A N N O U N C I N G Let's start this gorgeous Sunday morning with a new announcement addition to the growing PDP Management family. Originally from #SiemReap, the 18-year-old Saro Sao (@Sao_saro) moved to #PhnomPenh two months ago to find employment and education opportunities in the capital. In just this short period, Saro has already jump started his modeling ambitions by securing a regular gig with @ZandoCambodia, one of the city's largest clothing store. Aside from modeling, Saro enjoys photography, swimming, and playing with computers. #khmerhecan #managedbypdp (at Phnom Penh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvnr5B3ljkb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p6buty9nq97

Thursdays at 2 PM I meet up with three members of the @WEduShare វីឌូស៊ែរ Media Team—offering copywriting lessons—as part of the @impacthubpp Mentorship Program. - Kimheng (left) is a third year student at the Royal University of #PhnomPenh’s (RUPP) Department of Media Communications (DMC). A native of Kandal province, Kimheng spent 10 weeks as an intern for Voice of America - VOA, where she not only wrote articles, but dabbled with some photojournalism and films. - Buntheng is a first year student at Paññāsāstra University of #Cambodia (PUC) in mass communication. He writes blog posts for WeDu Share and spends his spare time taking care of his pet hamster, Hammy. - Neradey, a type of flower, means “southwest” in #Khmer. She is a third year student at RUPP’s DMC and also a former intern at VOA. She enjoys all forms of writing, especially in Khmer language, though admits experiencing writer’s block all too frequently. - wedushare.com - 📷: @currynompang - #khmerhecan #khmershecan (at TEKHUB)

Somvannda Kong is a tech entrepreneur. Two of his personal ventures include Tos Fund, a #GoFundMe like concept for #Cambodians and AI Solutions, a mobile app start up. Over coffee, we talked about the state of the Kingdom's tech scene, the need to promote original Khmer artists inside and outside the diaspora, and the future of social media. Peep his hustle: tosfund.com and aisolution.biz. 🙌🏼 - #khmerhecan #supportkhmerentrepreneurs #imeetcoolpeopleeveryday (at Park Cafe Trar Sork Paem)

Never settle for mediocrity. #2017goals #khmerhecan

After lunch and some down time at Aeon Mall, we visited #Cambodia's first policy research center, Future Forum. Founded by #Khmer American Virak OU, Ou and Spean II covered a wide range of topics such as art and censorship, diaspora issues, and the state of democracy in the country. Ou has lived in #PhnomPenh for over 12 years, heavily quoted by international press and is recognized as one of the country's leading independent political commentators. - #khmerhecan #spean2

Monirath Siv is an Ivy League educated #Khmer American from #LongBeach, CA. After finishing his Masters at #Penn in 2014, Monirath returned to #PhnomPenh after a ten year hiatus to create the non-profit Teach For #Cambodia (TFC)to tackle the problem of country's public education system. "Classrooms is where the problem starts," said Siv. TFC wants to bring the best people of rare leadership skills into the classroom to solve this problem." - teachforcambodia.com - #aneakajun #khmerhecan (at Village Roast Duck Cambodia)

What can I say about Rithy Thul. Dude bikes everywhere from his Tuol Kork home. He hasn't touched alcohol in years. And I think he has the coolest hair I have seen (so far) in Phnom Penh. This #Cambodian hipster is a serial entrepreneur and start-up business promoter in Cambodia. Since 2008, Rithy has started, co-founded, or assisted in over 50 small start-ups in the kingdom. We chopped it up for a couple of hours this morning at one of his ventures, Comm.ON #PhnomPenh, a collaborative business networking center for startup entrepreneurs. It's young leadership like Rithy that makes me believe that #Cambodia is on the right path for a brighter future. - rithythul.com - #khmerhecan #supportkhmerentrepreneurs

Young designers of Golden West Design Lab. #generationforward #khmerhecan