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π‘«π’Šπ’… π’šπ’π’– π’Œπ’π’π’˜? π‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’π’π’˜ π’”π’Šπ’•π’” 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 π’π’†π’˜, π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰-π’„π’‚π’‘π’‚π’„π’Šπ’•π’š π‘¨π’”π’Šπ’‚ 𝒄𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.The Southeast Asia–Japan 2 (SJC2) subsea cable went l...
07/10/2025

π‘«π’Šπ’… π’šπ’π’– π’Œπ’π’π’˜? π‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’π’π’˜ π’”π’Šπ’•π’” 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 π’π’†π’˜, π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰-π’„π’‚π’‘π’‚π’„π’Šπ’•π’š π‘¨π’”π’Šπ’‚ 𝒄𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.

The Southeast Asia–Japan 2 (SJC2) subsea cable went live in July 2025, adding 126 Tbps across the region with landing points including Cambodia. More capacity and redundancy matter for cloud, fintech, and data-heavy manufacturing.

β€œπ‘­π’“π’π’Ž π’‘π’‚π’…π’…π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕”—𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓-𝒉𝒖𝒃 π’π’–π’•π’”π’Šπ’…π’† π‘·π’‰π’π’π’Ž 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒉.The Cambodia SuperPortβ„’ (Phnom Penh Logistics Complex) is progressin...
07/10/2025

β€œπ‘­π’“π’π’Ž π’‘π’‚π’…π’…π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕”—𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓-𝒉𝒖𝒃 π’π’–π’•π’”π’Šπ’…π’† π‘·π’‰π’π’π’Ž 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒉.

The Cambodia SuperPortβ„’ (Phnom Penh Logistics Complex) is progressing; it is designed as a smart dry port and multimodal hub to cut time-to-port for factories. Developed with Singapore’s YCH Group and government partners, it targets end-to-end logistics efficiency from inland consolidation to PAS.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆 π’šπ’π’– β€œπ’˜π’‚π’•π’„π’‰β€ π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.Sbek Thom uses two-metre, non-articulated leather puppets to stage the Reamke...
07/10/2025

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆 π’šπ’π’– β€œπ’˜π’‚π’•π’„π’‰β€ π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.

Sbek Thom uses two-metre, non-articulated leather puppets to stage the Reamker. Once performed only on sacred occasions, it was inscribed by UNESCO in 2008. A reminder that Cambodia’s soft power includes deep craft and ritual β€” not just temples.

700 π‘Ίπ’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’†π’” π‘―π’Šπ’…π’…π’†π’ π’Šπ’ π‘·π’π’‚π’Šπ’ π‘Ίπ’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•: π‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚β€™π’” π‘΄π’‚π’π’ˆπ’“π’π’—π’† π‘΅π’–π’“π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’”A 2024 survey in Koh Kong’s Peam Krasop and Koh Kapik lo...
07/10/2025

700 π‘Ίπ’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’†π’” π‘―π’Šπ’…π’…π’†π’ π’Šπ’ π‘·π’π’‚π’Šπ’ π‘Ίπ’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•: π‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚β€™π’” π‘΄π’‚π’π’ˆπ’“π’π’—π’† π‘΅π’–π’“π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’”

A 2024 survey in Koh Kong’s Peam Krasop and Koh Kapik logged 700+ species β€” from fishing cats to hairy-nosed otters β€” underscoring mangroves’ role as wild nurseries and coastal shields. Conservation here is also fisheries policy.

Some of the species include:
🦦 Hairy-nosed otter: One of the rarest otter species in Asia.
🐈Fishing cat: A wild cat with partially webbed forepaws, adapted for life near water.
πŸ¦”Sunda pangolin: A critically endangered mammal.

π‘¨π’π’ˆπ’Œπ’π’“ 𝑾𝒂𝒕: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’…β€™π’” π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π’“π’†π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’Šπ’π’–π’” 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 β€” π’ƒπ’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂.Did you know that Angkor Wat encloses 162.6 hectares, reco...
07/10/2025

π‘¨π’π’ˆπ’Œπ’π’“ 𝑾𝒂𝒕: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’…β€™π’” π’π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’”π’• π’“π’†π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’Šπ’π’–π’” 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 β€” π’ƒπ’š 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂.

Did you know that Angkor Wat encloses 162.6 hectares, recognized by Guinness as the largest religious structure on Earth? Built in the early 12th century and later becoming Buddhist, it anchors a much wider archaeological park of ~400 kmΒ².

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’„π’‚π’”π’‰π’†π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’”π’•π’‚π’šπ’†π’… π’‰π’π’Žπ’†.”Long shipped raw to Vietnam, Cambodian cashews are increasingly processed domestically. Ex...
07/10/2025

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’„π’‚π’”π’‰π’†π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’”π’•π’‚π’šπ’†π’… π’‰π’π’Žπ’†.”

Long shipped raw to Vietnam, Cambodian cashews are increasingly processed domestically. Exports to neighbors remain high, but local capacity and new buyers are growing β€” keeping more value onshore. Quiet, compounding upgrade.

What would help processors scale: finance or power tariffs?

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’π’π’π’š π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’†π’” π’ˆπ’‚π’“π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”.”Electronics and bicycle exports have grown into major lines; Japanese and Thai grou...
07/10/2025

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’π’π’π’š π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’†π’” π’ˆπ’‚π’“π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”.”

Electronics and bicycle exports have grown into major lines; Japanese and Thai groups produce precision parts and motors. Auto assembly is expanding, with a new Ford sub-assembly plant and an EV maker breaking ground β€” early signals of deeper manufacturing.

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’Šπ’” 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓.”Many visitors use Cambodia’s official e-Visa, typically processed within three busines...
07/10/2025

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’Šπ’” 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓.”

Many visitors use Cambodia’s official e-Visa, typically processed within three business days, valid for 30-day stays. Combined with new airports, entry is more straightforward than many expectβ€”always check latest guidance before travel.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’‘π’†π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’”, 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’„π’“π’π’˜π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔.Prek Toal, a core zone of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, host...
07/10/2025

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’‘π’†π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’”, 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’„π’“π’π’˜π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔.

Prek Toal, a core zone of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, hosts one of the region’s largest breeding colonies of large waterbirds β€” Oriental darters, spot-billed pelicans, greater/adjutants. Peak viewing is typically in the dry season when water recedes and colonies concentrate.

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’”π’π’π’‚π’•π’†π’… π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’Žπ’‚π’‹π’π’“ 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒔.”Cambodia is not isolated, in fact, Cambodia is inside RCEP β€” the wor...
22/09/2025

π‘΄π’šπ’•π’‰: β€œπ‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’”π’π’π’‚π’•π’†π’… π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’Žπ’‚π’‹π’π’“ 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒔.”

Cambodia is not isolated, in fact, Cambodia is inside RCEP β€” the world’s largest trade pact β€” and has FTAs with China and South Korea (both in force since 2022). For exporters and investors, rules-of-origin and lower tariffs open more regional options than many realize.

𝑨 120-π’Œπ’Ž 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‡π’†π’˜π’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 100 π’…π’π’π’‘π’‰π’Šπ’π’”.The Mekong sub-population is Critically Endangered β€” about 89 adults estim...
22/09/2025

𝑨 120-π’Œπ’Ž 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‡π’†π’˜π’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 100 π’…π’π’π’‘π’‰π’Šπ’π’”.

The Mekong sub-population is Critically Endangered β€” about 89 adults estimated in 2020. In 2023, Cambodia has designated core zones with gillnet bans and stepped-up enforcement near Kratie and Stung Treng. Responsible boat speeds and viewing distances matter for their survival.

Source: https://www.wwf.org.kh/our_work/diving_into_the_mekong_irrawaddy_river_dolphins/

𝑨 π’ˆπ’Šπ’‚π’π’• π’…π’π’Žπ’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’…π’‚π’š π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“π’„π’† π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† 1937.Phsar Thmey (β€œCentral Market”) opened in 1937 with a striking Art Deco dom...
22/09/2025

𝑨 π’ˆπ’Šπ’‚π’π’• π’…π’π’Žπ’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’…π’‚π’š π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“π’„π’† π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† 1937.

Phsar Thmey (β€œCentral Market”) opened in 1937 with a striking Art Deco dome and four cross-shaped wings. Renovated in 2009, it remains a working city hub β€” where architectural heritage meets fresh produce, gold shops and daily life.

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