Color photos began to appear in 1998, after the New York Times proved it was safe. But the technology, such as it is, takes a back seat to the editorial product. Because the foreign press is always in a precarious situation in Cambodia, the editing has to be very tight, with a constant mind to how the paper could have been affected if we got something wrong. We also tried to keep it consistent and grammatically correct because so many of the readers used it for their English studies. You may interested in skimming the stylebook I compiled for use at the Daily .
Costs are fairly low here, though high by third world standards.
Don't come here if you plan to get rich through honest work, though. Not at all essential, but certainly useful. English is far more popular and commonly known among Cambodians in towns. It couldn't hurt, though you wouldn't develop much in the way of contacts. I would advise you to come here for the various facets of the experience itself.