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by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:35 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Biggest Taiwan Quake in 25 years.
Replies: 8
Views: 606

Biggest Taiwan Quake in 25 years.

[URL] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-72-magnitude-earthquake-hits-taipei-2024-04-03/[URL] Headlines: ‘Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years kills 9 people, 50 missing’ ‘The quake hit at a depth of 15.5 km (9.6 miles), just as people were headed for work and school, setting off...
by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: UK pension reciprocal agreement or not...
Replies: 20
Views: 1492

Re: UK pension reciprocal agreement or not...

Do Brits have an option for IRAs or any other additional alternative retirement plans in addition to the pension during their working years? Private pensions arrangements are very common. Company pensions are also common although not as lucrative as in years gone by. It wouldn't be strange for some...
by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Village gas station burns to the ground.
Replies: 18
Views: 1557

Village gas station burns to the ground.

Last night the local village gas station caught on fire and burned to the ground. Along with the family home in the back. Local fire truck called in. Then all the fire trucks in Siem Reap city. Supposedly 40 trucks (or 17, numbers unclear.). Multiple explosions with the initial fire. Then the trucks...
by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: UK pension reciprocal agreement or not...
Replies: 20
Views: 1492

Re: UK pension reciprocal agreement or not...

Do Brits have an option for IRAs or any other additional alternative retirement plans in addition to the pension during their working years?
by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:41 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: It's going to be hot this afternoon in Phnom Penh
Replies: 17
Views: 2254

Re: It's going to be hot this afternoon in Phnom Penh

Do most apartments for rent have generator back up to keep the aircon running?
by newkidontheblock
Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Expat Youtubers
Replies: 87
Views: 9049

Re: Expat Youtubers

First time I had ‘spaghetti bolognese’ was in Cambodia, in fact in Phnom Penh. Thought it was some special spaghetti with unique blend of Khmer spices and meats. In fact, just called Spaghetti here in the US. But the various video bloggers give lots of different perspectives and some things to try o...
by newkidontheblock
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Expat Youtubers
Replies: 87
Views: 9049

Re: Expat Youtubers

u live in Cambodia but u'r watching some random bloggers talk about the country?? What’s wrong with that? Just like living on Soi Cowboy does not provide all the beauty Thailand has to offer. I like watching the Russian guy who was raised in an Irish boarding school get settled into his new life in...
by newkidontheblock
Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Scott Jameson, English-Teaching Magician in Cambodia, Arrested by FBI for Child Pornography
Replies: 36
Views: 15145

Re: Scott Jameson, English-Teaching Magician in Cambodia, Arrested by FBI for Child Pornography

My opinion is that light sentences are a byproduct of the western legal system. Court dockets are filled beyond capacity. Trial by juries - people hate being called to jury duty and possible sequestered for prolonged periods of time. So there is a big push to clear them and serve justice. The quicke...
by newkidontheblock
Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Oh, You Internet.
Replies: 6575
Views: 1125626

Re: Oh, You Internet.

Jerry Atrick wrote:
To be fair, the African franc system has been hamstringing the former French colonies since independence keeping them tied for mother France.
by newkidontheblock
Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Newsworthy
Topic: Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor
Replies: 36
Views: 2799

Re: Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor

That’s a shame the most popular attraction in France isn’t Paris. There are so many museums and culture there that it would take months (or years) to see them all. But I’ve read once that that Orlando (the city with Disney World) gets more annual visitors than Italy. Right now the rich Chinese are ...