TRAVEL | Markets in Phnom Penh

Central Market
A 1930s Art Deco covered market near the Riverfront (Sisowath Quay) district. The market is well set out, and sells everything from flowers to video games. A typical market place for locals

Sorya Mall
Phnom Penh's main Western-style mall has air conditioning and contains a range of cheap fast food outlets. You can find inside the Lucky Supermarket, the only super market chain in Cambodia I believe

Russian Markets
A plase to buy real designer clothes at a huge discount price. A lot of major brand clothes sold here are deemed unfit to be shipped abroad due to very small fault in the clothing, therefore they are sold here at the Russian market.

There is also a huge western mall which opened recently called the city mall, near the olympic stadium. Can't wait to check all these out!

LIFE | Cambodia: Royal Palace

A rare break in the clouds illuminates the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh last week before heavy rains returned to pummel the capital again on Tuesday.

The Phnom Penh Post, 23 September 2009. Photo by Heng Chivoan

LIFE | Cambodia: Pchum Ben holiday and Teukai geckos

The streets around Wat Phnom teem with traffic as Cambodians begin their annual exodus from the capital to their hometowns ahead of this weekend's Pchum Ben holiday, when they will spend time with family and make offerings to their ancestors. An estimated 800,000 vehicles from the capital are expected to clog the Kingdom's roads.

The Phnom Penh Post, Friday 18 September 2009. Photo by Heng Chivoan.

Two teukai geckos hiss in the grass in Takeo province on Saturday. According to Khmer belief, these geckos will jump on anyone who touches them, attaching themselves around the neck, and can only be removed by seven virgins. The tone and number of bizarre cries they make in the night are also believed to hold the power to predict exam results and quality of a future marriage partner.

The Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday 09 September 2009. Photo by Tracey Shelton.

LIFE | Flood in Phnom Penh

Beb, 3, defies the floodwater encroaching on his Chhbar Ampov commune home in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. The severe storms that have been lashing Cambodia for the past few weeks have so far killed nine people, destroyed 28,949 hectares of rice and damaged 13,638 homes, according to the National Disaster Committee.

The Phnom Penh Post, Wednesday 16 September 2009. Photo by Sovan Philong

LIFE | Fighting Fish in Cambodia

Municipal police broke up a fish-fighting and -betting ring in Chamkarmon district on Saturday, arresting 23 people and confiscating 72 fish. In a typical fight, two Siamese fighting fish - native to the rice paddies of Cambodia - are placed in one jar, prompting a mutual attack. The victor is declared when one retreats to the jar's perimeter, the other in hot pursuit. The activity becomes illegal when the owners of the fish bet on the outcome. Municipal Police Chief Touch Naruth said the 23 men were briefly re-educated and then released. "It is not as serious as card-playing, but it is still gambling," he said.

The Phnom Penh Post, Monday 07 September 2009. Photo by Heng Chivoan.

BUSINESS | The Airbus has landed in Cambodia

Ground staff at Phnom Penh International Airport walk past a new Airbus A321 delivered Wednesday to the Kingdom's new national carrier Cambodia Angkor Air. The airline - a joint venture between the Cambodian government and Vietnam Airlines - plans to use the aircraft to expand its services. The Airbus will begin flights on Saturday, an official said Tuesday. Photo by Heng Chivoan. Source: The Phnom Penh Post, Thursday 3 September 2009.

LIFE | Phnom Penh

Street seller Phar Sideth runs to meet a potential customer in front of the Royal Palace on Tuesday. The 14-year-old said he works every day selling three small bags of corn and beans for 500 riels (US$0.12) for feeding pigeons in the park. Photo by Sovan Philong. Source: The Phnom Penh Post Thursday 27 August 2009.