Sokimex Explained

Sokimex (or SOKIMEX) (Sok Kong Import Export Company) is a company based in Cambodia. The company is involved in petroleum product import, infrastructure development, hotel management, and an airline.^[1]

History

Sokimex was founded in 1990 by Oknha Sok Kong, an ethnic Vietnamese Cambodian businessman.^[2] The main offices are located in Phnom Penh.

The Sokha Hotel Group opened the Sokha Beach Resort in Sihanouk Ville on 8 April 2004, followed by the opening of Sokha Angkor Resort in Siem Reap on 8 December 2005. Sokha Club hotel is a boutique hotel opened in Phnom Penh on 28 August 2008. Thansur Bokor Highland Resort is affiliated with Sokha Hotel opened in Kampot on 3 May 2011.

Sokimex also used to run the Angkor World Heritage Site.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Sokimex Group
• Sokha Hotels & Resorts
• Sokimex article at International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sokimex.com.kh/sokimex_group/index.php?page=company-profile SOKIMEX, Company profile
2. http://vietbao.vn/The-gioi/Toi-la-nguoi-Viet-Nam/40056609/159/ Tôi là người Việt Nam!
3. Web site: Sokheng. Vong. Marcher. Anette. Sokimex and Government revisit Angkor deal. The Phnom Penh Post. 28 June 2015.
4. Web site: Vannak. Chea. Ticket revenue at Angkor complex up 8 percent. Khmer Times. January 2019. 2 May 2019.