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CAMBODIA
Communications
To send anything by mail it's best to use the main post office in
Phnom Penh, as it's the only place in Cambodia where you can post
letters and be more or less sure that they'll arrive at their destination.
A stamp for a letter to Europe or Australia costs 2300r, and for
a postcard 1800r. Letters to the US cost 2500r, postcards 2100r.
International post is often delivered in around a week, but can
take up to a month, depending on the destination. Post offices are
open every day from 7am until at least 5pm, sometimes later. Poste
restante is also available at the Phnom Penh post office.
Domestic and international calls can be made from guesthouses, hotels,
post offices and public phone booths. Phonecards are usually on
sale at the shop nearest to the phone booth. Making a phone call
in Cambodia, however, is expensive, about double the amount you'd
pay in Bangkok, for example. International calls cost from $3 per
minute in Phnom Penh, while calls from the provinces are generally
more expensive. To phone abroad from Cambodia, dial 00 + IDD country
code + area code minus first 0 + subscriber number. For domestic
directory enquiries phone 1211-5, for international directory enquiries
1201-5.
The cost of Internet access has been sent tumbling by an influx
of Internet cafés. It's now possible to surf for as little
as $4 an hour in Phnom Penh and it's also worth looking out for
special promotions around town. Internet access is also available
in Sihanoukville, Siem Reap and Battambang, although it costs more
than three times as much as in Phnom Penh. |
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