How about the Victory Hill area, anyone been there recently? How horrific is that?

Another Chinese ghost city. They're getting good at that. What a horrible thing to happen to what used to be a laid-back coastal city, which at one time was a leading candidate for my retirement.

I didn't recognize anything until the golden lions came into view.

Same, I remember riding along that skinny dusty road and there wasn't much there at all until you got near the Lions, then you reached the Police hut on the left and they fleeced money off me

nothing on the main beach now...the overcast day just adds to the miserable place it looks now, no one around, because of COVID I assume

Wow so tragic what heck happened to that town?
Very weird all these construction cranes and abandoned looking semi finished buildings and not a single billboard from a developer with his condo advertisements in sight?? All together looks very depressing hardly any shops either just a wide dead looking road with property buildings

Google Street is still using 2014 images, makes an interesting comparison

Construction has picked up in recent weeks as well as a noticeable increase in the Chinese population. They are going for a Vegas type look given all the lights and large screens popping up. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in about 1 year from now for sure.

Beautifying the beaches:

Are Sihanoukville Casinos Moving Out ?
Hong Kong casino moves from Sihanoukville to Koh Kong

October 7, 2020
After human drain from Sihanoukville, casinos follow suit
Jason Boken / Khmer Times

Sihanoukville is set to lose yet another casino as Century Entertainment International Holdings, formerly known as Amax International Holdings Limited, will relocate its gaming floor from Sihanoukville to the up and coming tourist spot of Dara Sakor in Koh Kong province.

Sihanoukville, a once backpacker-friendly coastal city transformed at a rapid rate when Prime Minister HE was eager to push forward with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a geopolitical trade route that would make use of Cambodia’s only deep-water port.

Chinese investors flocked to the coastal city to build hotels and casinos aimed at accommodating Chinese customers. Many of those who arrived in the city were either construction workers or tourists who are not allowed to gamble back in their home country.

Then Cambodia’s government announced a ban on online gambling which was enforced as of January 1, this year.

As a direct result of the ban, thousands of Chinese who came to Cambodia and made their money in gambling left. Around 30 casinos in Sihanoukville have closed or suspended the employment of all of their staff and another 33 have temporarily suspended staff this year, a labour ministry official said.

Now Sihanoukville will see the departure of yet another casino, Century Entertainment International Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s largest casinos.

The operator of the casino said that the gaming floor will be moved from its current location at the Sunshine Bay Hotel in Sihanoukville to a new site, as the lease agreement with Sunshine Bay has already expired.

The company has decided to move its casino operations to a new location situated at Building 89, Long Bay, Say Phuthong Boulevard, Dara Sakor, Koh Kong Province. The new lease agreement is made between the firm and Long Bay Entertainment for a period of 15 years, from October 1, 2020, until September 30, 2035.

Based on the preliminary plans, the firm will install 80 slot machines, 40 gaming machines and 55 VIP gaming tables, as well as a Chinese restaurant, spa and nightclub.

The company said: “Dara Sakor, Koh Kong Province is one of the most rapidly developing districts in Cambodia and is a well-known tourism destination in Southeast Asia. The new location at Dara Sakor is surrounded by luxury hotel resorts and a golf course.”

Dara Sakor seems set to be a future hub for tourism as Century Entertainment International Holdings will be the second casino to relocate there, joining the Dara Sakor Seashore Resort Casino.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50770745/a ... llow-suit/

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The company has decided to move its casino operations to a new location situated at Building 89, Long Bay, Say Phuthong Boulevard, Dara Sakor, Koh Kong Province.

Based on the preliminary plans, the firm will install 80 slot machines, 40 gaming machines and 55 VIP gaming tables, as well as a Chinese restaurant, spa and nightclub.

The company said: “Dara Sakor, Koh Kong Province is one of the most rapidly developing districts in Cambodia and is a well-known tourism destination in Southeast Asia. The new location at Dara Sakor is surrounded by luxury hotel resorts and a golf course.”

Dara Sakor seems set to be a future hub for tourism as Century Entertainment International Holdings will be the second casino to relocate there, joining the Dara Sakor Seashore Resort Casino."

OK, movement.
Dara/Kiri Sakor finally shifting out of it's stall stage.
Watch for the tidal wave over that way... it's coming and it ain't no secret military base.
(i reckon, at this point anyway)