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by oasisbarhatien
Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:27 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: The current exodus to Cambodia
Replies: 28
Views: 5150
Vietnam

Re: The current exodus to Cambodia

A few weeks ago Vietnam decided to cancel/void all visas in the country not tied to Work Permit or a Marriage. This means possibly thousands living in Vietnam are looking for a temporary or permanent new home. Many are choosing Cambodia. This is good news for anyone in Phnom Penh etc. who is runnin...
by oasisbarhatien
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:08 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: The current exodus to Cambodia
Replies: 28
Views: 5150
Vietnam

Re: The current exodus to Cambodia

A few weeks ago Vietnam decided to cancel/void all visas in the country not tied to Work Permit or a Marriage. This means possibly thousands living in Vietnam are looking for a temporary or permanent new home. Many are choosing Cambodia. This is good news for anyone in Phnom Penh etc. who is runnin...
by oasisbarhatien
Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:30 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Phu Quoc, no longer the 'last paradise' of Vietnam?
Replies: 39
Views: 8319
Vietnam

Re: Phu Quoc, no longer the 'last paradise' of Vietnam?

In 2018, the Prime Minister of Vietnam signed off on a 99 year lease agreement on the entire island of Phu Quoc, with a Chinese company backed by the Chinese government. Freehold land titles were extinguished. Utter nonsense... https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/vietnamese-protest-amid-fear...
by oasisbarhatien
Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:15 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Phu Quoc, no longer the 'last paradise' of Vietnam?
Replies: 39
Views: 8319
Vietnam

Re: Phu Quoc, no longer the 'last paradise' of Vietnam?

with reference to the last poster, I think you will find that although such a proposal was actually made by the CPV, after large scale protest on the streets of Vietnam , and re-consideration of the proposed legislation by the PM and Vietnamese Government, "The act succumbed to pressure and was...
by oasisbarhatien
Wed May 19, 2021 2:25 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Living in Vietnam - Places You Like, or Dislike
Replies: 17
Views: 3956
Vietnam

Re: Living in Vietnam - Places You Like, or Dislike

I completely agree with the last poster.I first came to Ha Tien over 12 years ago,and liked the place so much ,we moved here a year later from Thailand,where we had run a hotel/bar/restaurant in Pattaya for 4 years.It has changed a lot here in that 12 years,the road to the border on the Cambodian si...
by oasisbarhatien
Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:57 am
Forum: Businesses For Sale
Topic: Beach Resort for Rent in Koh Rong: 25 cents per sqm rental cost
Replies: 14
Views: 13329
Vietnam

Re: Beach Resort for Rent in Koh Rong: 25 cents per sqm rental cost

Maybe I am missing something,but the figures don't seem to add up.How is $5000 a month for 12,000 m2 a rent of 25c per m2 ,it would need to be $3000 a month to equate to that rent per m2 :please:
by oasisbarhatien
Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Kampot to Pho Quoc with own car
Replies: 4
Views: 2337
Vietnam

Re: Kampot to Pho Quoc with own car

AFAIK a foreigner is no longer allowed to drive a Cambodian registered car in through the border to Vietnam.They used to let people do it,but as I understand it,they don't now.if you have a Cambodian driver and car,they can bring it in,but there is some paperwork and payment involved on the Vietname...
by oasisbarhatien
Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: HI Serra, author. Fiction??
Replies: 11
Views: 3486
Vietnam

Re: HI Serra, author. Fiction??

Yes,my posting name is a bit of a giveaway!!.We have the Oasis bar here in Ha Tien,been here 9 years now,and I'm still more or less the only foreigner living here,although more seem to be looking to move to Vietnam from Cambodia for various reasons.
by oasisbarhatien
Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:43 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: HI Serra, author. Fiction??
Replies: 11
Views: 3486
Vietnam

Re: HI Serra, author. Fiction??

I have got the book NILO Ha Tien,and it is both a good read and has some interesting photos of Ha Tien during the war.I couldn't get it over here,so bought it via Amazon when I was in the UK
by oasisbarhatien
Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:50 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Dark Side of Kampot
Replies: 67
Views: 16627
Vietnam

Dark Side of Kampot

Found this on "Tripadvisor" I don't think it will be there long,so I thought I'd post it here to see what reaction there is.True? Who knows,but it's well written,and doesn't appear to be the work of a lunatic www.darksideofkampot.com