Cambodia Won 282 Medals at the 32nd SEA Games

Cambodia had a very successful showing at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, winning a total of 282 medals, including 81 gold medals, 74 silver medals, and 127 bronze medals. This was Cambodia's best performance at the Southeast Asian Games, and they finished in fourth place in the medal table.

Cambodia won medals in a wide variety of sports, including arnis, athletics, badminton, basketball, billiards sport, boxing, chess ouk chaktrang, chess xiangqi, cricket, cycling, e-sports, fencing, finswimming, gymnastics, hockey, jet ski, ju-jistu, judo, karate, kick boxing, kun bokator, kun Khmer, obstacle race, pencak silat, pentaque, sailing, sepaktakraw and chinlone, soft tennis, taekwondo, tennis, traditional boat race, triathlon, volleyball, vovinam, weightlifting, wrestling, and wushu.

The following are the top 10 sports in which Cambodia won medals:

• Vovinam (27 medals)
• Wrestling (20 medals)
• Kun Khmer (19 medals)
• Kun Bokator (18 medals)
• Sepaktakraw and Chinlone (17 medals)
• Taekwondo (17 medals)
• Kickboxing (13 medals)
• Arnis (12 medals)
• Pencak Silat (12 medals)
• Karate (10 medals)

Cambodia's performance at the 2023 SEA Games was a major success. The country won more medals than ever before. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the Cambodian athletes, coaches, and support staff.

See Also: The SEA Games 2023 Football Match Schedule

Here are some of the highlights of Cambodia's performance at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games:

• Cambodia won the gold medal in Kun Khmer, a traditional Cambodian martial art.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in Kun Bokator, a Khmer ancient battlefield martial art.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in athletics in the men's 800-meter race, the first time in history.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in badminton in the mixed team (special event).
• Cambodia won the gold medal in boxing in the men's 92-kg division.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in judo in the women's -73kg division.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in karate in the men's kumite -67kg division.
• Cambodia won the gold medal in taekwondo in the women's over 73kg.

Medal tally by country at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Image: Cambodia 2023

Cambodia's performance at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games is a sign of the country's growing strength in sports. With continued hard work and dedication, Cambodia can expect to achieve even greater success in future competitions. Thanks to all organizing committee, national coaches and athletes, volunteer team, and other related team to help making this event successfully!

Cambodia Won 282 Medals at the 32nd SEA Games

The SEA Games 2023 Football Match Schedule

The 2023 Southeast Asian Games will be held in Cambodia from 5 to 17 May 2023. The men's football tournament at the 2023 SEA Games will be held from April 29 to May 16 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ten Southeast Asian nations will compete in the tournament, which is limited to players exclusively under-22 years of age.

 

Group stage

• Group A: Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste
• Group B: Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

The following is the schedule for the men's U-22 football tournament at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games:

SEA Games 2023: Men’s football match schedule (Group A)

Date	Time	Match	Venue
29 April 2023	16:00	Indonesia vs. Philippines	National Olympic Stadium
29 April 2023	19:00	Cambodia vs.Timor-Leste	National Olympic Stadium
2 May 2023	16:00	Myanmar vs. Timor-Leste	National Olympic Stadium
2 May 2023	19:00	Philippines vs. Cambodia	National Olympic Stadium
4 May 2023	16:00	Indonesia vs. Myanmar	National Olympic Stadium
4 May 2023	19:00	Timor-Leste vs. Philippines	National Olympic Stadium
7 May 2023	16:00	Timor-Leste vs. Indonesia	National Olympic Stadium
7 May 2023	19:00	Myanmar vs. Cambodia	National Olympic Stadium
10 May 2023	16:00	Philippines vs. Myanmar	National Olympic Stadium
10 May 2023	19:00	Cambodia vs. Indonesia	National Olympic Stadium

SEA Games 2023: Men’s football match schedule (Group B)

Date	Time	Match	Venue
30 April 2023	16:00	Thailand vs. Singapore	Prince Stadium
30 April 2023	19:00	Vietnam vs. Laos	Prince Stadium
3 May 2023	16:00	Singapore vs. Vietnam	Prince Stadium
3 May 2023	19:00	Malaysia vs. Laos	Prince Stadium
6 May 2023	16:00	Thailand vs. Malaysia	Prince Stadium
6 May 2023	19:00	Laos vs. Singapore	Prince Stadium
8 May 2023	16:00	Laos vs. Thailand	Prince Stadium
8 May 2023	19:00	Malaysia vs. Vietnam	Prince Stadium
11 May 2023	16:00	Singapore vs. Malaysia	Prince Stadium
11 May 2023	19:00	Vietnam vs. Thailand	Prince Stadium

Knockout Stage

• Semi-Finals
• May 13, 16:00: Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B ( Army Stadium)
• May 13, 20:00: Winner Group B vs Runner-Up Group A ( National Olympic Stadium)
• Bronze Medal Match
• May 16, 16:00: Loser Semi-Final 1 vs Loser Semi-Final 2 ( National Olympic Stadium)
• Gold Medal Match
• May 16, 19:30: Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2 ( National Olympic Stadium)

See Also: Cambodia Hosts 2023 Southeast Asian Games

The women's football tournament at the 2023 SEA Games will be held from May 3 to 15 in Cambodia. Eight Southeast Asian nations will participate in the women's tournament. All matches will be played in Phnom Penh. There is no age limit for this tournament.

Group stage

• Group A: Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia
• Group B: Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore

The following is the match schedule for the women's football tournament at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games:

SEA Games 2023: Women’s football match schedule (Group A)

Date	Time	Match	Venue
3 May 2023	16:00	Vietnam vs. Malaysia	Army Stadium
3 May 2023	20:00	Philippines vs. Myanmar	Army Stadium
6 May 2023	16:00	Myanmar vs. Vietnam	Army Stadium
6 May 2023	20:00	Malaysia vs. Philippines	Army Stadium
9 May 2023	16:00	Vietnam vs. Philippines	Smart RSN Stadium
9 May 2023	16:00	Myanmar vs. Malaysia	Army Stadium

SEA Games 2023: Women’s football match schedule (Group B)

Date	Time	Match	Venue
3 May 2023	16:00	Thailand vs. Singapore	Smart RSN Stadium
3 May 2023	20:00	Cambodia vs. Laos	Smart RSN Stadium
6 May 2023	16:00	Laos vs. Thailand	Smart RSN Stadium
6 May 2023	20:00	Singapore vs. Cambodia	Smart RSN Stadium
9 May 2023	20:00	Singapore vs. Laos	Army Stadium
9 May 2023	20:00	Cambodia vs. Thailand	Smart RSN Stadium

Knockout Stage

• Semi-Finals
• May 12, 16:00: Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B ( Army Stadium)
• May 12, 16:00: Winner Group B vs Runner-Up Group A ( Smart RSN Stadium)
• Bronze Medal Match
• May 16, 16:00: Loser Semi-Final 1 vs Loser Semi-Final 2 ( National Olympic Stadium)
• Gold Medal Match
• May 16, 19:30: Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2 ( National Olympic Stadium)

I hope this blog post has been helpful in providing you with information about the 2023 SEA Games football match schedule. If you would like to see all sports schedule, check it here. Let's come in person or watch live to support your national sport team!

The SEA Games 2023 Football Match Schedule

Cambodia Hosts 2023 Southeast Asian Games

The 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) will be held in Cambodia from 5 to 17 May 2023. This will be the first time that Cambodia will host the SEA Games. The games will be held in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Kep, Kampot, and Preah Sihanouk provinces.

Image: Cambodia 2023

The games will be held in multiple venues across Phnom Penh, including the Olympic Stadium, the National Sports Complex, and the Morodok Techo National Stadium. The Opening Ceremony will be held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on 5 May, and the Closing Ceremony will be held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on 17 May.

   

Over 11,000 athletes from 11 countries in Southeast Asia are expected to compete in the games. The sports that will be contested include athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, karate, kickboxing, weightlifting, wrestling, and wushu.

The sport schedule for the SEA Games 2023 has been released, and it is packed with exciting events for fans of all sports. Here are some of the highlights of the sport schedule:

• Athletics: The athletics events will be held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, and they will feature some of the best athletes in Southeast Asia. The men's and women's 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and marathon will all be contested, as well as the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, and hammer throw.
• Bowling: The bowling events will be held at the Diamond Island Bowling Center, and they will feature both men's and women's singles, doubles, and team events.
• Football: The football events will be held at several venues around Phnom Penh, and they will feature both men's and women's tournaments. The men's tournament will feature 11 teams, and the women's tournament will feature 7 teams.
• Gymnastics: The gymnastics events will be held at the Olympic National Stadium, and they will feature both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events will include the men's and women's all-around, individual events, and team events. The rhythmic gymnastics events will include the individual all-around, individual events, and group events.
• Judo: The judo events will be held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, and they will feature both men's and women's competitions in 7 weight categories for each gender.
• Swimming: The swimming events will be held at the Olympic National Aquatics Center, and they will feature both men's and women's events in 34 different strokes and distances.
• Volleyball: The volleyball events will be held at several venues around Phnom Penh, and they will feature both men's and women's tournaments. The men's tournament will feature 10 teams, and the women's tournament will feature 8 teams.

See Also: The SEA Games 2023 Football Match Schedule

These are just a few of the highlights of the sport schedule for the SEA Games 2023. With so many exciting events to choose from, there is something for everyone to enjoy. So mark your calendars and get ready for the biggest sporting event in Southeast Asia!

The SEA Games are a major sporting event in Southeast Asia. They are held every two years and are a chance for athletes from the region to compete against each other. The games are also a chance for the host country to showcase its culture and hospitality.

Cambodia is a beautiful country with a rich history and culture. The people of Cambodia are warm and welcoming. I am confident that the SEA Games 2023 will be a success.

Here are some of the things you can expect to see and do at the SEA Games 2023:

• Watch world-class athletes compete in a variety of sports
• Experience the culture and hospitality of Cambodia
• Visit some of the country's most famous landmarks, such as Angkor Wat
• Enjoy the local food and music
• Make new friends from all over Southeast Asia

If you are looking for a unique and exciting experience, then I encourage you to attend the SEA Games 2023. It is sure to be an unforgettable event.

[Update: Watch live streaming] The Opening Ceremony of 32nd SEA Games

Here are some tips for planning your trip to the SEA Games 2023:

• Book your flights and accommodation early, as they will fill up quickly.
• Get a visa if you need one (check out via Cambodia e-Visa).
• Pack for all types of weather, as the climate in Cambodia can be unpredictable.
• Learn some basic Khmer phrases, as this will help you get around and communicate with locals.
• Be prepared for crowds, as the SEA Games are a major event.
• Have fun and enjoy the games!

I hope you enjoy the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia!

Cambodia Hosts 2023 Southeast Asian Games

[Greeting Card] Happy New Year 2023

On 31 December 2022, that is the last day of the 365 days of 2022, I would like to say it is a better time for all in the world who has been facing the pandemic in the few years, is moving to another 365-day of the Year 2023, and it is a great pleasure for us to share the wishes for each other on the coming year. That is one of the reasons why every year, I take some minutes to write this new-year message for you.

Please kindly let me to say 'Happy New Year 2023' (in my native language, Khmer language: រីករាយឆ្នាំថ្មី ឆ្នាំសកល ២០២៣) to all beloved readers, friends, and families who have been reading my blog and supporting me so far. To take this opportunity, I also would like to wish you and your family happiness, prosperity, and success in your business for the upcoming New Year 2023 especially staying safe and healthy physically and mentally.

READ: Happy New Year 2022

Please, the Year of 2023 be blessed you all the best for the whole year through, and enjoy your New Year's Celebration together with your beloved ones in person or in digital ways!.

Do you want this greeting card? Get it here (Free to use without modification).

What are your biggest achievement in 2022 and your goals, wishes, and dreams you want in 2023? Where will you plan to celebrate it? Have something to wish for? Kindly share your wishes below!

[Greeting Card] Happy New Year 2023

[Greeting Card] Happy New Year 2022

Greeting Card: Happy New Year 2022

On 31 December 2021, it is the last day of the 365 days of 2021, I could say it is still a hard time for everyone in the world facing the pandemic, is moving to another 365-day of the Year 2022, and it is a glad pleasure for us to share the wishes for each other on the coming year. That is one of the reasons why every year, I take some minutes to write this new-year message for you.

Please kindly let me to say 'Happy New Year 2022' (or Khmer language: រីករាយឆ្នាំថ្មី ឆ្នាំសកល ២០២២) to all beloved readers, friends, and families who have been reading my blog and supporting me so far. By taking this opportunity, I also would like to wish you and your family happiness, prosperity, and success in your business for the upcoming New Year 2022 especially staying safe and healthy physically and mentally.

READ: Happy New Year 2021

Please, the Year of 2022 be blessed you all the best for the whole year through, and enjoy your New Year's Celebration together with your beloved ones in person or virtually!.

Do you want this e-card? Get it here (Free to use without modification).

What are your biggest achievement in 2021 and your wishes and dreams you want in 2022? Where will you plan to celebrate it especially during or after the pandemic? Have something to wish for? Kindly share your wishes below!

[Greeting Card] Happy New Year 2022

Happy Khmer New Year 2020!

Within this year 2020, Khmer New Year 2020 is going to be celebrated on Tuesday, April 14 to Thursday, 16 April 2020.

These three days called:

• Maha Songkran for the first day
• Virak Wanabat for the second day, and
• Virak Loeurng Sak for the final day.

Based on our beliefs, the Angel of the Pig 2019 shall transfer her duties to the Angel of the Rat 2020 celebrating on April 14, 2019. "The 2nd angel (Koreak Tevy) of the daughter of God (Kabel Mohaprom) who is a new angel to continue watching our country. She wears an aromatic flower Ankeabos tucked behind her ear and pearls around her neck. And drinks oil, carries a sword with her right hand and a cane with her left hand. Koreak Tevy rides the tiger."

To take this wonderful chance, I would like to say Happy Khmer New Year 2020 to all Cambodian people and the rest of the world and wish you all the best for the upcoming Cambodian New Year 2020 to all my friends, colleague, families, beloved readers, and people around the world. Please, the Year of the Rat's angel wishes all be blessed with a peaceful and prosperous living for the whole year.

See Also: Khmer New Year 2019

Within these three-day holidays, wish you all stay home and stay safe 🙏

Rikreay Chhnam Thmei! Have a wonderful safety and healthy!

Please let me know, and let share me your message or idea below.

Happy Khmer New Year 2020!

COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in Cambodia

In order to help the public health officials combat COVID-19, Google had published #COVID19 Community Mobility Reports  in 130+ countries which provide insights that could help them understand the impact of response strategies, like social distancing measures, to slow the rate of transmission.

What those data created from?

The insights in these reports are created with aggregated, anonymized sets of data from users who have turned on the Location History setting. People who have Location History turned on can choose to turn it off at any time from their Google Account and can always delete Location History data directly from their Timeline.

These reports show how visits and length of stay at different places change compared to a baseline. Google calculates these changes using the same kind of aggregated and anonymized data used to show popular times for places in Google Maps. Changes for each day are compared to a baseline value for that day of the week:

• The baseline is the median value, for the corresponding day of the week, during the 5- week period Jan 3–Feb 6, 2020.
• The reports show trends over several weeks with the most recent data representing approximately 2-3 days ago—this is how long it takes to produce the reports. 

 What data is included in the calculation depends on user settings, connectivity, and whether it meets our privacy threshold. If the privacy threshold isn’t met (when somewhere isn’t busy enough to ensure anonymity) we don’t show a change for the day. We include categories that are useful to social distancing efforts as well as access to essential services. We calculate these insights based on data from users who have opted-in to Location History for their Google Account, so the data represents a sample of our users. As with all samples, this may or may not represent the exact behavior of a wider population.

See Also: [Map] Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Cambodia

The chart movement trends over time by geography, across different high-level categories of places such as:

• Retail and Recreation: Mobility trends for places like restaurants, cafes, shopping centers, theme parks, museums, libraries, and movie theaters.
• Groceries and pharmacies: Mobility trends for places like grocery markets, food warehouses, farmers markets, specialty food shops, drug stores, and pharmacies.
• Parks: Mobility trends for places like national parks, public beaches, marinas, dog parks, plazas, and public gardens.
• Transit stations: Mobility trends for places like public transport hubs such as subway, bus, and train stations.
• Workplaces: Mobility trends for places of work.
• Residential: Mobility trends for places of residence.

The below is COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in Cambodia:

To me, I think these insights are very useful for the government. It will add to other public health information that will help people and communities stay healthy and safe. You also can find your country's community mobility report on this official site.

We've published an early release of our #COVID19 Community Mobility Reports in 130+ countries which provide insights that could help public health officials understand the impact of response strategies such as social distancing: https://t.co/Stfk3KOmjG https://t.co/9lCkaglvRF

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) April 3, 2020

Learn more about these reports, please read on The Keyword post.

COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in Cambodia

Map: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Cambodia

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

How could I keep an eye on the latest update about this case in Cambodia? What reliable sources could I trust?

Here is the list of sources I trusted:

• Ministry of Health [Website | Facebook Page]
• Communicable Disease Control Department [Website | Facebook Page | COVID-19 Map (Khmer language)]

Or check out this very useful interactive map below which is updated by Open Development Cambodia:

Any concerns related to this disease, free call to 115 (in Cambodia).

You also can check on this website, https://www.khcovid19.com/ - which is created and volunteered input by a group of Cambodian (Khmer language only).

See Also: COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports in Cambodia

The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worried. Get the FACTS; not the rumors and misinformation. Facts can help to minimize fears. - WHO

For other countries to look for, I recommend these global sources:

• Coronavirus on WHO [Website | Facebook Page]
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) on CDC website
• COVID-19 Alert thru Google Search keyword "Coronavirus"
• COVID-19 Statistics Map by Google
• COVID-19 Tracker Map on Bing Search Engine

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Map: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Cambodia

Let's Experience Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival 2018

Have you ever joined Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival previous years? If ever, what were your best experiences and if never, will you participate this year?

Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival, formerly called CJCC Festival, is conducted once a year taking around three days and four nights in cooperation with Embassy of Japan in Cambodia,  Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center, and Japan Foundation Asia Center. It is the biggest event which was conducted to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of CJCC.

It is the combination of CJCC festival and Japan week festival of the Embassy of Japan in the purpose to introduce Japanese traditional and modern culture in Cambodia and promote cultural exchange between the two nations. During these three days, there are various kinds of events including culture related program, Japanese language related seminar, exhibition, and special shows, etc. There were around 21,000 people estimated to join in the event last year.

SEE ALSO: How to Register Your Business Online in Cambodia

So, this year, Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival 2018, will be held on February 22-25, 2018 at Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center. The theme of #KizunaFestival2018 is “Beat of Japan”.

The 7th Kizuna Festival, and also The 65th Anniversary of of Diplomatic Relations between Japan & Cambodia.

Take a look at some photos preparing for the event:

The various cultural events and exhibitions will be organized during the festival as in the following:

• Performances (by Japanese and Cambodian Artists)
• Japanese and Cambodian Cultural Related Events (Ikebana, Origami & Calligraphy)
• Japan-Cambodia Quiz Game
• BATIC-HOLIC Concert
• CJCC-Japanese Speech Contest
• Japanese & Khmer Martial Art
• Yukata Contest in Cambodia 2018
•  #IAmOriginal Station with POPUP: Mini Concert
• Let’s Cook Khmer Food and Dessert (Num Kreab and Num Kruok)
• Let’s Cook Japanese Food and Dessert (Onigiri, Sushi Roll & Chocolate Mochi)
• Experiencing Yukata Wearing Session
• Match Flag Project
• Worldship Orchestra Concert with Angkor Youth Orchestra
• Udon Master Class by Marugame Udon
• Japanese Movie Show (A Tale of Samurai Cooking, ROBO-G, Nobody to Watch Over Me, Always-Sunset on Third Street-3 & THERMAE ROMAE)
• Study Tour Culture and Education Exchange Program
• Cosplay Show
•  Study-in-Japan Information Corner 
• Workshop, Exhibition, Lectures, and Others

If you need to know the detailed program, please check it out here.

Watch: Highlighted video of Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival 2017



Let's go to experience Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival 2018 together. Hope to see you at the event! For more details, check out the official Facebook page.

Let's Experience Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival 2018

The First Martial Arts Stunt Team In Cambodia

A group photo after Jailbreak movie training on May 21, 2016. Source: Cambodian Stunt Team's Facebook Page

Cambodia has become a part of film spot interested by the foreign filmmakers?. If you used to watch 'TRANSFORMERS 3 : Dark side of the moon', you would notice that part of the movie was shot at Angkor temple. Not only this foreign movie but also other ones such as Lara Croft : Tomb Raider, Almayer's Folly, Same Same But Different, The Sea Wall, City of Ghosts, Holy Lola, Two Brothers, R Point etc., according to The Cambodia Film Commission.
Recently, the number of local films have been produced more and more, and in those there is also action movie category, and I think that the action films gaining more popular nationwide among other categories but it still faced some challenges on finding the stunt team to support.

SEE ALSO: The Cambodian Action Movie 'Jailbreak' You Should Watch

Seeing this opportunity, a group of Bokator team has created a professional Bokator stunt team, Cambodian Stunt Team, whose already filmed in several movies in Cambodia. They come from many Bokator training schools  - with the main purpose is very simple, they just want to change and improve action film in Cambodia.

Let’s have a look how good they are. You can watch the video below:



Are you interested in joining their team or hiring for your project? Please keep in touch with them on the official Facebook page.

The First Martial Arts Stunt Team In Cambodia

SunFair - The First Flea Market in Cambodia

Are you looking for a place or a space to sell your used materials? Do you want to buy second-hand materials? Do you want to make donation through giving away of your used stuff to the community?

What you are looking for, now you can do it. Join the first flea market, SunFair, in Cambodia on August 7, 2016 (every Sunday) from 8:00 am to 12 pm at Olympic Stadium.

SunFair is a modified flea market where you can enjoy selling or buying many kinds of goods. The goods include used stuff sold with reasonable prices, Khmer products, Organic vegetable/fruits, and it also includes education such as First aid help (CPR), Right way of brushing the teeth, Japanese 5S implementation, and along with the entertainment such as Khmer traditional music, Various musical instrument played by different groups of students, and Children playground etc.

Original term: Flea Market (or swap meet) is a type of bazaar that rents space to people who want to sell or barter merchandise. Used goods, low-quality items, and high-quality items such as collectibles and antiques are commonly sold. - Wikipedia

SEE ALSO: The Top 10 Cambodian Websites

The event is organized by Mottainai Club Cambodia, and the income will go to: 5% for Akihge Project, 5% for Kantha Bopha Hospital, 25%  for Eang Foundation, 25% for Olympic Stadium committee, and the left for organizers.

Are you ready to clean up your used stuff? Let's join this first ever flea market in Phnom Penh in order to get some profit and have a chance to contribute to the community.

SunFair - The First Flea Market in Cambodia

The Top 10 Cambodian Websites

With the increasing number of internet users year by year especially on mobile phones, Cambodian presently are willing to know more about the world through online medias beside relying on the traditional ways, televisions, and radios. So, the website is playing more important role in delivering this kind of news to them.

You will ask for what are the top 10 websites in Cambodia?

If you want to find the 10 most popular websites in Cambodia, the top 4 go to foreign sites (#1 Facebook, #2 Youtube, #3 Google, #4 Google.com.kh - domain name in Khmer). Here, I would like to share only the list consists of top 10 websites that belong to Cambodian companies, collected data from Alexa (rank), SimilarWeb (traffic overview), Google PageSpeed (page speed for website), and Facebook (number of fans).

Note: All the websites are available in Khmer language and in news portal (8 sites mostly focus on entertainment,  1 site converts from the paper-based news, and another one specifies on health news).

The Top 10 Most Viewed Cambodian Websites

1. Sabay.com.kh

Sabay Digital Corporation is a leading digital media and entertainment group in Cambodia which formerly known as CIDC Information Technology was formed in 2007. Of course, young Cambodian will know this company by brand name 'Sabay' on its entertainment contents (Sabay News and Sabay Leng or Sabay Games, I could say that). Most traffic sources come from sharing on social medias, I think this reason why recently Sabay News portal has extended the channel to spread news on different categories using Facebook pages (Sabay News Entertainment, Sabay News Technology, Sabay News Social, and Sabay News Sport).

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 2 million on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 75.92%, Vietnam 17.64%, USA 1.99%, Thailand 0.93%, and South Korea 0.70% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 41.82%, Direct 35.82%, Referrals 12.79%, and Search 9.06%
• Page speed: 40/100 on mobile and 57/100 on desktop (tested on Sabay News, May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 698K (# of likes, May 2016)

2. Khmerload.com

Khmerload was established in late 2011 by  a group of young Cambodians who believe in the role of Information Technology in advancing the society. For me, I think this website firstly gained popularity through spreading the hot sexy news, so-called 'Bekthlay' in Khmer language, on social media, Facebook. Since the visitors and popularity had gained enough, it gets the stand for business oriented such today.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 3.8 million on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 75.20%, Vietnam 20.02%, Hong Kong 1.12%, Canada 0.85%, and USA 0.82% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 43.77%, Direct 35.69%, Referrals 13.84%, and Search 5.06%
• Page speed: 55/100 on mobile and 63/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 886K (# of likes, May 2016, the page was verified by Facebook)

SEE: Mobile Phones and Internet in Cambodia 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]

3. Freshnewsasia.com

Fresh News was founded in May 2012 by a group of the expert from news and IT sectors. The initial idea was to send the most breaking news to people by the smart devices, and then the company introduced the first version of Android app in May 2014, and later they have been launched web version in early of 2015. Most of the contents focus on social issues.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 400.80K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 72.06%, Vietnam 20.43%, USA 2.62%, French 1.00%, and South Korea 0.93% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 60.75%, Direct 31.77%, Referrals 4.46%, and Search 2.71%
• Page speed: 63/100 on mobile and 51/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 551K (# of likes, May 2016)

4. Kohsantepheapdaily.com.kh

Koh Santepheap Daily is an online news portal of Koh Santepheap Newspaper which is one of the popular Cambodian newspapers for a decade ago. The contents focus on breaking, national, world, sport and business updates featured from its newspaper.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 761.90K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 70.65%, Vietnam 18.87%, Australia 2.68%, French 2.46%, and USA 2.20% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 63.90%, Direct 19.78%, Referrals 11.70%, and Search 3.93%)
• Page speed: 56/100 on mobile, and 70/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 1,241K (# of likes, May 2016 , the page was verified by Facebook)

SEE: Inflation rate in Cambodia 2020

5. Khmeread.com

Khmeread is a website that created by a youth team who has experienced in IT, reporter,  and translation fields with the aim to disseminate general knowledge. The contents focus on society, sport,  entertainment, lifestyle, health, and technology. For me, I think most of the news quoting from foreign websites.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 415.70K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 67.67%, Vietnam 25.35%, USA 1.73%, South Korea 1.01%, and French 0.96% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 91.70%, Direct 5.99%, Referrals 1.29%, and Search 0.83%
• Page speed: 66/100 on mobile and 79/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 72K (# of likes, May 2016)

6. Khmerscoop.com

Khmerscoop is a new website that focuses on health, successful path, social & lifestyle, and entertainment but some contents get from foreign websites and Sabay News.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 81.80K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 68.07%, Vietnam 22.42%, USA 3.96%, French 1.92%, and India 1.30% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 91.70%, Direct 5.99%, Referrals 1.29%, and Search 0.83%
• Page speed: 50/100 on mobile and 60/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 82K (# of likes, May 2016)

SEE: How to Register Your Business Online in Cambodia

7. Health.com.kh

Health is a popular online health website in Cambodia that created and run by a group of from-abroad-educated Cambodian doctors with high commitment to make Cambodian healthier and help medical field better than today. The contents focus on the woman, man and child's health, sexual health, general disease, first aid, health recovery, and medicines.  

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 221.70K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 76.20%, Vietnam 17.26%, USA 1.46%, South Korea 1.09%, and France 0.92% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 87.56%, Search 5.51%, Direct 5.07%, and Referrals 1.67% 
• Page speed: 33/100 on mobile and 9/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 237K (# of likes, May 2016)

8. Khmer-note.com

Khmer-Note is an online news which was founded on September 9, 2012, focusing on national news, knowledge, entertainment, technology, sport, and social life.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 141.40K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 70.45%, Vietnam 22.65%, USA 1.98%, Philippines 0.55%, and South Korea 0.52% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 88.17%, Direct 9.22%, Referrals 1.37%, and Search 1.05% 
• Page speed: 72/100 on mobile and 54/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 697K (# of likes, May 2016)

9. Khmer-press.com

Khmer-press is an online news portal that was founded on August 9, 2014, with the contents focusing on knowledge, social life, health, love, technology, and sport.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 156.20K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 70.64%, Vietnam 24.37%, USA 0.90%, Thailand 0.55%, and France 0.46% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 88.17%, Direct 9.22%, Referrals 1.37%, and Search 1.05% 
• Page speed: 48/100 on mobile and 42/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 441K (# of likes, May 2016)

SEE: 100 Best Quotes from Brilliant Business Leaders [Infographic]

10. Vow-news.com

Village of Wonder is an online news website providing knowledge about health, technology, education, architecture, and celebrity. The contents, some get from foreign websites and Sabay News.

Here is a brief statistics:

• Total visits: 168.60K on desktop & mobile web in April 2016
• Traffic by countries (top 5): Cambodia 68.66%, Vietnam 21.74%, France 4.03%, USA 2.43%, and Philippines 1.31% on desktop in the last 3 months (Feb - Apr, 2016)
• Traffic sources (top 5): Social 87.16%, Direct 5.64%, Search 3.68%, and Referrals 3.38% 
• Page speed: 54/100 on mobile and 63/100 on desktop (May 2016)
• Facebook fan: 128K (# of likes, May 2016)

If you wish to read these websites in English or other languages, you can use Google Translate for help.

In conclusion, most visitors of all the top 10 websites above come from Cambodia and Vietnam through social media, Facebook is the main source. I hope that the list of websites with some data statistics will be a useful guide for one of your clues on the digital marketing strategy.

Do you know other top websites in Cambodia / top sites in Cambodia? If so, please share it in the comments.

The Top 10 Cambodian Websites

How to Register Your Business Online in Cambodia

Starting on January 4, 2016, every businessman and trade companies that have established their headquarters, branches, representative offices, affiliates or agents based in the Kingdom of Cambodia are obligated to register their businesses through the Ministry of Commerce’s automated business registration system from anywhere via this website: businessregistration.moc.gov.kh.

The Commerce Ministry also announced to all 42,000 companies that currently registered to do business in Cambodia would be required to re-register online before March 31 or pay a fine.

What is the ease of doing business rank in Cambodia?

The World Bank currently ranks Cambodia 180 out of 189 countries on the ease of starting a business, and estimated in its most recent Doing Business 2016 report that it takes an average of three to four weeks to register a company with the government.

The new system as a way to make Cambodia more attractive to investors, eliminating face-to-face interactions between government officials and businesspeople and reducing the role of the brokers who previously guided applicants through the complex registration process. I am confident that Cambodia would be able to significantly improve on that score with its revamped registration process, which now takes only about an hour. It can allow a company to be created at any place with Internet, and the registrants can print the documents themselves, Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol said on The Cambodia Daily.

Fee via this online registraion?
It costs 1,720,000 riel (about $430) which companies can pay via ACLEDA bank's online payment or the online payment couldn’t function properly, customers are still able to pay the public service fee at ACELEDA BANK, CANADIA BANK, and FOREIGN TRADE BANK. Find more about the Business Registration Fee here.

SEE ALSO: Inflation rate in Cambodia 2020

How to use the system?
You can follow this video instruction below for online registration (Khmer language):



Watch the instruction in English version below:



Are you still unclear about this new system?  For more information, please contact Business Registration Department of Ministry of Commerce located at Lot 19-61, MOC Road (113B Road), turn in from Russian Blvd, Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia (see on Google Maps) or call to 023 866 050.

SEE ALSO: Intellectual Property in Cambodia

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How to Register Your Business Online in Cambodia

Cambodia to the World via GoGoCambodia

Phnom Penh: A new campaign called GoGoCambodia was announced to start implementing on the afternoon of 02 January 2016 at AEON Mall with the presence of a group of youth, successful entrepreneurs, national championships, popular football players and celebrities, and hundreds of others.
GoGoCambodia is a national campaign, initiated by a group of youth members of You & I, aiming to mobilize Cambodian pride in various sectors from education to national defense, and translate the will to a platform whereby every single Cambodian can show his/her individual pride as a Cambodian and a Cambodia’s pride at large to the international community.

SEE ALSO: Cambodia Book Fair 2015

GoGoCambodia adopts the perspective that if anyone could accomplish a task which is useful for developing and promoting national pride, others may also do well. The campaign urges all Cambodian next generations believe that the country is the best choice for their future.

Check out this video below!

GoGoCambodia
ដល់ពេលដែលយើងម្នាក់ៗ ប្រាប់ទៅកាន់ពិភពលោកទាំងមូលថា "យើងមានមោទនភាពជាខ្មែរ"#GoGoCambodiaអរគុណចំពោះម្ចាស់រូបទាំងអស់ និងភ្លេង។
Posted by GoGoCambodia on Saturday, January 2, 2016

Keep in touch with the campaign on its official Facebook page.

Cambodia to the World via GoGoCambodia

Cambodia Book Fair 2015

Main entrance of 4th Cambodia Book Fair (Hun Yuthkun / AKP).

In an effort to participate in promoting book publishing and reading in Cambodia, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts through the National Library of Cambodia are partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, and the Cambodian Librarians and Documentalists Association, and the support from many other stakeholders including Sipar, Room to Read, SVA, IBBY, French Institute of Cambodia, HSL RUPP and PUC Library has annually organized the Cambodia Book Fair.

The 4th Cambodia Book Fair will take place on 11-13 December 2015 at the National Library of Cambodia with the theme of this year is “Read me today, succeed tomorrow”.

Purposes of the Fair

To raise awareness about availability of books in Khmer or other foreign languages, particularly books about Cambodia and children books.

• To support Cambodian authors/writers and illustrators
• To promote the publishing industry in Cambodia
• To foster a passion for writing among the young generation
• To nurture a love and a habit of reading among the Cambodian population across ages

SEE ALSO: Public Holidays in Cambodia 2016

Who should attend?

The book fair brings together the following groups of stakeholders in Cambodia:

• Publishers/Book stores;
• Organizations promoting literacy and education overall
• Authors/writers/illustrators
• Librarians/archivists/information specialists
• Scholars/researchers/teachers
• Students/parents/children
• Government officials
• General public

Will you join next year? Keep in touch with them on the official Facebook page!

Cambodia Book Fair 2015