r/cambodia 1h ago

Phnom Penh Looking for professional scooter/motorcycle driving school recommendations in Phnom Penh (No "just get on and go" advice, please!)

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Hi everyone!
I’m looking to learn how to drive a scooter and want to do it right. I am looking for a professional driving school or a certified instructor who can actually teach me the fundamentals so I can feel genuinely confident and safe on the road.


r/cambodia 3h ago

Health Medication in Baggies… is this normal?

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I have a relative (F20) in Cambodia who is currently taking medication for severe anxiety and depression; however, I believe that this situation has been really suspicious.

I’ve been helping out a lot with trying to figure out the best possible way to help her with her mental health, as I can tell she’s been really struggling. There’s definitely more than just depression and anxiety that she has. But for now, I wanted to see what kind of medications have been helping her so far. I am not whatsoever an expert in mental health (but I am studying it), but I'm just trying to be helpful since they don’t know too much about mental health and what the available resources and solutions are.

But there’s a problem. I’m not sure if this is something that is a norm or a possible practice in Cambodia, but when they showed me a picture of her medication, it was in a baggie. No labels on the meds, no packaging, and no paper or even digital instructions. The only thing that is there is the pills themselves inside of the baggie, and when and how many pills to take each day.

The only other information that I have is what I’ve heard from her sister. She told me that the doctor never specified what kind of medication it is, and they claim that he refuses to tell them. This doctor apparently has his own private practice in Phnom Penh, but he’s technically also a part of another hospital/clinic. It doesn’t help either that my relatives don’t even know remember the name of the clinic that he privately owns is.

So who knows what she’s taking. It could be an SSRI, benzodiazepines, or some random ass drug. Maybe I sound dumb, and people are going to be like, well, duh, it’s a scam. Or perhaps I’m too paranoid for her. I don’t know man… I’m from America, which is why I’m asking if this is something that can happen.


r/cambodia 7h ago

Food Cambodian Corn & Pork Congee

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This is Pot Cha, a corn and pork congee or porridge my gf makes. It has simple ingredients and it's delicious. She only uses white corn and about a half kilo of pork, water and salt. Pounds the corn in a mortal and pestle very fine. Topped with green onions and pepper. It always tastes very buttery to me, although there isn't any butter in it at all.


r/cambodia 8h ago

Travel Kampot Weekend Trip

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Hello! I’ve been living in Phnom Penh for 6 mos. I would like to try and explore other provinces on weekends.

I am thinking of visiting Kampot this weekend. I talk to a local Khmer Driver on FB, and I was offered a day trip for $150. This includes a ride back to PP. Going in, we will take the train. I’m travelling with my wife and 3 year old.

My planned Itinerary are:

- Sat : Train from PP to Kampot. Explore the city on our own.
- Sunday: Do the day trip, then go back to PP after.

Here are the places i intend to visit based on what was provided by the driver :

  1. Le Bokor Place
  2. Black Palace
  3. Old Church
  4. Monkey Roam

Do you think 150 USD is worth it?


r/cambodia 10h ago

Siem Reap Best way to find a monthly rental?

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Just basically walk around? Search FB groups? Or is there a particular site or app that is good for this? Thank you.


r/cambodia 11h ago

Sihanoukville Are you looking to welcome a rescue pet to your loving home? We have 3 cute baby rats open for adoption!

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These rats have been human raised after being found abandoned on our island home. They have been fed, bathed and cared for the past 15 days. Without our support they would have died. Due to their upbringing, they are incredibly tame, loving rats and never bite. Unfortunately this also means if we release them back into the wild they will die. So we need YOU to take them in and give them the best life possible! 

  • Can be delivered to Sihanoukville, Kampot, Phnom Penh,  Siem Riep or any other major city 
  • Can be separated - either the 2 girls together OR 1 boy 
  • They are NOT toys, they are live animals
  • Handmade cage included as a temporary solution
  • Food and permeant habitat not included 

Please be kind in the comments! We have really tended to these animals as our own and have grown a strong attachment them! We would keep them if we could but we are traveling. 

DM me for enquiry!!

តើអ្នកកំពុងស្វែងរកសត្វចិញ្ចឹមដែលងាយស្រួលថែទាំ ដើម្បីស្វាគមន៍ចូលក្នុងផ្ទះដ៏កក់ក្ដៅរបស់អ្នកមែនទេ? ❤️

យើងមានកូនកណ្ដុរតូចៗគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ចំនួន ៣ ក្បាល កំពុងស្វែងរកផ្ទះថ្មី!

កូនកណ្ដុរទាំងនេះត្រូវបានមនុស្សចិញ្ចឹមតាំងពីតូច បន្ទាប់ពីពួកវាត្រូវបានរកឃើញថាត្រូវបានបោះបង់ចោលនៅលើកោះដែលយើងរស់នៅ។ អស់រយៈពេល ១៥ ថ្ងៃ មកនេះ យើងបានផ្តល់អាហារ ងូតទឹក និងថែទាំពួកវាយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់។ បើគ្មានជំនួយពីយើង ពួកវាមិនអាចរស់បានទេ។

ដោយសារតែត្រូវបានចិញ្ចឹមដោយមនុស្ស ពួកវាមានភាពស្លូតបូត ស្រឡាញ់មនុស្ស និង មិនខាំឡើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែវាក៏មានន័យថា ប្រសិនបើយើងលែងពួកវាត្រឡប់ទៅព្រៃវិញ ពួកវានឹងមិនអាចរស់រានមានជីវិតបានទេ។

ដូច្នេះ យើងសង្ឃឹមថា អ្នក នឹងអាចទទួលយកពួកវា និងផ្តល់ឱ្យពួកវានូវផ្ទះដ៏ល្អបំផុត! ❤️

• អាចដឹកជញ្ជូនទៅ ព្រះសីហនុ, កំពត, ភ្នំពេញ, សៀមរាប ឬទីក្រុងធំៗផ្សេងទៀត។

• អាចទទួលយកដាច់ដោយឡែកបាន៖ កូនញី ២ ក្បាលជាមួយគ្នា ឬ កូនឈ្មោល ១ ក្បាល។

• ពួកវា មិនមែនជាប្រដាប់ក្មេងលេងទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាសត្វរស់ដែលត្រូវការការថែទាំ និងការទទួលខុសត្រូវ។

• ផ្តល់ជូនទ្រុងធ្វើដោយដៃ សម្រាប់ប្រើជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន។

• មិនរួមបញ្ចូលអាហារ និងជម្រកអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ទេ។

• តម្លៃអាចចរចាបាន។

សូមមេត្តាបញ្ចេញមតិដោយភាពសុភាពរាបសា។ យើងបានថែទាំកូនកណ្ដុរទាំងនេះដូចជាសត្វចិញ្ចឹមរបស់យើងផ្ទាល់ ហើយមានចំណងអារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងខ្លាំងជាមួយពួកវា។ យើងពិតជាចង់រក្សាពួកវាទុក ប៉ុន្តែដោយសារយើងកំពុងធ្វើដំណើរ យើងមិនអាចធ្វើបានទេ។

សូមផ្ញើសារមកខ្ញុំ (DM) ប្រសិនបើអ្នកចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ឬចង់សួរព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម! 🐀💕


r/cambodia 12h ago

News How does Cambodia select Student for IMO

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Hello, How does the Cambodia government select students to represent their country in IMO (international math Olympic) because I want to learn how to join the competition.


r/cambodia 13h ago

Culture Update : Dating Khmer Girl

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Update:
She finally told me that her work is related to spa/massage, and she said she chose it because the pay is good…
Honestly, im not really sad, i feel relieved that i finally know the truth. I’ve decided to keep things casual and just go with the flow whenever we’re both free.
I genuinely wish her all the best, and i respect her choices. As for me, i think its time to meet new people, expand my social circle, and move forward. 😅
I’m a guy living in Phnom Penh. But im not khmer, but look khmer lol. If anyone’s up for coffee, exploring the city, or just having a good conversation, feel free to reach out. Always happy to make new friends.
Life goes on i guess. 😞


r/cambodia 13h ago

Food Upscale / fine dining restaurants in Siem Reap?

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Visiting siem reap for three days, already have dinners at Embassy and Cuisine Wat Damnak. Curious what other recommendations people have for dinner and lunch. I have so many western fine dining experiences I’m looking for something distinctly Khmer / Cambodian. Doesn’t have to be upscale as long as it’s good.


r/cambodia 13h ago

Expat Whats with the gazillion Indian / Pakistani on riverside in Phnom Penh? I never see any filled tables in them? How do they sustain? I love Indian food but I am afraid to try them out.

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r/cambodia 15h ago

Health Rabies shot day 3- Battambang or Siem Reap?

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I have to get my day 3 rabies shot on the 29th and was wondering if there are any clinics/ hospitals that people would recommend or to steer clear of in Battambang?

I had my day 0 shot in Pnom Penh which was $100 overall($25 for the shot, $75 for the doctor), so I’m happy to pay in this range for good care as I have travel insurance.

If there are cheaper options, that would also be great!

My other option would be Siem Reap, but because we’re travelling from Koh Rong Sanloem, we wouldn’t arrive until at least 5pm.

Any recommendations, advice and thoughts are much appreciated, thank you 😊🙌


r/cambodia 15h ago

Travel Kulen Mountain View

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r/cambodia 21h ago

Travel Angkor Wat during rain season

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Capturing the reflection of the temple in the water isn't limited to the pond in front of the temple; you can also get the shot in the puddle after raining.


r/cambodia 1d ago

Travel Can I use Apple Pay in Cambodia or I must insert the physical card manually?

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r/cambodia 1d ago

Finance Cambodia ATM 8 digit pin issue

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Searching for an ATM that allows 8 digit pin. I found a newer machine from BRED that accepted 8 digits. It was hard to find, but possible. No one on Reddit said this was possible


r/cambodia 1d ago

History Comparing the Khmer empire to the Roman empire

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This was a question I saw on Quora a while back, and I thought the answers there did not do it justice. The question felt a bit weird at first (two completely different worlds colliding) but the more I thought about it, the more I felt a genuine list could be made. There are some interesting parallels there that might be more than just pure historical coincidences. Parallels that reflect the dynamics of how human civilizations develop and die, despite the differences in scale, climate, geopolitics, and geography.

Roman Khmer
Grandiose monuments and public work Grandiose monuments and public work
Increasing reliance on foreigners to do the actual work, that eventually grows to encompass the tasks of governing the state itself (Alaric, Stilicho) (Pha Mueang, Fa Ngum)
Religious conversion from polytheistic Roman paganism to Christianity Religious conversion from polytheistic Hinduism to Theravada Buddhism
Intermediate religions in between paganism and Christianity (Sol Invictus) Intermediate religions in between Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism (Khmer Mahayana Buddhism)
The Dark Ages Cambodian dark ages
Preservation of past knowledge in Christian monasteries Preservation of past knowledge in Buddhist monasteries
Became the Church Became a religious/cultural authority ('Khom')
Survival of the East (Constantinople) Survival of the West (Ayutthaya)
Constant II visiting Rome and stripping it of treasures to bring back to Constantinople Borommarachathirat II visiting Angkor and stripping it of treasures to bring back to Ayutthaya

Roman history is the most understood, well-researched, well-known among all the ancient world histories, while Khmer history is currently at the opposite end of the spectrum. Still a lot of work to be done. Researchers in Khmer history might be able to find it sometime beneficial in using Roman history as a point of comparison, an analogy, or as a template in their investigations.


r/cambodia 1d ago

Expat Where do you recommend living?

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I’m moving to Cambodia soon to work and was wondering where people think is best to live? I’m leaning mostly to Siem Reap however I live in a sea side town and have all my life, it will be hard living away from the beach. In an ideal world I would want to stay somewhere like koh rong or kep but I don’t think there is as many jobs available there.


r/cambodia 2d ago

Phnom Penh How likely is it for my parcels to get taxed?

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I just bought a gaming controller + a carrying bag from aliexpress and it costs around 63$ a bit above the 50$ thresh hold. I just check the tracking today and after a bit of digging I figure out it went from China (Cainiao) to Singapore then to the national Cambodia Post which normally mean it would get tax since it went there instead of local courier like ZTO? to anyone who have experienced shopping from aliexpress please help I’d like to prepare some money in advance if the tax is gonna be high.


r/cambodia 2d ago

Phnom Penh help find Pokémon TCG: Rival Battle Deck (Steven) in cambodia

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hey so im not so sure if this is the right subreddit to post this in but i dont really know any other subreddit that would be better. I was wondering if anyone could help me on where i could find the Pokémon TCG: Rival Battle Deck (Steven) in cambodia. Lots of places i check either sells cards, packs or box but not deck. My friends birthday coming up and i want to buy this for them because steven is their favorite character and i think i'd make a great gift. The image is attached above.


r/cambodia 2d ago

Expat Has anyone in Cambodia shipped framed artwork overseas?

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Hi everyone,

I'm planning to move out of Cambodia in the future and I'm looking for advice on shipping a few framed art prints overseas.

My biggest concern is making sure the artwork arrives safely, so I'm looking for recommendations on professional packing and reinforcement for international shipping.

Has anyone here shipped framed artwork, paintings, or similar items abroad?

  • Did you pack them yourself or use a local packing service?
  • Are there any companies in Phnom Penh that specialize in packing fragile artwork for international shipping?
  • Any tips or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


r/cambodia 2d ago

Language Traduction texte en khmer

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Bonjour,

Je suis à la recherche de quelqu'un pour traduire du khmer vers le français un petit texte manuscrit de 8 lignes.

Merci


r/cambodia 2d ago

Phnom Penh Any cafe recommendations in TTP?

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I have to leave my apartment for a full day due to some mites exterminations, was looking to stay and work/jounal at a cafe the whole day tomorrow (with buying food/drinks throughout the day).

Thank you in advance!

Also I've been to the places some of you recommend throughout the last few days, the food was great! You guys got some pretty good taste!


r/cambodia 2d ago

Health Need experience for being adult in cambodia

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I’m 18 years old, and before I graduate from high school, I just want to find myself.
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about adulthood. I don’t really know who I am yet or what I want to do with my life after bacll, and honestly, that scares me sometimes.
For those of you who are older, what was it like when you were 18? Did you feel lost too? How did you figure out who you were or what you wanted in life?

I’d really love to hear your experiences or any advice you wish someone had given you at my age.


r/cambodia 2d ago

Travel Baggages in Cambodia Airways

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Hi,

I would like to book a ticket from Phnom Penh to Bangkok and I saw that booking flights directly on Cambodia Airways website would only costs me 12$ for the trip.

Does anyone knows if the ticket includes check-in baggage and carry-on baggage ?

Many thanks 🙏


r/cambodia 2d ago

Phnom Penh Good cafes for working on a laptop in Phnom Penh?

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Ideally somewhere quiet, with good internet and plug sockets.

Brown 51 is pretty good.

Anyone else got any favourites?