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Its confusing, as CN pointed out here (in the thread above), there are two Harmony Hotels in Phnom Penh where foreigners have died of suspected drug overdoses. There is one on St 148, and the other one on riverside is called Harmony River Hotel. Don't know if they are affiliated. Both seem unlucky for foreigner deaths on the premises.
The latest death occurred at Harmony Hotel on St 148 according to Khmer media:

Harmony Hotel, # 25, Street 148, Village 5, Sangkat Phsar Kandal II, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:30 pm

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:09 pm

vladimir wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:16 pm
Given the list of people who claimed to have had stuff stolen from rooms there, would you lean towards the latter?

It's a cheap hotel in the Daun Penh area. There will be overdoses, deathpat deaths by natural causes, and stained towels. No one is murdering backpackers and sex tourists to steal their cigarettes and sandals.

But mig posted otof that elephant pants are worth 25 euros.....

Haha, I was going to say elephant pants but sex tourists don't have those. I was trying to think of something that backpackers and sex tourists both have. Cigarettes and sandals are the best I could do.

vladimir wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:03 pm

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:09 pm

vladimir wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:16 pm
Given the list of people who claimed to have had stuff stolen from rooms there, would you lean towards the latter?

It's a cheap hotel in the Daun Penh area. There will be overdoses, deathpat deaths by natural causes, and stained towels. No one is murdering backpackers and sex tourists to steal their cigarettes and sandals.

No one suggested people are being murdered for cigarettes and sandals, bad try.

Their website states 25/night, so it's fair to assume that a person staying for 3 days would have a couple of hundred dollars on them. If you think people don't get murdered for that here, doh. Plus personal effects, phone, laptop, jewellery, etc.

Dead people don't report theft.

Likely it is a dirty supply, as we all know, or a combination of both supply and theft after death.

Where do you get 25/night, their website, as I posted lists $75/night and the cheapest I can find is $44? and the Harmony river at approximately $30

Kuroneko wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:56 pm
Where do you get 25/night...?

That's when you split the bill with the hooker and ask the bellboy for a tip.

So let me update my position. I do believe he died from a drug overdose with no foul play. The reason is I learned more about his lifestyle. My guess he bought some white powder thinking it was something other than heroin.

Another big point is he was found at 10 pm which points to him getting ready for a big night out by getting jacked up. I have not heard his parents are contesting it at all. This means there must be solid evidence like photos and possibly teammates who knew of his whereabouts.

I've heard there are a lot of drug overdoses in Cambodia because people do not know what they are buying there.

"I've heard there are a lot of drug overdoses in Cambodia because people do not know what they are buying there."

I also suspect that most sellers at the bottom of the chain don't know what they are selling nor how many times it's been stepped on or what was used. Nor do they care.

minburi wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:45 pm So let me update my position. I do believe he died from a drug overdose with no foul play. The reason is I learned more about his lifestyle. My guess he bought some white powder thinking it was something other than heroin.

Another big point is he was found at 10 pm which points to him getting ready for a big night out by getting jacked up. I have not heard his parents are contesting it at all. This means there must be solid evidence like photos and possibly teammates who knew of his whereabouts.

I've heard there are a lot of drug overdoses in Cambodia because people do not know what they are buying there.

If you're not a serious druggie, you have no idea what you are buying on the street - anywhere. And even then, you can miscalculate.
Its sad but it happens. You're on holiday and you think why not ? Party time. Sorry anyway but we see it here all the time.

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Lionel Hindler <edited for privacy>
Date: December 10, 2017 at 10:24:03 AM AST
To: <edited>
Subject: Letter of Correction by Dr Hindler .

I saw your report online and despite my and my family’s enormous grief I feel obliged to write to you to set the record straight .
Our beloved and wonderful son Daniel definitely did not die of a morphine overdose nor was he a tourist in Cambodia ! Daniel was a qualified teacher at a highly regarded International School in Bangkok and he played rugby for the Thai National Rugby league team and for the Southerners Rugby Team. He had flown to Cambodia to take part in a two day rugby tournament which he was looking forward to very much.

He arrived in Cambodia early on the morning on Friday the 27th October with his team mates. They had left Thailand at 6 am in the morning so were tired when they got to the hotel in Phnom Penh. Dan went to his room to lie down to rest . He never woke up because he died from a sudden catastrophic heart arrhythmia ( caused by a genetic abnormality of the electrical functioning of the heart) a few hours later . He did not die at 10pm as your article incorrectly stated.

The only medicines Dan had with him ( which were photographed when taken from his bag and then returned to us by the Cambodian police) were some Ibuprofen ;another medicine he took for allergies and some heartburn medication . None of these contain any morphine ! What is more only 2 Ibuprofen had been used from the packet and probably not even that day !
There were no other drugs (or alcohol) in Dan’s room or belongings . Dan was an extremely fit and healthy athlete not a drug addict! .

No autopsy was done in Cambodia because Cambodia does not have the expertise to conduct autopsies! . No blood work or proper urine test was done in Cambodia either ! It is complete nonsense to claim that he died of a morphine overdose as no medical tests were done and no morphine was found !

We expressed our outrage at the ridiculous police report to both the Canadian embassy and the Phnom Phen funeral director at the time.
While they agreed with us we were told this was just the way things are done in Cambodia and that we should not argue with the nonsensical police findings or our son would not be allowed to leave Cambodia !!
We were also told that the death certificate would not say anything about morphine and would say “heart attack” because everyone was well aware that the drug accusation was made up and no actual medical tests had been done !! The death certificate did indeed state “heart attack” as the cause of death despite the fact that it was actually “heart arrhythmia”.


Daniel was a fit and wonderful person with a career he loved, a family he loved and a girlfriend he adored. He had a very bright future and was loved and is mourned by people around the world .

As an expat publication who must know the severe limitations of the police and medical system in Cambodia you should be a lot more careful about what you publish.
You have no idea how much additional pain you have caused my family and I by publishing this absolute nonsense.

We don’t know where that picture you have published is from - it looks absolutely nothing like Dan.

Dr Lionel Hindler (Daniel’s heartbroken father and a qualified Canadian Physician)

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Lionel Hindler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:49 am As an expat publication who must know the severe limitations of the police and medical system in Cambodia you should be a lot more careful about what you publish.
You have no idea how much additional pain you have caused my family and I by publishing this absolute nonsense.

We don’t know where that picture you have published is from - it looks absolutely nothing like Dan.

Dr Lionel Hindler (Daniel’s heartbroken father and a qualified Canadian Physician)

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we dont create the news we just repeat it, if thats what was being reported elsewhere
thanks for the message to clear things up though
thoughts are with your family