Sailorman wrote: We paid the $1.00 entrance fee at the edge of the park and drove in on the wide dirt road. We proceeded to try and find the Silver Island Resort mentioned before here. We finally found the small dirt road leading down to the "Resort." The resort was a closed down shack, a sign and a dock/walkway leading out to an island. About the time we parked a guy showed up on a motorbike and demanded $4.00 each to use the public beach. We told him that we had already paid the park entrance fee and the beach is the property of the Cambodian people and open to the public.. At this time he got very nasty and threatening. He said "You no pay, I call the police." I asked him if he needed to use my phone? Well, that didn't settle well so he got more nasty and acted like he was phoning someone. Since he may have had more hoodlum backup we decided to leave, with him still wanting $4.00 a person. What a scam this place is and we didn't get a chance to look at the public beach and public island. It should be noted that the Chinese company with the "concession" has blocked off the roads to all the public beachs (almost, more later.)

Sailorman wrote:Please correct me if I'm wrong, but according to page #53 the state cannot grant temporary occupation of state public property (Ream Park) for economic concessions. Is this correct or in error? If so, what the Chinese are doing in Ream park is illegal?

Sailorman wrote:... but that doesn't dismiss the fact that it is an illegal structure and that it violates Cambodia law. ...

Jo Bold wrote:

Sailorman wrote:... but that doesn't dismiss the fact that it is an illegal structure and that it violates Cambodia law. ...

Could you please explain, why this wooden (so non permanent) structure is illegal?

Sailorman wrote:No one has come forth to show that the proper permits were granted to build this structure. Like the beach shacks in Snookyville, it was just probably built with no approval. The Chinese do have a concession in the park, but even with the pay off of the body guard unit, the Cambodia laws still take precedence. I would believe that the same 50 meter rule that governs the Snookyville beach shacks would also govern the building of structures in a National Park that is suppose to be owned by the people of Cambodia and not corrupt companies/developers backed by the government of China

Duncan: Show me the permits and impact report you base your argument on.


BTW/ the beach shacks that the government is going to rip out in Snooky are built of wood, so in your way of thinking these shacks are made of wood so non-permanent? You believe that and I've got a wonderful bridge here in Snookyville to sell you. (or a real deal on some beach shacks.)