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Job site seeks to curb dangerous migration
The NGO Open Institute has launched a new online service that aims to help Cambodian unskilled labourers find jobs within the country as part of an effort to discourage worker migration in hopes of reducing human trafficking. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/job-site-seeks-curb-dangerous-migration
Hope for solving community-level problems as ICT reshapes life in Cambodia
Just ten years ago, Cambodians relied on dingy, storefront Internet businesses if they wanted to get online. Computers were old, power cuts were frequent, and overhead fans creaked along in a failing attempt to keep customers cool as they paid per minute to “surf” the ...
Aun Chhengpor
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/hope-for-solving-community-level-problems-as-ict-reshapes-life-in-cambodia/3360641.html
Smartphone ownership exploded since ’13: study
The number of Cambodians who own at least one smartphone has almost doubled since 2013, helping put the Kingdom on track to having more than half of its population accessing the web in about a year, according to a new study.Almost 95 per cent of ...
Charles Rollet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/smartphone-ownership-exploded-13-study
Controversial Facebook internet service launched in Cambodia
A controversial Facebook platform that offers users free Internet —but a limited choice of websites and apps—was launched in Phnom Penh on Thursday in cooperation with mobile operator Smart Axiata, its CEO said on Friday. ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/controversial-facebook-internet-service-launched-in-cambodia-97093/
Disaster alert system begins
Starting today, residents of Banteay Meanchey, Pursat and Kampong Thom provinces can enroll in a disaster-response calling service through their phones in anticipation of the impending rainy season. ...
Rebecca Moss
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/disaster-alert-system-begins