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- Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:02 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Cambodia's KTV and Beer Garden Ladies have Nowhere to Go
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10486
Re: Cambodia's KTV and Beer Garden Ladies have Nowhere to Go
"I need to find money before Khmer New Year," said Srey Sokhoeun. Like many of her peers, she is expected to return home flush with cash for the traditional three-day holiday in mid-April. "If I don't have money as expected, I don't think I can go home," she said. 'If I don't ha...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Virus vs Economy
- Replies: 84
- Views: 16341
Re: Virus vs Economy
I guess this applies to every country in the world as opposed to just Cambodia, but it will happen here too (probably worse when you look at the numbers) A couple of quick examples before we start: 1 - A young girl in the UK commited suicide because she couldn't handle the thought of being in lockd...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:23 pm
- Forum: General Chatter
- Topic: Virus vs Economy
- Replies: 84
- Views: 16341
Re: Virus vs Economy
I think western democracies will insure their populations do not become destitute. Hence the multi trillion dollar bill just passed in America. Thailand and Korea have exceptionally high suicide rates and yet very different standards of living. I am sure mental health problems will raise both in car...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:30 am
- Forum: Video And Entertainment
- Topic: Bob Dylan's first song in eight years
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2542
Re: Bob Dylan's first song in eight years
JFK was in Dallas because he was campaigning in 63 for reelection in 64. His reelection was not in the bag. Acting like he beat Nixon in a landslide and was so popular is rewriting history. He would of been destroyed by the internet and press if he was running today for his extramarital affairs. Be...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: Asinine Arena (Enter at Your Own Risk)
- Topic: Let's go to war
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4630
Re: Let's go to war
Pretty early to get all jacked up on MAGA kool-aid isn t it? ...or the CCP poison. No one holds a gun to your head and tells you that you must purchase Chinese goods. I agree the world has seen the flaw of replacing goods made in their home country with cheap Chinese products. The richest family in...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:53 am
- Forum: Asinine Arena (Enter at Your Own Risk)
- Topic: Let's go to war
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4630
Re: Let's go to war
The USA is already at war with China, and guess who is winning. While most wars have been fought with old traditional weapons this war is being fought by trying to destroy the economy of another country. China knows it cannot win a conventional war against the USA and all its allies but it knows it...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: The Rest Of The World
- Topic: Following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak - News and Discussion
- Replies: 3506
- Views: 656671
Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in Cambodia as it Happens- News and Discussion
3,600 dead in Spain. So quickly. one blink, and i fear that could happen in Cambodia which has almost zero pandemic suppression measures in place :thumb: and still allows mass gatherings, no masks,( when every other asia country 90% of the people wear them, be they useful or not) or keeping any dis...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:27 am
- Forum: Thailand News and Discussion
- Topic: Thailand closes borders to foreigners
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5397
Re: Thailand closes borders to foreigners
current lock down, closed borders is till april 30th after that, sorry, crystal ball broken... :-) Look at what happened in Malaysia since they locked their country, infections still increased. https://cambodiaexpatsonline.com/post407556.html?hilit=malaysia#p407556 True but it is being increased by...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:59 pm
- Forum: Thailand News and Discussion
- Topic: Thailand closes borders to foreigners
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5397
Re: Thailand closes borders to foreigners
No worry, we go Cambodia instead, we always welcome there.