Interesting; I see the opposite. I lived in Cambodia for a few years on and off but I spent 99 per cent of my time with locals (Khmers, Chinese-Khmers, Cham, and Vietnamese). I never saw a Westerner treating a Khmer like a slave or colonial subject, but I saw many Khmers being treated as such by fel...

When I moved to Phnom Penh a few years back I could speak Mandarin a lot better than Khmer. One young Chinese man with a business in Cambodia told me "keep practicing your Chinese and don't bother to learn Khmer as this country will be Chinese soon." If we look at the history, in the 1970s...

GSM has great potential to be a fun place for tourists and expats to hang out and spend money but a certain racket has ruined it so far. Half the time I went there someone would toss a bag of whatever on my lap or try to get me into some drug-related conversation. The foreigners were the worst somet...

It's just that CNN is better at what it does. They could run a segment ostensibly criticising a position or person that in fact builds support for that that position or person in the mind of the audience. Likewise they are better at appearing critical to internal interests in order to establish the ...

OP, you okay? Do you plan to come to PP anytime soon? I'll buy you a soda if Im in town.

To the OP: Honestly you seem like an alright guy and I believe some of what you say but please take it from someone who has lived with a so-called "NGO girl" for a long time now: do not go down this path. Things are not what they seem in Cambodia. Stay away from NGOs and avoid pointing fin...

i am scared to ride in PP and it is not because of my age. i had a 45 minute commute for about 8 months and saw countless accidents. I don't blame you. I have been riding motorbikes of all sorts for 50 years and riding in Phnom Penh for over 20. Over the last two years riding in Phnom Penh has got ...

Wife's comment looking over my shoulder:

"She not 23. This girl near 40 already."

Someone once told me that no one lasted in Sihanouk's, the Russians didn't, neither will the Chinese..or will they?😯 I have bad news for you, the Chinese are going to last. The barangs that came here never bought any significant investment, if the US or Europe wanted to have more influence here, th...

She only got a 6mnths curfew, if it had been a bloke that did it he would have got jail time. With this sentence you would have to say the Judge and the victim; " dropped a bollock". And £500 compensation. Here's a link that isn't Russia Today. I don't want to sound like a second Ronny, b...