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 […]
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(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
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(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
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I spent almost 10 days in India in October 2013. I travelled to Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh State of India and Imphal, the capital of Manipur State. There are certain areas in India such as Arunachal Pradesh which you cannot just obtain a visa from an Indian embassy and go to. You will need to
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Hey fans and friends, If you are available this weekend from Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2014 , do come to #FossAsia 2014 to come join more than 100 workshops/speeches from more than 60 international speakers from 21 countries at NORTON UNIVERSITY, Phnom Penh/Cambodia. My friends, Mario Behling, Hong Phuc, Kalyan Sann, Touch Sopor, Hor Sophanna (and
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I have been pretty caught up with work at a company and some volunteer work on the weekends. But, that won’t stop me from blogging good stuff. Woohoo! Below is a picture I took yesterday on my way home from office. I feel that it represents Phnom Penh today. There have been a lot of
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Until now you might have seen so much text but rarely any picture of events in Phnom Penh in this blog. I’m quite free from some work today, so I am thinking of posting pictures of a nice event that I went to. In October 2013, I was invited by the Indian Embassy to attend
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