The Phnom Penh Visitors Guide 62nd

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Phnom Penh offers what is probably some of the most widely available free wifi in Southeast Asia - at restaurants, bars, coffee shops and most hotels and guesthouses. Public internet shops are becomeing rarer can still be found in popular tourist areas such the riverfront, running about 2000R-4000R/hour. Cell phone SIM cards with internet access can be purchased very inexpensively on arrival at the airport and phone shops in town. (See ‘Telephones’ next page.) Banks Most banks are open from 8:00 to 16:00, Monday through Friday. Some are also open Saturday mornings. Several are located along Street 114 between Monivong and Norodom Blvds. A few of the more popular banks with tourists and expats include: ABA Bank #148 Sihanouk Blvd. (J-9) Tel: 023-225333 Acleda Bank Plc. #61 Monivong Blvd. (E-8) Tel: 023-99444 4 Bred Bank #30 Preah Norodom Blvd (41) Tel: 023 999 222 Canadia Bank #315, Monivong Blvd. (F-8) Tel: 023-868222 Cambodia Public Bank #110, Monivong Blvd. (F-8) Tel: 023-868222 Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) #3 Street 114 (F-9) Tel: 023-862111 Maybank #43 Preah Norodom Blvd (41) Tel: 023-210123 MekongBank Phnom Penh Tower, Monivong (J-9) Tel: 023-424993 PPCB #217 Preah Norodom Blvd Tel:023-999 500 Internet Credit Cards Visa and MasterCard (MC) are the most widely accepted credit cards. Local cards from J Trust Royal Bank. (JTR) and the GoldDot card (GD) fromACLEDA Bank are both widely accepted. Many businesses charge commission on credit card payment. Cash Transfers International cash transfers can be done through Western Union and Moneygram. For domestic money transfer, Wing is very popular, with locations across the country in convenience stores, mobile phone shops and money changers.

All foreign embassies in Cambodia are located in Phnom Penh. Vietnam also maintains consulates in Sihanoukville and Battambang. Foreign Embassies Australia #16B Ntl Assembly (Map K-13) 023-213470 Belgium Phnom Penh Cntr (Map K-12) 023-214024 Brunei 237 Street 51 (Map L-10) 023-211457 Bulgaria #227-229 Norodom (Map K-11) 023-217504 Czech Rep #216 Norodom (Map O-11) 023-726623 China #156 Mao Tse Toung (Map M-7) 023-720920 Cuba #98 Street 214 (Map I-8) 023-213965 France #1 Monivong (Map C-8) 023-430020 Germany #76-78 Street 214 (Map I-9) 023-216381 India #5 Street 466 (Map N-11) 023-210912 Indonesia #1 Street 466 (Map N-11) 023-217934 Japan #194 Norodom (Map N-11) 023-217161 Kuwait Le Royal Hotel (Map E-8) 023-981172 Laos #15 Mao Tse Toung (Map M-10) 023-983632 Malaysia #220-2 Norodom (Map O-11) 023-216176 Malta #10 Street 360 (Map L-10) 023-212742 Myanmar #181 Norodom (Map M-11) 023-223761 N. Korea #39 Suramarit (Map J-11) 023-217013 Pakistan #45 Street 310 (Map K-10) 023-996890 Philippines #15z Street 422 (Map N-10) 023-215145 Poland #767 Monivong (Map N-9) 023-217782 Russia #213 Sothearos (Map L-12) 023-210931 Singapore #129 Norodom (Map I-11) 023-221875 S. Korea #50, 52 Street 214 (Map I-9) 023-211901 Sweden Phnom Penh Tower (Map J-9) 023-861700 Switzerland #50 Street 334 (Map L-9) 023-218305 Thailand #196 Norodom (Map N-11) 023-726306 Turkey #01 Street 254 (Map J-10) 023-863086 UK #27-29 Street 75 (Map D-8) 023-427124 USA Cnr Street 96/51 (Map E-9) 023-728000 Vietnam #436 Monivong (Map N-10) 023-726274

Money

Exchange rate: US$1=~4095R (Sep 2019) Money

Though Cambodian riel (KHR) is the official currency, US dollars are in common use. Many businesses set their prices in US dollars. Change of less than a dollar is given in riel. When accepting money, inspect the bills. Marred riel is acceptable, but the tiniest tear in a large US note renders it unusable.

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