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by chiltern
Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Charitable Hospitals
Replies: 5
Views: 1646
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Charitable Hospitals

Are there any charitable hospitals in Phnom Penh who will treat or offer advice to people of low or no income and will just charge what the individual is able to pay. I have a Khmer friend who need help and advice and the doctors they have approached are asking for far more cash than they are able t...
by chiltern
Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:00 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Metfone Broadband
Replies: 1
Views: 734
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Metfone Broadband

Is anyone experiencing problems with Metfone broadband? The system has been down for me and and my of neighbours for a number of days now and despite numerous phone calls there has been nothing but promises and a down right rude attitude.

Thanks
by chiltern
Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Cancer treatment
Replies: 2
Views: 1072
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Cancer treatment

I have been helping a Khmer friend who I met many years ago when working in Cambodia who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Unfortunately various treatments which I have been funding has proved unsuccessful and now I have limited funds left to continue to search for a successful treatment altho...
by chiltern
Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Flooding
Replies: 1
Views: 664
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Flooding

A friend in Phnom Penh tells me that people are saying that Cambodia is about to have a flood of biblical proportions and people should stock up on food which is becoming more expensive by the hour. Why do so many seemingly intelligent people believe everything they hear on the street. My friend wil...
by chiltern
Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Land registry
Replies: 7
Views: 1521
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Land registry

I am just trying to understand what is going on and the process. A khmer friend was asked to return to their village as various plots of land already in their own name needed to be re-registered , on arrival they were asked for various amounts ranging from $30 to $300 depending in the plot size. Als...
by chiltern
Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:35 pm
Forum: Getting Your Fill
Topic: Pies
Replies: 103
Views: 17493
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Re: Pies

I bought a small electric oven the other day and made a cottage pie. :) Now we all know what's going to happen to your curry leftovers . :beer3: No, No, No. One thing I have never liked is curry flavour pies and pasties. Legitimate question here, are samosas a species of ‘curry pastie’? I think yes...
by chiltern
Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:32 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Police arrest procedure
Replies: 12
Views: 2492
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Re: Police arrest procedure

Unfortunately due to current circumstances could prove difficult depending on the amount
by chiltern
Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Police arrest procedure
Replies: 12
Views: 2492
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Re: Police arrest procedure

I know the boy very well and until covid I would visit and stay with the extended family twice a year for the last 20 years and also talk on Skype on a weekly basis. I of course don't know anything about the other boy involved.
by chiltern
Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Police arrest procedure
Replies: 12
Views: 2492
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Police arrest procedure

I have a question about police arrest procedure. A friend is saying that her son was with a friend last night and were stopped by the police and arrested for stealing a moto in November and then selling it and she will not be able to see her son until next week, that is all they have said to her. Sh...
by chiltern
Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: Getting Your Fill
Topic: Whiskey drinkers
Replies: 82
Views: 23485
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Re: Whiskey drinkers

That stupid plastic thing is there to prevent counterfeiting, it stops refilling empty bottle's. So you can be sure of getting the real stuff.