Username Taken wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:04 pm What's a News Angkor

A journo on beers?

How is it that a man with a net worth of $800,000 can't afford to renew his visa?

Bob Couttie Net Worth is
$800,000

https://biographynetworth.com/bob-couttie-net-worth-3/

I think it would make sense if Thailand and Cambodia just reciprocally informed each other when they were planning to deport someone next door, and gave their neighbor a chance to refuse. That way Cambodia could avoid getting all the Thailand rejects, and vice versa.

Thailand scrutinizes many down and out Westerners and visa runners at borders and airports, you'd think they'd want to know. Even Cambodia scrutinizes Indians and Africans and demands to see cash up front from them, again I think they'd want to know if someone is getting deported from Thailand. A little cooperation here from both countries could keep them from being the place where down and out Westerners who end up costing them money turn up.

Stramash23 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 3:56 pm
He also did not get any sort of 'deported' stamp on his passport and is now in Manila.

There is no way he paid his overstay costs - he didn't have 2 100 riel notes to rub together.

That may be true, but he had money to buy a ticket to the Philippines via Bangkok, and to change or re-buy that ticket when immigration detained him. Also, according to his very public Facebook page, he asked on his way to Manila "Does Lazada deliver COD to the Philippines" and then upon arrival he stood in a long line to change money. Maybe he's not as destitute as he led some people to believe.

Bob Couttie's fortunes changed when he signed up with that Saraswati Publisher Outfit.

https://saraswatipublishingcambodia.com/portfolio/

Stramash23 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 3:56 pm

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 2:23 pm

Pizzalover wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 2:17 pmYou post speculative shit just to vent your own condescending BS.

Speculative shit? The story is true, I was joking that the multiple people I heard it from are totally unreliable. This site is full of news stories about overstayers being arrested, complete with names and photos. I don't recall those stories offending you. Yet when I post about a guy who got arrested but has not been featured in the news, and I even leave out his name, it's a condescending "shit topic" that's beneath discussion on CEO?

He also did not get any sort of 'deported' stamp on his passport and is now in Manila.
There is no way he paid his overstay costs - he didn't have 2 100 riel notes to rub together.

Didn't you publish his book? Great advertisement for you if your author doesn't have your support and couldn't even earn 200 Riel.

RickyBobby wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 2:42 am Didn't you publish his book? Great advertisement for you if your author doesn't have your support and couldn't even earn 200 Riel.

Come on, he didn't say the guy couldn't earn 200 riel. He said he didn't have 200 riel when he got arrested for overstay. Two totally different things.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:02 pm
how did he end up down and out in Kampot??

I don't know him, but he posted a video on Facebook today which made me think "Oh, he's a crazy person."

He almost had me fooled. There are so many sane people in Kampot after all.