs double-digit rise in throughput for full year 2021
WEBDec 20, 2021 — Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) posted a 13.41 per cent increase in cargo and fuel oil throughput and a sharp 18 per cent rise in container throughput. Heng Chivoan. Local publicly-listed river port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported a sound business performance for the full …
Cambodia strives to keep its finances together despite rising impacts
WEBMay 14, 2021 — Admittedly, China’s loans have steadily streamed in every year totalling $5.3 billion as of December 31, 2020, making it the biggest Non-Paris Club lender to Cambodia. Interestingly, the cumulative total of Chinese loans was tad lower than the overall debt from multilateral partners at $5.8 billion.
Cambodia applauds PTTOR expansion plans | Phnom Penh Post
WEBJan 24, 2021 — PTTOR acting CEO Jiraphon Kawswat announced that the firm had earmarked a 74.6 billion baht ($2.5 billion) budget for the 2021-2025 expansion of its three mainstay businesses, as reported by Thailand’s The Nation. The company will focus on the expansion of filling stations and Cafe Amazon branches in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV ...
Massive satellite city’s major boulevard nearing completion
WEBOct 24, 2014 — A key component of the enormous ING City satellite city south of Phnom Penh – Samdech Techo Hun Sen Boulevard – is nearing completion. The 60 metre-wide and 9.4km-long road – which will run through the city linking Phnom Penh at Street 271 to Takhmao and providing an alternative to the congested National Highway 2 – is set to be completed in December.
Over 110 garment factories close | Phnom Penh Post
WEBNov 22, 2020 — The garment workers leave from a factory in Phnom Penh on September 22, 2020. Hong Menea. A government official said on November 22 that at least 110 garment factories had closed in the first nine months of the year and left more than 55,000 workers without jobs – but union leaders worry those numbers could be much higher.
E-Commerce Strategy launched | Phnom Penh Post
WEBNov 25, 2020 — Hong Menea. Cambodia officially launched the E-Commerce Strategy on November 25 in a bid to achieve and drive forward competitive growth in trade and economic terms and aid in its pursuit of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. This comes timely as the government passed the E-Commerce Law on ...
How a coffee chain conquered Cambodia: Brown’s success story
WEBOct 3, 2013 — Brown café is one of Cambodia’s most recognisable brands. As the company prepares to open its seventh and eighth stores in Phnom Penh, Emily Wight reports on the science behind its success. It’s 10am on Monday morning and Phnom Penh’s streets are jam-packed with cars, motorbikes, tuktuks and bicycles zig …
BACKGROUND: A history of Pchum Ben | Phnom Penh Post
WEBSep 18, 2009 — In the Khmer language, Pchum or Brochum means “a meeting or gathering”. Ben means “a ball of something”, such as rice or meat. The Pchum Ben festival originated in the Angkorian era when people followed animism, before Brahma or Buddhism. Both Buddhism and animism reflect Khmer respect and remembrance for their ancestors.
More Cambodians drive EVs as gov’t looks for investors
WEBMay 29, 2022 — A total of 84 electric vehicles (EV) have been registered in Cambodia year-to-date, marking a more than nine-fold increase from just nine in the same period of 2021, according to the transport minister on May 27. Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol made the remark at a live event titled “Electric vehicle [EV] use in Cambodia ...