New Charges Infuriate Logistics Firms
The new container imbalance charge is over $100 and is driving up the costs of logistics.Private sector logistics companies have voiced concern over new service charges in ports, calling for a m...
Jul, 20 2017
New Airline Launches Kuala Lumpur Service
JC International Airlines has added Kuala Lumpur to its overseas destinations. KHMER TIMES / SUPPLIED Cambodia-based JC International Airlines officially launched its service to Malaysia on Tuesd...
Jun, 15 2017
Cambodia Rail Investment Options Pursued
Chinese companies hope to further develop Cambodia’s railway system.Nearly a month after the Royal Group and two major China-based railway engineering companies signed a joint venture agreement...
Jun, 14 2017
Etihad Cargo Makes A Debut In Cambodia
An Etihad Cargo plane sits on a runway. Phnom Penh is set to become the company's 15th destination in Asia.United Arab Emirates’ national airline Etihad has officially launched a weekly cargo se...
Jun, 13 2017
Qatar Crisis Sparks Tourism Fears In Cambodia
A man reads a notice stuck on the doors of a Qatar Airways office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday. KHMER TIMES / REUTERS Government officials and tourism experts say they are worried about a dip...
Jun, 06 2017
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port Aims High For IPO
Officials gather in front of cranes that handle shipping containers at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on the Kingdom’s coast. KHMER TIMES / SUPPLIED Following a bookbuilding exercise tha...
May, 10 2017
Illicit Financial Flows Have Cost Cambodia Millions
The vast majority of Cambodia's illicit financing comes from imports, such as through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (pictured), with estimated outflows at a negligible 1 percent. A new...
May, 03 2017
Alibaba In Talks With Thailand's WHA Over E-commerce Park Site
WHA chief executive Jareeporn Jarukornsakul says the logistics facility development company are expecting to finalise a huge amount of land sales this year.Chinese e-commerce giants Al...
Apr, 18 2017
New Ride-hailing App iTsumo Offers Cheapest Fares In Town
iTsumo has already been downloaded over 3,000 times, with around 200 drivers currently registered with the service, completing a total of roughly 120 rides each day on average. A new ride-h...
Apr, 12 2017
Thailand Named In President Trump’s US Trade Hit List
US President Donald Trump announced executive orders on trade policies in the White House on Friday. US President Donald Trump singled out Thailand – along with Vietnam, Indonesia and 13 ot...
Apr, 03 2017
Cambodia's Bilateral Trade With The US Last Year Around $3 Billion
Mom Rady, a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (left), and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn speak during a meeting. KHMER TIMES / CHOR SOKUNTHEAThe trade volume between...
Mar, 31 2017
Thailand To Host Regional Base For Alibaba Product Distribution
China’s biggest e-commerce company is expected to finalise its investment plans with Thailand before the end of this year, after also setting its foothold in Malaysia.Alibaba Group, the Chinese...
Mar, 30 2017