Studying is not one of those things that many people want to do, but it sure is one way to get to know the world better. Since early August, 71 classmates of mine from more than 30 countries and I have buried our heads in thin and thick books. There were times when assignments came […]
My Memorable Southeast Asian Trips Read More »
[Blogger’s note: Here is just an individual class assignment which I completed in September 2014 for school. Therefore, anyone who wants to quote the content from this work will take responsiblity for it.] Total Number of Words: 1,490 After decades of instability and a tumultuous civil war that ravaged the country for decades, Cambodia was officially declared as
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The Internet changed my life dramatically. As a teenager, I read a lot of self-improvement and travel books in English. One day, when I was 17 years old, a friend dragged me into an internet cafe in Phnom Penh, and my life changed forever. I had always thought of the internet as an expensive luxury
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Here’s an article written about me on Asia Pacific UN Women Blog. Thanks to UN Women in Phnom Penh for featuring me. Kounila Keo uses information and communication technology to amplify the voices of young. Whether she is writing her blog, delivering motivational speeches, or connecting NGOs with innovative technologies, Kounila Keo is a consistent
Blogging for Democracy Read More »
Greetings from Singapore! For the next two years, I’m going to be based out of Singapore. It’s been wonderful being in Singapore for a little more than one month now. I’ve just created a tumblr blog to capture all the fun stories about Singapore from my own perspective and that of my classmates from all over the world :).
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Thanks for Sotheavy Nou for writing this story. [She didn’t pick the title, however.] Yep, I’m in Singapore, and will be here for only two years before coming to Cambodia for more work. PHNOM PENH, (Khmer Times) – Kounilla Keo, 26, Cambodia’s pioneering English blogger and youth community organizer based pulled up stakes last week
Women With Clout: The Blue Lady Leaves for Singapore Read More »
(This blog post was also published on WheninPhnomPenh blog.) Pailin, a province in western Cambodia, holds a special place in my heart. When my mother was a teen, she was forced to go to Pailin with a big group of other young women to take as much as food as possible back to Battambang base where she
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What’s Up Phnom Penh Magazine An article by Ismail Vorajee Kounila Keo on blogging, the power of technology, and the controversial new cyber crime bill The 26-year old journalist and blogger extraordinaire Kounila Keo describes herself in simple terms, yet for those who have had the pleasure of reading her work know there is something
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One day while I was browsing through my Facebook, suddenly something caught my eyes. An Indian friend, Saurabh Jain whom I met in Russia in 2012 has started a business and posted it on his Facebook timeline. I felt delighted just to see that, and did a little research about his business online. Padhaaro is
Interview with Padhaaro Read More »
(Opinions expressed here are my own and don’t reflect those of whom I work for or get involved with.) If you look at impacts of smartphones on Cambodian society, undeniably they have become tools close to the heart of those users. They can access important information or news on social media or the Internet (that
Find Mobile Apps in Cambodia Read More »