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by obelisks
Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:49 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Daily publishers banned from leaving country
Replies: 14
Views: 6629
Australia

Re: Daily publishers banned from leaving country

I am living in Thailand but as an Australian citizen if I was still living in Sydney I would be absolutely livid that my government would be spending my tax dollars to give these goons $67.7 million in aid. They are no better than the Mafia. Rewarding a government that is smothering democracy. WTF ...
by obelisks
Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Daily publishers banned from leaving country
Replies: 14
Views: 6629
Australia

Re: Daily publishers banned from leaving country

I am living in Thailand but as an Australian citizen if I was still living in Sydney I would be absolutely livid that my government
would be spending my tax dollars to give these goons $67.7 million in aid. They are no better than the Mafia.
Rewarding a government that is smothering democracy. WTF ?
by obelisks
Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: achtung- new visa rule!
Replies: 40
Views: 18787
Australia

Re: achtung- new visa rule!

AndyKK wrote: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:29 am It may have been last month to give a little breathing time for some nationalities who may not have received their work permits.
Before it was wp and business cert. Change every few months now. :(
It's like it is in Thailand now............. Always changing
by obelisks
Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:25 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Foreigner Riding a Big Motorbike at High Speed Smashes into Tuktuk: Phnom Penh
Replies: 10
Views: 4422
Australia

Re: Foreigner Riding a Big Motorbike at High Speed Smashes into Tuktuk: Phnom Penh

There seem to be a lot of people smashing into other people in Phnom Penh the moment :facepalm:
by obelisks
Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:18 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: What happens if you die in cambodia?
Replies: 41
Views: 9830
Australia

Re: What happens if you die in cambodia?

Your corpse will be taken to a pagoda, or if you are somewhere like Phnom Penh, a hospital with a morgue, for example the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. Your embassy will be notified of your death and they will contact your family. Of course by that time, one of your relatives will have googled ...
by obelisks
Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:04 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: CHRIS KNIGHT (Down & Out Retired New Zealander) Arrested for Locker Room Theft in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Replies: 41
Views: 19255
Australia

Re: Down and out retired New Zealander, CHRIS KNIGHT, arrested for locker room theft

willyhilly wrote: Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:19 am What about his pension?

That's exactly what I thought! Surely you get a regular monthly income after retiring from the Army?
by obelisks
Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Sihanoukville casino workers from Lion Casino protest over unpaid wages
Replies: 15
Views: 5487
Australia

Re: Sihanoukville casino workers from Lion Casino protest over unpaid wages

bangkokhooker wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:47 pm First the hole in the wall Chinese barber shops next multi million dollar casinos and condos.
the ponzi would have collapsed well before then

http://www.scmp.com/news/article/210844 ... me-economy
by obelisks
Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:08 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Frenchman JACQUES JACQUET Under Investigation in Siem Reap After Picking Up Underage Prostitute in Cheers Pub
Replies: 34
Views: 14284
Australia

Re: Frenchman JACQUES JACQUET Under Investigation in Siem Reap After Picking Up Underage Prostitute in Cheers Pub

that genius wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:05 pm Not many govt. officials are earning $650/month

HE only gets $1500/month or thereabouts
LOL is that supposed to be like Donald Trump not claiming any salary at all.
But I bet HE has made quite enough to compensate for such low salary through the back door 8)

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by obelisks
Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Carillion goes bust
Replies: 12
Views: 2833
Australia

Re: Carillion goes bust

The collapse of Carillion lays bare the reality of what is really happening to public services As a nation we either cannot afford the services we demand, including the shiny new hospitals and prisons and the wondrous new rail lines, or we are not willing to pay more taxes to fund these collective ...