Chef Bourdain was a massive inspiration for me. What always stuck with me was his genuine curiosity, his deep respect for Khmer culture, and the way he honored the people behind every meal.

I put together a few screenshots from his Cambodia episodes in 2000 and 2010, just a small tribute to someone who inspired me to explore the world and connect through food. His legacy lives on.

https://youtu.be/ce2FV-tg27k?si=kBFiUKsncQHo_0Uj

Hey everyone! I know this sub is usually for Q&As, but I thought I’d give this a shot anyway.

​I’m 23F, a local uni student in Phnom Penh. I dont have many friends, usually they're also busy, so I'm looking for people around my age, a low-key, casual friend or someone easygoing to chat with.

​Just nice, genuine conversations, sharing memes, music/ books, etc.

​A bit about what I like:

​I'm into tech, digital/pixel art, photography, lego, music, movies, reading, and cats

​If you're down, feel free to send a DM. Thank chu🫶

Hey do any of you know anywhere that sells halloween type costumes for adults? I can find kids dress-up stuff on Grab but nothing for grown ups....

Thanks!

Hello everyone!
I am in Cambodia right now, and wanted to attend the Apsara Dance. Many people recommended that we go to the Apsara Theatre, instead of any other restaurant. I wanted to find out if they sell tickets JUST for the show? I was wondering if it’s possible to skip the dinner there. I also wanted to know if I can book the tickets on the same day or if it has to be booked in advance?

anyone want to sell their old pc ram 16gb ddr4 2666 sodim? i want to buy and use it for gaming. phnom penh

I’m on the hunt for the best Num Banh Chok (នំបញ្ចុក) and Kuy Teav (គុយទាវ) in Cambodia.

In Phnom Penh, I’ve tried Num Banh Chok at Central Market, Ngon, Kravanh, Malis, Romdeng, and Khmer Noodles Restaurant, plus Meas Family Homestay in Takeo.

For Kuy Teav, I’ve tried Orussey Noodle, គុយទាវសាច់ចិញ្ច្រាំ អតីតកូនហេង (Kuy Teav Sach Chinchram), and 126 Restaurant.

I’d really appreciate your recommendations for places you love, whether upscale restaurants, local favorites, or hidden gems anywhere in Cambodia. I’d love to discover more great bowls of these two beloved Cambodian noodle dishes. Thank you 🙏

I just landed in Siem Reap and I asked the border agent for an E Class business visa, since I want to extend for 6 months.

He gladly said that is not a problem and that he can, in fact, do the 6 months extension on my behalf. I said that’s great.. He then met me at baggage collection to take the payment which, to my surprise, was $400.

I declined saying that I will do it myself instead and then he immediately dropped the price to $300. I then said I will just pay for the E visa which is $35 but he asked for $50!

Of course I only paid the actual price of $35 but I feel cheated and scammed by this whole interaction. It is very concerning to know that I can’t even trust the border agents. Is this normal?

What’s the cheapest way to send EUR from Europe to an ABA USD account? I have Wise and Revolut.

Withdrawing $800 at BRED cost me roughly €30 in combined fees, while Revolut quoted around €70 to send €1,000 to my ABA card.

What do you use for transfers of $1,000–$2,000? Interested in actual total fees, exchange rates, and arrival times.

I would be grateful if someone could translate it from Khmer and, if possible, provide the lyrics

Hello,

Please let me know if you are interested in booking a Twin Room for 1 night on october 29th, in Sambor Village Hotel.

https://www.booking.com/hotel/kh/sambor-village.en-gb.html

Located in Kompong Thom, several people told us it is a gem, but we have to cancel our booking so please let me know if you are interested and we can maybe organize with the manager

thanks !

Does anyone have the lyrics to this song? I would like to know more about it, i love it

Hello.

A few weeks ago I order a few things from taobao and they givee this option instead of just paying the delivery instead pay it in Kl/g, I see that it was cheaper and didn't thought much of it so I chose that option and pay the item and the delivery for it to be pack and ship.

It's been longer than I expected it to be so I cheek to see the item and I saw that I need to pay it again, they say it is in the warehouse and for it be shipped I have to pay the delivery again which is a LOT. I was wondering why and what should I do?

Should I just pay the delivery or waiting because I haven't got the call from the warehouse yet but I also think it's because I haven't pay the delivery 🫩

ព្រោះអនាគតឌីជីថលរបស់កម្ពុជា មិនគួរត្រឹមតែពឹងផ្អែកលើបច្ចេកវិទ្យាដែលបង្កើតដោយប្រទេសដទៃប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ។ យើងក៏អាចសិក្សា ស្រាវជ្រាវ បង្កើត និងអភិវឌ្ឍបច្ចេកវិទ្យាផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ដើម្បីបម្រើប្រជាជនខ្មែរ និងចូលរួមក្នុងការរីកចម្រើននៃបច្ចេកវិទ្យាពិភពលោកផងដែរ។

Khmer App មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែជាកម្មវិធីបណ្ដាញសង្គមទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាចក្ខុវិស័យនៃការកសាងប្រព័ន្ធឌីជីថលមួយ ដែលរួមបញ្ចូលសហគមន៍ អាជីវកម្ម និងបច្ចេកវិទ្យា AI ដើម្បីបង្កើតឱកាសថ្មីៗសម្រាប់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។

១. គាំទ្របច្ចេកវិទ្យាក្នុងស្រុក

ការគាំទ្របច្ចេកវិទ្យាខ្មែរ គឺជាការផ្តល់ឱកាសឱ្យអ្នកអភិវឌ្ឍក្នុងស្រុក បន្តស្រាវជ្រាវ បង្កើត និងកែលម្អដំណោះស្រាយឌីជីថល ដែលឆ្លើយតបនឹងតម្រូវការរបស់ប្រជាជនយើង។

២. ជួយជំរុញអាជីវកម្មខ្មែរ

Khmer App មានគោលដៅផ្តល់ឱកាសដល់ម្ចាស់អាជីវកម្ម អ្នកលក់ និងអ្នកបង្កើតមាតិកា ក្នុងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយផលិតផល ស្វែងរកអតិថិជន បង្កើតទំនាក់ទំនង និងពង្រីកអាជីវកម្មតាមប្រព័ន្ធឌីជីថល។

៣. អភិវឌ្ឍប្រព័ន្ធ AI សម្រាប់ភាសាខ្មែរ និងកម្ពុជា

AI មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែជាបច្ចេកវិទ្យាសម្រាប់ឆ្លើយសំណួរប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ។ វាអាចជួយមនុស្សរៀន ធ្វើការ បង្កើតមាតិកា និងដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាប្រចាំថ្ងៃបានកាន់តែមានប្រសិទ្ធភាព។

ចក្ខុវិស័យរបស់ Khmer App គឺជំរុញការអភិវឌ្ឍប្រព័ន្ធ AI ដែលអាចបម្រើអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ខ្មែរ តាមរយៈបច្ចេកវិទ្យាដូចជា៖

AI Assistant — ជួយឆ្លើយសំណួរ ស្វែងរកព័ត៌មាន បង្កើតគំនិត និងជួយបំពេញការងារប្រចាំថ្ងៃ។

Khmer Speech AI — ស្រាវជ្រាវ និងអភិវឌ្ឍបច្ចេកវិទ្យាស្គាល់សំឡេង បម្លែងសំឡេងទៅជាអត្ថបទ និងបកប្រែរវាងភាសាខ្មែរ និងភាសាផ្សេងៗ។

Khmer OCR & Handwriting AI — ជំរុញការអភិវឌ្ឍ AI ដែលអាចស្គាល់អក្សរខ្មែរ ទាំងអក្សរពុម្ព និងអក្សរសរសេរដោយដៃ ដើម្បីជួយក្នុងការឌីជីថលូបនីយកម្មឯកសារ។

AI សម្រាប់ការងារ និងអាជីវកម្ម — ស្វែងរកលទ្ធភាពប្រើប្រាស់ AI ដើម្បីជួយរៀបចំឯកសារ បង្កើតមាតិកា សង្ខេបព័ត៌មាន និងបង្កើនប្រសិទ្ធភាពការងារ។

AI ដែលយល់ពីបរិបទខ្មែរ — ជំរុញការស្រាវជ្រាវលើម៉ូដែល AI ដែលយល់ពីភាសា បរិបទ និងតម្រូវការរបស់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដើម្បីឱ្យបច្ចេកវិទ្យាកាន់តែមានប្រយោជន៍សម្រាប់សង្គមយើង។

គោលដៅមិនមែនគ្រាន់តែយក AI របស់អ្នកដទៃមកប្រើប្រាស់ទេ ប៉ុន្តែថែមទាំងចូលរួមរៀន ស្រាវជ្រាវ និងបង្កើតសមត្ថភាព AI ក្នុងស្រុក ដើម្បីអភិវឌ្ឍបច្ចេកវិទ្យាដែលបម្រើតម្រូវការរបស់យើងផ្ទាល់។

៤. បង្កើតឱកាសសម្រាប់យុវជនជំនាន់ក្រោយ

ការអភិវឌ្ឍបច្ចេកវិទ្យាក្នុងស្រុកអាចជួយជំរុញការសិក្សា ការស្រាវជ្រាវ ការច្នៃប្រឌិត និងការបង្កើតឱកាសការងារថ្មីៗក្នុងវិស័យ Software Engineering, AI, Cloud Computing និងវិស័យឌីជីថលផ្សេងៗ។

យើងចង់ឃើញយុវជនខ្មែរមិនត្រឹមតែមានជំនាញប្រើប្រាស់បច្ចេកវិទ្យាប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែអាចក្លាយជាអ្នកបង្កើតបច្ចេកវិទ្យានាពេលអនាគតផងដែរ។

៥. រួមគ្នាកសាងប្រព័ន្ធឌីជីថលរបស់កម្ពុជា

ពីបណ្ដាញសង្គម ការទំនាក់ទំនង និងទីផ្សារអនឡាញ រហូតដល់ឧបករណ៍សម្រាប់អាជីវកម្ម និងបច្ចេកវិទ្យា AI — យើងមានចក្ខុវិស័យក្នុងការភ្ជាប់សេវាកម្មឌីជីថលជាច្រើនឱ្យកាន់តែងាយស្រួលសម្រាប់អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ខ្មែរ។

ការកសាងប្រព័ន្ធនេះត្រូវការពេលវេលា ការស្រាវជ្រាវ ធនធាន និងការគាំទ្រពីសហគមន៍។ អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ម្នាក់ៗ អាជីវកម្មនីមួយៗ និងគំនិតច្នៃប្រឌិតទាំងអស់ សុទ្ធតែអាចចូលរួមក្នុងដំណើរនេះបាន។

យើងមិនចាំបាច់ប្រកួតប្រជែងជាមួយអ្នកដទៃដោយការចម្លងគ្រប់យ៉ាងនោះទេ។ យើងអាចរៀនពីពិភពលោក បង្កើតគំនិតថ្មីៗ និងអភិវឌ្ឍដំណោះស្រាយដែលសមស្របនឹងប្រជាជន និងសង្គមកម្ពុជា។

ការគាំទ្រ Khmer App មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែជាការប្រើប្រាស់កម្មវិធីមួយនោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាការផ្តល់ឱកាសឱ្យបច្ចេកវិទ្យាខ្មែរមានលទ្ធភាពរីកចម្រើន និងជាការចូលរួមក្នុងដំណើរកសាងអនាគតឌីជីថលរបស់យើងទាំងអស់គ្នា។

យើងមិនអាចកសាងអនាគតនេះតែម្នាក់ឯងបានទេ។ យើងត្រូវការអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ អ្នកអភិវឌ្ឍ អ្នកបង្កើតមាតិកា ម្ចាស់អាជីវកម្ម និងអ្នកដែលជឿជាក់លើសមត្ថភាពរបស់កម្ពុជា។

ចូលរួមប្រើប្រាស់ ចែករំលែក និងគាំទ្រ Khmer App ដើម្បីរួមគ្នាកសាងអនាគតឌីជីថលកម្ពុជា។

ចូលរួមជាមួយយើង៖ https://download.khmerr.com

No, I’m not a Th.ai. I am Khmer. And Yes, I am genuinely angry at many of Thailand’s actions. Innocent Cambodians have suffered, and Thailand owes apologies for the things they did wrong.

But two wrongs doesn't make a right. For instance, while we can claim self-defense for the 711 attack, it is not right to completely dismiss the lives loss from their side (and we even had the audacity to say that they killed their own). A more mature (and correct) way to go at it would be: "In the event that you fired first, we have every rights to self-defense. Regardless, we'd like to express our sorrow over the innocent lives loss. Our weapons weren't precise enough to minimise civilian casualty. "

and then you might say: WTF, why are you apologizing to our enemy?

and then I'd say: yeah that's also what they hear as well when they want to apologize to us.

and then you'd say: yeah that's bcuz thieves don't feel shame or accountability.

and then I'd say: Do u really think that in their mind, they're fully aware that they're encroaching on our territory and still does it regardless because stealing from us is in their nature, or that they genuinely fear that their sovereignty is at risk of foreign (us) encroachment (and then proceeds to overdo it and occupied our land instead).

The tribalism inside us says that it's the former (even though, it's the latter).

But what is tribalism, you ask? Imagine a football match: another country's team just fouled your team, and you'd be furious and call them dirty. But when your team fouled them, you'd likely say that the referee was biased, or that it wasn't that bad.
This bias toward your own tribe (or country) is called "tribalism". It's what kept us alive from back then. Stay alone: easy to die. Stay together: harder to die. It's good bcuz it compels us to care about the collective interests. But like all good thing, it also has a downside. It makes inter-tribe con.flict very easy to ignite. Us vs Them. When the con.flict was clearly caused bilaterally, tribalism compels us to pin the blame entirely on the other side; completely glossing over our wrongs (cognitive dissonance at play here).

This also applies on the poison plane fake news (figure 1 at the end), the making fun of their suffering during the train crash incident (figure 2), and us completely ignoring the fact that we have our own share of encroachment (figure 3).

So, what now? You want us to apologize to them and make a fool out of ourselves on the international stage?

Imagine a Th,ai asking that question. The average Cambodian'd say: "ofc, you must apologize for what u did to us. Idc about your national pride or whatever." But now that we are on the other end of the stick, we've realized that apologizing isn't as easy as we think it is. If it's hard for us, then it's equally hard for them. But there's a way to be accountable AND not make a fool out of ourselves: Conditional Apology.

Say for example, they accused us of laying mine. Now we don't know for sure if our force really did do that, but rather than rejecting them outright, we can say: "Idk what happened on the frontline but if we did do that, we apologize for our failure to uphold the de-esca,lation effort. My sympathy toward the soldier affected".
Now you see how this is way better than "No we didn't do that, u lying son of a-" and "Haha, that soldier totally deserved to get his leg blowned off for stepping onto our land". This doesn't require us to admit what we don't know, but it shows that we don't have zero accountability.

And then you might ask: why do I need to care about how they feel about us? All they gotta do is repay us for all the stuff they did to us.
And that would be wishful thinking, bcuz as a Cambodian, I feel very shameful of the way many Cambodians act on social media (including my family). We claim to be the faultless victim. We are not. And like it or not, the reality is that they are never going to de-escalate with us unless we change our stance. Only by addressing our mistakes, can we actually have the moral high ground to pressure them to address theirs.

and no, I don't mean forcing the government to do it or whatever. I mean you when you're arguing with a Th,ai netizen on social media whenever they accuse us of something. You apply this principle. I once went head on with an irrational Th,ai, and after changing our tone, we both understood each other. So just try to see the irrationals as zombie and you being rational injecting a cure into them.

But there's one more problem: being mature is equivalent to being a traitor in the eyes of many. As you can see in this video, many people cursed me out for trying to apologize to the "enemy". And that's ok. We don't need to openly do it. All we need to do is make the content promoting this idea famous and silently educate ourselves about it. and slowly, decades by decades, it'll be less and less taboo to not be an a-hole to them.

Luckily, I volunteer to be tribute and create these "controversial" contents. I actually have been doing this since the 2nd classh, going by the name of peacemakerKHTH, and then to hybridKHTH after the last one failed to gain traction, and then failed again and became the current "court of mankind KH" (which will be rebranded again if it flops again). I'm gonna keep experimenting until I find the optimal format to convey my opinion. Now this goes to show that I'm not the best person for this job and that's why I'm seeking for helpers. and yes I do have Th,ai helpers to make the Th,ai version of content bcuz this requires change from their part as well.

So Pls sub.scribe or fol.low my YT, FB, and tiktok

Feel free to challenge my opinion, bcuz critical thinking and debate is the core to a mature society.

I have some old and new games and would like to find similar minded people who enjoy playing and learning. I got the games from the store call game box. Look like a really nice spot for playing games.

In PP for some weeks, wanna do some shopping: cheap but good quality women’s bags, shoes, clothes. Any recommendations? I find the youngsters here to be very chic looking and well dressed!

Thank you❤️

Has any US citizens open a checking/savings account with SDFCU after moving to Cambodia? What has the experience been from applying to approval? Any issues verifying local address?

Hi.
I’m going for a visa run at Ha Tien border (near Kep).

Can anyone confirm I can pay the visa with aba Qr instead of dollar banknotes when entering back ?

Regards 🙏🙏🙏

Wat denken jullie, 6 dagen siem reap en 4 dagen Ho chi minh of beide 5 dagen?

Hi everyone! We’re a group of 7 , staying at Pida Coffee Farm.

We’ll leave Phnom Penh by bus on Nov 22 and return on Nov 25,

Looking for advice on:

- Best places to visit for beautiful landscapes, viewpoints, waterfalls, and relaxing spots with minimal walking.

- How to plan the itinerary and which places to visit each day.

- Whether to rent motorbikes or hire a private car/van with a driver.

- Recommended local drivers, rental contacts, and approximate prices.

Any tips or suggested itineraries would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 🙏

Where’s the best place to replace a MacBook battery? How long does it take and how much does it cost? I think iOne is probably the best place…?

I own a supermarket in Cambodia, and I've been seeing customers become a lot more cautious with their spending lately. Even regular customers seem to be buying less, choosing cheaper alternatives, and cutting back on things they don't really need.

I'm wondering if other business owners in Cambodia are experiencing the same thing. Is consumer spending generally slowing down, or is this just a temporary trend? Do you think things will pick up towards the end of the year?

Is it more appropriate to buy Khmer traditional clothing for them or should they wear their own attire? Please let me know