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Money scams are not only crossing countries but also happening inside the country. Both during and after the pandemic, scammers targeted Cambodians, particularly through social media.  While there are a variety of scams, this article will focus on two specific examples. Pen-producing workers There was an account on social media posting that they needed local people, staying in Phnom Penh and in provinces, to work as pen producers. They stated that they had all the necessary parts for the pens and only required individuals to assemble them. Furthermore, they asserted that individuals could perform this task from their homes.  Cambodian women, especially housewives, were interested because they needed money to help support their husbands. When they contacted the page, they were instructed to send money first through online platforms (not a bank), with the claim that this was necessary in case they didn’t work or if they sold the pens to obtain cash themselves. The amount depende...

Most people like to ask what kind of business they can be successful in when they start it. As the experienced people told them to select target customers and then find a kind of business that matches their needs, the newbies usually asked what kind of business can match all types of customers. It's hard to answer because no business can serve all customers. However, if you are the newbie and you insist on finding that business, you can try this challenge. There are five people, including you. It’s mealtime, and you are assigned to be a cook. One person is a vegan; one eats only fish but not seafood; one avoids vegetables and freshwater food; one avoids all kinds of eggs; you avoid dairy; and all five avoid canned foods.  If you can find a food that matches all five, then you will have a chance to be a successful businessman fast.

This is a question that people, especially those who work in the office, usually ask themselves. Honestly, who doesn’t want to own their own house? Everyone wants privacy. But is it wise to take out a loan from the bank to purchase a house? Most people might think buying a house is better than renting if they save money and have a salary, because after many years, they still won't own the house. In contrast, if they take a loan to buy a house, their monthly payments may be similar, but eventually, the house will belong to them.  It is not wrong to think that way, but you should consider it carefully because even with a salary and a stable living situation, a small change could significantly impact your entire life.  Therefore, if you are considering taking out a bank loan to purchase a house, evaluate your finances and overall economic situation in the following ways: How many sources of income do you have?  If you have only one source of income, you might pos...

Please allow me to share a story. It’s a true story, narrated by a person named A, who lived near them. This event occurred many years ago in Phnom Penh. There was a flat near A's house. A couple asked for a space in front of that flat to set up a small store to sell beverages.  Daily, the wife was at the store, and the husband worked as a motor-dub driver. However, the husband found time to assist his wife at the store.  In A's house, there was a garden with some tall grasses. One day, the husband approached A and expressed his willingness to help cut the grasses, stating that he had not set a price and that A could pay him any amount he considered fair. Since no one else was available, A agreed to hire the husband to cut the grasses. After finishing the chore, the husband told A that if A needed someone to cut the grasses again, he could call him anytime. Not only did A benefit, but the husband also offered to do any work for other houses around the store in exchange for som...

November 2025 appeared to be a season of disasters for Asia. These disasters include floods, wildfires, and landslides. However, the news, including on TV and social media, discussed the problem, the casualty, and the helpers, but no one mentioned how to prevent it or protect against it. It’s not new. These disasters occur annually, yet victims continue to suffer while the government seems to be making slow progress in addressing these issues. Especially during the internet and AI era, individuals who are not directly affected by the disaster often enjoy posting on social media or creating content to discuss it, showcasing their sad expressions or tears.  From a business perspective, this behavior is beneficial and effective because it generates revenue for those involved. If we look at it from the perspective of humanity, it’s not good. But is this the only way? Can we combine these two together? It is possible to integrate business and humanity simultaneously. For, for in...

It’s difficult to give a straight answer, but there is a true story that might help you decide. In Phnom Penh, in a local market, there was an old lady walking daily to search for box paper, steel bottles, and plastic bottles in dustbins in the market. There were some sellers in the market who thought about sharing their money to rent a store for her to sell anything she wanted to. But she said no.  Why?  The reason was that she had previously been one of the sellers in this market as well. She rented a store where she sold hairpins and other hair decoration items. Then she saw that the earnings she got daily were for the store fee only. Therefore, she decided to quit the business and opted to collect garbage for sale, as previously mentioned. She said that what she earned from the garbage was in her pocket, and she didn’t have to worry about paying the rental fee at the end of the month like before. When she earned less, she spent less; when she earned much, she spent and s...

In Cambodia, stores often use promotional tactics by offering discounts to customers. It works, but not very well, possibly due to a few reasons: - The customer service is not satisfactory. - The product quality seems down. - The place is not hygienic. Consequently, despite the stores' efforts to attract customers with discounts, few customers are actually drawn in. So, what techniques can be used to win over customers' hearts? First, they ask for the customers’ opinions and comments. Second, they analyze and improve their offerings based on the needs of their customers. At last, they thank the customers. Afterward, they relaunch the discounts along with additional gifts for the customers. Yes, it works very well.    

It’s a question that people who want to start a business always ask themselves. Should or should not? Let’s do a simple test. You want to start a business, which needs one hundred. You go to the bank, and the bank says that your house can make you get two hundred, but you have to pay ten per month to the bank. Then you  will tell yourself that you can do it because you will spend only one hundred to start that business, and you will have one hundred left, which you can use to pay the bank for ten months. In addition, during ten months, you will work hard to earn and save money, and you don’t think you won't make it. If you have such an idea, ninety percent, you will fail. Hence, it is better not to take the risk.

There were two people. Both of them owned a building. They made their own building into small rooms for rent. One at a low price and one at a higher price. However, the higher-priced building got more customers than the low-priced one.  The owner of the low-price building wondered, so he went to have a chit-chat with the customers of the high-priced building and took a chance to ask for their opinions. The customers said they chose to rent a room in the high-priced building because it was clean. Not only the room but also the whole building. Starting from the gate, stairs, balcony, and the room. All things in the building were not new or modern but clean and tidy. The same, there was a cloth store. The clothes were beautiful, well designed, and made of good fabric, and the price was acceptable, but there were fewer customers. The owner thought it might be because their product was not a famous brand name, but the fact was the customers didn’t like the physical store. They complaine...

How long did it take to produce this video? Well, it took about two hours. How to make it: - First, draw pictures: a pot and a person on MS PowerPoint. - Second, add animation to the person drawing. - Third, save it as a video. - Fourth, edit the video in a video editor. What is a part that took a longer time to make? The part that shows how the hands get a serious problem. It’s an important section because we need to make the audiences understand that the hands were not better but became worse and worse without telling them in words.  

If you want to find out how you can make money, you should ask whoever is naturally poor. The words "natural poor" refer to anyone who can’t make money, by nature, not because they are uneducated or disabled.  Who are the natural poor? There are two: Old people - because they don’t have the strength to do work like when they are young. Kids - because it’s illegal to work and they have to rely on their parents. So, if you want to know how to make money, you should ask the old-age people and kids under 10 years old what they will do if they want to make money on their own. Collect all their ideas and read them thoroughly; you will find a new and amazing one or two ideas that are very useful.  

What is Selfie Bank? It’s not a bank; it’s self-saving at home, but calling it a ‘selfie bank’ is just to make it attractive and interesting. This creation is derived from the technique of bank business. In general, we put money in the bank, and the bank will give us interest. So, selfie bank uses the same method, but we put money into our savings box, and we give interest to ourselves.  The differences between the bank and selfie bank Bank - We put money in, and the bank gives us interest. - The bank gives low interest. - We need to wait for a long period. - The bank sets the rule. Selfie bank - We put money in, and we give interest to ourselves. - We give high interest. - It is not long. - We set the rule. For instance, We put USD 10.00 into the savings box. Then we determine that if money can stay in the box for one week, we will give interest of USD 1.00. And we can repeat this action till we get the amount that we are planning to save. Remarks Even though this is not a way to ...

Per day, if you are a newbie, you should post three videos. When your account gains recognition, you can decrease to posting one a day or three a week. As well, you need to pay attention to time. If you choose not to post at the correct time, it will take longer to make your account get traffic. In addition, content is very important. If your content is not attractive, you can’t get attention from the audiences.  However, if your content is attractive but the audiences can’t use it to get benefits for their work or life, your account will still not be able to stand high. The suggested time to post videos: - Morning, between 7am and 9am - Lunchtime, between 11am and 1pm - Evening, between 4pm and 6pm - Night, between 7pm and 9pm.

TVC is short for television commercial. It can be called a TV commercial too. What is it used for? TVC is created to promote and advertise about a product or service through media such as television, social media, etc. It saves time but wastes money, but it is needed because it’s helpful, especially for a new business owner that wants to tell the people about their products or service. Can we produce a cheap price? Even though it needs much money to make it, there’s still a way to produce a TVC that spends little money and is effective. It’s an animation TVC. Do we need to know how to draw to make an animation TVC? Well, it’s good if we know how to draw; if we don’t know, we still can do it, but we have to have knowledge related to technology, especially computer and video editing software.  Is this job hard? In this world, there is no job that is easy. It becomes easy when we find a way to do it, and then we do it daily and regularly.