As Cambodia's online infrastructure gets more sophisticated, students are turning to cafes in greater numbers for work, play or simply keeping in touch with friends and family
Business is roaring for internet cafes in Phnom Penh as students flock to research school papers, chat with friends and explore the growing online resources available in Cambodia.
Sem Samnang, owner of Lucky Sky internet cafe, said he gets as many as 40 or 50 regular users each day.
"I can earn up to 150,000 riels (US$37.50) or 200,000 riels every day," he said, adding that most of his customers are students. He charges 2,000 riels per hour of usage.
"Students come here to study, or they talk online with friends and download music," Sem Samnang said.
Bak Phaly, who studies information technology at Norton University in Phnom Penh, calls the internet a "world library" that provides vital resources for students who sometimes cannot get the study materials they need from professors.
"The internet is very important because it has millions of documents," Bak Phaly said. "I spend more time now at internet cafes to get what I need for my studies."
What Bak Phaly needs, however, is not always school related. "I like to use the internet to talk with my friends or download new songs," he said.
TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP
Cambodian youths use the internet at a cafe in Phnom Penh. Sem Samnang, owner of Lucky Sky internet cafe, said he gets as many as 40 or 50 regular users each day.
"I can earn up to 150,000 riels (US$37.50) or 200,000 riels every day," he said, adding that most of his customers are students. He charges 2,000 riels per hour of usage.
"Students come here to study, or they talk online with friends and download music," Sem Samnang said.
Bak Phaly, who studies information technology at Norton University in Phnom Penh, calls the internet a "world library" that provides vital resources for students who sometimes cannot get the study materials they need from professors.
"The internet is very important because it has millions of documents," Bak Phaly said. "I spend more time now at internet cafes to get what I need for my studies."
What Bak Phaly needs, however, is not always school related. "I like to use the internet to talk with my friends or download new songs," he said.
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