Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia officially launched its first direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sihanoukville International Airport yesterday to cater to the increasing number of tourists keen to visit Cambodia’s coastal areas and enjoy its beaches.…
Axiata Group and iflix, a subscription video on demand service provider, have inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the expansion of their strategic collaboration to provide entertainment to Axiata’s more than 125 million customers…
Japanese group Aeon is expanding its presence in Cambodia with a new location, Aeon 2, announced for 2018. Covering 70,500 square metres of retail space, it will be the second Aeon Mall in Cambodia. The exact location has not been disclosed, nor has a date…
The Au Bon Pain bakery chain is to expand into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam by the end of the year, to serve growing middle classes in the region. The expansion was announced by Mudman Plc, the authorised Thai franchisee of the Au Bon Pain bakery…
Asia’s largest budget airline AirAsia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, plans to open a subsidiary company in Cambodia to handle an anticipated increase in the number of passengers travelling to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville from Malaysia. The…
Phnom Penh took center stage as the host for the inaugural Café Cambodia 2017 and Franchise & Licensing Cambodia 2017. The exhibitions mark one of largest gathering of visitors from the local business community and the region and members of the coffee…
Food Capitals, Thailand’s franchisee for Domino’s Pizza and South Korean fried-chicken restaurant chain Kyochon, has acquired two companies for THB400 million (US$11.6 million) in a bid to expand both domestically and overseas. It has spent THB289 million to…
Thai ambassador to Cambodia Nuttavudh Photisaro says Central representatives have already studied the proposed site, not yet revealed publicly. “By investing in a shopping mall, they hope the trade volume between the two countries will increase,” says…
A new subsea cable connecting Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand has been launched in Cambodia, adding at least 30Tbps of regional capacity. The Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) cable system was designed and deployed by Huawei Marine for Cambodia’s EZECOM,…
Viet Nam will have some 116 warehouses at the border gates with Laos and Cambodia by 2035, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Under Decision 229/QD-BCT issued on January 23, the ministry said it would develop professional and modern warehouses…
Kasikornbank (KBank), one of the largest banks in Thailand, officially unveiled its first branch in Phnom Penh with the aim of offering financial services to local businesses as well as corporate and retail customers. KBank entered the Cambodian financial…
Cambodia’s Cellcard reportedly plans to roll out nationwide LTE services by April, becoming first past the post in the race to deploy 4G services covering the whole country. The operator recently contracted Nokia to expand and modernize its 3G and LTE…
American sporting goods giant Nike Cambodia has opened its first dedicated retail store. The shop, store in central Phnom Penh, is the country’s first official outlet for Nike goods such as sport shoes and apparel, including items produced at local factories.…
Cambodia’s Cellcard has engaged Nokia to expand and modernize the operator’s 3G and LTE networks to help meet surging mobile broadband demand. As part of the agreement, Nokia will deploy around 1,500 new cell sites to expand the operator’s mobile broadband…
AirAsia, the Malaysia-based low-cost airline, will soon have an office in Cambodia to boost the number of tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The airline’s office will open soon, said AirAsia CEO Anthony Fernandes, after holding a meeting with Prime Minister Hun…
American sporting goods giant Nike has opened its first dedicated retail store in Cambodia in what observers have described as another sign the Kingdom’s strong economy and rising incomes had not gone unnoticed by international retail giants. The opening of…
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