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Cambodia's New Mobile Payment System for International Tourists The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) inaugurated the Bakong Tourists mobile payment system today, August 19, to streamline transactions for travellers, reduce issues with damaged banknotes, promote the riel and boost the tourism sector. NBC governor Chea Serey announced the launch this afternoon in Siem Reap province. "For KHQR payments, we...

Koh Rong Cost Of Living When considering an article on the cost of living on Koh Rong, you have to take into account the prices throughout Cambodia and especially Phnom Penh & Sihanoukville and make a comparison. As a westerner the cost of living anywhere in South East Asia is far usually cheaper than the US, UK, Australia, Europe & South America, so I will just cover some main points from an...

Song Saa Private Island Partners With Slojourn Studio - Studio has recently announced a collaboration with Song Saa Private Island, a renowned luxury resort in Cambodia's Koh Rong Archipelago that is dedicated to sustainability and regenerative travel practices. Established based on the principles of the Song Saa Foundation, which has been supporting communities and preserving the environment in the...

What Is The Best Cambodian Bank To Open An Account? There are quite a few choices for banking in Cambodia, but in my opinion no bank comes close to ABA Bank in terms of ease of use & their mobile app.Being a member of National Bank of Canada Group, ABA Bank is Cambodia’s leading banking institution founded in 1996 as the Advanced Bank of Asia Limited.If you are setting up a company, their Company...

Koh Rong Cost Of Living When considering an article on the cost of living on Koh Rong, you have to take into account the prices throughout Cambodia and especially Phnom Penh & Sihanoukville and make a comparison. As a westerner the cost of living anywhere in South East Asia is far cheaper than usually the US, UK, Australia, Europe & South America, so I will just cover some main points from an...

No Covid-19 Cases on Koh Rong – We Have Re Opened Our Office Hello friends and clients, we are happy to announce our office is open again in Long Set Beach Koh Rong.There have been no cases of Covid-19 on Koh Rong and only 122 cases in Cambodia, with now a 98% recovery rate which should reach 100% within the coming weeks.For all of our friends and clients overseas we wish you a speedy recovery and we...

Koh Rong Property New Office on Long Set Beach We Are Open! Drop in anytime to our new office on Long Set Beach (4k).This is our 4th year providing real estate services on Koh Rong and we aim to give our clients the best service in Cambodia. Services Provided: – Property For Sale & Rent– Quality Construction– Property Management– New Project Planning– Feasibility Studies–...

Warning Regarding Koh Rong Land Purchasing. To all clients and interested investors.Over the last few weeks there has been some issues on Koh Rong regarding land ownership in certain areas.Following this, there have been arrests made by the Anti Corruption Unit of some of the government Island officials in charge of those certain areas.. Not all areas have been affected, but since there is now no...

A Private Island Wedding At Song Saa Your wedding day – arguably one of the most important days of your life – is the occasion when you and your spouse-to-be should go all out. And nothing says it better than having a wedding on a private island! You don’t even need to own a private island to get married on one. Song Saa, a private island in the Cambodia’s southwest Koh Rong archipelago is...

Koh Rong Property Prices & Market Expectations For 2018 Based on a few facts and a little bit of insight, we can attempt to predict Koh Rong land price expectations for 2018. With some beach prices now selling at 10x the price of early 2017, and with many resorts now under construction, expectations are high for property growth this year. In terms of tourist numbers for this coming year, the...