Cambodia Review

Everyone in the world dreams of having and iPhone, and so as Cambodian. iPhone is considered as one of the coolest gadgets. When the iPhone 4 first launch, the price was from 800USD to more than 1000USD. It's crazy! Why they like iPhone? Because of the coolest feature of games, touch-screen, video, camera... The most used app is facebook! Even Prime Mister Hun Sen, he also owns an iPhone. And he told everyone in public that he likes it! Now, Cambodians are excited with iPhone 5 rumor. Let's see how much it cost a Cambodian to get an iPhone 5? However Android is also a best choice for them. Let's in next post! Which one is best for Cambodian iPhone or Android? By: Pisith Phal

Since Cambodia is a developing country; the number of TV set in a house is limited. Usually there is only one TV per house. So who decides what to watch? The head of a Cambodian family is a father who is the one that control TV channels and contents to watch. Mostly the dad like watching: Chinese Series (Fighting), News, Khmer Boxing, comedy, and sport programs. After the dad, here come the mom! This is her turn to control the TV after her beloved husband. Her favorite programs are: Khmer Drama, classic concerts, Korean Series, comedy and beauty program. So how about the kids??? They have to watch what their parents watch! And the kids say "That SUCKS!" By: Pisith Phal

An Old Fashion Internet Shop in Phnom Penh With availabilities of mobile internet, the number internet shops is dropping in Cambodia. The target of internet shop are students and foreigners. The internet shop in Cambodia is simply old fashion now. But now many students in Phnom Penh have own laptops, smartphones, and feature phones that can access to the internet. At the same time, telecom companies offer reasonable internet package which is killing the internet cafe. In contrast to the dropping number of simple internet shop, modern internet coffee shops that offer free wifi hotspot are boosting its number. It create a new lifestyle for young generation. Here are some famous coffee shop in Cambodia: T&C, Cafe Sentiment, Luck Cafe, The Blue Pumpkin, Gloria jean's Gourmet coffee...etc. Next post we will look in details on coffee and wifi shop. By: Pisith Phal

Fast food business is incredibly increasing from day to day. Worldwide brands like Pizza Company, KFC, Sapino Pizza now available in Cambodia. People who eat fast food are students, teens, young executive, and families. Pizza Company is now one of Cambodian's favorite fast food restaurants. Local brand Lucky Bugger, Lucky Seven, and lucky Sandwich cover quite a big market share of fast food market. For KFC, the feedback from consumers is that the taste is not match with Cambodian. However, this brand is also gaining market share. Sapino is just arriving, let see how it like! Cambodia is looking forward to see McDonald and Pizza Hut. Below are the main fast food brands in Cambodia:   Lucky Burger, Seven, Sandwich Pizza Company KFC Pizza World BB World Sapino Pizza By: Pisith Phal

Cambodian like watching movies, especially young generation who is really into modern and cutting-edge movie from Hollywood. If you ask a young Cambodian teenage, do you know Transformers? S/he will answer "YES". Because the availabilities of DVD everywhere in Phnom Penh, Hollywood movies are being watched by Cambodian. By seeing the new demand on movies, Legend Cinema will be launched soon in early July to entertain Cambodia. The very first movie is Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon. And ticket will cost about $3 up, accordingly to local news. For the start up cost of Legend Cinema is around 1 million dollars based on the same local news. Cambodia Enjoy!!! By: Pisith Phal

Angry Birds the most popular game on iOS and Android smartphones is getting very popular in Cambodia market. Many people heard about and experienced the most fantastic game Angry Birds, even kids aged 3 years old. Not just about the game, the movie itself is also one of urban Cambodian's favorites. By Pisith Phal

Facebook is becoming one of the Cambodian youth mainstream, and it has become a part of their life. The number of Cambodians sign up for Facebook account is significantly increasing. Main telecoms in Cambodia created  Facebook pages to communicate with theirs young generation subscribers. Those telecoms are Cellcard, Hello, Smart, Beeline, Metfone, Mfone. Cellcard, Hello, and Smart are very active with theirs fans on Facebook. Before young subscribers spends most of their time on talking via phone. But now Facebook has reshaped the a new for them in term of communication. Data usage is critically increasing. The reason they like Facebook is because they can express more themselves, and they can get more interaction from many friends. There are many more information about Facebook and Cambodian to update. Stay tune! By: Pisith Phal