Fast Facts

American Express -- For basic American Express services, contact Diethelm Travel (No. 65 Street 240, P.O. Box 99, Phnom Penh; tel. 023/219-151; www.diethelm-travel.com).

Banks & Currency Exchange -- ANZ Bank has many reliable international ATMs in town, the most convenient being at their riverside branch, 265 Sisowath Quay (tel. 023-726-900) Canadia Bank, at No. 265-269 Street 114 (tel. 023/215-286) and Mekong Bank, at 1 Street 114 (tel. 023/217-112) are also in the downtown area and can cash traveler's checks and give cash advances. A Western Union office is at 327 Sisowath Quay (tel. 023/990-688).

Clinics -- The International SOS Medical and Dental Clinic, at No. 161 Street 51 (tel. 023/216-911), is the best place to handle minor emergencies. Naga Clinic, at No. 11 Street 254 (tel. 011/811-175), is another. For any major emergency or injury, however, you'll want to arrange medical evacuation.

Emergency -- For police, dial tel. 117; for fire, dial tel. 118; and for the expat hot line, dial tel. 023/724-793.

Internet -- Internet outlets line riverside Sisowath Street. Hourly access starts at $1 (£0.55). Friendly Web, near Capitol Guesthouse, has good access from its office at No. 199 EO, Street 107 (at the corner of Road 182; tel. 012/843-246). Sunny Internet Cafe has several flat screen computers serving up fast ADSL connections in a bright location at 351 Sisowath Quay (tel. 023-986-629). KIDS is an NGO where American owner Bill Herod brings Internet technology to Khmer students. They have good, inexpensive access in their offices at No. 17A Street 178 (tel. 023/218-452; kids@camnet.com.kh).

Post Office -- The post office is in the north end of town on Street 13, east of Wat Phnom. It's open daily from 6:30am to 5pm and has standard delivery service and an international phone. DHL has an office on No. 28 Monivong Rd. (tel. 023/427-726), and FedEx is at No. 701D Monivong (tel. 023/216-712). There's also a post office at the airport in the outdoor archway between arrivals and departures (across from the Dairy Queen).

Telephone -- The local code for Phnom Penh is 23. International direct dialing is available in most hotels and at the post office. Storefront Internet cafes along Sisowath do inexpensive Internet calls or direct dialing. Cellphones are very popular in the city, and you'll find street-side stalls on wheels where you can make local and international calls for next to nothing, with a good cellular connection.