Cambodia: open but undeveloped
With The New York Time’s Ondine Cohane who frequently travels Cambodia, you can expect this interesting piece about “a seaside village about halfway along Cambodia’s coast, the crab market was heaving.” For those who have been searching for Cambodia’s sweet spot, read this. This three-page travel story is accompanied by more than 20 photographs shown...
Breaking news: 23-year-old Russian national killed in bus crash in Cambodia
Dozens of foreign tourists have been injured and one woman has been killed in a bus crash in Cambodia, according to the BBC. Quoted a Cambodian traffic police chief, it says “a 23-year old Russian woman who was on the bus had died after being admitted to hospital.” The vehicle flipped on its side as...
WSJ’s travel story initially said Angkor Wat is in Thailand
A travel story about Myanmar by Finn-Olaf Jones, appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 23, 2012, made a correction and amplification: “Angkor Wat is in Cambodia. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said it was in Thailand.” See here: Myanmar, All Mine (at the bottom of the page) Bicycling in Bagan, the...
Phnom Penh power cut schedule: Google Maps
View Power cut schedules – Feb 2012 in a larger map Toul Sangke Alternate full mornings and afternoons without power, 3 to 4 evenings a week have 1 to 2 hours power cuts Russian Market Ever weekday morning from 8AM-1PM. Occasionally changes to afternoon 1-5PM. One or 2 evenings a week 30 minutes – 1...
New Phnom Penh, on old land
Via WSJ: Cambodia’s Developers Again Aim at Stars. Patrick Barta has a lot more to elaborate what’s going on with some of Cambodia’s most ambitious skyline projects. Long known as one of the last major Asian cities without a skyline, Phnom Penh embarked on a high-rise building boom in the middle of the last decade,...
Whole roasted-cows business banned
For expats who usually wander on Phnom Penh street, you’ll never again see the roasted cow in whole. According to a Cambodian media outlet, it’s effectively banned after it’s raised by Cambodian Buddhist monks.
Wanna get a feel for Cambodia with a local?
The Telegraph’s piece says: Whether in a group or on private tour, a local guide is best for getting to know south east Asia’s ancient cities and cultures in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma. For detailed story and advices, please read this: Get a feel for Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam with a local. Another great...
Biggest news of the day from Cambodia
The Wall Street Journal’s news headline today says: Khmer Rouge Jailer’s Prison Term Extended.
Cambodia MTV EXIT 2011
MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking), in partnership with the Royal Cambodian Government, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Australian Government’s Agency for International Development (AusAID), and Cellcard announced the return of the MTV EXIT campaign to Cambodia with a free live concert at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on December...
Gingerbread cookies and Christmas cake at Java Cafe
All of December–get Gingerbread cookies and Christmas cake!!
Automated Teller Machine (ATM) fraud: Cambodia
The U.S. Embassy, Phnom Penh, has recently become aware of an increase in presumed ATM/credit card fraud. Several people have reported that unauthorized transactions have occurred after using their ATM cards in Cambodia. ATM fraud can take place in many different ways, but the most common is by ‘skimming’ card data as a transaction is...
Who’s Nuon Chea?
Lawyers for the second-in-command of Cambodia’s former Khmer Rouge regime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the prime minister and top government officials for perceived interference in a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal. Cambodian PM faces lawsuit for “killing fields” trial “meddling”
