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Cambodia goes online amazed the world
Cambodia has never been known widely for being a digital society, where you can expect online services from. My Singapore-based friend lately posted a note of how he satisfied with the way his obtained Cambodia visa for his visit. Using Paypal or Credit Card, visitors can easily make sure that they can get into Cambodia easily via a Web site, which launched since April 2006, is now being managed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. A Japanese American who is currently based in Vietnam also a few more words to amplify the introduction of the e-Visa by the Kingdom of Cambodia.

As this administrative procedure can be handled using the technological power of the Internet, country like Cambodia should have been benefited more by introducing online services to business-people and investors. There is no need to be in queue at Cambodia embassy or consular in your home country; there is no need to pay some extra for the middleman to assist in obtaining the visa for you. The Cambodia e-Visa Web site, with it informative to offer no curiosity, should be considered a role model of successful work having done so far. The site design looks simple and welcoming for its multiple languages. And believe it or not, it also has a Weblog that is probably the first one ever launched by Cambodia’s ministry. As Cambodia, which shares its border with Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, is not an early technology and Internet adopter it’s really amazing to think how the nation has paved the way for other countries in the region. Too long for us to adopt, but not at all to adapt. More: The Internet Use in Cambodia: a Decade Later

Cambodia’s Internet Providers at the battlefield for users
Latest technology news for Cambodian readers today is not about Sony’s battle against Toshiba for the global standard for high-definition DVDs. A news report by The Cambodia Daily’s Stephen Kurczy on Internet Service Providers in Cambodia takes a look at how country moving from being an isolated nation to a state of ready to catch up with others in the region. The report says in just only three years the Cambodian capital is home to 11 ISPs, up from five, to service 24950 subscribers (the statistic provided by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications).

Both the ministry and Mr. Norbert Klein, a pioneer who brought email communication to Cambodia in the early 1990s, estimate that there are about one million people have access to the Internet.

The news article, Nation’s Internet Providers Jostle for Postion in Growing Market, discusses the issue with key players on business prospect. An ISP founder assumed that as more and more young people will be able to communicate in English they will embrace the Internet.

As the boom time hits Cambodia, many significant changes have taken place. Let’s forget all about the new construction sites as it’s going to be a norm that Phnom Penhers will find (what Indonesians are tired of too many shopping malls in Jakarta); forget about the traffic jam and difficulties in mobile phone communication; or even forget about too many Chinese products. Let’s start to foresee what will be the shape and size of Phnom Penh, the country’s largest business center, in the next few years. New tall office buildings get erected to serve some more thousand jobs? The need of having sophisticated way to communicate with each other is high. And yes, the battlefield for the Internet providers will be attractive enough for its audiences to observe. With government policy to encourage business and trade, low cost in communication is one of the best ways to transform Cambodia, a new potential regional market, to be a more competitive player in Southeast Asia.

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