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Phnom Penh: The route between Phnom Penh International Airport to downtown Phnom Penh is a popular target for bag snatchers. On July 18, 2018, at 9:30 pm, an unidentified Chinese man nearly got his bag snatched from a tuk-tuk after leaving the airport, on street 2004, Khan Por Senchey, Phnom Penh.

According to Leng Kimhong,the tuk-tuk driver, he had picked up the victim from the airport, and while he was driving the tuk-tuk on street 2004, there were 5 to 6 suspects who rode up on two motorbikes to snatch the Chinese man's bag. Fortunately, the thieves were unable to get the bag from the victim, and their motorbike crashed into the tuk-tuk, causing it to overturn on the motorbike. So then the suspects all jumped on the other motorbike to make their getaway, leaving the first motorbike at the scene.

The victim was slightly injured and was sent to the hospital. The police took the suspects' motorbike to keep at Khan Porsenchey police station.

You are warned. Bag-snatchers are targeting the route between downtown Phnom Penh and the airport.


Phnom Penh - Another bag-snatching on the road to the airport occurred on August 3, 2018, at 7:30 am, when two thieves on a motorbike snatched a bag from two unidentified Chinese men who were taking a tuk-tuk to Phnom Penh International Airport.

The thieves drove off with the bag and made their escape. The victim lost some money, his passport, some documents and other personal items.

Would any of the tuktuk drivers be in cahoots with thieves?

Another bag snatching incident was reported yesterday in broad daylight on the road from Phnom Penh International Airport.


Cambodia Breaking News (Phnom Penh): On August 21, 2019, at 12:30 pm, two Chinese men got bag snatched in a PassApp tuk-tuk on the way back from the airport, in Kbal Domrey village, Sangkat Katab 2, Khan Porsenchey, Phnom Penh.

Before the incident, the victims took a PassApp tuk-tuk from the airport into town. On the road, a suspect drove up on a motorbike along side the tuk-tuk and snatched the bag from the victim; then drove away. The victim lost some money and a passport. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the attack.

After the incident, the police went to the scene for questioning and took the victim to file complaint at the police station.

Everybody please please please
catch an air con taxi from the airport
to your aircon western style hotel room
eat only in safe western restaurants
and don't dare step foot outside riverside/st 136 area
land mines are everyewhere.
Or if you really want it safe, boring and just like back home - go to thailand or some other tourist/expat paradise.
Cambodia is not a country for those that cannot handle riding in a tuk tuk

SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:59 pm and don't dare step foot outside riverside/st 136 area

Like omg street 172 is so dirty like do they like even like clean in this city like eewww???!!!??? omg you guys like how can you like even live here like omg

My home is near the fairly new flyover near Dara Airport Hotel...I have been attacked 5 times on Russian Blvd near there since 2013...Last attack was a year ago....Most dangerous section is near Royal University of Phnom Penh..

Patcan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:10 pm ..Most dangerous section is near Royal University of Phnom Penh..

Students? - the next generation of white collar crims doin' a bit of basic training while studying for their MBA's?

If I have money on me when I arrive it's taxi straight to money changers then bank