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Uber ride in Phnom Penh?
This is an email interview I gave to The Cambodia Daily’s journalist Hang Sokunthea today Date: 22 June 2017 at 12:09 I am writing a story today about the Beta test that Uber has launched last week and wondering if you could comment on the story? A tech blogger has written a story as a […]
Google Wifi for my home
Lately, I’ve written several blog posts about Internet Providers (or ISPs) in Cambodia. In this latest, let’s take a look at Google Wifi, one of the most simplified WiFi routers, that’s both easy to install and use. In addition to this, Google Wifi is pretty much stable and fast. At my home in Tuol Kork […]
2 hour train from Amsterdam to Enschede
These are photographs from May 24, 2013. It was when I stayed in Amsterdam for about a week touring one of the European cities I’ve dreamed of. On one of the days, with two other Dutch fellows, I took a train from Amsterdam to Enschede, a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of […]
Cambodia: tech startups and coffee culture
In May 1997 people in Cambodia could join the wider world through the Internet for the first time. Back then, the dial-up connection speed was 64Kbps, which allowed the Internet users to exchange email messages and surf web pages. Fast forward to 2016, you can subscribe to a dedicated 150Mbps fiber optic connection. In a […]
Chea Langda, BookMeBus fearless founder
Chea Langda, a doer and fearless founder Chea Langda is a startup co-founder of BookMeBus. The young Cambodian left his 8-5 job to launch a website that lists bus trip information. It came out of his frustration when finding a bus seat to his hometown, Battambang province, from Phnom Penh. The BookMeBus now is one […]
The Governor’s Daughter Kindle Edition: free download
I interviewed Sambath Meas the author last year. Glad she send me this announcement about her book to be available for download. Check out the Governor’s Daughter (The Mysteries of Colonial Cambodia Book 1) Kindle Edition on Amazon.com.
Cambodia’s tech startups: an interview
This is a recent interview I gave to a foreign correspondent. In the email questions & answers, I talked about the technology community and the emerging startups that Cambodians think help taking the Kingdom of Cambodia on the global map. You can also read my previous blog post about the Cambodian tech startups and coffee […]
SINET Fiber Edge, what?
Fiber Edge is an ideal Internet package for small, family-run businesses and technology startups on a shoestring budget in Cambodia. As I’ve been using this Fiber Edge Internet service plan for nearly a year, it’s a good time to share my experience with those who look for a good Internet plan from SINET, one of […]
Best technology dictionary: Sideways
What’s the easiest to understand a technical jargon term? Google that term, you’ll get a lot definitions, including from some the big name dictionaries. Here’s how Sideways Dictionary explains what’s an Internet Service Provider using simple analogy. Internet Service Provider — It’s like a gym. You pay a monthly fee and some get more out […]
Meet 3 Cambodians behind an Internet Provider in Cambodia
Over the few past months I’ve had a privilege to talk and interact with some amazing Cambodians who have built and served the backbone of the Internet connectivity in Cambodia. Just like anywhere else in the world, when people can access fast Internet, there are endless possibilities. These three people told me about their work […]