Duty-free shop follows tourism surge on coast
The new duty-free shop opened by China Duty Free Group (CDFG) in Sihanoukville will have a major impact on development of the tourism industry in the coastal resort, a senior provincial official said yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19469/duty-free-shop-follows-tourism-surge-on-coast/
Shop slapped with fine to lose timber stock
The owner of a luxury timber shop in Phnom Penh was fined 64.189 million riel (about $16,047) in absentia yesterday after being convicted of transporting, trading and stocking timber without authorization from the Forest Administration, according to court officials. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25019/shop-slapped-with-fine-to-lose-timber-stock/
Smile Shop catering to lockdown demand for groceries
In response to increased demand during lockdown, Smile Shop, a local e-Shop, is offering new users a $10 discount on their first purchase for orders of $25 or more. They ensure deliveries are made between two and 12 hours post ordering in Phnom Penh. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842449/smile-shop-catering-to-lockdown-demand-for-groceries/
At capital coffee shops, political conversations tainted by fear
Many of the news media’s favorite political analysts aren’t picking up their telephones. They say they are busy with work, traveling abroad or focusing on their studies. ...
Ben Sokhean and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/126704-126704/
Printing shops’ refusal to print strike leaflets delays unions
A coalition of labor unions will today begin distributing leaflets calling on supporters to attend a nationwide strike in March, two days after the planned distribution date due to the fact the majority of printing houses in the city refused to print the flyers. Union representatives ...
Matt Blomberg and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/printing-shops-refusal-to-print-strike-leaflets-delays-unions-52708/
Police ordered to monitor jewelry shops around the clock
National Police chief Neth Savoeun has issued an order to police to begin 24-hour monitoring of market jewelry shops and money exchanges, and warned officers they could be fired if they allow armed robberies to occur, according to a notice posted on the police’s website ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-ordered-to-monitor-jewelry-shops-around-the-clock-80572/
Five caught trying to rob wing shop of thousands
Two Nigerians and three Cambodians were arrested Wednesday for attempting to rob $2,000 from a mobile-payment kiosk in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, police said. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/five-caught-trying-to-rob-wing-shop-of-thousands-79149/
Thirty-six Vietnamese to be deported after shop raids
Immigration police arrested 36 illegal Vietnamese immigrants Thursday morning during coordinated raids of 18 furniture shops in Phnom Penh’s Chamkar Mon district, an immigration official said. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thirty-six-vietnamese-to-be-deported-after-shop-raids-85442/
Cambodia attracts 2.05 bln USD investment projects in 11 months last year
Cambodia had issued licenses to 146 domestic and foreign investment projects with the total investment of 2.05 billion U.S. dollars in the first eleven months last year, showed a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) released Tuesday. During the period, the ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-01/23/c_132123007.htm
Asian mega centre boost for Christchurch business
Three New Zealand companies will leave their mark on Kids City, a massive new family entertainment complex in Cambodia offering 7000 square metres of indoor activities, shops, cafes and an ice skating rink on the top floor. When it opens in March, visitors to the 12-story ...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10851834
CITS to open Cambodia's first non-airport duty-free shop
China International Travel Service Group (CITS) will open a duty-free shop (DFS) in Cambodia next month, the first non-airport DFS in the country, it announced on Sunday. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=252924
Telecoms ministry to host e-shopping fair
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, in collaboration with The Idea Consultancy Co Ltd and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia, is set to host “The Grand Online Shopping Fest” from September 17-19. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/telecoms-ministry-host-e-shopping-fair
Malaysian motos to enter market
Naza Bikes Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Naza Group of Companies, will enter Cambodia’s crowded motorbike sector, according to the local brand manager. “[Business] will probably be launched on the first of next month,” Hay Chamreoun, the manager, said yesterday, adding that construction for the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/malaysian-motos-enter-market
Chinese-owned shops are on the rise in central Phnom Penh
Informal businesses owned by Chinese nationals are on the rise in central Phnom Penh, especially in Tonle Bassac commune, surrounding Koh Pich. Such businesses have sprung up notably in Central Market, Orussey Market, Sovanna Shopping Mall, Rattana Plaza, as well as Kakab commune across from Phnom ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-owned-shops-are-rise-central-phnom-penh
NagaCity Walk gives capital a taste of duty-free shopping
The NagaCity Walk, a $94 million subterranean shopping centre in Phnom Penh aimed at high-rolling tourists visiting the adjacent NagaWorld casino and hotel complex, held its soft opening yesterday, with duty-free luxury goods ranging from affordable tobacco, perfumes and designer watches to a $3,400 bottle ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagacity-walk-gives-capital-taste-duty-free-shopping
Coffee Chain Costa to Open Shop Next Month in Phnom Penh
The U.K.-based coffee chain Costa Coffee will join the mix of few coffee shops in Phnom Penh when it opens its first branch in Chamcar Mon district next month, representative of the international branch said yesterday. Rami Sharaf, CEO of RMA Cambodia, which represents international brands ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/coffee-chain-costa-to-open-shop-next-month-in-phnom-penh-5301/
Instalment payments for goods gaining purchase
AEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co, part of Japan-based AEON Group, said sales by instalment for electrical appliances and motorbikes increased by 715 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 year on year, a trend industry experts say will grow further with increasing demand for electronics. Started ...
Office space growing as more firms set up shop in Phnom Penh
The supply of second-tier office space has increased during the first half of 2012 as the number of new firms in Phnom Penh city continues to grow, according to real estate experts. A study by Asia Real Estate Cambodia (ARC) found that office space in the “grade B” category now stands at ...
KTH mall to be officially inaugurated
The KTH Premium Power Mall, opposite the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, will be officially inaugurated on March 1 by K Thong Huot Telecom Co (KTH). The 1,200-square-metre mall will focus on international brands of electronic products. A mall representative told the Post the business would cater ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661601/Business/kth-mall-to-be-officially-inaugurated.html
Moto imports jump 55 per cent
IMPORTS of motor scooters reached 264,085 units, with a total value of $139 million in the first 11 months of last year – a 55 per cent jump from 170,380 units worth $86.5 million in the corresponding period of 2011, according to data from the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022761643/Business/moto-imports-jump-55-per-cent.html