Swinging Phnom Penh

Swinging Phnom Penh

They are not many but there are few real artists that I admire. I admire because they try to create something new. What they created are not totally new in fact. Everything is based deeply from their culture and what they learned in their art schools. Some don't even have chance to attend any art school ... I feel so sorry for young generation who want to become an artist by simply learning to sing a popular song. You are not an artist. Art … [Read more...]

Cambodia In My Dream Made Its Way To Amazon Kindle Store

Cambodia In My Dream

That's the power of now. I mean the internet and social media. You can write a book and sell it to million of people on your own. There's no need to pass through book publisher or any agency. You can manage everything on your own. But make sure it's a good book! Otherwise nobody is going to buy it. My book "Cambodia In My Dream" is now available to download at Amazon Kindle Store. It was a dream to me to see my name as an author … [Read more...]

Great Places To Visit In Cambodia

Places to visit in Cambodia

This is the first edition of the post that we want to provide information on great places to visit in Cambodia. We will keep update this post as soon as we have time to do research and write about others places. Cambodia is one of the oldest culture in South East Asia. Because of the splendid culture, our ancestors has built many things and remain for the new generation to learn and understand how powerful Cambodia was in the past time. And now, … [Read more...]

Cambodia Visa On Arrival

Cambodia Visa On Arrival

Is is possible to apply for Cambodia Visa on Arrival? The answer is YES. It's possible for a lot of countries except Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Sudan. For tourists who come from Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines, they don't need a Visa to visit Cambodia. They just need to have a valid Passport at least 6 months. Requirements to apply Cambodia Visa on … [Read more...]

What Is Your Favorite Beer?

What is your favorite beer in Cambodia

I am not an expert in beer. But I create this post to seek your vote to choose the best beer in Cambodia. The reason I highlight it now because it is the New Year Days. All the beer factories prepared carefully their logistics because they know a high demand will come at the New Year Days. You might not imagine how many liters of beers Cambodian people consume per years. There are hundreds of containers are reserved to distribute the beers. … [Read more...]

Cambodia Online Newspaper

Cambodia Online Newspaper

I finally purchased the Pro version of Paper.li for Cambodia Online Newspaper. The main reason is to be able to accommodate such a great collection to our own domain http://news.khmerbird.com. The fee of being a Pro version for Cambodia Online Newspaper is 9$ per month. With the Pro version, we can also send full content via email subscription. If you are interested in getting daily updates on what's happening in Cambodia, don't miss the email … [Read more...]

One Dollar – Global Web Documentary Project

Mao Bora lives and works in Phnom Penh, where he sells papaya.

That's interesting. I first saw the video from Cambodia Online Newspaper, Edition of 28 March 2013. I used to see the man. I mean Mao Bora. He sells papaya in an amazing way. It surprised me and took my attention. I wanted to write an article about him but my time won't allow me to do any deep research on the topic. I am so glad to see this video: It's a touching story and this is the first time I learned details about Bora's life. He … [Read more...]

Cambodia Top Blogs to Read in 2013

Cambodia blog list

Someone at BarCamp Angkor asked me why I blog in English? At the beginning back in 2008, there were not so many bloggers in Cambodia. People from the outside world heard about Cambodia only via CNN or big medias that focus on Cambodia only when there were big events, especially war or political crisis etc. At that time I wanted KhmerBird to become a source where people could learn more about culture, lifestyle and contemporary stories. That was … [Read more...]

Phare: The Cambodian Circus, now coming to Siem Reap / Angkor

Phare Ponleu Selpak

Rising to new heights with the young, energetic and talented artists from Battambang! After successful tours around the world, Europe, Australia, Japan, USA, Singapore, the Philippines to just name a few, famous Phare Ponleu Selpak young and talented artists from Battambang, Western Cambodia, now come to Siem Reap / Angkor with even more energetic and unique performances in the very heart of the Cradle and Civilization of Cambodia! Starting from the … [Read more...]

Sakada Sam: Cambodia Needs More Educations On Entrepreneurship

Sakada Sam

I asked Sakada Sam, co-founder of SmallWord and founder of Khmer Enterprises about entrepreneurship in Cambodia. I am also learning to be an entrepreneur. It's a long way to go as Sakada mentioned in this interview. I hope all Cambodian people, especially the young generation spend their time to know themselves, find their passions and live their own lives. It's a long way to go but it's good to start today. It's good to found something like … [Read more...]